Game Day · Manhattan · Updated October 2026
The Garden is in Manhattan. So are the choices.
Where to watch NHL hockey in Manhattan depends on the Rangers’ calendar and on bars that have promised, in writing, to put the game on. Here are those bars, the October schedule in Eastern Time, and our West Village room, five stops from Penn Station.
- 4 Rangers home games from October 22 to November 5
- Next at the Garden: Kings, Monday, October 26, 7:00 PM ET
- All 6 games from October 22 to November 5 on MSG Network
- West Village: 5 stops from 34 St-Penn Station
- Our Manhattan kitchen is not gluten-free
Marina Charny, Owner, The Beer Garage
Madison Square Garden is the only NHL arena inside New York City, and on a Rangers home night the rooms around Penn Station fill up well before the anthem. Road nights are simpler. The game is on television, and the question becomes which bar has actually said it will show hockey.
This guide to where to watch NHL hockey in Manhattan is built from what the bars and the teams publish themselves, read on September 22, 2026. It covers Rangers fans first, then Islanders, Devils and visiting fans, and it tells you when our own West Village room is a good call and when it is not. For Brooklyn and Queens, see where to watch NHL hockey in New York; for the blocks around our own bar, see where to watch NHL hockey in the West Village.
To watch NHL hockey in Manhattan, start with Mustang Harry’s at 352 7th Avenue, whose own site says it shows every major NHL game, Rangers included, or Playwright Celtic Pub at 732 8th Avenue, open until 4:00 AM. Devils and Islanders fans have Kelly’s Sports Bar, which lists both teams. The Beer Garage West Village is five subway stops from the Garden.
Every bar here is in Manhattan, and our Manhattan room at 118 Christopher Street runs a standard kitchen whose menu labels no dish gluten-free. The Beer Garage kitchen that is 100 per cent gluten-free is in Park Slope, Brooklyn, at 148 5th Avenue. Beer is a separate matter, since most of it is brewed from barley. We have not looked at the kitchens of the other Manhattan bars listed here, so ask them directly; with celiac disease, the staff are your best source, and nothing on this page is medical advice.
The Rangers’ October, game by game
The Rangers opened the regular season on the road in Boston, and one of their three games from October 22 to October 31 is at the Garden. Dates and start times below come from the NHL’s own schedule data, read on October 20, 2026 and converted from UTC to Eastern Time. The TV column lists US channels only. The last column is how many minutes our West Village room stays open after puck drop that night, using the closing times on our website footer.
| Date | Game | Puck drop | US TV | Minutes until our West Village room closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 22 | Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs | 7:00 PM | MSG Network | 240 |
| Saturday, October 24 | Rangers at Ottawa Senators | 7:00 PM | MSG Network | 300 |
| Monday, October 26 | Los Angeles Kings at Rangers (the Garden) | 7:00 PM | MSG Network | 240 |
| Sunday, November 1 | Edmonton Oilers at Rangers (the Garden) | 6:00 PM | MSG Network | 300 |
| Tuesday, November 3 | St. Louis Blues at Rangers (the Garden) | 7:00 PM | MSG Network | 240 |
| Thursday, November 5 | Philadelphia Flyers at Rangers (the Garden) | 7:00 PM | MSG Network | 240 |
Three nights need planning. The October 22 and 24 trips to Toronto and Ottawa are when Manhattan’s Canadian hockey bar, covered below, is worth knowing. And on Thursday, November 5 all three local teams start at 7:00 PM: the Rangers host the Flyers on MSG Network, the Devils host the Blues on MSG Sportsnet, and the Islanders host the Hurricanes on ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ only, so expect a divided room and ask which game a bar will show.
Which channel to ask for
MSG Network, the Rangers’ local channel, carries all 6 games from October 22 to November 5; none of them is national-only. Which channels a bar carries is its own choice, so when you call, ask for MSG Network by name rather than just “the Rangers game”. That one question settles most October nights.
