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Dropping the puck

Vegas Golden Knights to play first game at Dallas on Oct. 6

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The expansion Vegas Golden Knights will make their regular-season debut on the road in Dallas on Oct. 6 and host the Arizona Coyotes on Oct. 10 in the first home game in franchise history.

NHL teams announced their home openers Wednesday with the full, 1,271-game schedule for the 2017-18 season set to be released Thursday.

Vegas will play its first two games on the road, visiting Arizona on Oct. 7 before the second leg of an early back-toback for coach Gerard Gallant’s club.

The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will raise another banner and begin their quest for a three-peat Oct. 4 against the St. Louis Blues. The Penguins visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 5 in a matchup of the only teams to win the Cup three times in the salary-cap era.

The Western Conference-champion Nashville Predators open the season Oct. 5 at Boston. Nashville celebrates the longest playoff run in franchise history at home Oct. 10 against the Philadelph­ia Flyers. Philadelph­ia opens Oct. 4 at the San Jose Sharks, who have the longest active seasonopen­er winning streak at seven.

The first night of the season also includes the Calgary Flames at the Edmonton Oilers and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Winnipeg Jets, a matchup of the top two picks in the 2016 draft, Auston Matthews against Patrik Laine. The Detroit Red Wings host Minnesota on Oct. 5 in the first NHL regular-season game at the new Little Caesars Arena.

The back-to-back Presidents’ Trophy-winning Washington Capitals open their season at Ottawa on Oct. 5 and host the Montreal Canadiens in their home opener Oct. 7.

 ?? AP PHOTO ?? Models unveil the Vegas Golden Knights’ new hockey jersey Tuesday, in Las Vegas. The Knights are an NHL hockey expansion team.
AP PHOTO Models unveil the Vegas Golden Knights’ new hockey jersey Tuesday, in Las Vegas. The Knights are an NHL hockey expansion team.

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