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The Red Wings will travel 33,487 miles next season, fewer than any team in the NHL.

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It wasn't long ago that the Detroit Red Wings annually traveled as far as any other team in the NHL.

That changed in 2013, when the Red Wings moved to the Eastern Conference after being in the West since 1993-94. During their time in the West, the only team based further East than the Red Wings was the Columbus Blue Jackets.

That led to some long road trips.

But those days are over.

According to the calculations of Dirk Hoag from OnTheForecheck.com, the Red Wings will travel the fewest miles of any NHL team in 2015-16 at 33,487. That's 173 fewer miles than the Pittsburgh Penguins and 692 fewer than last season, when six teams traveled less than the Red Wings.

The San Jose Sharks will have the most rugged travel schedule. They'll travel 50,362 miles, 961 miles more than the Edmonton Oilers.

The Red Wings will play back-to-back games 17 times, which is tied for the second-most with Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers. Columbus tops the list for the second straight season with 18 back-to-backs.

Last year, the Red Wings had 12 back-to-backs.

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