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By Puckline Prince
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Odds are the price when each pick was posted: green is plus money, red is minus money. Units are Puckline's confidence (1u = a standard play). A parlay wins only if every leg wins. No guarantees, just Puckline's best read.
Puckline's record
3-0Picks (W-L)
1-0Parlays (W-L)
+10.31uUnits, all bets
+206.2%Return per unit risked
By market
| Market | W-L | Win % | Units | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML | 1-0 | 100% | +0.91u | +90.9% |
| -1.5 | 2-0 | 100% | +4.14u | +138.0% |
| Parlays | 1-0 | 100% | +5.26u | +526.2% |
By month
| Month | W-L | Win % | Units | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4-0 | 100% | +10.31u | +206.2% |
Every pick
| Date | Pick | By | Odds | Units | Result | Units won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | MTL ML | Puckline Prince | -110 | 1u | W | +0.91u |
| Sep 29 | BOS -1.5 | Puckline Prince | +210 | 1u | W | +2.10u |
| Sep 29 | VGK -1.5 | Puckline Prince | +102 | 2u | W | +2.04u |
| Sep 29 | 2-leg parlay BOS -1.5 · VGK -1.5 | Puckline Prince | +526 | 1u | W | +5.26u |
Official picks only, graded at the price each was posted. Picks withdrawn before puck drop aren't graded; a void (for example a postponed game) returns the stake. Past results don't predict future ones.
Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | +3 | 1-0-0 | W1 | 1 |
| 2 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | +1 | 1-0-0 | W1 | 1 |
| 3 | FLA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | W1 | 1 |
| 4 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 6 | OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 7 | TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 8 | TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0-1-0 | L1 | 1 |
Metropolitan
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0-0-1 | OT1 | 1 |
| 2 | CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 3 | NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 4 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 5 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 6 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 7 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 8 | NYR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -3 | 0-1-0 | L1 | 1 |
Western Conference
Central
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 3 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 4 | NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 5 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 6 | UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 7 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 8 | CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -3 | 0-1-0 | L1 | 1 |
Pacific
| # | Team | W | L | OTL | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | Diff | L10 | Strk | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | +3 | 1-0-0 | W1 | 1 |
| 2 | VAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | +1 | 1-0-0 | W1 | 1 |
| 3 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0-0-1 | OT1 | 1 |
| 4 | ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 5 | CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 6 | LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 7 | SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | |
| 8 | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | +0 | 0-0-0 | 0 |
Wild card
Eastern wild card
| Seed | Team | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | BOS | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| A2 | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| A3 | FLA | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | CAR | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 |
| M2 | CBJ | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| M3 | NJD | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| WC1 | BUF | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| WC2 | DET | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | playoff line | ||||
| NYI | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| OTT | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| PHI | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| PIT | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| TBL | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| WSH | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| TOR | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | |
| NYR | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
Western wild card
| Seed | Team | PTS | PTS/GP | RW | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | COL | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| C2 | DAL | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| C3 | MIN | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| P1 | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| P2 | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 1 |
| P3 | EDM | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 |
| WC1 | ANA | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| WC2 | CGY | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | playoff line | ||||
| LAK | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| NSH | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| SJS | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| SEA | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| STL | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| UTA | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| WPG | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| CHI | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 |
Chances and Stanley Cup odds
Eastern: chances and Cup odds
| Team | PTS | Win division | Win conference | Make playoffs | Cup odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 12% | 8% | 69% | +10000 |
| MTL | 2 | 28% | 19% | 86% | +2200 |
| FLA | 2 | 36% | 25% | 89% | +650 |
| CAR | 1 | 55% | 23% | 90% | +750 |
| BUF | 0 | 6% | 4% | 52% | +3300 |
| CBJ | 0 | 4% | 1% | 32% | +6000 |
| DET | 0 | 1% | 1% | 24% | +10000 |
| NJD | 0 | 7% | 2% | 44% | +2500 |
| NYI | 0 | 6% | 1% | 40% | +10000 |
| OTT | 0 | 3% | 1% | 39% | +3000 |
| PHI | 0 | 8% | 2% | 46% | +4500 |
| PIT | 0 | 6% | 2% | 41% | +6000 |
| TBL | 0 | 13% | 8% | 71% | +1300 |
| WSH | 0 | 12% | 4% | 57% | +1100 |
| TOR | 0 | <1% | <1% | 7% | +3300 |
| NYR | 0 | 1% | <1% | 12% | +7500 |
Western: chances and Cup odds
| Team | PTS | Win division | Win conference | Make playoffs | Cup odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 2 | 53% | 25% | 92% | +1100 |
| VAN | 2 | 1% | <1% | 18% | +50000 |
| EDM | 1 | 16% | 6% | 68% | +950 |
| ANA | 0 | 10% | 4% | 57% | +4000 |
| CGY | 0 | 1% | <1% | 18% | +50000 |
| COL | 0 | 34% | 21% | 89% | +750 |
| DAL | 0 | 36% | 23% | 89% | +1600 |
| LAK | 0 | 6% | 2% | 44% | +3300 |
| MIN | 0 | 14% | 8% | 72% | +1300 |
| NSH | 0 | 2% | 1% | 28% | +10000 |
| SJS | 0 | 10% | 3% | 58% | +4000 |
| SEA | 0 | 2% | 1% | 27% | +20000 |
| STL | 0 | 4% | 2% | 44% | +10000 |
| UTA | 0 | 8% | 4% | 61% | +2500 |
| WPG | 0 | 1% | 1% | 26% | +12500 |
| CHI | 0 | <1% | <1% | 9% | +20000 |
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 30 4:51 PM ET.
Season stats
Goals
| # | Player | Team | Goals | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Cotter | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 4 | William Nylander | TOR | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Alexandre Carrier | MTL | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Fraser Minten | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | JJ Peterka | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Jack Eichel | VGK | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Jonathan Lekkerimäki | VAN | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | CHI | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Josh Anderson | MTL | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Marco Rossi | VAN | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Mark Kastelic | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Assists
| # | Player | Team | Assists | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brayden McNabb | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Filip Hronek | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Ivan Barbashev | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Jack Eichel | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Alex Formenton | EDM | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Alexandre Carrier | MTL | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Brock Boeser | VAN | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Carter Verhaeghe | FLA | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Drew O'Connor | VAN | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Easton Cowan | TOR | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Elias Lindholm | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Fraser Minten | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Points
| # | Player | Team | Points | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Jack Eichel | VGK | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Alexandre Carrier | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Brayden McNabb | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Filip Hronek | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Fraser Minten | BOS | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivan Barbashev | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Josh Anderson | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Max Sasson | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Paul Cotter | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Shea Theodore | VGK | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 14 | William Nylander | TOR | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Alex Formenton | EDM | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Penalty minutes
| # | Player | Team | Penalty minutes | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bokondji Imama | FLA | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Nicolas Deslauriers | CAR | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Garnet Hathaway | FLA | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Sebastian Aho | CAR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Alex Newhook | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Alexandre Texier | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Andrew Mangiapane | CHI | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Brady Tkachuk | FLA | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Cole Caufield | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Dmitry Kulikov | FLA | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Ian Cole | CHI | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Ivan Demidov | MTL | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
Shots on goal
| # | Player | Team | Shots on goal | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 6 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan Greenway | CHI | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Leon Draisaitl | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Pavel Dorofeyev | NYR | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 6 | William Nylander | TOR | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 7 | David Pastrnak | BOS | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 8 | John Tavares | TOR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Kirill Marchenko | TOR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Mitch Marner | VGK | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Niko Mikkola | FLA | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Oliver Bjorkstrand | NYR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Patrick Kane | CHI | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Sebastian Aho | CAR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Tomas Hertl | VGK | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
Hits
| # | Player | Team | Hits | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Marc Gatcomb | VGK | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Nikita Zadorov | BOS | 8 | 8.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Jordan Staal | CAR | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Sam Bennett | FLA | 7 | 7.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Matt Rempe | NYR | 6 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Alex Formenton | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Brady Tkachuk | FLA | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Eric Robinson | CAR | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Mathieu Joseph | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Max Jones | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Morgan Geekie | BOS | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Alexis Lafrenière | NYR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Braden Schneider | NYR | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
Plus/minus: best
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Formenton | EDM | +3 | 1 |
| 2 | Brayden McNabb | VGK | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | +2 | 1 |
| 4 | Filip Hronek | VAN | +2 | 1 |
| 5 | Fraser Minten | BOS | +2 | 1 |
| 6 | Hampus Lindholm | BOS | +2 | 1 |
| 7 | Ivan Barbashev | VGK | +2 | 1 |
| 8 | Josh Anderson | MTL | +2 | 1 |
| 9 | Marat Khusnutdinov | BOS | +2 | 1 |
| 10 | Mark Kastelic | BOS | +2 | 1 |
| 11 | Mark Stone | VGK | +2 | 1 |
| 12 | Mattias Ekholm | EDM | +2 | 1 |
| 13 | Paul Cotter | VAN | +2 | 1 |
| 14 | Shea Theodore | VGK | +2 | 1 |
| 15 | Will Borgen | BOS | +2 | 1 |
Plus/minus: worst
| # | Player | Team | +/- | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Oleksiak | VAN | -3 | 1 |
| 2 | Adam Fox | NYR | -2 | 1 |
| 3 | Anton Frondell | CHI | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | CHI | -2 | 1 |
| 5 | Darren Raddysh | TOR | -2 | 1 |
| 6 | Frank Nazar | CHI | -2 | 1 |
| 7 | Gavin McKenna | TOR | -2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kasperi Kapanen | EDM | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | Nick Lardis | CHI | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Noah Laba | NYR | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Donato | CHI | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Shakir Mukhamadullin | EDM | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Vasily Podkolzin | EDM | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Will Cuylle | NYR | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Alberts Smits | NYR | -1 | 1 |
Takeaways
| # | Player | Team | Takeaways | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artyom Levshunov | CHI | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Jalen Chatfield | CAR | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Mika Zibanejad | NYR | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Arber Xhekaj | MTL | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Bowen Byram | CHI | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Brayden McNabb | VGK | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Kreider | MTL | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 8 | Colton Dach | EDM | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Colton Sissons | TOR | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | Darren Raddysh | TOR | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Dmitry Kulikov | FLA | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Frank Nazar | CHI | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Fraser Minten | BOS | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Garnet Hathaway | FLA | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Ivan Barbashev | VGK | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
