Red Wings to open home schedule vs. Columbus on October 4th

From the Red Wings:

RED WINGS TO BEGIN 2018-19 CAMPAIGN ON THURSDAY, OCT. 4
… Detroit to Host Columbus Blue Jackets for Home Opener; Full Schedule to be Unveiled on Thursday, June 21 at 5:30 p.m. …

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today announced the home opener for the 2018-19 regular season, the franchise’s 93rd campaign in the National Hockey League, is set for Thursday, Oct. 4 when the Red Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena.

The Red Wings have won five-straight home openers, including last season’s 4-2 win on Oct. 5, 2017 against Minnesota, marking the first game played at the state-of-the-art Little Caesars Arena. Detroit holds a 51-31-9-0 record all time in home openers. The Red Wings have never opened their home schedule against Columbus.

Promotions for the home opener will be announced at a later date. The complete NHL 2018-19 regular season schedule will be revealed live on NHL Network on Thursday, June 21 at 5:00 p.m.

DETROIT RED WINGS
2018-19 PRESEASON SCHEDULE

                        DATE  DAY                                        SITE                                        TIME (ET)

September     19        Wed.    PITTSBURGH            Little Caesars Arena               7:30 p.m.

20        Thu.     CHICAGO                  Little Caesars Arena               7:30 p.m.

22        Sat.      BOSTON                    Little Caesars Arena               7:00 p.m.

23        Sun.     at Pittsburgh                PPG Paints Arena                  3:00 p.m.

25        Tue.     at Chicago                   United Center                          8:30 p.m.

26        Wed.    at Boston                     TD Garden                              7:00 p.m.

28        Fri.       at Toronto                    Scotiabank Arena                   7:30 p.m.

29        Sat.      TORONTO                 Little Caesars Arena               7:00 p.m.

2018-19 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

                        DATE  DAY                                        SITE                                        TIME (ET)

October          4          Thu.     COLUMBUS               Little Caesars Arena               7:30 p.m.

Update: FYI from the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan:

The Red Wings are likely to be headed to southern California immediately after their own home opener.

The Anaheim Ducks announced their home opener as Oct. 8 – against the Red Wings. Anaheim is celebrating its 25th anniversary season, and to mark that milestone, Anaheim will face the Wings, who were the Ducks’ first opponent ever in Anaheim.

A special season deserves a SPECIAL home opener! #Ducks25 pic.twitter.com/zygDCZtQA4

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) June 20, 2018

Update #2: The Red Wings posted an “opening night hype video”: