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Atlantic
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Metropolitan
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Central
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Pacific
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0 |
Eastern wild card
| Seed | Team | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Western wild card
| Seed | Team | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastern: chances and Cup odds
| Team | PTS | Win division | Win conference | Make playoffs | Cup odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 0 | 60% | 37% | 93% | +750 |
| BUF | 0 | 11% | 4% | 56% | +3300 |
| TBL | 0 | 21% | 10% | 72% | +1300 |
| MTL | 0 | 22% | 10% | 72% | +2200 |
| BOS | 0 | 8% | 3% | 50% | +10000 |
| OTT | 0 | 6% | 2% | 42% | +3000 |
| PIT | 0 | 5% | 2% | 42% | +6500 |
| PHI | 0 | 7% | 3% | 46% | +4500 |
| WSH | 0 | 10% | 5% | 58% | +1200 |
| DET | 0 | 3% | 1% | 25% | +10000 |
| CBJ | 0 | 3% | 1% | 31% | +6000 |
| NYI | 0 | 5% | 2% | 39% | +10000 |
| NJD | 0 | 6% | 3% | 44% | +2500 |
| FLA | 0 | 27% | 14% | 78% | +650 |
| TOR | 0 | 2% | 1% | 22% | +3300 |
| NYR | 0 | 3% | 1% | 31% | +7000 |
Western: chances and Cup odds
| Team | PTS | Win division | Win conference | Make playoffs | Cup odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 34% | 24% | 90% | +750 |
| DAL | 0 | 37% | 26% | 90% | +1600 |
| MIN | 0 | 13% | 8% | 72% | +1300 |
| VGK | 0 | 35% | 13% | 81% | +1000 |
| EDM | 0 | 25% | 8% | 74% | +1000 |
| UTA | 0 | 8% | 5% | 61% | +2500 |
| ANA | 0 | 13% | 4% | 58% | +3300 |
| LAK | 0 | 8% | 2% | 46% | +3500 |
| STL | 0 | 4% | 2% | 44% | +10000 |
| NSH | 0 | 2% | 1% | 28% | +10000 |
| SJS | 0 | 14% | 4% | 59% | +4000 |
| WPG | 0 | 1% | 1% | 25% | +15000 |
| SEA | 0 | 3% | 1% | 26% | +25000 |
| CGY | 0 | 2% | <1% | 19% | +50000 |
| CHI | 0 | 1% | <1% | 23% | +22500 |
| VAN | 0 | <1% | <1% | 5% | +50000 |
Standings after last night's games (NHL). Clinch codes: x playoffs, y division, p Presidents' Trophy, z conference, e eliminated.
Cup odds are a sportsbook's price. Green = by those records, the team's chance to win the Cup is better than the odds imply (value at that price). Red = worse than the odds imply. Cup odds as of Sep 28 4:49 PM ET.
No games played yet.
The champs until someone takes it: 113 points, then the Cup in six over Vegas. Andersen left and Jarvis misses about the first 10 games, but Bussi closed out the Final with a shutout.
112 points, and Jason Robertson (96 points) re-signed, ending the trade chatter. Losing Bourque is a depth hit, not a core one.
121 points and a +99 goal differential, both best in the league. Nichushkin and Drury are gone; MacKinnon and Makar (back in full practice) keep them a coin flip with Carolina for the top spot.
84 points last season came without Barkov, who missed the whole year after knee surgery. He's back, Brady Tkachuk and Markstrom arrived, and the market has them as Cup favorites. Marchand misses the start.
106 points and still climbing, and now Chris Kreider is skating on the top line with Suzuki and Caufield. Guhle misses the first four to five weeks.
106 points and +59. Gourde (hip) is out until December and Paul and Raddysh left; John Carlson on the blue line softens the blow.
Cup finalists, but Pietrangelo is on LTIR for the whole season and Dorofeyev was traded to the Rangers. New coach Ryan Craig takes over a team the market still rates highly.
104 points and +32. Gustavsson is out until about November after hip surgery, and Zuccarello and Tarasenko are gone, with Blake Coleman in to help.
McDavid and Draisaitl under Mike Babcock, but Andersen got hurt in training, so it may be Devon Levi's net early. Until the goaltending settles, this is a top-10 team, not a top-5 one.
A 109-point breakout, but Tuch and Byram are gone and Zucker starts on the shelf. Zellweger arrives from Anaheim.
Missed the playoffs at 95 points, then went shopping: Kyrou, Tuch and Jenner are in, and Ovechkin is back for another year. Sandin (ACL) is out until at least late October.
+28 last season with only 92 points to show for it. Trocheck and Anders Lee arrive, Peterka leaves.
100 points and a playoff spot, then added JJ Peterka and Will Borgen. The market is cool on them, but the roster looks better than last year's.
98 points. Joseph Woll joins Dan Vladar, who re-signed for five years, giving them a real tandem in goal.
87 points and out of the playoffs, but the market still likes them. Rodrigues and Evangelista arrive; Markstrom and Nemec are gone.
99 points, but the captain is gone: Brady Tkachuk was traded to Florida. Eklund and Burakovsky don't replace that, and Zub starts injured.
Celebrini's team is spending: Nurse, Trouba and Marchment are in. The -41 goal differential says there's work left, but they're climbing.
A busy summer out: McTavish, Carlson, Trouba, Zellweger and Kreider are gone, and Troy Terry is out until about late November. Leo Carlsson stays after they matched Philly's offer sheet.
98 points and back in the playoffs. Malkin returns for another year, but Mantha (who had 29 goals by late March) left for New Jersey.
91 points and a new coach in Pete DeBoer. Captain Anders Lee signed with Utah and Barzal is dealing with a lingering injury.
86 points. They swapped Kyrou for Connor McMichael and added McTavish and Brandon Carlo, a younger look.
Anze Kopitar retired after 20 seasons, Fiala is still recovering from his Olympic leg fracture, and Laviolette takes over. A hard year to stay in the race.
77 points last season. They retooled around Dorofeyev (seven years), Durzi and Pettersson, but Trocheck went to Utah.
Merzlikins failed his physical and is out indefinitely, so it's Jet Greaves and Cam Talbot in goal. Nichushkin arrives; Jenner and Marchment left.
92 points and just outside, but Dylan Larkin asked for a trade and lost the captaincy. Kane left for Chicago; Arvidsson and Kolesar arrive. An awkward start.
78 points and a -46. New coach Jim Hiller and a new goalie in Bobrovsky, but Domi failed his physical and is out indefinitely.
86 points and -22. Drury, Bourque and Hoglander arrive; Evangelista (56 points) was traded to New Jersey.
Connor Hellebuyck wants a trade and was suspended for skipping camp, with no deal close. Without the former Vezina winner, 82 points and a -29 get harder to repeat. Stuart Skinner may be the starter.
79 points and -37, and Schwartz and Oleksiak left. Mackie Samoskevich is the main addition.
72 points. Bedard misses about the first 14 games after shoulder surgery, and Patrick Kane is back in a Hawks sweater at 37.
77 points and -47. Simon Nemec arrives, but Huberdeau won't be ready after hip resurfacing.
58 points, last in the league. New coach Manny Malhotra, Demko is working back from hip surgery, and Evander Kane is gone.
Puckline's order, from last season, the offseason's moves and injuries, and the Cup market. Cup odds are a sportsbook's price. Written 2026-09-29.
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Friedman and LeBrun report Toronto would send Matthew Knies to Columbus for Kirill Marchenko, who would sign an extension, and injured goalie Elvis Merzlikins. As of Monday the deal was not finalized and other pieces were unknown.
tsn.ca ↗Jost, in camp on a tryout, signed a one-year, two-way contract ($850K in the NHL). He was waived the same day and goes to AHL Milwaukee if he clears.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗GM Bill Guerin said Minnesota is giving Hughes time as extension talks go on. The defenseman can become an unrestricted free agent next July.
spectorshockey.net ↗The unsigned restricted free agent skipped camp and won't play Tuesday against Florida. GM Eric Tulsky said his agent change doesn't alter Carolina's position; Legault or Mike Reilly takes his spot.
nhl.com ↗Per Elliotte Friedman, Hellebuyck is ready to lose game checks, which a suspended player forfeits from Tuesday's league opener on, rather than report. Carolina is still very interested, and Nikishin's unsigned status remains the sticking point in any deal. Skinner starts for Winnipeg in the meantime.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Kapanen is day-to-day and missed Monday's practice. Martin St-Louis said he won't play Tuesday at Toronto, and Alex Newhook took his spot at second-line center. St-Louis still wouldn't name his starting goalie. Kaiden Guhle practiced in a non-contact jersey.
nhl.com ↗Andre Burakovsky missed Monday's practice after taking a hit Saturday, and Travis Green had no update. Jake Sanderson also skipped Monday but is expected back Tuesday. Warren Foegele returned on the top line. Artem Zub had a setback and won't be ready for the start of the season. Hoyt Stanley and Stephen Halliday were still with the team at the deadline.
nhl.com ↗Mathew Barzal aggravated an earlier injury in camp and is listed injured non-roster. He hasn't been ruled out for Wednesday's opener in Toronto and is expected to skate that morning.
nhl.com ↗Brock Faber is still being evaluated after taking a puck to the head in Friday's preseason game, and coach John Hynes said the team has to give it time. The Wild open Thursday at Nashville; without Faber, Spurgeon has been skating next to Quinn Hughes.
nhl.com ↗Dickinson skated Monday but won't play Tuesday against Vancouver because of his foot injury. The Oilers loaned forward Josh Samanski to the AHL Condors to trim the roster, which leaves 14 forwards. Savoie, Janmark and Regula are still hurt.
oilersnation.com ↗Jarvis skated in camp while recovering from June shoulder surgery but remains on the injured non-roster list. Eric Robinson is projected in his top-line spot with Svechnikov and Aho.
nhl.com ↗The Canadiens list the second-line center as day-to-day after he missed Monday's practice, and Martin St-Louis said he won't play in Toronto. Alex Newhook moves up to center Slafkovsky and Demidov.
nhl.com ↗GM John Chayka said Joshua's lingering core issue will keep him out longer term. Zack MacEwen skated on the fourth line at Monday's practice.
tsn.ca ↗Babcock confirmed the centre won't be ready for Tuesday after his foot setback. Edmonton loaned Josh Samanski to Bakersfield to reach 23 players, with Owen Michaels in line to fill the gap down the middle.
oilersnation.com ↗DeBrusk was hit by a Brock Boeser shot in Saturday's preseason finale. Coach Manny Malhotra said the team only wanted an extra day to check on him; Arshdeep Bains skated in his top-line spot and Max Sasson on PP1.
nhl.com ↗Connor Bedard will be with the team for the opening road trip but is cleared only for individual skating, not team practice, and isn't expected to be cleared during the trip. November remains the timeline for his return from July shoulder surgery.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Coach Rick Bowness said Severson won't play Thursday's opener against Buffalo unless a doctor clears him that day. He had shoulder surgery in April, and Columbus is aiming for the Oct. 9 game against Pittsburgh for his return, with no guarantee.
cbssports.com ↗Mathew Barzal missed camp after aggravating an earlier knee injury that caused inflammation. He's traveling to Toronto and is expected to skate Wednesday morning, and the designation lets New York activate him the day he's cleared.
nhl.com ↗The Blues put both defensemen on injured reserve. Mailloux will be re-evaluated in eight weeks, and Tucker (lower body) is week-to-week. Waiver pickup Justin Barron and recalled Adam Jiricek give St. Louis cover on the blue line.
nhl.com ↗Buffalo's 23-man roster has Luukkonen, Lyon and Ellis in goal, with Luukkonen and Lyon both nursing injuries before Thursday's opener at Columbus. Rathbone, Timmins, Samuelsson, Sheary, Zucker and goalie Leinonen start on IR. Ruff expects Zellweger to be ready.
nhl.com ↗The Penguins put Rust on IR after he was hurt in the preseason finale at Buffalo, so he joins Lizotte, Brazeau, Kindel and Graves. Pittsburgh set a 22-man opening roster; Kuzmenko is non-roster while on personal leave. The Penguins open Wednesday in Philadelphia.
nhl.com ↗Logan Mailloux had surgery on the right hand he hurt fighting Chicago's Cole Smith and will be re-evaluated in eight weeks. The Blues put him and Tyler Tucker (lower body, week-to-week) on injured reserve. Waiver claim Justin Barron and recalled Adam Jiricek cover the blue line for Friday's opener at Dallas.
nhl.com ↗Rust (upper body) joins Lizotte, Brazeau, Kindel and Graves on injured reserve. Pittsburgh carries 13 forwards, seven defensemen and goalies Sergei Murashov and Arturs Silovs. Broz is on the injured non-roster list, and Kuzmenko is non-roster after returning to Russia.
nhl.com ↗Detroit moved the defenseman (upper body) to IR on Monday, which opens a blue-line spot. Anton Johansson is the likely beneficiary.
cbssports.com ↗Defenseman Helge Grans (lower body) starts on injured reserve and needs waivers before he can go to the AHL once healthy. Goalie Kolosov and Garrett Wilson are the other final cuts. David Jiricek made the opening roster.
flyersnittygritty.com ↗Kovacevic didn't play in the preseason while recovering from last season's torn ACL. Putting him on IR would let New Jersey keep forwards Stefan Noesen and Jesper Boqvist without waiving anyone.
pucksandpitchforks.com ↗Tkachuk returned to full practice Monday after missing sessions, and Maurice said he's ready to go. He practiced on the top line with Barkov and Reinhart. The pairs were Forsling-Ekblad, Mikkola-Jones and Kulikov-Gudas, with Balinskis as the extra. Marchand is still out until about November.
thehockeynews.com ↗Tkachuk was back at full practice Monday and Paul Maurice called him good to go for his Panthers debut in Carolina. He is set for the top line and the first power-play unit alongside his brother Matthew.
nhl.com ↗Mintyukov practiced Monday after an illness kept him out of Saturday's preseason finale against the Kings. He is expected to be ready for Anaheim's season opener against the Golden Knights on Friday.
cbssports.com ↗Both returned to practice Monday after sitting out the preseason finale; Hutson skated with Alexandre Carrier and Demidov on the second line. Florian Xhekaj looks like the extra forward.
dose.ca ↗Winnipeg claimed Clay Stevenson, 27, from the Capitals. He had a .921 SV% in four NHL games last season and won a Calder Cup with Hershey. With Hellebuyck suspended, Stevenson is expected to back up Stuart Skinner, and prospects DiVincentiis and Milic can stay with the Moose.
nhl.com ↗Mike Babcock named Jarry to start Tuesday's opener against the Canucks. He had a .952 save percentage in the preseason to Devon Levi's .942. Levi backs up while Frederik Andersen is still out with a knee injury.
dailyhive.com ↗Mike Babcock picked Jarry for Tuesday's opener after a camp competition with Levi, citing his improved conditioning and his work with goalie coach Peter Aubry. Frederik Andersen remains out with a knee injury.
dailyhive.com ↗Winnipeg claimed the 27-year-old off waivers Monday, the only player claimed from Sunday's cuts. He went 3-1-0 with a .921 save percentage in four games for the Capitals last season and is expected to open as Skinner's backup.
nhl.com ↗Vancouver let Driedger go from his professional tryout on Monday without offering him a contract, according to CHEK's Rick Dhaliwal. The Canucks will rely on Lankinen and Merilainen while Demko recovers from hip surgery.
cbssports.com ↗NHL.com's projected lineup has Bussi in goal against Florida, with Pyotr Kochetkov backing up and Cayden Primeau kept as a third goalie. Bussi stopped all 22 shots in the preseason finale.
nhl.com ↗TSN's LeBrun and Johnston report Toronto is trying to land Kirill Marchenko in a multi-piece deal that sends Matthew Knies to Columbus. It depends on Marchenko signing an extension with the Leafs and wasn't finished Monday afternoon. Knies' cap hit is nearly $4M higher than Marchenko's; losing him would take Toronto's top-line left wing on the eve of the opener.
tsn.ca ↗Elliotte Friedman says the Rangers had agreed trade terms with Carolina for unsigned defenseman Alexander Nikishin, reportedly two first-round picks. The deal needed a new contract, and the two sides couldn't agree: Nikishin reportedly wants about $9M a year on a shorter term. GM Eric Tulsky says both sides are still looking for a resolution, and Nikishin won't be there for Tuesday's opener.
blueseatblogs.com ↗Elliotte Friedman says Edmonton is looking for a right-shot center. Besides Kirby Dach, the Oilers have asked Seattle about Shane Wright. Neither deal is believed to be close.
thehockeywriters.com ↗Per Elliotte Friedman, a Rangers deal was close but the sides couldn't agree on a contract near $9M a year. Carolina's price is reportedly two first-round picks or equivalent young players, and St. Louis and Nashville are also said to be interested.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗A Nor'easter cut power at the Westchester facility and Sunday's practice was scrapped, leaving one practice and a morning skate before Tuesday's opener in Boston.
foreverblueshirts.com ↗The 18-year-old defenseman, the No. 5 pick, stays with the Rangers for the opener and is set for the third pair with Braden Schneider.
foreverblueshirts.com ↗The 19-year-old forward made the opening roster out of camp. New York carries 13 forwards, eight defensemen and Sorokin and Varlamov in goal. Vitek Vanecek cleared waivers.
ca.sports.yahoo.com ↗Brunet earned a spot on the opening roster and is expected to pair with Mason Lohrei. That squeezed out Henri Jokiharju, who went unclaimed and heads to Providence. Boston carries about $1.775M of his $3M cap hit.
bostonglobe.com ↗Tampa Bay's roster has 15 forwards (Gourde and James injured), eight defensemen including Crozier and D'Astous, and Vasilevskiy and Hildeby in goal. Depth forward jobs went to Girgensons, Harkins and Sabourin. Benjamin Rautiainen was loaned to Tappara of the Liiga, and Pelletier and Sogaard cleared waivers to Syracuse.
tampafp.com ↗Detroit waived no one over the weekend and keeps its whole group, including new claim Andreas Englund. Dylan Larkin still isn't taking full contact, and his return date is unclear, as is Bernard-Docker's. Edvinsson remains unsigned. The Wings open Oct. 2 against the Rangers.
detroithockeynow.com ↗At his season-opening press conference, GM Eric Tulsky said Charles Alexis Legault and Mike Reilly made the opening roster ahead of Valimaki, Nystrom and P.O. Joseph. One of them fills Nikishin's spot. Seth Jarvis is skating in a non-contact jersey after shoulder surgery.
nhl.com ↗Dallas is opening with 12 forwards, 7 defensemen and 2 goalies. Joel Kiviranta takes the bottom-six spot, and Colin Blackwell cleared waivers and went to AHL Texas. Hryckowian, Bäck and Capobianco made the team, and Oettinger and DeSmith are the goalies after Oettinger's recent tightness. Five players are on injured non-roster.
nhl.com ↗Calgary didn't waive Othmann on Sunday, so he's on the roster submitted Monday. Huberdeau opens the season on injured reserve.
flamesnation.ca ↗Dallas set 12 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies, with Seguin on the roster. Five depth players are on the injured non-roster list.
thehockeynews.com ↗At Monday's practice Knies skated with Matthews and Roslovic, and McKenna with Tavares and Nylander. Nick Paul centered Cowan and Sissons, and Duhaime, Blueger and MacEwen made up the fourth line. The pairs were McCabe-Tanev, Rielly-Raddysh, Ekman-Larsson-Stecher and Andrae-Blankenburg. Bobrovsky and Stolarz were the goalies. Lorentz cleared waivers and went to the Marlies.
heavy.com ↗Kasperi Kapanen played his way onto the second line in the preseason finale, and Babcock suggested he'll stay there, which leaves Isaac Howard's top-six role uncertain. With Dickinson out, Babcock praised Owen Michaels, who now has a real chance at a bottom-six spot.
thehockeynews.com ↗Frederic Brunet earned a roster spot, but practice pairs had Jonathan Aspirot with Mason Lohrei, so Brunet likely waits for his debut while McAvoy serves his suspension.
bostonglobe.com ↗Kasperi Kapanen took Howard's spot next to Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins; Babcock said the move was about Kapanen's play, not Howard's. Shakir Mukhamadullin also looks to have won a spot on defense.
thehockeynews.com ↗At Monday's last practice before flying to Vegas, Roman Kantserov centered Oliver Moore and Patrick Kane, with Moore moving to wing. Andrew Mangiapane skated with Tyler Bertuzzi and Anton Frondell, leaving Teuvo Teravainen as the likely 13th forward; Chicago carries eight defensemen.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Winnipeg's claim of Clay Stevenson was the only one. Everyone else from Sunday's cutdown cleared, including Montreal's nine (goalie Kaapo Kahkonen among them, all to Laval), Ottawa's Tomasino, Blais and Boucher, Florida's Lafferty, Reinhardt and Bastian, and Tampa's Pelletier and Sogaard.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Goalie Dylan Garand and forward Taylor Raddysh both cleared and report to AHL Hartford, where Garand is expected to start. Matt Rempe and Jaroslav Chmelar are in the 23-man group for Tuesday's opener in Boston.
si.com ↗Tolopilo went unclaimed and heads to Abbotsford. Vancouver opens with Kevin Lankinen and Leevi Merilainen in goal while Thatcher Demko goes on injured reserve.
canucksarmy.com ↗Forwards Cole Reinhardt, Cole Schwindt, Kai Schwindt, John Beecher, Sam Lafferty and Nathan Bastian and defensemen Alexander Petrovic and Donovan Sebrango all went unclaimed and are expected in AHL Charlotte. Florida practiced with 21 players (12 F, 7 D, 2 G).
floridahockeynow.com ↗Goalie Dylan Garand and forward Taylor Raddysh went unclaimed and report to the Wolf Pack, where Garand is expected to start. Winnipeg claimed Clay Stevenson instead.
blueshirtbanter.com ↗The goalie cleared and joins the AHL club, leaving Kevin Lankinen and Leevi Merilainen as Vancouver's NHL pair while Thatcher Demko is on IR.
thehockeynews.com ↗Landon Slaggert and Dominic Toninato went unclaimed and can be assigned to AHL Rockford.
thehockeywriters.com ↗Alexander Holtz, Tanner Laczynski, Jonas Rondbjerg, Ville Heinola and Antti Tuomisto all went unclaimed and can go to AHL Henderson, leaving Vegas with 13 forwards and seven defensemen.
thehockeywriters.com ↗Rittich, Tufte, White, McLaughlin, Vilen and Kolyachonok all cleared and go to Utica. After claiming Remi Poirier, New Jersey is carrying three goalies (Allen, Daws, Poirier). Johnathan Kovacevic, still rehabbing offseason knee surgery, is expected to start the season on IR.
pucksandpitchforks.com ↗The Islanders added the 6-foot-7 Stanley, who split last season between Winnipeg and Buffalo, days before the opener. He could take the left side of the third pair.
nhl.com ↗The 35-year-old Wilson got a two-way contract after spending last season between the Flyers and Lehigh Valley, and goalie Aleksei Kolosov was sent to the Phantoms.
phantomshockey.com ↗Blankenburg, 28, was an unrestricted free agent who came to camp on a PTO and earned a contract. He adds depth on the Leafs' blue line.
tsn.ca ↗The unsigned RFA defenseman, who missed all of preseason, was expected to talk again with Detroit on Sunday to get a deal done before the season. He's projected on the top pair with Seider once signed; Detroit opens Friday vs. the Rangers.
tsn.ca ↗Player Safety fined the Canadiens defenseman $5,000, the most allowed under the CBA, for roughing Ottawa's Ridly Greig in Saturday's preseason game in Montreal. It's a fine, not a suspension: he's available for the opener.
nhl.com ↗Boston made Pastrnak the 28th captain in team history, filling a spot left open since Brad Marchand was traded to Florida in March 2025. He wears the C for the first time in Tuesday's opener against the Rangers.
nhl.com ↗Defenseman Logan Mailloux took an upper-body injury in a first-period fight with Cole Smith in Saturday's 3-2 preseason loss in Chicago and didn't return. With Tyler Tucker already expected to miss the start, St. Louis may need a defenseman from Springfield before rosters are due Monday.
thehockeynews.com ↗The Penguins said Bryan Rust (upper body) and Tristan Broz (lower body), both hurt in the preseason finale, are being evaluated and did not practice Sunday. Rust's status for Wednesday's opener is unclear.
thehockeynews.com ↗Coach Warsofsky called Gaudette's skate a step in the right direction but still lists him day-to-day for Thursday. Injured players can't be sent down, so Gaudette, Giles, Barre-Boulet, Lund, Musty, Keyser and Havelid stay on the roster.
sharkshockeydigest.com ↗Both forwards were hurt during camp. O'Connor didn't skate Sunday, and L'Heureux skated only briefly. Merkulov, Taylor Makar and goalie Trent Miner are also hurt and will go to the AHL once healthy. If both miss Wednesday's opener against LA, Colorado has only 11 healthy forwards.
denvergazette.com ↗Logan O'Connor and Zach L'Heureux have minor camp injuries and were uncertain for Wednesday's opener against LA. Colorado is carrying one extra skater so it doesn't have to waive L'Heureux; Blackwood and Wedgewood are the goalies.
coloradohockeynow.com ↗Defenseman Elias Salomonsson's recovery from shoulder surgery is running ahead of plan, and he could be back by mid-October rather than late October. He and Garrett Brown are the only Jets left on the injury list for the Oct. 2 opener against Boston.
jetsnation.ca ↗The Athletic's Aaron Portzline reports Fabbro's upper-body injury will keep him out at least a month. Columbus is also trying to sign Soucy, who spent camp on a tryout.
cbssports.com ↗Carolina moved Jarvis to the injured non-roster list with an upper-body injury; he had labrum and rotator-cuff surgery in June with a 4-6 month timeline, though he was said to be ahead of schedule. The Canes open without a top-six winger who has scored about 30 goals a season.
nhl.com ↗Pittsburgh made it official: Blake Lizotte (upper body, day-to-day), Justin Brazeau and Ben Kindel (lower body, week-to-week) and defenseman Ryan Graves (lower body, indefinitely) went on injured reserve, freeing four roster spots before the opener against Philadelphia.
thehockeynews.com ↗Seattle put Mackie Samoskevich (upper body, day-to-day, IR backdated to Sept. 24) and 2025 No. 8 pick Jake O'Brien (lower body, week-to-week) on IR. Samoskevich is more likely back for next weekend's games against Edmonton and Calgary than Thursday's opener; Seattle opens with 13 forwards and 8 defensemen.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗With nine cuts still to make before Monday's roster deadline, Blake Lizotte and Ben Kindel are expected to go on injured reserve, and Bryan Rust, Justin Brazeau and Ryan Graves are possible IR placements. Arturs Silovs and Sergei Murashov project as the goalie tandem.
canucksworld.com ↗Sandin is expected to open the season on long-term injured reserve; his original timeline had him back as soon as late October.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Fiala, still recovering from the left leg fracture he suffered at the Olympics, won't be ready for opening night and is set to open on IR, his cap hit still counting.
mayorsmanor.com ↗Nick Paul, questionable earlier in the week, took a full practice on the team's Arizona trip, centring Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons, and is expected to play Tuesday against Montreal. Dakota Joshua (core) skated as an extra and looked limited; coach Jim Hiller said he won't be rushed, so his opener status is unclear.
thehockeynews.com ↗Greenway missed the second half of camp with a lower-body injury but is expected to play Tuesday against Vegas. Coach Jeff Blashill said spots for Greenway, Mangiapane and Teravainen will stay in flux through October.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗After sitting out the preseason finale with a bruised foot from a blocked shot, Demidov is expected to play Tuesday in Toronto, per DobberHockey's injury roundup.
dobberhockey.com ↗Defenseman Harrison Brunicke, forward Bill Zonnon and goalie Joel Blomqvist were assigned to the AHL. That leaves Arturs Silovs as the expected starter with Sergei Murashov backing up.
thehockeynews.com ↗LA reassigned goalie Erik Portillo to the AHL, leaving Kuemper and Forsberg as the tandem, plus Taylor Ward and Scott Perunovich after they cleared waivers. D Kirill Kirsanov also went back down, and prospect Otto Salin is on the injured non-roster list.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Igor Shesterkin is expected in net in Boston, with Joonas Korpisalo likely to start Oct. 2 at Detroit, the second night of a back-to-back.
foreverblueshirts.com ↗Injured players on one-way deals still count and can't be waived, so Janmark, Savoie, Regula, Andersen and Dickinson's $4M eat the cushion Edmonton kept for trades. Another injury could force the Oilers to open with a short roster.
yardbarker.com ↗The undrafted 24-year-old from Michigan won a roster spot after a preseason hat trick. Coach Jared Bednar said he will play on PP1 with MacKinnon, Landeskog, Necas and Makar in Wednesday's opener against Los Angeles.
coloradohockeynow.com ↗No. 2 pick Stenberg and Misa, who each had 5 preseason points, stay on the opening roster. Defenseman Eric Pohlkamp was assigned to AHL San Jose.
sharkshockeydigest.com ↗Rookie James Hagens made the club and should start on the third line with Minten and Khusnutdinov; D Henri Jokiharju was waived and is expected to go to Providence. Coach Marco Sturm said Swayman starts Tuesday and should play around 55 games; Steeves and Reichel cleared waivers.
bostonglobe.com ↗Florian Xhekaj and D Adam Engstrom made the team, while D David Reinbacher and goalie Jacob Fowler were assigned to AHL Laval. That keeps Montembeault as Dobes's partner in net; Kaiden Guhle went on injured reserve and goalie Kaapo Kahkonen was among nine players waived.
tsn.ca ↗Bokondji Imama beat out Cole Reinhardt and could open on the fourth line with Eller and Hathaway in Carolina. Nathan Bastian signed a one-year, two-way deal ($850K) and was waived with Reinhardt, Lafferty, Beecher, both Schwindts, Petrovic and Sebrango.
floridahockeynow.com ↗Sunday's practice lines had Tippett-Zegras-Martone, Foerster-Cates-Michkov, Bump-Dvorak-Konecny and Grundstrom-Couturier-Acciari, with Sanheim-Ristolainen and York-Drysdale as the top pairs. GM Danny Briere hinted Denver Barkey (lower body) may not play Wednesday; Nikita Grebenkin has minor injuries.
nbcsportsphiladelphia.com ↗With Slaggert and Toninato on waivers, Chicago is set to open in Vegas with 13 forwards, 8 defensemen and 2 goalies, including Kevin Korchinski and Ethan Del Mastro. Blashill said forward roles, including Mangiapane's and Teravainen's, will keep being decided through October.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Ottawa waived Blais, Tomasino, Boucher, Bourgault, Daoust, Suzuki, Bolduc and Kyrou for AHL Belleville, loaned 10 more to Belleville and released five tryouts. With several players hurt, six more moves are due before Monday's deadline.
nhl.com ↗Tampa Bay assigned O'Reilly, Dylan Duke, Lucas Mercuri and Noah Steen to Syracuse, released Jarred Tinordi and Matteo Pietroniro from tryouts, and waived five including Jakob Pelletier and goalie Mads Sogaard. Veterans Girgensons, Haskins and Sabourin hold the depth spots.
nhl.com ↗Bradly Nadeau and Felix Unger Sorum were assigned to the AHL Chicago Wolves and defenseman Juuso Valimaki was waived for assignment. Once the moves clear, Carolina carries 13 forwards, 7 defensemen and 3 goalies.