Giveaways
| # | Player | Team | Giveaways | Per game | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Raddysh | TOR | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Parker Wotherspoon | VGK | 5 | 5.00 | 1 |
| 3 | Artyom Levshunov | CHI | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 4 | Mattias Ekholm | EDM | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 5 | Alexis Lafrenière | NYR | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 6 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 7 | Elias Pettersson | VAN | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 8 | J.T. Miller | NYR | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 9 | Jackson Blake | CAR | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 10 | John Tavares | TOR | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Pettersson | NYR | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 12 | Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 13 | Mitch Marner | VGK | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | MTL | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 15 | Noah Dobson | MTL | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
Avg ice time
| # | Player | Team | Avg ice time | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth Jones | FLA | 28:59 | 1 |
| 2 | Evan Bouchard | EDM | 25:41 | 1 |
| 3 | K'Andre Miller | CAR | 25:15 | 1 |
| 4 | Bowen Byram | CHI | 25:08 | 1 |
| 5 | Filip Hronek | VAN | 25:08 | 1 |
| 6 | Mike Matheson | MTL | 25:07 | 1 |
| 7 | Lane Hutson | MTL | 24:07 | 1 |
| 8 | Darren Raddysh | TOR | 23:47 | 1 |
| 9 | Jamie Oleksiak | VAN | 23:38 | 1 |
| 10 | Connor Clifton | BOS | 23:23 | 1 |
| 11 | Sean Durzi | NYR | 23:15 | 1 |
| 12 | Marcus Pettersson | NYR | 23:08 | 1 |
| 13 | Connor McDavid | EDM | 22:51 | 1 |
| 14 | Zeev Buium | VAN | 22:46 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryan Shea | EDM | 22:41 | 1 |
Goalies
| # | Goalie | Team | GAA | SV% | SO | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Markstrom | FLA | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeremy Swayman | BOS | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Brandon Bussi | CAR | 0.92 | 0.950 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Carter Hart | VGK | 2.00 | 0.923 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Jakub Dobes | MTL | 2.01 | 0.929 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Igor Shesterkin | NYR | 2.02 | 0.909 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Sergei Bobrovsky | TOR | 3.06 | 0.875 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Spencer Knight | CHI | 4.01 | 0.889 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Kevin Lankinen | VAN | 4.86 | 0.865 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Tristan Jarry | EDM | 5.85 | 0.739 | 0 | 1 |
This season through last night, from NHL box scores. Avg ice time needs half of the team's games; goalies need 30% of them.
Power rankings · Preseason
- 1
Carolina Hurricanes
0-0-1Record1.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-0-1Last 10+750Cup oddsThe 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.
- 2
Dallas Stars
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1600Cup odds112 points, and Jason Robertson (96 points) re-signed, ending the trade chatter. Losing Bourque is a depth hit, not a core one.
- 3
Colorado Avalanche
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+750Cup odds121 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.
- 4
Florida Panthers
1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+650Cup odds84 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.
- 5
Montreal Canadiens
1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+2200Cup odds106 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.
- 6
Tampa Bay Lightning
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1300Cup odds106 points and +59. Gourde (hip) is out until December and Paul and Raddysh left; John Carlson on the blue line softens the blow.
- 7
Vegas Golden Knights
1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+3Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+1100Cup oddsCup 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.
- 8
Minnesota Wild
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1300Cup odds104 points and +32. Gustavsson is out until about November after hip surgery, and Zuccarello and Tarasenko are gone, with Blake Coleman in to help.
- 9
Edmonton Oilers
0-0-1Record1.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-0-1Last 10+950Cup oddsMcDavid 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.
- 10
Buffalo Sabres
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3300Cup oddsA 109-point breakout, but Tuch and Byram are gone and Zucker starts on the shelf. Zellweger arrives from Anaheim.
- 11
Washington Capitals
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1100Cup oddsMissed 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.
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Utah Mammoth
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+2500Cup odds+28 last season with only 92 points to show for it. Trocheck and Anders Lee arrive, Peterka leaves.
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Boston Bruins
1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+3Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds100 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.
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Philadelphia Flyers
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+4500Cup odds98 points. Joseph Woll joins Dan Vladar, who re-signed for five years, giving them a real tandem in goal.
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New Jersey Devils
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+2500Cup odds87 points and out of the playoffs, but the market still likes them. Rodrigues and Evangelista arrive; Markstrom and Nemec are gone.
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Ottawa Senators
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3000Cup odds99 points, but the captain is gone: Brady Tkachuk was traded to Florida. Eklund and Burakovsky don't replace that, and Zub starts injured.
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San Jose Sharks
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+4000Cup oddsCelebrini's team is spending: Nurse, Trouba and Marchment are in. The -41 goal differential says there's work left, but they're climbing.
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Anaheim Ducks
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+4000Cup oddsA 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.
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Pittsburgh Penguins
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+6000Cup odds98 points and back in the playoffs. Malkin returns for another year, but Mantha (who had 29 goals by late March) left for New Jersey.
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New York Islanders
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds91 points and a new coach in Pete DeBoer. Captain Anders Lee signed with Utah and Barzal is dealing with a lingering injury.
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St Louis Blues
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds86 points. They swapped Kyrou for Connor McMichael and added McTavish and Brandon Carlo, a younger look.
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Los Angeles Kings
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3300Cup oddsAnze 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.
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New York Rangers
0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-3Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+7500Cup odds77 points last season. They retooled around Dorofeyev (seven years), Durzi and Pettersson, but Trocheck went to Utah.
