Nashville Predators' 2012-2013 Schedule Announced

The Nashville Predators announced their schedule for the 2012-2013 season, which the Preds will open once again with back-to-back games against division opponents.

Dirk will be along later with his annual Super Schedule, which details the travel miles each team faces, but here are a few highlights from the Preds schedule:

• Nashville opens on the road against the Red Wings, before coming home to face the Blues the next night.
• From the East, the Preds play Florida, Tampa Bay and Washington both at home and on the road; Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Carolina, New Jersey and Buffalo on the road only; and Pittsburgh, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Boston and Ottawa at home only.
• The longest road trip is a seven-game stretch from Oct. 22-Nov. 6.

Full schedule after the jump:

Day	Date	Opponent	Time		Day	Date	Opponent	Time
Fri.	Oct. 12	at Detroit	6:30 p.m.		Tue.	Jan. 8	Chicago	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Oct. 13	St. Louis	7:00 p.m.		Fri.	Jan. 11	at St. Louis	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Oct. 16	Colorado	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	Jan. 12	Columbus	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Oct. 18	Vancouver	7:00 p.m.		Tue.	Jan. 15	Dallas	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Oct. 20	Pittsburgh	7:00 p.m.		Thu.	Jan. 17	at Columbus	6:00 p.m.
Mon.	Oct. 22	at Anaheim	9:00 p.m.		Sat.	Jan. 19	Chicago	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Oct. 23	at Los Angeles	9:30 p.m.		Mon.	Jan. 21	Los Angeles	5:00 p.m.
Thu.	Oct. 25	at Phoenix	9:00 p.m.		Wed.	Jan. 30	at Anaheim	9:00 p.m.
Sat.	Oct. 27	at Colorado	8:00 p.m.		Thu.	Jan. 31	at Los Angeles	9:30 p.m.
Tue.	Oct. 30	at San Jose	9:30 p.m.		Sat.	Feb. 2	at San Jose	9:30 p.m.
Fri.	Nov. 2	at Chicago	7:30 p.m.		Thu.	Feb. 7	Anaheim	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Nov. 6	at Winnipeg	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	Feb. 9	at Washington	6:00 p.m.
Thu.	Nov. 8	Calgary	7: 00 p.m.		Tue.	Feb. 12	Florida	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Nov. 10	St. Louis	7:00 p.m.		Thu.	Feb. 14	Phoenix	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Nov. 13	Los Angeles	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	Feb. 16	Anaheim	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Nov. 15	NY Islanders	7:00 p.m.		Mon.	Feb. 18	Boston	5:00 p.m.
Sat.	Nov. 17	at St. Louis	7:00 p.m.		Tue.	Feb. 19	at Minnesota	7:00 p.m.
Mon.	Nov. 19	at Montreal	6:30 p.m.		Fri.	Feb. 22	Vancouver	7:00 p.m.
Wed.	Nov. 21	Dallas	7:00 p.m.		Sun.	Feb. 24	at New Jersey	12:00 p.m.
Fri.	Nov. 23	at Columbus	6:00 p.m.		Tue.	Feb. 26	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Nov. 24	Columbus	7:00 p.m.		Thu.	Feb. 28	St. Louis	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Nov. 27	Edmonton	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	March 2	at Buffalo	6:00 p.m.
Thu.	Nov. 29	N.Y. Rangers	7:00 p.m.		Tue.	March 5	Ottawa	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Dec. 1	Minnesota	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	March 9	Minnesota	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Dec. 4	at Edmonton	8:30 p.m.		Tue.	March 12	at Columbus	6:00 p.m.
Thu.	Dec. 6	at Vancouver	9:00 p.m.		Thu.	March 14	at Vancouver	9:00 p.m.
Sun.	Dec. 9	at Calgary	6:00 p.m.		Fri.	March 15	at Calgary	8:00 p.m.
Tue.	Dec. 11	Calgary	7:00 p.m.		Sun.	March 17	at Edmonton	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Dec. 13	at Toronto	6:00 p.m.		Tue.	March 19	Phoenix	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Dec. 15	Detroit	7:00 p.m.		Thu.	March 21	San Jose	7:00 p.m.
Tue.	Dec. 18	Tampa Bay	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	March 23	Columbus	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Dec. 20	at Carolina	6:00 p.m.		Tue.	March 26	at Detroit	6:30 p.m.
Sat.	Dec. 22	at Tampa Bay	6:00 p.m.		Thu.	March 28	Detroit	7:00 p.m.
Sun.	Dec. 23	at Florida	5:00 p.m.		Sat.	March 30	at Colorado	2:00 p.m.
Wed.	Dec. 26	at Chicago	7:30 p.m.		Mon.	April 1	Colorado	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Dec. 27	Philadelphia	7:00 p.m.		Tue.	April 2	at St. Louis	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Dec. 29	Washington	7:00 p.m.		Thu.	April 4	at Chicago	7:30 p.m.
Mon.	Dec. 31	at Dallas	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	April 6	Chicago	7:00 p.m.
Wed.	Jan. 2	at Phoenix	8:30 p.m.		Tue.	April 9	San Jose	7:00 p.m.
Fri.	Jan. 4	at Detroit	6:30 p.m.		Thu.	April 11	Detroit	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Jan. 5	at Minnesota	7:00 p.m.		Sat.	April 13	at Dallas	7:00 p.m.