PENGUINS

The Penguins' full regular-season schedule can be found here.

Among the highlights:

• The Penguins see Mike Sullivan and the Rangers twice in the first week: In New York for the season-opener on Oct. 7, then at home on Oct 11.

• The first big road trip is to California, playing the Ducks, Kings and Sharks from Oct. 14-18.

• The Winnipeg road game is Nov. 1, the day before the Steelers host the Colts for an afternoon game. I might have to take that trip, lucky me.

• The Penguins and Predators will play in Sweden on Nov. 14 and 16, with a four-day buffer both before and after the trip.

• The Penguins will again have a home game on the eve of Thanksgiving, hosting the Sabres on Nov. 26.

• The Seattle/western Canada trip is in January, playing the Kraken, Flames, Oilers and Canucks from Jan. 19-25. 

• The Penguins will be off Feb. 6-25 for the Olympic break.

• The longest road trip of the year (aside from the Sweden trip) is a five-game swing from March 10-18: Carolina, Las Vegas, Utah, Colorado, Carolina.

• Last home game of the year is April 11 vs. the Capitals.

• The season ends with a pair of road games: April 12 in Washington, and April 14 in St. Louis.

• The Penguins will have 16 back-to-back games. Per Bob Grove, that is the most the Penguins have had in one season since 2017-18.