nhl.com ↗New Jersey claimed 24-year-old goalie Remi Poirier off waivers from the Stars and waived Rittich, forwards Colin White, Marc McLaughlin and Riley Tufte, and defensemen Vladislav Kolyachonok and Topias Vilen. Jake Allen and Nico Daws remain the NHL tandem.
nhl.com ↗Goalie Vitek Vanecek was put on waivers for assignment, and prospects Kashawn Aitcheson and Cole Eiserman plus defenseman Isaiah George went to AHL Hamilton. Scott Mayfield is expected to take the third-pair right side with Alex Romanov, with Schaefer-Pulock the top pair.
nhl.com ↗The Rangers chose to risk losing Garand on waivers rather than keep a third goalie, so Korpisalo backs up Shesterkin. Raddysh lost the fourth-line and 13th-forward spots to Matt Rempe and Jaroslav Chmelar; Sykora heads to LTIR and Vincent Iorio remains out.
si.com ↗Washington waived goalie Clay Stevenson, forwards Jonny Brodzinski and Spencer Smallman and defenseman Louie Belpedio, and loaned 13 prospects to Hershey. Ethen Frank and Ivan Miroshnichenko stay as extra forwards, Dylan McIlrath is the seventh defenseman, and Thompson-Lindgren remains the goalie pair.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Chicago put forwards Landon Slaggert and Dominic Toninato on waivers and assigned goalie Drew Commesso and Dillon Boucher to AHL Rockford. The Hawks take 13 forwards, eight defensemen (Korchinski and Del Mastro both stay) and two goalies to Vegas for Tuesday's opener.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Colorado waived Wyatt Aamodt, Adam Beckman, Vinnie Hinostroza, Fabian Lysell, Keaton Middleton and Tristen Nielsen, and sent DiMarsico, Behrens, Gagne, Stjernberg and goalie Ilya Nabokov to the AHL Eagles. The cap leaves room for a 22-man roster.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Tight on cap space, Dallas waived Blackwell, a regular for two seasons, which suggests Seguin and Duchene are ready for the opener. The Stars also lost goalie Remi Poirier, their projected AHL starter, on a waiver claim by the Devils.
dallasnews.com ↗Nashville put two regular defensemen on waivers, an unusual move that frees cap space; one beat writer expects it to set up a trade, though nothing has been reported.
si.com ↗St. Louis reshaped its blue line after Logan Mailloux was hurt in the preseason finale: Barron (one year left at $1.575M) claimed from Nashville, Jiricek recalled from Springfield, Calle Rosen and goalie Georgi Romanov waived. GM Alex Steen is to update Mailloux on Monday; the moves hint at a longer absence.
thehockeynews.com ↗Utah put McCartney on waivers to send him to AHL Tucson, choosing Barrett Hayton and Kevin Stenlund as its depth centers for the opener.
cbssports.com ↗Winnipeg waived D Henry Thrun and F Danny Zhilkin to send them to the Moose. Jack St. Ivany looks to have won the third-pair spot with Mario Ferraro, Tyrel Bauer stays, and Domenic DiVincentiis is Skinner's backup. Salomonsson is slightly ahead of schedule and could be back by mid-October.
jetsnation.ca ↗Nylander cleared and was assigned to AHL Calgary, and the Flames put nobody new on waivers. The last two moves are expected to be Huberdeau to IR and waiver-exempt Aydar Suniev to the AHL, which would keep Brennan Othmann on the opening roster.
flamesnation.ca ↗Edmonton waived Tomkins, 32, for assignment and loaned Carfagna to the AHL. With Jarry and Levi the goalies while Andersen is hurt, the roster still sat one over the 23-man limit, so one more cut is due before the deadline.
dailyhive.com ↗Vegas waived forwards Alexander Holtz, Jonas Rondbjerg and Tanner Laczynski and defensemen Ville Heinola and Antti Tuomisto. Keeping waiver-exempt rookie Trevor Connelly (2024 first-rounder) points to his NHL debut, with Raphael Lavoie as the 13th forward.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Brossoit, signed for one year at $1.1M in July, goes on waivers, leaving Dostal and Husso as the NHL pair. Defense prospects Stian Solberg and Noah Warren and forward Nico Myatovic were assigned to the AHL.
sandiegogulls.com ↗Vancouver waived Tolopilo, bringing it to the 23-man limit. Lankinen starts with claimed Leevi Merilainen as his backup while Demko is on IR.
dailyhive.com ↗Friedman reports Detroit would rather sign Edvinsson to a short bridge contract, projected around $5.6M-$7M, than a long-term deal. He is practicing unsigned while the team searches for a permanent GM.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Friedman says Larkin could widen his list to as many as eight teams, possibly adding Dallas, Washington, Colorado and Tampa Bay to Minnesota, Vegas and Florida. Kypreos said a day earlier the list had not grown. Most of those teams lack the cap room for his $8.7M hit.
spectorshockey.net ↗Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen came off early in the third period against Pittsburgh on Sept. 26. Lindy Ruff said they didn't want to take chances. His status for the Oct. 1 opener vs. Columbus is uncertain.
nhl.com ↗Samuelsson was hurt blocking a shot in the Sept. 22 preseason game and is listed week-to-week. He could be back sooner depending on how the pain settles. He is a candidate for IR to start the season.
nhl.com ↗Zellweger entered the concussion protocol after a hit from Columbus' Carson Soucy on Sept. 22. He was skating by Sept. 25 and the team expects him ready for the Oct. 1 opener.
nhl.com ↗Kulich scored and then came out of the Sept. 24 game at Detroit as a precaution. He sat out the finale but skated on Sept. 26 and was said to be doing well.
nhl.com ↗Neither Hutson nor Demidov played in the Sept. 26 split-squad games vs. Ottawa. Demidov has a bruise from blocking a shot on Sept. 21. No reason was given for Hutson. Watch both for the opener at Toronto.
tsn.ca ↗Briere said Barkey's lower-body injury shouldn't keep him out long but he may not be ready for the first game. Carl Grundstrom or Nikita Grebenkin could fill in.
flyingfishhockey.com ↗Defenseman Elias Salomonsson (earlier reports targeted a late-October return), Garrett Brown and Walker Duehr are listed as injured as Winnipeg trims to 23. Salomonsson's absence thins the blue line.
yardbarker.com ↗Michael Carcone is day-to-day with a minor injury, expected back in days rather than weeks. Jack McBain, hurt Sept. 21, returned and scored in the 2-0 preseason finale win over Colorado, which Karel Vejmelka started.
nhl.com ↗Matt Duchene got maintenance days after missing games to injury last season, and Colin Blackwell hurt his lower body at practice on Sept. 19. Both sat out the preseason finale but are expected to be ready Oct. 2.
nhl.com ↗Faber took a Sam Steel shot near his left ear in the Sept. 25 finale. He missed Saturday practice, but Hynes says he's doing well and hasn't been ruled out for the opener at Nashville. Carson Lambos was recalled. Pairs: Hughes-Spurgeon, Brodin-Maatta, Hunt-Bogosian.
fieldlevelmedia.com ↗Coach Ryan Warsofsky said Gaudette (upper body) skated with the rehab group, and his recovery is slower than expected. Patrick Giles, Barre-Boulet, Lund and Musty are also injured.
sanjosehockeynow.com ↗He sat out Saturday's preseason finale against Vancouver. It isn't clear whether he'll be ready for the Oct. 1 opener in Calgary. He was acquired from Florida and signed at $3.85M a year.
yardbarker.com ↗Andre Burakovsky left Saturday's exhibition against Montreal in the third period after a hard hit, with no update from coach Travis Green. Jake Sanderson came out midway through his preseason debut; Green called it precautionary and expects him for opening night. Shane Pinto hasn't practiced since Wednesday.
canucksworld.com ↗Rust left Saturday's preseason finale against the Sabres partway through the second period and did not come back. Coach Dan Muse said he was being evaluated; no details or timeline. Pittsburgh opens Wednesday in Philadelphia.
pittsburghhockeynow.com ↗Tkachuk left a Sept. 22 preseason game after under 10 minutes; Paul Maurice said it was more than precautionary but expects him skating by Monday and has no concern about Tuesday in Carolina.
thehockeynews.com ↗Edmundson has an undisclosed injury; Laviolette expects him to be fine, but if he can't go Erik Gustafsson could draw into the lineup.
cbssports.com ↗GM Ryan Johnson said Vancouver is being careful with Demko's recovery from February hip surgery and wants to bring him back only once. Demko hasn't played since January 10 and has no timetable; Kevin Lankinen starts while he's out.
yardbarker.com ↗Gadjovich is still recovering from surgery after a 2025 injury and is expected to go on long-term IR with Marchand. That gives Florida cap relief, since it is about $896K over the cap.
floridahockeynow.com ↗Seguin, who tore his right ACL on Dec. 2 and had surgery Dec. 16, played 13:57 (+1) in a 2-1 preseason win over Minnesota on Sept. 25. He's on track for the Oct. 2 opener against St. Louis.
nhl.com ↗Mats Zuccarello (shoulder) was cleared for full contact, and Peter Laviolette is hopeful he plays Wednesday's opener against Colorado. Defenseman Kirill Kirsanov was recalled as cover while Taylor Ward and Scott Perunovich are on waivers.
lakingsinsider.com ↗No. 1 goalie Dan Vladar was hurt against Boston on Sept. 22 but is day-to-day. GM Daniel Briere said he should be ready for the Sept. 30 opener against Pittsburgh. Joseph Woll is the backup if he isn't.
flyingfishhockey.com ↗Skinner signed for two years and US$7.5M on July 1. He is now the Jets' No. 1 goalie while Hellebuyck is suspended, and says he can take a heavy workload. Domenic DiVincentiis is the only other goalie left on the roster. The Jets open Oct. 2 at home against Boston.
tsn.ca ↗New coach Ryan Craig plans to give both goalies starts early in the season. Hart took over the net last season, and Hill is trying to bounce back from a .871 save percentage.
nhl.com ↗Goalie Eric Comrie and center Jimmy Huntington cleared waivers and Filip Bystedt went to the Barracuda. Askarov and Nedeljkovic look like the NHL tandem, and Ilya Samsonov is expected to go to the AHL if he clears waivers.
sanjosehockeynow.com ↗With Luukkonen and Lyon both hurt, 25-year-old Colten Ellis is in position to start the opener. He played in all four preseason games with a .932 save percentage.