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Columbus Blue Jackets
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+6000Cup oddsMerzlikins failed his physical and is out indefinitely, so it's Jet Greaves and Cam Talbot in goal. Nichushkin arrives; Jenner and Marchment left.
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Detroit Red Wings
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds92 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.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+3300Cup odds78 points and a -46. New coach Jim Hiller and a new goalie in Bobrovsky, but Domi failed his physical and is out indefinitely.
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Nashville Predators
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds86 points and -22. Drury, Bourque and Hoglander arrive; Evangelista (56 points) was traded to New Jersey.
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Winnipeg Jets
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+12500Cup oddsConnor 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.
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Seattle Kraken
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+20000Cup odds79 points and -37, and Schwartz and Oleksiak left. Mackie Samoskevich is the main addition.
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Chicago Blackhawks
0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-3Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+20000Cup odds72 points. Bedard misses about the first 14 games after shoulder surgery, and Patrick Kane is back in a Hawks sweater at 37.
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Calgary Flames
0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+50000Cup odds77 points and -47. Simon Nemec arrives, but Huberdeau won't be ready after hip resurfacing.
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Vancouver Canucks
1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+50000Cup odds58 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 the numbers (45% points per game, 35% goal differential per game, 20% last 10) and judgment. Cup odds are a sportsbook's price. Written 2026-09-29.
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Wednesday, September 30
Final: FLA 1, CAR 0
Florida won 1-0 in Carolina in overtime when Gustav Forsling scored at 4:55 of the extra period, set up by Carter Verhaeghe. Jacob Markstrom stopped all 15 shots he faced in his Panthers debut for the shutout. Brandon Bussi made 19 saves on 20 for the defending champions, who couldn't solve Markstrom in their first game since the Cup. Bokondji Imama and Nicolas Deslauriers fought late in the first period.
Puckline's take
The defending champs opened their title defense with 15 shots in 65 minutes, which is a very Hurricanes way to play: all forecheck, no evidence. Markstrom barely broke a sweat in his first game as a Panther, and the winner came from a defenseman in overtime, of course the first goal of the season between these two took 64 minutes and 55 seconds. Imama and Deslauriers handled the entertainment portion of the evening in the first period. The rest of it played like a tax audit with better lighting.
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Final: MTL 3, TOR 2
Montreal won 3-2 in Toronto. William Nylander scored 48 seconds into the game and again late in the third, but the Canadiens answered with three straight goals from Josh Anderson, Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Carrier, whose unassisted goal at 13:12 of the third held up as the winner. Jakub Dobes made 26 saves on 28 shots; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 24 in his Leafs debut. Kirill Marchenko, whose work visa came through on game day, had an assist in his first game for Toronto.
Puckline's take
Nylander scored before most of Scotiabank Arena found its seats, and for about ten minutes the new-look Leafs looked like a whole new team. Then the Canadiens scored three in a row and it looked like the old one. Alexandre Carrier, a defenseman, scored the unassisted winner, Josh Anderson did Josh Anderson things, and Toronto's late push got them within one and no closer. Marchenko's visa arrived just in time for him to find out what October in Toronto feels like. The good news for the Leafs: they get to try again tonight.
By Puckline Prince · Box score →
Final: NYR 0, BOS 3
Boston beat the Rangers 3-0 at home with all three goals in the final four minutes. Fraser Minten broke the scoreless tie at 16:14 of the third, JJ Peterka scored 52 seconds later in his Bruins debut, and Mark Kastelic added an empty-netter at 17:29. Jeremy Swayman stopped all 24 shots for the shutout. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves on 22 for New York, which got five shots from Pavel Dorofeyev in his Rangers debut but nothing past Swayman.
Puckline's take
For 56 minutes this was a goalie duel. For the last four it was a Bruins highlight reel: Minten, Peterka, then Kastelic into the empty net, three goals in 75 seconds of game time. Swayman pitched a 24-save shutout, and the Rangers' new-look forward group left with a clean sheet of zeroes in the points column. Dorofeyev fired five shots in his debut, which is five more than the Rangers got past Swayman. Shesterkin got zero help,
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Final: VAN 6, EDM 5
Vancouver beat Edmonton 6-5 in overtime on Paul Cotter's second goal of the night, 1:59 into OT. The Canucks led 5-2 early in the third after goals from Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson and a power-play goal by Elias Pettersson, but the Oilers scored three times, the last by Vasily Podkolzin with the goalie pulled at 19:17, to force overtime. Evan Bouchard had three goals and two assists for Edmonton, and the Oilers outshot Vancouver 37-23. Tristan Jarry made 17 saves on 23 shots; Kevin Lankinen made 32 on 37.
Puckline's take
Last season's last-place team walked into Edmonton, went up 5-2, gave all of it back, and won anyway. Hockey is a beautiful, stupid sport. Evan Bouchard put up five points, a hat trick included, and still lost, which is about as cruel as opening night gets, besides letting three in the last two. Paul Cotter scored shorthanded to open it and in overtime to end it, bookending the chaos. Jarry got put on skates letting 6 of 23 go in. Same old story, the oily Edmonton net minders continue to be leaking worse than the Oiler's cup hopes in June.
