Red Wings open 8-game exhibition season vs. Penguins at LCA Sept. 19

The Red Wings will open their exhibition season with a home game Sept. 19 against Pittsburgh.

The Wings released their exhibition schedule Friday — the regular season schedule will be released Thursday, with the home openers revealed the day before.

The game against Pittsburgh begins a stretch of three home games in four days in the eight-game exhibition schedule. The Wings also host Chicago, Sept. 20; and Boston, Sept.22.

The Wings then travel for four road games in a six-day span, visiting Pittsburgh, Sept. 23; Chicago, Sept. 25; Boston, Sept. 26; and Toronto, Sept. 28.

The exhibition season concludes with a home game against Toronto Sept. 29.

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