nhl.com ↗The projected 23-man roster has Jacob Markstrom, acquired from New Jersey to replace Sergei Bobrovsky, as the starter. Akira Schmid, acquired from Vegas, is the backup.
floridahockeynow.com ↗Spencer Knight is penciled in as the starter and won the 3-2 preseason finale over St. Louis (29 saves), with Arvid Soderblom as backup. Rookies Anton Frondell and Kantserov both scored in the finale.
chicagohockeynow.com ↗Karel Vejmelka stopped all 25 shots in Utah's 2-0 preseason win over Colorado, strengthening his hold on the starting job. The projected opening lineup dressed, with Vincent Trocheck between Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz.
yardbarker.com ↗GM Ryan Johnson ruled out carrying three goalies. Waiver claim Leevi Merilainen is expected to back up Kevin Lankinen, and Nikita Tolopilo is expected to be waived before the opener, with tryout goalie Chris Driedger the fallback if he's claimed.
canucksarmy.com ↗Elliotte Friedman (32 Thoughts) reports that Nikishin has been given permission to talk to other teams and that Carolina has interest in Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Nikishin won't sign in Winnipeg, so Friedman floated a three-team deal, with Nashville mentioned as a place he would sign. Nothing is agreed.
markerzone.com ↗Kirill Marchenko has reportedly told Columbus he won't sign an extension, and he dodged questions about his future at camp. Friedman says Boston made an offer at one point, and Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vegas and Seattle have also shown interest. GM Don Waddell wants roster players, not picks, in any deal.
bostonsportsjournal.com ↗Elliotte Friedman listed the Golden Knights and Kraken among teams calling Columbus on Marchenko, who is in the last year of his contract. Columbus wants NHL-ready players back.
thesickpodcast.com ↗The Athletic's Vincent Mercogliano reports that the Rangers could look for a center, possibly off waivers, where they have the third-highest priority. They have already waived three centers, and Sullivan prefers to carry extra depth at the position.
si.com ↗Montreal's first cuts assigned Arseneau, Dion, Dubinsky, Hache, Jones, Lapenna, Legkov, Mandolese, McCallum, Mianscum, Nadeau and Simoneau to Laval. Further cuts are due before Monday's deadline.
nhl.com ↗Nashville was shut out 6-0 at home by Carolina in the preseason finale. Andrew Brunette said pretty much everything needed to get better. Camp reports also flag a lack of puck-moving mobility on the blue line.
nhl.com ↗The 19-year-old 2025 fifth-overall pick won't make the opening roster and goes to Milwaukee under the new AHL rule for 19-year-olds. Hunter Skinner was also assigned, and goalie Ethan Haider went to the ECHL. The camp roster is now 26.
nhl.com ↗In the Sept. 26 split-squad game, Suzuki centered Caufield and newcomer Kreider, with Slafkovsky on a line with Newhook and Danault. In the other game Kapanen centered Bolduc and Dach.
tsn.ca ↗Final preseason lineup: Holloway-Thomas-Snuggerud, Buchnevich-McTavish-McMichael, Neighbours-Dvorsky-Berggren. D pairs: Broberg-Mailloux, Lindstein-Parayko, Fowler-Carlo. Joel Hofer started; Binnington had hit the veteran limit. The Blues open Oct. 2 at Dallas.
nhl.com ↗The Ducks' official account posted the game lineup (collected by GameDayTweets): Killorn, Carlsson and Gauthier on the top line, LaCombe and Hinds on defense, and Dostal and Husso as the goalies.
gamedaytweets.com ↗With Brock Faber day-to-day, the Wild practiced with Quinn Hughes and Jared Spurgeon together, Jonas Brodin with Olli Maatta, and Daemon Hunt with Zach Bogosian. Coach John Hynes said some of the caution with Faber is precautionary.
whbl.com ↗Chicago beat St. Louis 3-2 to finish the preseason 2-1-1, with goals from rookies Frondell and Kantserov and a full game from Spencer Knight. Frondell played over 22 minutes and drew praise from Jeff Blashill, a sign he'll be in the lineup for Tuesday's opener in Vegas.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Lane Lambert shuffled his lines for the preseason finale: Kaapo Kakko joined Matty Beniers and Jared McCann, and Ryan Winterton joined Berkly Catton and Shane Wright in place of the injured Mackie Samoskevich. Pairs: Dunn-Larsson, Evans-Montour, Lindgren-Fleury.
nhl.com ↗The Flames' broadcaster posted morning-skate lines for the game against Edmonton, collected by GameDayTweets. PP1 was Farabee, Frost, Coronato and Gridin. This looks like the opening-night top line.
gamedaytweets.com ↗A Vegas beat reporter's post of the lineup for the final exhibition game, collected by GameDayTweets, showed this top-six setup under Craig.
gamedaytweets.com ↗LA Kings Insider's Zach Dooley posted the line rushes (collected by GameDayTweets). PP1 was Clarke, Panarin, Byfield, Kempe and Zuccarello.
gamedaytweets.com ↗San Jose Hockey Now reports Leason beat out several forwards for a job and Allan earned the extra defense spot with steady play. The 23-man roster is nearly set.
sanjosehockeynow.com ↗Matt Rempe appears to have won the fourth-line right wing job. Before Monday's deadline the Rangers must decide whether to risk goalie Dylan Garand on waivers or carry three goalies. Scott Morrow could be waived; Del Gaizo, Blidh and Gawdin were assigned to Hartford.
foreverblueshirts.com ↗Anaheim's new top power-play unit scored in the 6-2 finale loss to LA, and Joel Quenneville praised its puck movement. Ian Moore is out 1-3 weeks, Drew Helleson is aiming for the opener, and Pavel Mintyukov was sick.
thesportingtribune.com ↗Boston waived forwards Reichel and Steeves, who will go to Providence if they clear. Defenseman Ty Gallagher was sent to the AHL. That leaves 28 players in camp before Monday's roster deadline.
bostonhockeynow.com ↗Detroit claimed the 30-year-old defenseman, who had signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Flames in July. It adds blue-line depth with Bernard-Docker hurt.
yardbarker.com ↗Carolina sent 12 players out. Dominik Badinka, Joel Nystrom and Charlie Cerrato went straight to AHL Chicago; Skyler Brind'Amour, Justin Robidas, P.O. Joseph, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Ronan Seeley and others went on waivers to be assigned there. Josiah Slavin was released from his PTO.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Columbus waived winger Miles Wood (year four of six at $2.5M AAV) with the opener less than a week away. If he clears, he can be sent to AHL Cleveland.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Pierre Engvall, Liam Foudy, Mitchell Chaffee, Daylan Kuefler and Matt Luff were waived to be sent to AHL Bridgeport. Alex Jefferies, Josh Kotai, Daniil Prokhorov, Marshall Warren and Matthew Highmore were also sent down. None of the five waived players was claimed.
nhl.com ↗Defenseman Caleb Jones, limited to seven games last season by injuries and a PED suspension, was waived. Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Owen Pickering, Jake Livanavage, Chase Pietila and goalie Cam Johnson were sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
x.com ↗Washington waived defenseman Justin Holl to send him to Hershey. The team also recalled forwards Tyler Kopff, Petr Sikora and Alex Suzdalev and defenseman Jon McDonald for the preseason finale.
x.com ↗Isaak Phillips, Parker Ford, Nikita Chibrikov and Noah Gregor cleared waivers and went to AHL Manitoba, and Thomas Milic was reassigned. That leaves Skinner and DiVincentiis as the only goalies. Elias Salomonsson, Garrett Brown and Walker Duehr are on the injured list.
yardbarker.com ↗Nashville claimed 23-year-old left-shot defenseman William Trudeau (260 AHL games, no NHL games yet) and put Justin Barron on waivers. If Barron clears, he goes to AHL Milwaukee. Nashville opens Oct. 1 at home against Minnesota.
nhl.com ↗Chicago sent prospects Sacha Boisvert, AJ Spellacy, Marek Vanacker and others to AHL Rockford. Defenseman Connor Mackey cleared waivers and was loaned there too. The camp roster is at 28 (17 F, 8 D, 3 G).
nhl.com ↗Goalie Remi Poirier stopped all 24 shots against Minnesota with Oettinger out, then was placed on waivers on Sept. 26. If he clears, he's the No. 3 goalie behind Oettinger and DeSmith. Cap limits may push others to the AHL too.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗The three veteran forwards were waived on Sept. 25 and assigned to AHL Springfield on Sept. 26, bringing camp to 25 ahead of Monday's 23-man deadline.
nhl.com ↗Nylander was one of the players waived on Saturday before the roster deadline. If he clears, he is expected to report to the AHL Wranglers as depth.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Scott Perunovich and Taylor Ward were waived, and Kenny Connors and Jared Wright went to Ontario. The Kings must still decide whether to keep Kuemper, Forsberg and Erik Portillo, which would cost Andre Lee or Ward a spot.
mayorsmanor.com ↗All five were waived Sept. 25 and assigned to AHL San Diego the next day as the roster deadline approached.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Defensemen Tobias Bjornfot and Casey Fitzgerald and forward Angus Crookshank were waived, headed to Charlotte if unclaimed. Imama, Reinhardt and Petrovic are still on the bubble.
floridahockeynow.com ↗Ottawa got the 31-year-old goalie ($1.25M, expiring) for future considerations after he cleared waivers. He adds depth behind Ullmark and Ersson, and Tampa Bay clears a roster spot.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗With Samuelsson and Zellweger hurt on the left side, Buffalo signed the veteran defenseman (596 NHL games) at the league minimum. He debuted in the preseason finale, playing about 17 minutes.
tsn.ca ↗Adam Fantilli signed a six-year, $82.5M contract ($13.75M AAV, $10M signing bonus) after missing the first eight days of camp and three preseason games. He practiced Friday, sat out the preseason finale, and has less than a week before the Oct. 1 opener against Buffalo.
nhl.com ↗After his tryout, Nylander signed a one-year, two-way deal worth $850K at the NHL level. He had an assist in two preseason games and won the Calder Cup with Toronto's AHL team last season.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Carolina signed Kochetkov to a two-year extension through 2028-29 ($3.95M AAV) instead of letting him reach free agency next summer. He shares the net with Brandon Bussi, who won 31 games last season. Kochetkov played only nine games last season because of a lower-body injury.
espn.com ↗RFA defenseman Alexander Nikishin, who is not at camp without a contract and has asked for a trade, dropped agent Benjamin Kreyzerman and hired Paul Theofanous (TMI). He has reportedly been asking for more than $8M a year.
sportsnaut.com ↗San Jose's first captain since Logan Couture. Joe Thornton gave him the jersey. Celebrini had 115 points last season and is the NHL's youngest active captain.