By Puckline Prince · Box score →
Final: CHI 2, VGK 5
Vegas beat Chicago 5-2 at home. Victor Olofsson opened the scoring on the power play, rookie Trevor Connelly scored his first of the season, and Jack Eichel finished with a goal and two assists. Chicago got within a goal twice, on Jordan Greenway's goal in the second and Patrick Kane's unassisted goal early in the third, but Noah Hanifin answered 39 seconds after Kane's, and Mark Stone added an empty-netter. Carter Hart made 24 saves on 26; Spencer Knight made 32 on 36. Chicago's Andrew Mangiapane left in the second period with a lower-body injury.
Puckline's take
Patrick Kane scored in his first game back in a Blackhawks sweater, the United Center crowd would have loved it, except this was in Las Vegas. Thirty-nine seconds later Noah Hanifin restored the two-goal cushion, which is the kind of hospitality Vegas is famous for. Eichel ran the show with three points and the Knights outshot Chicago 36-26 under their new coach. The Hawks hung around for two periods, and hanging around is progress for a team that finished with 72 points last season.
By Puckline Prince · Box score →
Update: LeBrun says Kucherov has no plans to test free agency; both sides expect an extension
Nikita Kucherov is in the last year of his $9.5M-a-year deal after summer talks with agent Dan Milstein didn't land. LeBrun reports he doesn't intend to reach the open market and both sides remain confident they'll agree.
tsn.ca ↗
Stars extend backup goalie Casey DeSmith: two years, $5M ($2.5M AAV)
The 35-year-old's extension covers 2027-28 and 2028-29. He is in the last year of a three-year, $3M deal. Jim Nill called the Oettinger-DeSmith tandem the team's anchor.
tsn.ca ↗
Update: Unsigned Edvinsson goes home to Sweden and skates with Frolunda
The RFA defenseman left Detroit and is working out with Frolunda of the SHL while contract talks continue. LeBrun calls the talks a grind, and Detroit is still pushing for a long-term deal.
tsn.ca ↗Avalanche extend coach Jared Bednar through 2030-31
Colorado gave Bednar a four-year extension on opening day; he had been heading into the last year of his deal. He is the franchise's winningest coach and won the Cup in 2022.
espn.com ↗NHL
Seravalli: executives expect Bill Daly to succeed Bettman, possibly in three to five years
Frank Seravalli reports that well-connected executives widely expect deputy commissioner Bill Daly to be the next commissioner. Bettman could stay three to five more years and then take an advisory role, while some owners want a formal search.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Andrew Mangiapane hurt in the opener and out at least the next two games
Mangiapane took one shift in the second period of the 5-2 loss in Vegas and left with a lower-body injury. Blashill says he won't play again on this road trip, which likely opens a spot for healthy scratch Teuvo Teravainen.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗
Update: Zellweger ruled out of Thursday's opener; Saturday vs. Chicago still possible
Olen Zellweger has been in concussion protocol since Sept. 22 and did not pass his tests, so he will not play Thursday at Columbus. Lindy Ruff did not rule him out for Saturday against the Blackhawks, and he will be tested again Thursday.
nhl.com ↗
Update: Sanderson skates alone and is uncertain for Saturday, though Staios says he's confident
Jake Sanderson skated on his own Wednesday and skipped the full practice because he didn't feel right. Travis Green says the earliest he can rejoin the group is Friday. GM Steve Staios told TSN 1200 he is confident Sanderson will be ready for Saturday's opener in Toronto.
tsn.ca ↗Update: Burakovsky out this weekend; Foegele hopeful for Saturday, Zub on schedule
Andre Burakovsky (upper body) has not skated since leaving the preseason finale, and Travis Green doesn't expect him to play this weekend. Warren Foegele (undisclosed) practiced and hopes to play Saturday in Toronto. Artem Zub (knee) is on schedule to return early in the season.
nhl.com ↗
Connor Brown hurt, out for the first two games; Stefan Noesen draws in for the opener
Brown aggravated a lower-body injury on Monday and will miss Thursday's opener against Philadelphia and the game after it. The Devils are waiting on imaging but don't expect him to be out long. Noesen takes his spot on a line with Cody Glass and Amadeus Lombardi.
nhl.com ↗
Update: Barzal could skate by the weekend; next Tuesday against the Rangers is a possible return
GM Mathieu Darche says Mathew Barzal has progressed and should be back on the ice this weekend or early next week. He shouldn't need long after that. He still misses tonight in Toronto and Saturday against New Jersey.
si.com ↗
Update: Tyler Tucker has knee surgery and will be re-evaluated in six weeks
Tucker had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Wednesday and is out indefinitely. GM Alexander Steen says he will be re-evaluated in six weeks. He was already on injured reserve.
nhl.com ↗Update: Matt Duchene doubtful for Friday's opener after a setback
Glen Gulutzan says Duchene had a setback on the road with the same lower-body injury he had at the start of camp and is doubtful against St. Louis. Without him, Dallas could dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
x.com ↗Update: Barzal ruled out of the opener and Saturday's game
Newsday's Andrew Gross reports Mathew Barzal (knee) won't play Wednesday in Toronto or Saturday against New Jersey, and may start skating again this weekend or early next week.
sports.yahoo.com ↗
Update: Grebenkin ruled out of tonight's opener and unlikely for Thursday at New Jersey
Nikita Grebenkin (undisclosed injury) won't play against Pittsburgh tonight. Rick Tocchet says he is further from a return than Denver Barkey, which makes Thursday's game at New Jersey doubtful too.
