About 1,000 tickets for each of the first two home games of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals will go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m., the Penguins announced.

The Penguins and the Detroit Red Wings will open the best-of-seven championship series at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Games 1 and 2 will be Saturday, May 24 and Monday, May 26, then the series moves to Pittsburgh for Games 3 and 4 at Mellon Arena on May 28 and May 31.

The Penguins encourage fans to order online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets also are available for purchase at the Mellon Arena Gate One Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, or by calling Ticketmaster at 412-323-1919. Lottery systems will be used at the Gate One Box Office and Ticketmaster locations.