nhl.com ↗Lyon got hurt diving for a loose puck early in the Sept. 24 preseason game at Detroit. Ruff said he will miss a few days for sure. With Luukkonen also hurt, both regular goalies are banged up entering the season.
nhl.com ↗Todd McLellan said the defenseman, who was averaging over 20 minutes a game in the preseason, is day-to-day. He recently signed a two-year, $1.6M AAV extension.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Center Dominic James broke his hand in training and will miss the start of the season. Vezina winner Vasilevskiy starts with Dennis Hildeby as backup. John Carlson joins the defense after Raddysh left for Toronto.
nhl.com ↗Defenseman Seamus Casey left the preseason game against the Rangers with a lower-body injury. Sheldon Keefe said he will miss some time, with the length unknown until he is evaluated. He had been fighting for a roster spot.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Top prospect Ben Kindel (lower-body, after blocking a shot) and Blake Lizotte (upper-body) are week-to-week. Justin Brazeau (lower-body) missed practice for an evaluation. Tommy Novak moved onto the first power-play unit.
nhl.com ↗Jake Oettinger was pulled from a Sept. 23 preseason start with lower-body tightness and sat out the finale. Glen Gulutzan expects him back in a day or two. Casey DeSmith is the backup.
nhl.com ↗Defenseman Tyler Tucker tweaked his right knee in practice on Sept. 20 and hasn't skated since. Jim Montgomery expects him to open on injured reserve, with no firm timeline. Veteran Calle Rosen won the seventh-defenseman job.
thehockeynews.com ↗Coach Mike Babcock said the third-line center re-aggravated the foot he broke late last season. He did not play in any exhibition games and there is no timeline. Edmonton opens without one of its depth centers.
oilersnation.com ↗GM Ken Holland says the 39-year-old is in a non-contact jersey after a fall at a captains' skate but should be ready. One outlet reported (9/26) that he may be placed on IR as a paperwork move.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Fabbro was hurt in the Sept. 21 preseason game against Detroit and was placed on injured reserve. Bowness said his rehab will take longer than hoped, so Erik Gudbranson and PTO defenseman Carson Soucy could see more ice time.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Huberdeau is still recovering from hip resurfacing surgery in March and will not be ready for the Oct. 1 opener. His roster spot is open, and Aydar Suniev and Brennan Othmann are among the candidates.
yardbarker.com ↗The Canucks put Chytil on IR, backdated to Sept. 24. He hurt his shoulder colliding with referee Riley Brace in the preseason game against Edmonton. The GM calls it a muscular strain, week-to-week, and Chytil will miss the opener.
x.com ↗Poitras hurt himself at practice on Sept. 22 and has played only one preseason game. He is now on IR and won't be available for the opener. He was already projected as an extra forward.
audacy.com ↗Alexander Romanov (out since Nov. 2025) and Ryan Pulock played their first preseason game on Sept. 25 and are expected to be the second pair behind Pelech-Schaefer. DeBoer said both need game time to shake off rust before the opener in Toronto.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Makar, who missed the start of camp with a lower-body injury, practiced fully on Sept. 22 and played Sept. 25 against the Jets, scoring in a 5-2 win. His status is now normal ahead of the Sept. 30 opener against Los Angeles.
coloradohockeynow.com ↗Alex Ovechkin (lower body) was held out of Washington's last two preseason games as a precaution. Coach Spencer Carbery expects the captain to play the opener at Carolina unless he has a setback; he had returned to full practice.
nhl.com ↗NHL.com's preview lists Lankinen as the starter under new coach Manny Malhotra, with Thatcher Demko still limited after hip surgery. Lankinen went 11-27-5 with an .876 save percentage last season.
nhl.com ↗Sportsnet listed Zacha, whose contract expires after this season, as a player to watch in trades. Nashville, Columbus, Philadelphia and Montreal were mentioned as teams keeping an eye on him.
bostonhockeynow.com ↗Nick Kypreos says Buffalo is keeping an eye on the Hellebuyck situation and trying to get Winnipeg to take top prospects instead of roster players. The two sides nearly made a deal around the draft.
spectorshockey.net ↗Nick Kypreos says Montreal is among the teams asking about Scheifele after failing to land Larkin. The price would likely include Oliver Kapanen or top prospect Michael Hage. There is no sign of traction.
thehockeynews.com ↗Kypreos says Montreal tried to talk Larkin into accepting a trade there, but he still does not want to play in Canada.
spectorshockey.net ↗Friedman says Toronto tried to keep its interest in the Columbus winger quiet. The Toronto Sun suggests Matthew Knies could be part of any package. Montreal, the Islanders, Winnipeg, Boston, Vegas and Seattle are also linked.
thehockeynews.com ↗A rumor roundup says Edmonton and Calgary are keeping an eye on Kirby Dach as his future in Montreal becomes less certain. Nothing is close, and Edmonton's cap space is very tight.
thehockeywriters.com ↗Sportsnet's Nick Kypreos put Jason Robertson atop his trade board and says Pittsburgh is a market he likes, by trade or in free agency. Robertson is on a one-year deal; GM Jim Nill has said re-signing him is still a priority, and Dallas hasn't moved him without a significant return.
houseofhockey.net ↗Friedman says Florida and the UFA winger have looked at each other, mostly as cover in case Marchand's absence runs long. Friedman said nothing is live right now.
thehockeynews.com ↗Tampa Bay trimmed camp to 37. Ten players went to Syracuse, eight PTOs including Luke Glendening were released, and defenseman Simon Lundmark was waived.
nhl.com ↗New Jersey loaned 13 players to AHL Utica, including defensemen Anton Silaev, Etienne Morin and Mikael Diotte, forwards Lenni Hameenaho and Ben Steeves, and goalie Jakub Malek. Another 13 were released from camp.
nhl.com ↗Cole Knuble, Jett Luchanko, Oliver Bonk and Jacob Gaucher were sent to the AHL despite strong camps. Tocchet said Knuble is pushing for a job. Aleksei Kolosov may stay up if Vladar isn't ready.
nbcsportsphiladelphia.com ↗Pittsburgh sent Avery Hayes, Tanner Howe, Atley Calvert and Mikhail Ilyin to WBS, returned the Ruck twins to junior, released goalie Collin Delia from his PTO, and put Oliver Okuliar on injured non-roster.
thehockeynews.com ↗Utah assigned 2025 No. 4 pick Caleb Desnoyers and 2024 No. 6 pick Tij Iginla to Tucson, along with Yegor Borikov, Gabe Smith and goalie Michael Hrabal. Neither top prospect will open the season in the NHL.
x.com ↗Cootes had a goal and two assists in three preseason games but did not make the opening-night roster. He is expected to play in Abbotsford's top six.
thehockeynews.com ↗Going by the preseason finale lineup, which Sullivan called the closest thing yet to a full lineup, 18-year-old Alberts Smits projects on the third pair with Schneider and Matt Rempe on the fourth line. Raddysh, Chmelar, Robertson and Morrow look like the extras.
blueseatblogs.com ↗Center T.J. Hughes had a hat trick and four points in the 5-2 win over Winnipeg. He is battling Gavin Brindley for an opening-night spot. Bednar is also trying new arrival Fedor Svechkov at center with Logan O'Connor and Parker Kelly.
coloradohockeynow.com ↗Dean and Dube claimed the last two forward jobs. 2024 first-rounder Adam Jiricek, Otto Stenberg, Aleksanteri Kaskimaki and Dylan Peterson went to Springfield, and goalie Georgii Romanov was put on waivers.
thehockeynews.com ↗The projected lines have Peterka-E. Lindholm-Pastrnak on top and rookie James Hagens centering or flanking the third line with Minten and Khusnutdinov. Swayman is the starter with DiPietro backing up. Jokiharju has reportedly fallen out of favor.
audacy.com ↗A beat reporter's post, collected by GameDayTweets, listed this as Edmonton's top power-play unit at practice before the preseason finale. It is the likely PP1 under Babcock.
gamedaytweets.com ↗Beat reporter Jeff Paterson posted the practice power-play groups (collected by GameDayTweets), with Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk on PP1.
gamedaytweets.com ↗On Sept. 25 Boston waived Brendan Gaunce, Brian Halonen, Jordan Harris, Jiri Patera and Billy Sweezey, to be sent to Providence if they clear. Joey Abate, Attilio Biasca and Ivan Ivan were assigned outright.
bostonhockeynow.com ↗Mason Geertsen, Trevor Kuntar, Aidan McDonough, Carson Meyer, Jason Polin, Dennis Gilbert, Ryan Johnson and goalie Matt Villalta were waived, to be assigned to Rochester. Seventeen others were sent to the AHL.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Brisson, Lettieri, Lorentz, Pezzetta, Rybinski, Tverberg, Myers and Rifai were waived and all cleared to the Marlies. Ten more went down directly. The Lorentz move suggests Zack MacEwen has won a fourth-line spot.
mapleleafshotstove.com ↗Forwards Bogdan Trineyev and Josh Dunne, defenseman Jacob MacDonald and goalie Mitch Gibson were waived to be sent to Hershey. Trineyev had 45 points in 62 AHL games last season.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Utah waived veteran forward Brandon Tanev ($2.5M cap hit, year two of three), forward Joshua Roy and defenseman Zac Jones to assign them to Tucson.
tsn.ca ↗After clearing waivers, veteran goalie Matt Murray was assigned to the AHL with defenseman Tanner Molendyk and forwards Cole O'Hara and Felix Nilsson. Earlier cuts included Joakim Kemell and David Edstrom.
nhl.com ↗Defensemen Domenick Fensore and Christian Wolanin cleared waivers and went to AHL Colorado with Saige Weinstein, as the Avs trim toward 23.
si.com ↗Brown, Stillman and Tralmaks were waived for assignment to AHL Bakersfield. Seven others, including Quinn Hutson and Connor Clattenburg, were loaned to the Condors, four went back to junior, and Seth Griffith was released from his PTO.
oilersnation.com ↗Waived for the AHL Wranglers: Michael Benning, Andreas Englund, Dryden Hunt, Ben Jones, Rory Kerins, Jake Livingstone, Sam Morton and William Stromgren. Prospects Andrew Basha and Hunter Brzustewicz were assigned to the AHL. Camp is down to 3 goalies, 8 defensemen and 16 forwards.
nhl.com ↗Vancouver made the first claim of the preseason waiver period. The 24-year-old is on a one-year, $1.1M deal. With Demko out, Merilainen is expected to back up Kevin Lankinen, which puts Nikita Tolopilo's spot at risk.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗The 2023 No. 19 pick (19 points in 51 games as a rookie) signed a five-year extension that starts next season and runs through 2031-32, avoiding RFA talks next summer.