nhl.com ↗Update: Samuelsson practices Wednesday and could play Thursday's opener
Mattias Samuelsson (lower body, hurt Sept. 22) practiced with the team Wednesday and could return Thursday at Columbus, which would ease a thin Sabres blue line.
nhl.com ↗Update: Joel Edmundson cleared to play in tonight's opener after being day-to-day
Edmundson took the morning skate and Peter Laviolette cleared him to play tonight in Colorado. He is expected to pair with Brandt Clarke. Dumoulin-Doughty and Anderson-Ceci make up the other two pairs.
lakingsinsider.com ↗
Update: Silovs confirmed as the Penguins' opening-night starter
The Penguins say Arturs Silovs starts tonight in Philadelphia, against the team that knocked them out last spring. Sergei Murashov backs up.
nhl.com ↗Update: Tocchet confirms Vladar starts the opener
Rick Tocchet said on WIP radio Wednesday morning that Dan Vladar, back from a preseason upper-body injury, starts against Pittsburgh.
flyersnittygritty.com ↗Update: Luukkonen expected to start Thursday's opener at Columbus
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been in the starter's net at practice for two straight days after tweaking a lower-body injury in the preseason finale. He is expected to start Thursday against the Blue Jackets.
nhl.com ↗Mackenzie Blackwood starts in goal for the Avalanche's opener against Los Angeles
Blackwood gets the opening-night start tonight after a strong camp and preseason. T.J. Hughes makes his NHL debut on the top power play with MacKinnon, Makar, Necas and Landeskog, and Noah Juulsen comes in as the seventh defenseman.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Stolarz expected to start the second half of the back-to-back against the Islanders
After Bobrovsky started the 3-2 opening loss to Montreal, Anthony Stolarz is expected in net Wednesday against the Islanders. The Leafs don't plan to have either goalie play both nights this early in the season.
thesportsleader.com ↗Update: Stolarz starts against the Islanders; Bo Groulx draws in
TSN's Mark Masters reported after Wednesday's optional skate that Anthony Stolarz starts the back half of the back-to-back. Jim Hiller said Groulx makes his season debut but didn't say who comes out.
editorinleaf.com ↗Darcy Kuemper expected to start the opener against Colorado, with Forsberg backing up
Kuemper was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, which usually marks the starter. Anton Forsberg is the backup. The projected top line is Panarin-Byfield-Kempe.
lakingsinsider.com ↗
Update: Dreger says the Jets will stay patient on Hellebuyck and won't take a futures-only return
TSN's Darren Dreger says Winnipeg won't settle for picks and prospects alone. A deal likely needs a team hit by a goalie injury, or one that decides Hellebuyck is worth the Jets' price. Hellebuyck is losing about $38,000 a day while suspended.
illegalcurve.com ↗Friedman: talk linking the Kings to Patrik Laine keeps coming up, and keeps getting denied
Elliotte Friedman said he has heard rumors connecting Los Angeles and Patrik Laine several times, but each time they have been denied.
nhlrumors.com ↗Amadeus Lombardi set to make his NHL debut in Thursday's opener against the Flyers
Lombardi, a young forward, will play his first NHL game Thursday against Philadelphia. Coach Sheldon Keefe praised his work ethic and his better checking and puck-hunting. Brett Pesce starts the season healthy and paired with Luke Hughes.
nhl.com ↗Islanders' projected opener: Ritchie centers the second line, Sorokin in goal, Mayfield scratched
The Islanders' preview for Wednesday in Toronto has Cal Ritchie centering Matias Maccelli and Brayden Schenn, and rookie Victor Eklund on the third line with Pageau and Heineman. Scott Mayfield, Kyle MacLean and Matt Kessel are the expected scratches. Ilya Sorokin is expected to start.
nhl.com ↗Couturier and Acciari skip the optional skate but will play; they share a fourth line tonight
Sean Couturier and Noel Acciari sat out the morning skate but are healthy for the opener. They'll anchor the fourth line, swapping center duties depending on the faceoff side, with Grundstrom and Garrett Wilson rotating at left wing. Tocchet says Barkey (day-to-day) is improving.
inquirer.com ↗Update: Corey Perry is back from personal leave but won't play in tonight's opener in Colorado
Perry rejoined the Kings after a few days away for personal reasons and took the morning skate. He was one of the last players on the ice with the extras, which usually means a scratch, and he is not expected to dress against the Avalanche.
lakingsinsider.com ↗Update: Conor Sheary clears waivers and goes to Rochester
Veteran winger Conor Sheary went unclaimed on waivers and is assigned to the AHL's Rochester Americans.
buffalohockeybeat.com ↗Tuesday, September 29
Update: Blue Jackets sign Carson Soucy to a one-year, $1.15M deal after his camp tryout
Columbus signed defenseman Carson Soucy, 32, to a one-year contract worth $1.15 million after he spent camp on a PTO. GM Don Waddell said Soucy earned the deal with his camp. He is expected to play in the top six with Fabbro and Severson hurt.
nhl.com ↗
Flames sign 2026 second-rounder Chase Harrington to a three-year entry-level deal ($1.075M AAV)
The 18-year-old forward went 36th overall in 2026 and was just named captain of the WHL's Spokane Chiefs, where he will play this season. Because of his late birthday, the deal can slide this season and next.
