DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings will open and close the 2017-18 NHL season at Little Caesars Arena.
The NHL released its entire schedule for next season on Thursday and it has the Red Wings opening the season Oct. 5 at home against Minnesota and closing it with two consecutive games April 5-7 against Montreal and the New York Islanders.
The Red Wings will play 17 weekend home games - five on Fridays, seven on Saturdays and five on Sundays. They'll play each Atlantic Division team four times, each Metropolitan Division team three times and have a home-and-home series with each Western Conference club.