Penguins to Begin 2011-12 Regular Season with Three-Game Road Swing to Western Canada

The National Hockey League released the 2011-12 regular-season schedule today and the Penguins will open the season with a three-game road trip to Western Canada – beginning with the season opener at Western Conference champion Vancouver on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. The trip will conclude with stops in Calgary (Oct. 8) and Edmonton (Oct. 9).
 
This marks the first time the Penguins have opened the regular season with three straight road games since the lockout-shortened 1994-95 campaign when they visited Tampa Bay, Florida and the NY Rangers Jan. 20-25, 1995.
 

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Following the Western Canada trip, the Penguins will return home to CONSOL Energy Center for the home opener versus the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.
 
Pittsburgh plays its first game in Winnipeg since Feb. 16, 1996 when the Penguins visit the recently-relocated franchise on Monday, Oct. 17 for an 8:30 p.m. faceoff. Winnipeg makes its first visit to CONSOL Energy Center on Friday, Feb. 10.
 
The Penguins’ schedule features six contests against each Atlantic Division opponent and four games against the other 10 Eastern Conference teams.
 
Pittsburgh will play at least one game against each of the Western Conference teams, including home-and-home series with Dallas (home, Nov. 11; road, Feb. 29), Colorado (home, Nov. 15; road, March 3) and St. Louis (home, Nov. 23; road, Jan. 24).
 
Western Conference teams that will visit Pittsburgh in addition to those three teams include: Detroit (Dec. 13); Chicago (Dec. 20); Anaheim (Feb. 15); Columbus (Feb. 26); Phoenix (March 5); and Nashville (March 22).
 
Other schedule notables include:

• Visits from the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins on Monday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, March 11.
• During the month of December, visits from Boston (Dec. 5), Detroit (Dec. 13) and Chicago (Dec. 20) mean that each of the past four Stanley Cup champions (including the Penguins) will skate at CONSOL Energy Center.
• An early-season matchup with Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Oct. 13 at CONSOL Energy Center.
• Two season-long four-game road swings Nov. 26-Dec. 3 (at Montreal, at NY Rangers, at Washington and at Carolina) and Feb. 1-7 (at Toronto, at Boston, at New Jersey and at Montreal).

2011-12 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE Home Games in Bold
Thursday	Oct. 6	at Vancouver	10:00 p.m.
Saturday	Oct. 8	at Calgary	10:00 p.m.
Sunday	Oct. 9	at Edmonton	9:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Oct. 11	FLORIDA	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 13	WASHINGTON	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Oct. 15	BUFFALO	7:00 p.m.
Monday	Oct. 17	at Winnipeg	8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Oct. 18	at Minnesota	8:00 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 20	MONTREAL	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Oct. 22	NEW JERSEY	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Oct. 25	at N.Y. Islanders	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 27	N.Y. ISLANDERS	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Oct. 29	at Toronto	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Nov. 3	at San Jose	10:30 p.m.
Saturday	Nov. 5	at Los Angeles	10:30 p.m.
Friday	Nov. 11	DALLAS	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Nov. 12	at Carolina	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Nov. 15	COLORADO	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Nov. 17	at Tampa Bay	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	Nov. 19	at Florida	7:30 p.m.
Monday	Nov. 21	N.Y. ISLANDERS	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Nov. 23	ST. LOUIS	7:00 p.m.
Friday	Nov. 25	OTTAWA	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Nov. 26	at Montreal	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Nov. 29	at N.Y. Rangers	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Dec. 1	at Washington	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Dec. 3	at Carolina	7:00 p.m.
Monday	Dec. 5	BOSTON	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Dec. 8	at Philadelphia	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Dec. 10	at N.Y. Islanders	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Dec. 13	DETROIT	7:00 p.m.
Friday	Dec. 16	at Ottawa	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	Dec. 17	BUFFALO	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Dec. 20	CHICAGO	7:00 p.m.
Friday	Dec. 23	at Winnipeg	8:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Dec. 27	CAROLINA	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Dec. 29	PHILADELPHIA	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Dec. 31	at New Jersey	1:00 p.m.
Friday	Jan. 6	N.Y. RANGERS	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Jan. 7	NEW JERSEY	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Jan. 10	OTTAWA	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Jan. 11	at Washington	7:30 p.m.
Friday	Jan. 13	at Florida	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	Jan. 15	at Tampa Bay	1:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Jan. 17	CAROLINA	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Jan. 19	at N.Y. Rangers	7:00 p.m.
Friday	Jan. 20	MONTREAL	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	Jan. 22	WASHINGTON	3:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Jan. 24	at St. Louis	8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Jan. 31	TORONTO	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Feb. 1	at Toronto	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	Feb. 4	at Boston	1:00 p.m.
Sunday	Feb. 5	at New Jersey	1:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Feb. 7	at Montreal	7:30 p.m.
Friday	Feb. 10	WINNIPEG	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	Feb. 12	TAMPA BAY	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Feb. 15	ANAHEIM	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Feb. 18	at Philadelphia	1:00 p.m.
Sunday	Feb. 19	at Buffalo	12:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Feb. 21	N.Y. RANGERS	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Feb. 25	TAMPA BAY	1:00 p.m.
Sunday	Feb. 26	COLUMBUS	1:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Feb. 29	at Dallas	7:30 p.m.
Saturday	Mar. 3	at Colorado	9:00 p.m.
Monday	Mar. 5	PHOENIX	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday	Mar. 7	TORONTO	7:30 p.m.
Friday	Mar. 9	FLORIDA	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	Mar. 11	BOSTON	7:30 p.m.
Thursday	Mar. 15	at N.Y. Rangers	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Mar. 17	at New Jersey	1:00 p.m.
Sunday	Mar. 18	at Philadelphia	3:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Mar. 20	WINNIPEG	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Mar. 22	NASHVILLE	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Mar. 24	at Ottawa	7:00 p.m.
Sunday	Mar. 25	NEW JERSEY	7:00 p.m.
Tuesday	Mar. 27	N.Y. ISLANDERS	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Mar. 29	at N.Y. Islanders	7:00 p.m.
Friday	Mar. 30	at Buffalo	7:30 p.m.
Sunday	Apr. 1	PHILADELPHIA	7:30 p.m.
Tuesday	Apr. 3	at Boston	7:00 p.m.
Thursday	Apr. 5	N.Y. RANGERS	7:00 p.m.
Saturday	Apr. 7	PHILADELPHIA	3:00 p.m.