— The Red Wings released their 2017-18 regular season schedule Thursday, highlighted with 17 weekend home games — five Fridays, seven Saturdays, and five Sunday games at the new Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings will play four games against each Atlantic Division rival (28 games), three games against the eight teams in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division (24 games) and two games against all 15 Western Conference teams (30 games).
The Red Wings open the home portion of the Little Caesars Arena schedule Oct. 5 against Minnesota.
A four-game road trip follows for the Red Wings, including their first game in Las Vegas Oct.