Overview
- The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers publicly released four-game preseason schedules on Wednesday, June 24, with every exhibition set against the New York Islanders or each other.
- The Devils published exact dates and sites for their slate with home games Sept. 20 and 21 at Prudential Center and road games Sept. 24 at Madison Square Garden and Sept. 26 at UBS Arena.
- New Jersey also set camp and rookie-game timing: prospects report Sept. 11, veterans report Sept. 16, and rookie games versus the Islanders will be played Sept. 13 in Newark and Sept. 15 on Long Island.
- Both teams reduced their exhibition calendars to four games because the new CBA shortens preseason windows while adding two regular-season games, bringing the schedule to 84 games per team and an earlier season start in late September.
- Teams said ticket and broadcast details will follow and full-season members will keep priority access, while the compressed preseason gives fans a first public look at roster moves and Sunny Mehta’s early work as Devils general manager.