nhl.com ↗
Friedman: Vince Dunn and the Kraken have talked extension, but there is work to do
Dunn can become a free agent next summer, and Friedman ranks him the second-best defenseman on that market after Quinn Hughes. He said the two sides have talked but are not close yet.
clutchpoints.com ↗Update: Johnston says no real progress on a Larkin trade, even with his wider list
Chris Johnston reports that Dylan Larkin's longer list of acceptable destinations hasn't produced new talks. Detroit plans to start the season supporting him while working toward a deal, and a move isn't expected soon.
tsn.ca ↗Avalanche promote Andrew Cogliano to assistant general manager
Colorado named the former Avalanche forward an assistant GM on Tuesday.
nhl.com ↗Schaefer and Schenn named Islanders alternate captains; Schaefer, 19, is the youngest in team history
Matthew Schaefer and Kyle Palmieri will wear the A at home, and Brayden Schenn and Ryan Pulock on the road, under captain Bo Horvat. At 19, Schaefer is the youngest alternate captain in franchise history.
nhl.com ↗Thomas Chabot named Senators captain; Giroux, Stutzle and Sanderson are the alternates
Ottawa named defenseman Thomas Chabot its 11th captain on Tuesday, filling the spot Brady Tkachuk left when he was traded to Florida in June. Chabot is the longest-serving active Senator. Claude Giroux, Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson will wear the A.
panow.com ↗Update: Marchenko's work visa still pending on game day; his Leafs debut tonight is up in the air
Kirill Marchenko reached Toronto after Monday's trade and extension, but his Canadian work visa wasn't finalized Tuesday morning. GM John Chayka says the plan is for him to play against Montreal, but it's in immigration's hands.
tsn.ca ↗Update: Marchenko's visa comes through; he makes his Leafs debut tonight against Montreal
Kirill Marchenko's Canadian work visa was finalized in time, so the winger acquired Monday from Columbus is cleared to play in Toronto's opener against the Canadiens, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and TSN.
thehockeynews.com ↗Update: Barzal traveled to Toronto but is now expected to miss Wednesday's opener
Mathew Barzal went to Toronto with the team but is expected to sit out the opener against the Maple Leafs. Coach Pete DeBoer said Barzal is doing everything with the team except skating.
nhl.com ↗
Update: Brock Faber had surgery for a skull fracture and is out indefinitely
The Wild say Faber fractured his skull when a shot hit him near the ear in Friday's preseason game against Dallas, and he had surgery Sunday. GM Bill Guerin gave no timeline and says the team will follow the doctors. Spurgeon and Quinn Hughes are among those taking on his minutes.
nhl.com ↗Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hurt at Monday's practice and out for tonight's opener
Nugent-Hopkins suffered a lower-body injury at practice and will miss the opener against Vancouver, so McDavid and Draisaitl will center separate lines. He joins Savoie, Dickinson, Janmark and Andersen on the sidelines.
nhl.com ↗
Update: A.J. Greer and Drew Helleson day-to-day and aiming to play Friday's opener in Vegas
Joel Quenneville said both are targeting opening night. If Greer can't go, rookies Roger McQueen, Judd Caulfield and Nikita Klepov are all set to make their NHL debuts. Dostal and Husso are the goalies.
canucksworld.com ↗Update: Sanderson misses Tuesday's practice too, putting Saturday's opener in Toronto in some doubt
Jake Sanderson was expected back on the ice Tuesday but missed practice again after leaving the preseason finale as a precaution. Ottawa opens Saturday at Toronto.
tsn.ca ↗Merzlikins out three to five more months after shoulder surgery; Miles Wood starts the season with the Marlies
GM John Chayka said goalie Elvis Merzlikins, acquired in the Marchenko trade, needs three to five more months after August shoulder surgery and will rehab in Switzerland. Winger Miles Wood, also from Columbus, starts with the AHL Marlies. He had already cleared waivers with the Blue Jackets.
tsn.ca ↗Update: Zellweger still in concussion protocol and misses practice; day-to-day for Thursday's opener
Olen Zellweger was expected back for the opener, but he missed Tuesday's practice and Lindy Ruff lists him as day-to-day in concussion protocol. Buffalo wants seven healthy defensemen in Columbus, so a roster move may come if he or Samuelsson isn't ready.
nhl.com ↗Update: Nugent-Hopkins likely out about two weeks, not just the opener
Mike Babcock said that when he's told a player is day-to-day, it usually means two weeks, so Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (lower body, hurt at Monday's practice) is expected to miss several games after the opener. McDavid and Draisaitl stay split down the middle until he's back.
oilersnation.com ↗Update: Babcock says Savoie is about eight weeks away and Andersen may not return until December
Babcock put Matt Savoie at eight weeks as of the start of the week, which means late November. GM Stan Bowman had said later in October. Babcock guessed December for goalie Frederik Andersen (knee), so Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi hold the net well into the season.
nhl.com ↗Grebenkin misses the last practice before the opener and is day-to-day; Vladar says he's ready
Nikita Grebenkin missed Tuesday's practice and is day-to-day for Wednesday's opener against Pittsburgh. Dan Vladar said after practice that he is ready to play.
nbcsportsphiladelphia.com ↗Rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet missed the opener with a minor camp injury
Brunet got hurt late in training camp and sat out Tuesday's opener against the Rangers. Marco Sturm expects him back very soon. Will Borgen moved to the top pair with McAvoy suspended.
