newjerseydevils.com –  As a warm-up for their inaugural season at Newark's Prudential Center, the Devils have released a six-game, 13-day pre-season schedule.

The slate of games will include one contest in each of their development cities: Mon., Sept. 17 vs. Philadelphia at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J.; and Wed., Sept. 26 vs. the NY Islanders at Paul E. Tsongas Arena in Lowell, Mass. Both games will get underway at 7:00 p.m.

Five of the Devils' six pre-season matches will take place against Atlantic Division rivals, including Fri., Sept. 21 at the NY Rangers, and Mon., Sept. 24 at Philadelphia. The club will take on the NY Islanders on Sat., Sept. 29 at Bridgeport, Conn. New Jersey's lone out-of-division match will take place Thu., Sept. 20 vs. Boston at Manchester, N.H.

The Atlantic Division Champion Devils will open their new home – Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey – on Sat., October 27, when they host the Eastern Conference Champion Ottawa Senators at 7:00 p.m. in a rematch of last season's conference semifinals. New Jersey will open its 26th season with a franchise-record nine-game road trip, beginning Thursday, October 4 at Tampa Bay.

Season ticket plans are on sale now. For further information, please contact an account manager at 1-800-NJ-DEVIL, or visit newjerseydevils.com. For pre-season ticket information in Trenton, call 609-599-9500 or log on to trentondevils.com. In Lowell, call 978-458-PUCK, or visit lowelldevilshockey.com.

DAY	DATE	OPPONENT	SITE	TIME
MON.	SEPT. 17	PHILADELPHIA	SOVEREIGN BANK ARENA, TRENTON, NJ	7:00 p.m.
Thu.	Sept. 20	Boston	Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH	7:00 p.m.
Fri.	Sept. 21	NY Rangers	Madison Square Garden	7:00 p.m.
Mon.	Sept. 24	Philadelphia	Wachovia Center	7:00 p.m.
WED.	SEPT. 26	NY ISLANDERS	PAUL E. TSONGAS ARENA, LOWELL, MA	7:00 p.m.
Sat.	Sept. 29	NY Islanders	Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT	7:00 p.m.