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NHL announces 2017-18 regular season schedule

Dallas Stars v New York Rangers

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 17: A linesman picks up a puck emblazoned with the New York Rangers 90th anniversary logo during the game against the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden on January 17, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

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The NHL released next year’s schedule on Thursday -- one that cemented the league wouldn’t be participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Games are scheduled right through the Olympic window, which runs from Feb. 9-25. You can view the entire schedule here.

Some dates of note:

• The Penguins will raise their Stanley Cup banner on opening night, Oct. 4, prior to their home date against the Blues.

• The league’s newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, will play their first game on Oct. 6 in Dallas, and their first home game on Oct. 10 against the Coyotes.

• Detroit will play its first game in Little Caesar’s Arena on Oct. 5, against the Wild.

• Ottawa and Colorado will play a pair of games in Stockholm, Sweden on Nov. 10 and 11.

• Ottawa and Montreal will play the Scotiabank NHL100 Classic outdoors, at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, on Dec. 16.

• The Rangers and Sabres will participate in the annual Winter Classic on Jan. 1 at Citi Field.

• From Jan. 26-29, Tampa Bay will host the NHL All-Star weekend.

• On Mar. 3, Washington will host Toronto in an outdoor game at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.

• Marc-Andre Fleury, now a Golden Knight, will make his return to Pittsburgh on Feb. 6.

• Jonathan Drouin, now a Montreal Canadien, will make his return to Tampa Bay on Dec. 28.

• Jordan Eberle, now a New York Islander, will make his return to Edmonton on Mar. 8.