Penguins Announce 2016-17 Preseason Schedule
by Staff Writer / Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin the 2016-17 preseason with back-to-back road games against the Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m.) and Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m.) on September 27 and 28.
Pittsburgh will play its first home preseason game on Friday, September 30 against the Chicago Blackhawks at 7 p.m. at CONSOL Energy Center.
The Penguins will also play home games against Detroit on Wednesday, October 5 at 7 p.m. at CONSOL Energy Center, and on Saturday, October 8 at 3 p.m. versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The October 8 matinee against Columbus will be the sixth annual ‘Free Game for Kids.’ All 18,000-plus tickets for that afternoon will again be distributed to local youth hockey teams and other youth organizations throughout the region.
Pittsburgh’s third road preseason game will be Sunday, October 2 at 4 p.m. against the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
Preseason television and radio information will be released at a later date.
Below is a look at the complete Penguins’ 2016-17 preseason schedule:
| DAY | date | opponent | time (et) | location |
| tuesday | sept. 27 | at detroit | 7:30 pm | joe louis arena |
| wednesday | sept. 28 | at chicago | 8:30 pm | united center |
| friday | sept. 30 | chicago | 7:00 pm | consol energy center |
| sunday | oct. 2 | at columbus | 4:00 pm | nationwide arena |
| wednesday | oct. 5 | detroit | 7:00 pm | consol energy center |
| saturday*** | oct. 8 | columbus | 3:00 pm | consol energy center |
***Sixth annual ‘Free Game for Kids.’