Manhattan bars that promise hockey in writing
We read Manhattan sports bars’ own websites for the words hockey, NHL or a team name. Plenty of rooms near the Garden are busy on game nights without saying anything about showing the game. These five say it plainly.
| Bar | Where | What the bar’s own site says | Published hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustang Harry’s, 352 7th Ave | Penn Station area | Shows “all major NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL games, including New York Rangers” games; 20+ HDTVs and surround sound; recommends booking a table for Rangers games | Mon to Sat 11:30 AM to 3:00 AM; Sun to 1:00 AM |
| Playwright Celtic Pub, 732 8th Ave | Theater District | Lists hockey among its sports, on “four floors of wall to wall HD TV screens” | Daily 10:00 AM to 4:00 AM |
| Dave and Buster’s Times Square, 234 W 42nd St, 3rd floor | Times Square | Screens for “football, basketball, and hockey games”, including a 40-foot wall screen | Sun 10:00 AM to midnight; Mon and Tue 11:00 AM to midnight; Wed and Thu to 1:00 AM; Fri to 2:00 AM; Sat 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM |
| The Canuck, 202 9th Ave | Chelsea | Calls itself “NYC’s Premier Canadian Hockey & Sports Bar” | Mon to Fri 4:00 PM to 2:00 AM; Sat noon to 4:00 AM; Sun noon to 2:00 AM |
| Kelly’s Sports Bar, 1154 2nd Ave and 12 Avenue A | Upper East Side; East Village | “Every Sabres game plus Rangers, Islanders, Devils, and the full NHL slate” | Daily from noon; closing time not published |
Two more rooms near the Garden are worth knowing, for different reasons. Bourbon and Branch at 155 West 33rd Street has a page on its own site for drinks before or after Garden events, lists Rangers nights among them, keeps its kitchen open late and takes reservations before every Garden event; it does not say it shows the games on TV. Overlook at 225 East 44th Street is on the Islanders’ own bar list, covered below, and its site lists 30-plus HDTVs and two jumbotrons, though the only hockey it mentions there is college hockey.
Mustang Harry’s, 352 7th Avenue. The one Manhattan bar we found that says on its own site that it shows NHL games, names the Rangers, and is also on the team’s own Tap Takeover list.
- Best for a Rangers home night when you want to stay near Penn Station before and after the game.
- Skip if you arrive at 6:45 PM without a booking; its own site advises reserving online for Rangers games.
The Rangers’ Tap Takeover bars
The Rangers run a bar program on the team’s website for nights when fans cannot get to the Garden or the team is on the road: Tap Takeover locations, presented by Michelob Ultra. Read on September 22, 2026, it listed 13 bars in Manhattan. One caution before you rely on it: the page still invites fans to enjoy the Centennial season, which was 2025-26, so treat it as last season’s list until the team updates it, and call before you go.
| Bar | Address |
|---|---|
| Tailor Public House | 505 8th Ave |
| Blue Haven South | 121 Fulton St |
| Rocco’s Sports and Recreation | 1 W 3rd St |
| 3 Sheets | 134 W 3rd St |
| The Stumble Inn | 1454 2nd Ave |
| Magic Hour Rooftop Bar and Lounge | 485 7th Ave, 18th floor |
| Mustang Harry’s | 352 7th Ave |
| Pig n Whistle Pub | 202 W 36th St |
| Versa | 218 W 35th St |
| Storehouse | 757 6th Ave |
| The Celly | 332 9th Ave |
| The Pioneer | 138 W 29th St |
| The Keg Room | 53 W 36th St |
Of the 13, Mustang Harry’s is the only one we found that also says on its own site that it shows NHL games; ten others say nothing about hockey, and we could not read the sites of Storehouse and The Celly. They are on the list because the team put them there. The Rangers keep a separate bar takeover page for the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which is not a promise for October.
Islanders, Devils and visiting fans
Islanders fans
The Islanders’ own bar list, Isles on Tap, names one Manhattan bar: Overlook, 225 East 44th Street, in Midtown East. Kelly’s Sports Bar also lists the Islanders on its site. Most Islanders games are on MSG Sportsnet, but the Thursday, October 22 home game against the Los Angeles Kings, 7:30 PM ET, streams only on ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+, so ask whether a bar can show it.
Devils fans
The Devils’ bar network page returned “not found” when we checked on September 22, 2026, so there is no team list to lean on. In Manhattan, Kelly’s Sports Bar is the one bar we found whose own site names the Devils. On Thursday, October 22 the Devils host the Anaheim Ducks at 7:00 PM ET, the same hour as the Rangers’ game in Toronto, so any single-screen room will have to choose.
