It won't be long before the Detroit Red Wings hit the ice for what will be their centennial season in the National Hockey League, a full 100 years. 

They'll begin the campaign with a matchup against their historic Original 6 rival Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena, a 7:00 p.m. ET puck drop on October 9. 

Now, the rest of the schedule has been released. Detroit's first five games are all against divisional opponents, including games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. 

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For their annual New Year's Eve game on home ice, they'll welcome the Winnipeg Jets to town. The schedule also features a full 26 games against teams from the Atlantic Division, including back-to-back- games against the Lightning and Panthers to close out the season. 

There is also a break in February for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, in which NHL players will be participants.

Detroit's full 82-game schedule can be seen below: 

October

• 9 - Montreal
• 11 - Toronto
• 13 - at Toronto
• 15 - Florida
• 17 - Tampa Bay
• 19 - Edmonton
• 22 - at Buffalo
• 23 - at New York Islanders
• 25 - St. Louis
• 28 - at St. Louis
• 30 - at Los Angeles
• 31 - at Anaheim

November

• 2 - at San Jose
• 4 - at Vegas
• 7 - New York Rangers
• 9 - Chicago
• 13 - Anaheim
• 15 Buffalo
• 16 - at New York Rangers
• 18 - Seattle
• 20 - New York Islanders
• 22 - Columbus
• 24 - at New Jersey
• 26 - Nashville
• 28 - Tampa Bay
• 29 - at Boston

December

• 2 - Boston
• 4 - at Columbus
• 6 - at Seattle
• 8 - at Vancouver
• 10 - at Calgary
• 11 - at Edmonton
• 13 - at Chicago
• 16 - New York Islanders
• 17 - Utah
• 20 - at Washington
• 21 - Washington
• 23 - Dallas
• 27 - at Carolina
• 28 - Toronto
• 31 - Winnipeg

January

• 1 - at Pittsburgh
• 3 - Pittsburgh
• 5 - at Ottawa
• 8 - Vancouver
• 10 - at Montreal
• 12 - Carolina
• 13 - at Boston
• 16 - San Jose
• 18 - Ottawa
• 21 - at Toronto
• 22 - at Minnesota
• 24 - at Winnipeg
• 27 - Los Angeles
• 29 - Washington
• 31 - Colorado

February

• 2 - at Colorado
• 4 - at Utah
• 26 - at Ottawa
• 28 - at Carolina

March

• 2 - at Nashville
• 4 - Vegas
• 6 - Florida
• 8 - at New Jersey
• 10 - at Florida
• 12 - at Tampa Bay
• 14 - at Dallas
• 16 - Calgary
• 19 - Montreal
• 21 - Boston
• 24 - Ottawa
• 27 - at Buffalo
• 28 - Philadelphia
• 31 - at Pittsburgh

April

• 2 - at Philadelphia
• 4 - at New York Rangers
• 5 - Minnesota
• 7 - Columbus
• 9 - Philadelphia
• 11 - New Jersey
• 13 - at Tampa Bay
• 15 - at Florida

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