nhl.com ↗Charlie McAvoy is serving a six-game ban for slashing Buffalo's Zach Benson in last spring's playoffs. He misses the first six games and can return Oct. 13 vs. San Jose. His cap hit still counts while he is out.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Greig must sit two games for a sucker punch on Carolina's Sean Walker in last spring's playoffs. He is eligible to return Oct. 6 vs. Detroit.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Paul left the Sept. 23 preseason game early and missed practice the next day. Jim Hiller said he is unsure for the Sept. 29 opener. Bo Groulx has taken his third-line spot for now.
nhl.com ↗The Flyers said defenseman Helge Grans would not return to the Sept. 24 game against Boston because of a lower-body injury. He played two shifts. No timeline has been given.
x.com ↗Jeff Blashill says Bedard, named captain in mid-September, is still limited to individual skating and light slap shots after July shoulder surgery. His four-month timeline points to an early-November return, so he misses the start of the season.
chicagohockeynow.com ↗Greenway, acquired this summer, left practice early on Sept. 23 with a lower-body injury and is day-to-day, five days before the opener at Vegas. Landon Slaggert could take his spot.
chicagohockeynow.com ↗Pinto missed his first practice of camp and has not practiced since. Green said he came in sore. The 23-goal center should be treated as day-to-day for the Oct. 3 opener at Toronto.
cbssports.com ↗Joshua is managing a core injury carried over from the offseason and is questionable for the opener. He joined the team's Arizona trip.
mapleleafshotstove.com ↗Defensemen William Villeneuve (ACL reconstruction) and Cade Webber (elbow reconstruction) are out long term. Toronto trimmed camp to 14 forwards, 8 defensemen and 2 goalies (Bobrovsky, Stolarz).
thehockeynews.com ↗Lohrei left practice early on Sept. 23 with an undisclosed injury. He passed the follow-up tests and practiced the next day. With McAvoy suspended, he is in line for a bigger role, possibly including PP1 time.
cbssports.com ↗Joonas Korpisalo started the second-last preseason game and looks set to back up Igor Shesterkin, ahead of Dylan Garand, who is no longer waiver-exempt. Spencer Martin was waived on Sept. 23.
si.com ↗Dreger says rival teams keep asking about Knies ($7.75M through 2031, no trade protection). He says Toronto isn't shopping him and calls it not front-burner.
nhltradetalk.com ↗San Jose and Winnipeg have discussed a Hellebuyck trade, but the Jets reportedly want top prospect Michael Misa and the Sharks refuse. Buffalo, Carolina, Utah and Vegas are also linked. Nothing is close.
markerzone.com ↗The NHL is emphasizing equipment rules this season: jerseys must be untucked, with a warning first and then a two-minute minor. Flyers forward Trevor Zegras got the first such penalty, in a preseason game vs. Boston.
espn.com ↗Jets records now include the original Jets (1979-96) and the Atlanta Thrashers/current Jets (1999-present). Dale Hawerchuk is back atop the goals and points lists, and Mark Scheifele is chasing him again.
nhl.com ↗Andrei Kuzmenko left for Russia after his father, Alexander, a longtime Russian hockey coach, was killed by a bear on a fishing trip. The Penguins gave no timeline for his return, so his availability for the opener is unclear. GM Kyle Dubas said the organization fully supports the family.
nhl.com ↗Former first-rounder Emil Hemming was sent to AHL Texas with Jack Anderson, Arno Tiefensee, Kyle Burroughs and others, bringing camp to 32. Dallas went 4-0 in the preseason, allowing three goals.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Vegas had brought Piiparinen back from Finland's Liiga to look at him in camp, then assigned him to the London Knights.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Anaheim sent Clara, Matt Basgall, Coulson Pitre, Ethan Procyszyn, Yegor Sidorov, Konnor Smith and Herman Traff to San Diego, and returned Jayden Kurtz to the USHL. Camp dropped to 38.
nhl.com ↗Winnipeg held its first special-teams practice on Sept. 24 with new power-play and penalty-kill setups. Scott Arniel and Josh Morrissey set a top-10 target for both units.
nhl.com ↗Patrick Kane (two years, $16M) debuted Sept. 24 at St. Louis, a 1-0 loss, on a line with Frank Nazar and rookie Roman Kantserov, and the line drove play. He sat out the home finale so his home debut comes Oct. 6. The line is expected to stay together for the Sept. 29 opener at Vegas.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Ottawa waived goalie Leevi Merilainen (.860 SV% last season), and Vancouver claimed him the next day. That makes Samuel Ersson, acquired from Toronto, Linus Ullmark's backup. Ullmark is expected to start the opener.
tsn.ca ↗Minnesota waived Lambos, Kiersted, Schmidt, Bankier, Gambrell, Kirkland, Pitlick and Shaw (all cleared) and assigned seven more to AHL Iowa, including Riley Heidt and Hunter Haight.
nhl.com ↗All five were waived for assignment to AHL Ontario, leaving 29 in camp (17 forwards, 9 defensemen, 3 goalies).
nhl.com ↗Connor Hellebuyck remains at home, suspended since mid-September for not reporting to camp over his trade request. GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says the door isn't closed. Seravalli reports Winnipeg is moving slowly in hopes he changes his mind, and Friedman says the trade market has gone quiet. He has four years left after this season at $8.5M with a full no-move clause.
thehockeynews.com ↗McLellan said prospect Carter Bear has an upper-body injury that could keep him out about a week. Chase Stillman is practicing but not yet cleared for contact after an offseason injury.
nhl.com ↗Travis Green said Artem Zub, still recovering from a knee injury from April's playoffs, is progressing slowly. Green doesn't see him ready for the opener. That is later than the earlier 1-2 week estimate.
nhl.com ↗Jake Sanderson and Jordan Spence missed action with minor issues, described as precautionary. Warren Foegele skated for the first time but is still out of the lineup. Chabot was a game-time call on Sept. 23 while awaiting the birth of his first child.
nhl.com ↗Sykora, who was pushing for a bottom-six spot, fell awkwardly into the boards after a hit in the preseason opener at New Jersey. He is expected to miss four to five months.
nhl.com ↗Defenseman Maveric Lamoureux left the Sept. 22 preseason game at Los Angeles after a high hit, with his right arm hanging. Andre Tourigny says he'll miss some time, pending more tests. No timeline yet.
nhl.com ↗Larkin returned to full practice on Sept. 23 for the first time since hurting his upper body in off-ice training. He sat out every preseason game, including the finale. His status for the opener is still unclear.
nhl.com ↗Kuemper allowed five goals on 34 shots in a 6-3 preseason loss to Utah. Forsberg finished last season as the starter, and Laviolette usually gives one goalie most of the starts.
thehockeynews.com ↗Several teams went after Formenton on his return to North America. Reports say he chose the Oilers because of his ties to Evan Bouchard and assistant coach D.J. Smith from Ottawa. He is expected to get a look in a depth role.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Paul Maurice called the 22-year-old a top-nine player and has him on the third line. He had a strong camp after signing a two-year extension in July.
nhl.com ↗After finishing last in the league on the power play (15.7%), the Flyers' new PP1 is Zegras, Martone, Michkov, Foerster and Drysdale. Tocchet says he'll give the unit time.
broadstreethockey.com ↗New signing Maxim Shabanov is building chemistry on Kirill Kaprizov's line, and Hynes says he's improving daily. Newcomer Blake Coleman is on a line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. The penalty kill was a camp focus.
yardbarker.com ↗Boston put the 25-year-old depth defenseman on waivers on Sept. 23. It was one of the first cuts before the final preseason games.
thehockeynews.com ↗Goalie Pheonix Copley and forwards James Malatesta and Owen Sillinger were waived to be sent to AHL Cleveland. Six others, including Jordan Dumais and Luca Pinelli, were loaned to Cleveland, and Riley Bezeau and Caleb MacDonald were placed on injured non-roster.
nhl.com ↗Philadelphia waived forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Nolan Foote, Danila Klimovich and Carl Grundstrom and defenseman Cam Dineen, and sent others to Lehigh Valley. Grundstrom had been practicing on the projected fourth line.
broadstreethockey.com ↗Vancouver cut camp to 31 players. Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cole Clayton and Jimmy Schuldt were waived for AHL assignment. Keeping Victor Mancini while cutting Kirill Kudryavtsev suggests Mancini has won the 7th defense spot.
canucksarmy.com ↗Nine players were assigned to AHL Henderson. Jeremy Davies, Jakub Demek, Joe Fleming, Adam Ginning and Jaycob Megna were waived. Ben Hemmerling, Lukas Cormier and Kai Uchacz are week-to-week. Top prospect Trevor Connelly is still in camp.
nhl.com ↗Camp dropped to 36 (23 forwards, 10 defensemen, 3 goalies). Ethan Cardwell, Tye Felhaber and Libor Hajek were waived for AHL assignment.
nhl.com ↗The 2023 fourth overall pick (59 points last season) has no long-term deal yet. Both sides expect talks to continue during the season.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗In the first discipline of 2026-27, Cristall was fined about $2,250 (the CBA maximum) for a high cross-check on Flyers defenseman Hunter McDonald in a preseason game. He was not suspended.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗The reigning GM of the Year got an extension one week after coach John Hynes got his. Quinn Hughes' own extension is still unsigned, and he can be a UFA in July 2027.
espn.com ↗Anaheim gave the C to the 34-year-old center in his second season with the club. He is signed at $7M a year through three seasons.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Coach Lane Lambert called it precautionary. It is the same injury that kept the 2025 eighth overall pick out of rookie camp, and it hurts his bid to make the opening roster.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Defenseman Helleson has a lower-body injury expected to keep him out for a week. Offseason addition Greer has an upper-body injury with a less certain timeline.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Luke Hughes said this is his first healthy start to a camp in years. He is paired again with Brett Pesce, who also had injuries last season. Keefe called his health key to the team's outlook.
nhl.com ↗Palmieri played his first game since tearing his ACL last November, in the Sept. 22 preseason game at the Rangers. It was also Matias Maccelli's first game as an Islander.
nhl.com ↗NHL.com's preview lists Daccord and Grubauer in goal for a team that was 31st on the penalty kill and 28th in scoring last season.
nhl.com ↗Dobes outplayed Samuel Montembeault in the preseason and is projected to start the opener in Toronto. Montembeault has one year left and no extension is in the works.
thehockeynews.com ↗Friedman says St. Louis has let teams know it has extra depth veterans to move. Named candidates include Berggren, Finley, Walker, Dube and Sundqvist, plus pricier Toropchenko ($2.5M) and Suter ($4.125M).
