MSG NETWORKS ANNOUNCES 2017-18 NEW YORK ISLANDERS TELECAST SCHEDULE

MSG NETWORKS ANNOUNCES 2017-18
NEW YORK ISLANDERS TELECAST SCHEDULE

81 Regular Season Games To Be Telecast on MSG Networks

All MSG Networks Games and Pre- and Postgame Coverage Available on MSG GO

Regular Season Opener: Islanders at Blue Jackets – Friday, October 6 – 7:00 p.m.

New York, NY (September 14, 2017) – MSG Networks, the television home of the New York Islanders, announced today that 81 regular season games and four preseason games will be on MSG+ and MSG GO this season. MSG Networks’ Islanders game telecasts start Monday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. on MSG+ when the team visits Madison Square Garden to face-off against the crosstown rivals New York Rangers. The regular season schedule kicks off on Friday, October 6 at 7:00 p.m. on MSG+ when the Islanders travel to Columbus, Ohio and Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. All MSG Networks preseason and regular season games, in addition to pre- and postgame coverage, will be available on MSG GO, MSG Networks’ live streaming and video on demand platform for smartphones, tablets and computers. A complete telecast schedule is below.

Brendan Burke returns for his second year as the Islanders’ play-by-play announcer and is joined by game analyst and Islanders legend Butch Goring, who enters his eighth season. Shannon Hogan returns as host and reporter for her fourth season and “The Hockey Maven” Stan Fischler returns for as correspondent for all Islanders home games.

Islanders game telecasts, presented by Geico, will be preceded by the 30-minute pregame show and immediately followed by the “Mercedes-Benz Islanders Postgame Show.”