Canadian and other visiting fans
If your team plays in Canada, The Canuck in Chelsea is built around you. The Rangers visit Toronto and Ottawa on October 22 and 24 and host Edmonton on November 1. Buffalo fans have Kelly’s, which calls itself the NYC home of the Sabres.
Our West Village room on a hockey night
The Beer Garage does not claim a team, does not publish a screen count and is on no team’s bar list. What the West Village room offers a hockey fan in Manhattan is location and a closing time you can plan around.
The Beer Garage West Village, 118 Christopher Street. Our website footer lists Monday to Thursday 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM ET, Friday 2:00 PM to midnight, Saturday noon to midnight and Sunday 1:00 PM to 11:00 PM; our Google listing shows different hours, so call before an early visit. A standard kitchen, 37 beer and cider lines and a heated backyard garden.
- Best for before or after a Garden game. Christopher St-Stonewall is three minutes from the door, and the 1 train reaches 34 St-Penn Station in five stops: 14th, 18th, 23rd and 28th Streets, then Penn Station.
- Also good for the Sunday home game on November 1 at 6:00 PM ET, which leaves 300 minutes before our footer closing time.
- Skip if you want a room full of Rangers jerseys; Mustang Harry’s and the Tap Takeover bars are built for that. Skip us too if you need gluten-free food, which is in Park Slope.
- Possible downside a small room with no booking link. Groups of more than four should call 646-490-4301 first.
Every bar on this page serves alcohol, and New York State requires valid ID showing you are 21 or older. Overtime and a shootout stretch a weeknight game, so settle the ride home before the third period.
Which Manhattan bar for your game?
Two questions, sixteen answers. Several of them point you away from our room, because the right bar depends on the team and the night.
1. Whose game is it?
2. What matters most tonight?
Mustang Harry’s, 352 7th Avenue. Its own site says it shows NHL games including the Rangers, and it is on the team’s Tap Takeover list. Book online for home games, as the bar itself advises.
Playwright Celtic Pub, 732 8th Avenue. Hockey is on its list of sports, across four floors of screens, and it is open until 4:00 AM every day.
The Beer Garage West Village, 118 Christopher Street, three minutes from the 1 train and open until 11:00 PM ET on weeknights per our website; we do not claim the Rangers, so call 646-490-4301 and ask. From the team list, Rocco’s and 3 Sheets are on West 3rd Street.
The Beer Garage Park Slope, 148 5th Avenue, Brooklyn. The only gluten-free kitchen of ours, and it is across the river. Call 718-576-3409 and ask for the Rangers game on MSG Network.
Overlook, 225 East 44th Street. The one Manhattan bar on the Islanders’ own Isles on Tap list.
Overlook, 225 East 44th Street. Its site lists 2:00 AM closes from Thursday to Saturday, while another line on the same site says 4:00 AM, so call before a late plan.
Kelly’s Sports Bar, 12 Avenue A. The East Village location of a bar whose own site lists the Islanders among the teams it shows.
Eat in Park Slope, watch in Brooklyn. Our Park Slope kitchen at 148 5th Avenue is 100 per cent gluten-free, and the Islanders’ Brooklyn bars are in where to watch NHL hockey in Brooklyn.
Playwright Celtic Pub or Dave and Buster’s Times Square. Both say they show hockey. Neither names the Devils, so ask for the Devils broadcast when you call.
Playwright Celtic Pub, 732 8th Avenue, open until 4:00 AM daily. Ask for the Devils game before you settle in.
Kelly’s Sports Bar, 12 Avenue A. The only Manhattan bar we found whose own site names the Devils.
The Beer Garage Park Slope, 148 5th Avenue, Brooklyn. A gluten-free kitchen; we do not claim a team, so call 718-576-3409 and ask for the Devils game.
The Canuck, 202 9th Avenue, Chelsea, for Canadian teams, or Dave and Buster’s Times Square, whose 40-foot screen shows hockey.
The Canuck, open until 4:00 AM on Saturdays, or Playwright Celtic Pub, open until 4:00 AM every night.
Kelly’s Sports Bar, 12 Avenue A. It says it shows the full NHL slate, and it is the city’s Sabres bar.
The Beer Garage Park Slope, 148 5th Avenue, Brooklyn. Our 100 per cent gluten-free kitchen; we have not checked the kitchens of the Manhattan bars on this page.
