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Bruins release 2017-18 schedule

The Bruins wiil open the season at TD Garden against the 2017 Western Conference Champion Nashville Predators on Thursday, October 5 at 7:00 p.m.

Other highlights from the schedule release include the Bruins’ first-ever matchup against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 15, the B’s first game at the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on December 13, and the Bruins’ first game against the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins – a 1:00 p.m. matinee on Black Friday, November 24, at TD Garden.

After a tightly-contested first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series last spring, the two division rivals will be back at it in the first game after Christmas. Ottawa won that series in six games - all of which were decided by one goal. The Bruins dropped all four regular-season matchups last year.

Bruins close out the season with 11 of 15 games on the road, including two four-game trips and a three-game trip.