|| November 19 || Philadelphia || 2–0 || || Talbot || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 8–7–4 || 20 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccc;" | – || November 21 || @ Buffalo ||colspan="8" | Game rescheduled to February 20 due to hazardous weather in Buffalo. |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 20 || November 23 || Montreal || 5–0 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 9–7–4 || 22 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 21 || November 26 || @ Tampa Bay || 3–4 || || Lundqvist || Tampa Bay Times Forum || 19,204 || 9–8–4 || 22 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 22 || November 28 || @ Philadelphia || 3–0 || || Talbot || Wells Fargo Center || 19,969 || 10–8–4 || 24 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 23 || November 29 || Philadelphia || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 11–8–4 || 26 || Recap |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 1 || Tampa Bay || 3–6 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 11–9–4 || 26 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 6 || @ Detroit || 2–3 || || Talbot || Joe Louis Arena || 20,027 || 11–10–4 || 26 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 8 || Pittsburgh || 4–3 || OT || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 12–10–4 || 28 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 13 || @ Vancouver || 5–1 || || Lundqvist || Rogers Arena || 18,870 || 13–10–4 || 30 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 14 || @ Edmonton || 2–0 || || Lundqvist || Rexall Place || 16,839 || 14–10–4 || 32 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 16 || @ Calgary || 5–2 || || Lundqvist || Scotiabank Saddledome || 18,352 || 15–10–4 || 34 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 30 || December 20 || @ Carolina || 3–2 || SO || Lundqvist || PNC Arena || 13,329 || 16–10–4 || 36 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 21 || Carolina || 1–0 || || Talbot || Madison Square Garden || 18,006 || 17–10–4 || 38 || Recap |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;" | 32 || December 23 || Washington || 4–2 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 18,006