| 24 || November 29 || @ Boston || 2–3 || OT || Lundqvist || TD Garden || 17,850 || 12–9–3 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || November 30 || @ New Jersey || 4–0 || || Georgiev || Prudential Center || 16,514 || 13–9–3 || 29 || |- |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || December 2 || Vegas || 1–4 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 16,325 || 13–10–3 || 29 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 5 || @ Columbus || 3–2 || || Georgiev || Nationwide Arena || 15,785 || 14–10–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || December 6 || Montreal || 1–2 || || Georgiev || Madison Square Garden || 17,354 || 14–11–3 || 31 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 8 || @ Vegas || 5–0 || || Georgiev || T-Mobile Arena || 18,236 || 15–11–3 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || December 10 || @ Los Angeles || 1–3 || || Lundqvist || Staples Center || 17,826 || 15–12–3 || 33 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || December 12 || @ San Jose || 6–3 || || Georgiev || SAP Center || 16,381 || 16–12–3 || 35 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 32 || December 14 || @ Anaheim || 3–4 || SO || Lundqvist || Honda Center || 14,707 || 16–12–4 || 36 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 || December 16 || Nashville || 2–5 || || Georgiev || Madison Square Garden || 17,286 || 16–13–4 || 36 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || December 20 || Toronto || 3–6 || || Georgiev || Madison Square Garden || 16,909 || 16–14–4 || 36 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || December 22 || Anaheim || 5–1 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 17,465 || 17–14–4 || 38 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 36 || December 23 || @ Philadelphia || 1–5 || || Lundqvist || Wells Fargo Center || 19,776 || 17–15–4 || 38 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || December 27 || Carolina || 5–3 || || Lundqvist || Madison Square Garden || 17,498 || 18–15–4 || 40 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 || December 28 || @ Toronto || 5–4 || OT || Georgiev || Scotiabank Arena || 19,492 || 19–15–4 || 42 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || December 31 || @ Edmonton || 5–7 || || Georgiev || Rogers Place ||