New head coach Derek Lalonde and the Detroit Red Wings open the 2022-23 season at home against Original Six rival Montreal Canadiens Oct. 14, and finish the regular season six months later, on April 13 at the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The 82-game slate features 26 games against Atlantic Division rivals, three games against the eight teams in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division (24 games) and two games against all 16 Western Conference foes (32 games).
Following the opener, the Wings play at the New Jersey Devils Oct. 15, marking the first of 14 back-to-backs. The Wings then play four of its next six games at Little Caesars Arena before wrapping up the month of October with a Halloween outing in Buffalo against the Sabres.