PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins will raise the Stanley Cup championship banner before their Oct. 2 game against the New York Rangers, their last season opener at Mellon Arena.

The Penguins will play each Atlantic Division opponent six times and each Western Conference team at least once. They will face Stanley Cup finalist Detroit twice, Jan. 31 at home and March 22 in Detroit.

Their longest home stand will be six games from March 27 to April 11, following a stretch in which they play seven of eight on the road — including five in a row — from March 11 to 24.

The schedule includes a 15-day break from Feb. 15 to March 1 to accommodate the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where the Penguins play Jan. 16 during a five-game road trip.