prohockeyrumors.com ↗After the Sept. 22 Board of Governors meeting, Bettman said no expansion decisions were made. The league is studying interest from the Friedkin family (Houston/Austin) and groups in Atlanta and Phoenix. Three-quarters of the governors must approve.
bleacherreport.com ↗Detroit waived Jacob Bryson, Cameron Butler, Sheldon Dries, William Lagesson, John Leonard (33 AHL goals last season) and Dominik Shine, to be assigned to Grand Rapids.
newsweek.com ↗Defenseman Ethan Bear and goalie Henrik Tikkanen were among the players waived on Sept. 22 in the first round of camp cuts.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Four Rangers were waived on Sept. 22 in the first cuts. Dowling and Parssinen later cleared and were sent to Hartford.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Washington cut nine players to get down to 44, all going to AHL Hershey. Forward Ludwig Persson was placed on waivers.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Seattle cut camp to 25. Logan Morrison (61 AHL points last season) and goalie Victor Ostman are among those now in the AHL.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗The 28-year-old forward, Dallas's top penalty-killing forward, signed through 2030-31, up from $2.1M. He had 33 points in 73 games last season.
nhl.com ↗Per The Athletic's Josh Yohe, the Penguins and Erik Karlsson (contract ends next July) have not discussed a new deal. Assistant GM Jason Spezza said Crosby wants to see how he feels before extending and called neither situation a concern.
spectorshockey.net ↗Both wingers are out with no timeline to return. Prospect Adam Novotny can be sent to the AHL this season. Defenseman Jack Thompson is also still sidelined.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Reports on the Chris Johnston Show say the Hart winner wants about $20M AAV over six years, more than double his $9.5M expiring deal. Both sides say talks will continue.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗The forward gets $2.25M a year despite only 41 NHL games (5 points). Critics called the deal premature.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Friedman says interim GM Shawn Horcoff insists Detroit is not rebuilding and wants established players for Larkin. The Wings reportedly asked Minnesota for Matt Boldy and Dallas for Wyatt Johnston.
spectorshockey.net ↗The 18-year-old, Toronto's first No. 1 overall pick since Auston Matthews, played his first preseason game on the left wing with John Tavares and William Nylander. He is in line to make the opening-night roster.
thesportsleader.com ↗The 23-year-old forward came over from the Rangers and signed for $975K at the NHL level. He is competing for a bottom-six or extra forward spot.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Pinchuk, a 24-year-old center on a one-year, $1.025M deal after 66 points in the KHL, is sidelined with an upper-body injury. He was first called day-to-day, and later camp reports say he could start the year on injured reserve.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Coach Joel Quenneville said defenseman Moore hurt his lower body early in the first practice of camp. Poehling has a lower-body issue. The injuries hit a defense that lost Carlson, Trouba, Gudas and Zellweger.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Rielly returned to the main camp group after a viral condition kept him skating separately. He is expected ready for the opener and has been paired with Darren Raddysh.
tsn.ca ↗Karlsson missed 68 games last season with a chronic hamstring problem and Stone missed 22, but both are ready. Early lines had Stone with Eichel and Barbashev, and Karlsson with Marner and Howden.
nwaonline.com ↗Newly signed Sergei Bobrovsky started the preseason home opener and is the starter in a traditional starter/backup setup, with Anthony Stolarz as backup.
tsn.ca ↗Boston explored a trade for the Canucks defenseman this summer but did not follow through. Hronek remains a name to watch if Vancouver sells.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗After a summer of trade talk, Wright's agent Kurt Overhardt said the 22-year-old is committed to the Kraken. Wright is in the last year of his entry-level deal.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗GM Julien BriseBois said Gourde will miss roughly the first 26 games after hip surgery. Tampa put him on the injured non-roster list at the roster deadline.
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| Team | Next 5 | Played | Rest of season |
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| VGK | +2.12 | — | +0.20 |
| NJD | +1.74 | — | -0.05 |
| CGY | +1.64 | — | +0.09 |
| EDM | +1.58 | — | +0.13 |
| DET | +1.50 | — | -0.09 |
| COL | +1.48 | — | +0.15 |
| NYI | +1.00 | — | -0.08 |
| MTL | +0.68 | — | +0.05 |
| BUF | +0.60 | — | -0.10 |
| TBL | +0.48 | — | -0.00 |
| CBJ | +0.48 | — | -0.12 |
| BOS | +0.32 | — | -0.12 |
| SEA | +0.28 | — | -0.01 |
| TOR | +0.26 | — | -0.21 |
| OTT | +0.16 | — | -0.17 |
| NYR | +0.14 | — | -0.07 |
| DAL | +0.14 | — | +0.19 |
| CAR | +0.02 | — | +0.05 |
| PIT | -0.10 | — | -0.12 |
| WSH | -0.20 | — | -0.01 |
| WPG | -0.26 | — | -0.07 |
| SJS | -0.48 | — | +0.06 |
| ANA | -0.58 | — | +0.18 |
| UTA | -0.60 | — | +0.02 |
| VAN | -0.68 | — | -0.04 |
| NSH | -0.70 | — | +0.03 |
| STL | -0.70 | — | +0.05 |
| PHI | -0.96 | — | -0.08 |
| MIN | -1.16 | — | +0.09 |
| LAK | -1.22 | — | +0.07 |
| CHI | -1.24 | — | +0.00 |
| FLA | -1.44 | — | -0.06 |
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| Market | FLA | CAR |
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| +1.5 | -240 | — |
| ML | +106 | -128 |
| -1.5 | — | +190 |
| REG | +165 | +120 |
| Tie after 60 | +330 |
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| FLA | Jacob Markstrom | projected | — | — | — |
| CAR | Brandon Bussi | projected | — | — | — |
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| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Thu Oct 1 @ SJS · Sun Oct 4 @ ANA · Tue Oct 6 @ LAK | Fri Oct 2 vs WSH · Sat Oct 3 @ PHI · Tue Oct 6 @ MTL |
No meetings yet this season.
Puckline's preview is on the way.
| Market | MTL | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -258 | -265 |
| ML | -114 | -105 |
| -1.5 | +205 | +210 |
| REG | +135 | +145 |
| Tie after 60 | +340 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | Jakub Dobes | projected | — | — | — |
| TOR | Sergei Bobrovsky | projected | — | — | — |
MTL
No games yet this season.
TOR
No games yet this season.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
MTL
TOR
| MTL (away) | TOR (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 @ PIT · Tue Oct 6 vs CAR · Thu Oct 8 vs NSH | Wed Sep 30 vs NYI (tomorrow) · Sat Oct 3 vs OTT · Tue Oct 6 vs NSH |
No meetings yet this season.
Puckline's preview is on the way.
| Market | NYR | BOS |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -265 | — |
| ML | -106 | -113 |
| -1.5 | — | +210 |
| REG | +145 | +135 |
| Tie after 60 | +340 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | Igor Shesterkin | projected | — | — | — |
| BOS | Jeremy Swayman | confirmed | — | — | — |
NYR
No games yet this season.
BOS
No games yet this season.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
NYR
BOS
| NYR (away) | BOS (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Thu Oct 1 vs TBL · Fri Oct 2 @ DET · Sun Oct 4 vs UTA | Fri Oct 2 @ WPG · Sat Oct 3 @ MIN · Mon Oct 5 vs OTT |
No meetings yet this season.
Puckline's preview is on the way.
| Market | VAN | EDM |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -110 | — |
| ML | +225 | -280 |
| -1.5 | — | -110 |
| REG | +340 | -180 |
| Tie after 60 | +410 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | Kevin Lankinen | projected | — | — | — |
| EDM | Tristan Jarry | confirmed | — | — | — |
VAN
No games yet this season.
EDM
No games yet this season.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
VAN
EDM
| VAN (away) | EDM (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Thu Oct 1 vs EDM · Sat Oct 3 vs CGY · Sun Oct 4 vs VGK | Thu Oct 1 @ VAN · Sat Oct 3 vs SEA · Wed Oct 7 @ ANA |
No meetings yet this season.
Puckline's preview is on the way.
| Market | CHI | VGK |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -124 | — |
| ML | +215 | -265 |
| -1.5 | — | +102 |
| REG | +320 | -175 |
| Tie after 60 | +400 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | Spencer Knight | projected | — | — | — |
| VGK | Carter Hart | projected | — | — | — |
CHI
No games yet this season.
VGK
No games yet this season.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
CHI
VGK
| CHI (away) | VGK (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Thu Oct 1 @ UTA · Sat Oct 3 @ BUF · Tue Oct 6 vs STL | Fri Oct 2 vs ANA · Sun Oct 4 @ VAN · Tue Oct 6 @ SEA |
No meetings yet this season.
| Market | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -218 | — |
| ML | +114 | -135 |
| -1.5 | — | +180 |
| REG | +165 | +115 |
| Tie after 60 | +310 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | not recorded | ||||
| PHI | not recorded |
PIT
No games yet this season.
PHI
No games yet this season.
No lines yet.
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
PIT
PHI
| PIT (away) | PHI (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 vs MTL · Mon Oct 5 vs WPG · Wed Oct 7 @ WSH | Thu Oct 1 @ NJD (tomorrow) · Sat Oct 3 vs CAR · Mon Oct 5 @ TBL |
No meetings yet this season.
| Market | NYI | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -238 | — |
| ML | +105 | -125 |
| -1.5 | — | +195 |
| REG | +155 | +125 |
| Tie after 60 | +320 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | not recorded | ||||
| TOR | not recorded |
NYI
No games yet this season.
TOR
No games yet this season.
No lines yet.
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
NYI
TOR
| NYI (away) | TOR (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | back-to-back (2nd night) |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 vs NJD · Tue Oct 6 @ NYR · Thu Oct 8 vs CHI | Sat Oct 3 vs OTT · Tue Oct 6 vs NSH · Thu Oct 8 @ VGK |
No meetings yet this season.
| Market | LAK | COL |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -162 | — |
| ML | +150 | -180 |
| -1.5 | — | +136 |
| REG | +215 | -115 |
| Tie after 60 | +330 |
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | not recorded | ||||
| COL | not recorded |
LAK
No games yet this season.
COL
No games yet this season.
No lines yet.
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
LAK
COL
| LAK (away) | COL (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | first game of the season | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 @ SJS · Tue Oct 6 vs FLA · Sat Oct 10 @ VGK | Sat Oct 3 vs STL · Wed Oct 7 @ WPG · Thu Oct 8 @ CGY |
No meetings yet this season.