2013-14 Schedule announced

The NHL schedule was announced today after a few days delay from when it was expected due to road humps in the NHL obtaining a deal with the IIHF to allow NHL participation at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The season will be starting on October 1st and that means there are 82 days until the season starts. Below are some things that you will probably look out for in the schedule;

• The Penguins schedule begins on the 3rd of October against the New Jersey Devils at the Consol Energy Center. It's the start of a season opening 3 game homestand. 
• The Penguins first road game is against the Florida Panthers at the BT&T Center in a Floridian double on the 11th and 12th of October.
• The first game against our interstate rivals, the Flyers, is on the 17th October at the Wells Fargo Center. We'll play the Flyers 5 times over the course of the season, Once in October and November. Twice in March in a back-to-back and Once in April. 
• Jarome Iginla makes his return to Pittsburgh on October 30th whilst Matt D'Agostini will return to the Devils on November the 16th. Scuderi will play against his former team, the Los Angeles Kings twice with the road game being on January 30th. 
• Pittsburgh's West Coast games are spread out. The longest though is a 3 game stand in Western Canada against the Canucks, Flames and Oilers from January 7th to January 11th.
• The Penguins longest homestand comes near the end of the season. They'll play four games at home in a row from the 22nd of March to the 27th of March against the Lightning, Blues, Coyotes and Kings. Their longest road trip is a 5 game stretch that starts with the Outdoor game against Chicago on March 2nd and ends on the 10th of March with a game against the Capitals.
• With the Olympics there will be a 20 day break between games with the last before the Olympics being on the 7th of February against the Rangers. The next game will be on the 27th against the Canadiens.
• The Penguins have 17 back to back scenarios throughout the season.
• The Penguins are also in a new division, the newly named Metropolitan division. 

Roll on October!