NEW YORK ISLANDERS
2017-18 MSG Networks Telecast Schedule

DAY DATE VISITOR HOME GAME PRE-GAME LOCAL NETWORK
TIME (ET) TIME (ET) TV TV
Preseason 
Mon 18-Sep ISLANDERS at NY Rangers 7:00 PM MSG+
Fri 22-Sep NY Rangers vs. ISLANDERS 7:30 PM MSG+
at Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, CT
Mon 25-Sep New Jersey at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM MSG+
Fri 29-Sep ISLANDERS at Buffalo 7:00 PM MSG+
Regular Season
Fri 6-Oct ISLANDERS at Columbus 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 7-Oct Buffalo at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Mon 9-Oct St. Louis at ISLANDERS 1:00 PM 12:30 PM MSG+
Wed 11-Oct ISLANDERS at Anaheim 10:00 PM 9:30 PM MSG+
Sat 14-Oct ISLANDERS at San Jose 10:30 PM 10:00 PM MSG+
Sun 15-Oct ISLANDERS at Los Angeles 10:30 PM 10:00 PM MSG+
Thu 19-Oct ISLANDERS at NY Rangers 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sat 21-Oct San Jose at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Tue 24-Oct Arizona at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 26-Oct ISLANDERS at Minnesota 8:00 PM 7:30 PM MSG+
Sat 28-Oct ISLANDERS at Nashville 8:00 PM 7:30 PM MSG+ 2
Mon 30-Oct Vegas at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 2-Nov ISLANDERS at Washington 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sun 5-Nov Colorado at ISLANDERS 6:00 PM 5:30 PM MSG+
Tue 7-Nov Edmonton at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 10-Nov ISLANDERS at Dallas 8:30 PM 8:00 PM MSG+
Sat 11-Nov ISLANDERS at St. Louis 8:00 PM 7:30 PM MSG+ 2
Thu 16-Nov Carolina at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 18-Nov ISLANDERS at Tampa Bay 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sun 19-Nov ISLANDERS at Carolina 5:00 PM 4:30 PM MSG+
Wed 22-Nov Philadelphia at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 24-Nov ISLANDERS at Philadelphia 4:00 PM 3:30 PM MSG+
Sat 25-Nov ISLANDERS at Ottawa 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Tue 28-Nov Vancouver at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 1-Dec Ottawa at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Mon 4-Dec ISLANDERS at Florida 7:30 PM 7:00 PM MSG+
Tue 5-Dec ISLANDERS at Tampa Bay 7:30 PM 7:00 PM MSG+ 2
Thu 7-Dec ISLANDERS at Pittsburgh 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 9-Dec ISLANDERS at Boston 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Mon 11-Dec Washington at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Wed 13-Dec Dallas at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 14-Dec ISLANDERS at Columbus 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 16-Dec Los Angeles at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Tue 19-Dec Detroit at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 21-Dec Anaheim at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 23-Dec Winnipeg at ISLANDERS 1:00 PM 12:30 PM MSG+
Wed 27-Dec Buffalo at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 29-Dec ISLANDERS at Winnipeg 8:00 PM 7:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sun 31-Dec ISLANDERS at Colorado 8:00 PM 7:30 PM MSG+
Tue 2-Jan Boston at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 4-Jan ISLANDERS at Philadelphia 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 5-Jan Pittsburgh at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sun 7-Jan New Jersey at ISLANDERS 1:00 PM 12:30 PM MSG+
Sat 13-Jan ISLANDERS at NY Rangers 1:00 PM 12:30 PM MSG+
Mon 15-Jan ISLANDERS at Montréal 7:30 PM NBCSN
Tue 16-Jan New Jersey at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 18-Jan Boston at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sat 20-Jan ISLANDERS at Chicago 8:30 PM 8:00 PM MSG+
Mon 22-Jan ISLANDERS at Arizona 9:00 PM 8:30 PM MSG+
Thu 25-Jan ISLANDERS at Vegas 10:00 PM 9:30 PM MSG+
Tue 30-Jan Florida at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Wed 31-Jan ISLANDERS at Toronto 7:30 PM 7:00 PM MSG+
Sat 3-Feb Columbus at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Mon 5-Feb Nashville at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 8-Feb ISLANDERS at Buffalo 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Fri 9-Feb Detroit at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sun 11-Feb Calgary at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Tue 13-Feb Columbus at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 15-Feb NY Rangers at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Fri 16-Feb ISLANDERS at Carolina 7:30 PM 7:00 PM MSG+
Mon 19-Feb Minnesota at ISLANDERS 1:00 PM 12:30 PM MSG+
Thu 22-Feb ISLANDERS at Toronto 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sat 24-Feb ISLANDERS at New Jersey 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Wed 28-Feb ISLANDERS at Montréal 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 2-Mar Montréal at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG
Sat 3-Mar ISLANDERS at Pittsburgh 5:00 PM 4:30 PM MSG+
Mon 5-Mar ISLANDERS at Vancouver 10:00 PM 9:30 PM MSG+
Thu 8-Mar ISLANDERS at Edmonton 9:00 PM 8:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sun 11-Mar ISLANDERS at Calgary 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 15-Mar Washington at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Fri 16-Mar ISLANDERS at Washington 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sun 18-Mar Carolina at ISLANDERS 5:00 PM 4:30 PM MSG+
Tue 20-Mar Pittsburgh at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Thu 22-Mar Tampa Bay at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 24-Mar Chicago at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Mon 26-Mar Florida at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Tue 27-Mar ISLANDERS at Ottawa 7:30 PM 7:00 PM MSG+
Fri 30-Mar Toronto at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+
Sat 31-Mar ISLANDERS at New Jersey 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Tue 3-Apr Philadelphia at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Thu 5-Apr NY Rangers at ISLANDERS 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2
Sat 7-Apr ISLANDERS at Detroit 7:00 PM 6:30 PM MSG+ 2

 

About MSG Networks Inc.
An industry leader in sports production, and content development and distribution, MSG Networks Inc. owns and operates two award-winning regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network (MSG) and MSG+, and a live streaming and video on demand platform, MSG GO. The networks are home to 10 professional sports teams, delivering live games of the New York Knicks; New York Rangers; New York Islanders; New Jersey Devils; Buffalo Sabres; New York Liberty; New York Red Bulls and the Westchester Knicks, as well as coverage of the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.  Each year, MSG and MSG+ collectively telecast approximately 500 live professional games, along with a comprehensive lineup of other sporting events, including college football and basketball, and critically-acclaimed original programming.  The gold standard for regional broadcasting, MSG Networks has won 162 New York Emmy Awards over the past ten years.

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