Use the tables above: Mustang Harry’s, Playwright Celtic Pub, Dave and Buster’s Times Square, The Canuck and Kelly’s Sports Bar say on their own sites that they show hockey, and the Rangers list 13 Manhattan Tap Takeover bars.
How we checked
Every bar claim on this page comes from the bar’s own website or from a team’s website, read on September 22, 2026: the Rangers’ Tap Takeover page, the Islanders’ Isles on Tap page, and the Devils’ bar network page, which returned “not found”. Where a site gives no hours, the table says so. We read more than thirty Manhattan sports bar sites; those that never mention hockey are left out, even when they are popular on game nights.
Game dates, puck drops and channels come from the NHL’s schedule data, read on October 20, 2026 and converted from UTC to Eastern Time. The minutes column is our website’s closing time minus puck drop, before any overtime. We did not visit the other bars, and no ranking of ours is implied.
One Manhattan room, one train from the Garden
The Beer Garage West Village, 118 Christopher Street, New York, NY 10014. Three minutes from Christopher St-Stonewall on the 1 train.
Need a gluten-free kitchen for the game? That is our Park Slope room, 718-576-3409.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch NHL hockey in Manhattan?
Mustang Harry’s at 352 7th Avenue says on its own site that it shows NHL games including the Rangers. Playwright Celtic Pub on 8th Avenue, Dave and Buster’s Times Square, The Canuck in Chelsea and Kelly’s Sports Bar also say they show hockey. The Rangers list 13 Manhattan Tap Takeover bars, and The Beer Garage West Village is five stops from the Garden on the 1 train.
Is there a Rangers bar near Madison Square Garden?
Yes. Mustang Harry’s at 352 7th Avenue is on the Rangers’ Tap Takeover list and says on its own site that it shows Rangers games; it recommends booking online for home games. Other Tap Takeover bars in Midtown include Tailor Public House, Pig n Whistle Pub, Versa, The Pioneer and The Celly.
Where can Devils or Islanders fans watch in Manhattan?
Kelly’s Sports Bar, with locations at 1154 2nd Avenue and 12 Avenue A, says it shows the Islanders and the Devils. Islanders fans can also use Overlook at 225 East 44th Street, the one Manhattan bar on the team’s Isles on Tap list. The Devils’ bar network page was not available on September 22, 2026.
What channel are Rangers games on in October 2026?
MSG Network, which carries all three Rangers games from October 22 to October 26, per the NHL’s schedule data; none of them is national-only. The October 24 game at Ottawa and the October 26 game against the Kings are also on NHL Network, but ask a bar for MSG Network by name.
Is The Beer Garage in the West Village a good place to watch hockey?
For a Rangers fan heading to or from the Garden, yes: it is three minutes from the 1 train, five stops from Penn Station, and a 7:00 PM ET puck drop leaves 240 minutes before our website’s weeknight closing time. It does not claim a team or publish a screen count, and its kitchen is standard; the gluten-free one is in Park Slope.
The verdict
For where to watch NHL hockey in Manhattan, the Rangers make it easy and the other teams make you call. On a Rangers night, Mustang Harry’s is the bar that has said everything a fan wants to hear, and Playwright Celtic Pub is the one still open at 4:00 AM. Islanders fans have Overlook; Devils fans have Kelly’s; Canadian fans have The Canuck.
And if the night starts or ends at the Garden and you would rather drink somewhere smaller, our West Village room is five stops down the 1 train, open late enough for every Rangers game in October.
Sources and references
- New York Rangers: Tap Takeover locations, New York Islanders: Isles on Tap and the New Jersey Devils fan pages, read September 22, 2026.
- New York Rangers schedule, with Islanders and Devils games, from NHL schedule data read October 20, 2026.
- Mustang Harry’s, Playwright Celtic Pub, Dave and Buster’s Times Square, The Canuck, Kelly’s Sports Bar, Bourbon and Branch and Overlook, own websites, read September 22, 2026.
- The Beer Garage, beergarageny.com: West Village hours, address and phone.
- Metropolitan Transportation Authority: the 1 train between Christopher St-Stonewall and 34 St-Penn Station.
Marina Charny
Put together this Manhattan hockey guide by reading the Rangers’, Islanders’ and Devils’ own fan pages, then searching Manhattan bar websites for any promise to show the game. Our West Village room is here with its closing times, and it claims no team.
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