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Detroit Red Wings schedule for 2021 NHL season: Here is the complete list
The Detroit Red Wings begin their 2021 season by hosting the Carolina Hurricanes – the same team they played March 10, the Wings' last game before COVID-19 shuttered last season.
The Wings close out the season May 8 with a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Pandemic allowing, of course.
The NHL released the 56-game schedule that was settled upon in order to play in the age of the coronavirus. The Wings are in the realigned Central Division with the Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning, and will play eight games against each team – four at home, four on the road.
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It will, at least, mean seeing a good deal of Original Six rival Chicago.
Here is the schedule.
January
14 Thu. CAROLINA Little Caesars Arena
16 Sat. CAROLINA Little Caesars Arena
18 Mon. COLUMBUS Little Caesars Arena
19 Tue. COLUMBUS Little Caesars Arena
22 Fri. at Chicago United Center
24 Sun. at Chicago United Center
26 Tue. at Dallas American Airlines Center
28 Thu. at Dallas American Airlines Center
30 Sat. FLORIDA Little Caesars Arena
31 Sun. FLORIDA Little Caesars Arena
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February
3 Wed. at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
5 Fri. at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
7 Sun. at Florida BB&T Center
9 Tue. at Florida BB&T Center
11 Thu. at Nashville Bridgestone Arena
13 Sat. at Nashville Bridgestone Arena
15 Mon. CHICAGO Little Caesars Arena
17 Wed. CHICAGO Little Caesars Arena
19 Fri. FLORIDA Little Caesars Arena
21 Sun. FLORIDA Little Caesars Arena
23 Tue. NASHVILLE Little Caesars Arena
25 Thu. NASHVILLE Little Caesars Arena
27 Sat. at Chicago United Center
28 Sun. at Chicago United Center
March
2 Tue. at Columbus Nationwide Arena
4 Thu. at Carolina PNC Arena
9 Tue. TAMPA BAY Little Caesars Arena
11 Thu. TAMPA BAY Little Caesars Arena
14 Sun. CAROLINA Little Caesars Arena
16 Tue. CAROLINA Little Caesars Arena
18 Thu. DALLAS Little Caesars Arena
20 Sat. DALLAS Little Caesars Arena
23 Tue. at Nashville Bridgestone Arena
25 Thu. at Nashville Bridgestone Arena
27 Sat. COLUMBUS Little Caesars Arena
28 Sun. COLUMBUS Little Caesars Arena
30 Tue. at Florida BB&T Center
April 1
Thu. at Florida BB&T Center
3 Sat. at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
4 Sun. at Tampa Bay Amalie Arena
6 Tue. NASHVILLE Little Caesars Arena
8 Thu. NASHVILLE Little Caesars Arena
10 Sat. at Carolina PNC Arena
12 Mon. at Carolina PNC Arena
15 Thu. CHICAGO Little Caesars Arena
17 Sat. CHICAGO Little Caesars Arena
19 Mon. at Dallas American Airlines Center
20 Tue. at Dallas American Airlines Center
22 Thu. DALLAS Little Caesars Arena
24 Sat. DALLAS Little Caesars Arena
27 Tue. at Columbus Nationwide Arena
29 Thu. at Carolina PNC Arena
May
1 Sat. TAMPA BAY Little Caesars Arena
2 Sun. TAMPA BAY Little Caesars Arena
7 Fri. at Columbus Nationwide Arena
8 Sat. at Columbus Nationwide Arena
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