bostonhockeynow.com ↗Update: Larkin saw a doctor Monday and is skating as an extra; his status for Friday's opener is uncertain
Dylan Larkin is on the roster but skated as an extra forward rather than on a regular line. The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James reports the team isn't sure he'll be ready for Friday's opener against the Rangers.
nhlrumors.com ↗Oilers open with five on IR, among them Frederik Andersen, Matt Savoie and Mattias Janmark
Edmonton begins the season with Andersen, Savoie, Janmark, Alec Regula and Jason Dickinson on injured reserve. After those moves the Oilers have about $303K in cap space and can bank up to roughly $1.4M by the trade deadline.
oilersnation.com ↗Rangers put defenseman Vincent Iorio on injured reserve before the opener in Boston
Iorio, hurt in the preseason opener, goes on IR as the Rangers set their 23-man roster. Rookie Alberts Smits is on the third pair, with Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson as the extra defensemen.
si.com ↗Update: Blake Lizotte back at full practice and expected to play the opener in Philadelphia
Lizotte, who opened the season on IR as day-to-day, was a full participant in Tuesday's practice and is expected to center the fourth line on Wednesday. Filip Hallander moved up to the third line with Lapierre and Koivunen, and Connor Dewar dropped to the fourth line.
pittsburghhockeynow.com ↗Update: Luukkonen back at practice and listed day-to-day ahead of Thursday's opener at Columbus
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen practiced Tuesday after tweaking his lower body in the preseason finale, and the Sabres call him day-to-day. Alex Lyon is still out with a shoulder injury, so Colten Ellis is the fallback if Luukkonen can't start.
tsn.ca ↗Update: Samuelsson expected back at practice Wednesday and could play Thursday's opener
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson started the season on IR with a lower-body injury but is expected to rejoin practice Wednesday. He is a possibility for Thursday's opener at Columbus.
tsn.ca ↗Update: Vladar cleared after his upper-body injury and set to start the opener against Pittsburgh
Dan Vladar has recovered from the upper-body injury he picked up in the preseason and is lined up to start Wednesday against the Penguins, with Joseph Woll as backup. Nikita Grebenkin missed practice and is day-to-day.
nbcsportsphiladelphia.com ↗Update: Friedman says Carolina is the keenest Hellebuyck suitor, with a possible three-team deal around Nikishin
Elliotte Friedman reports the Hurricanes are the most motivated team, but the deal stalls because Alexander Nikishin won't sign in Winnipeg. Carolina may look for a three-team trade, possibly with St. Louis, a steady Nikishin pursuer. Anaheim may also have checked in. Hellebuyck's unpaid suspension now covers regular-season days, about $39K US a day.
thehockeynews.com ↗Bruins shopping defenseman Henri Jokiharju after he cleared waivers to Providence
Elliotte Friedman reports Boston is trying to trade Henri Jokiharju. He cleared waivers and was sent to Providence after the summer additions of Borgen and Clifton pushed him out of the lineup.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗LeBrun: suitors say the Jets are asking too much for Hellebuyck
Interested teams think Winnipeg's price is too high given its weak bargaining position. The Jets want a young, signed roster player, ideally a second-line forward, as the centerpiece rather than picks and prospects, and nobody has met that yet.
markerzone.com ↗Johnston: Leafs 'patiently aggressive' after Marchenko deal and could add a defenseman
Chris Johnston says Toronto may keep upgrading, using Colorado's 2027 first-round pick and young prospects as trade chips. Defense is a likely target after Emil Andrae went to Columbus in the Marchenko trade.
tsn.ca ↗LeBrun: Marchenko preferred Montreal, but the Habs had no Knies-type piece to offer
Pierre LeBrun reports that Marchenko leaned toward Montreal, where Ivan Demidov shares his agent. Columbus wanted a young NHL player on a good contract, and Montreal wouldn't give one up. He expects the Canadiens to keep chasing a big addition, especially next summer when they have cap room.
tsn.ca ↗Blues seen as the only real suitor for Carolina's Alexander Nikishin, a key to any Hellebuyck deal
With the Rangers out, Nashville unwilling to pay the price and Nikishin unwilling to sign in Winnipeg, St. Louis is reported to be the one true contender for him. He is said to want about five years at $9M a season, and Carolina's pursuit of Hellebuyck may depend on where he lands.
thehockeynews.com ↗Steven Lorentz, acquired from Toronto, sent to AHL Cleveland; defenseman Emil Andrae joins the Blue Jackets' lineup
After the Marchenko trade with Toronto, Columbus put defenseman Emil Andrae straight onto the NHL roster and assigned center Steven Lorentz and forward Jack Williams to AHL Cleveland ahead of Thursday's opener against Buffalo.
abc6onyourside.com ↗Update: Wild send rookie center Charlie Stramel to AHL Iowa
Stramel made the opening roster, but Minnesota assigned him to Iowa on Tuesday so he plays every night rather than sitting as an extra forward.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Update: DiVincentiis loaned to the Moose as Stevenson backs up Skinner; Viggo Bjorck makes the Jets
Winnipeg's roster has 13 forwards, 8 defensemen, and goalies Stuart Skinner and Clay Stevenson. Goalie Domenic DiVincentiis and forward Brayden Yager were loaned to AHL Manitoba. Young forward Viggo Bjorck made the team. Garrett Brown, Elias Salomonsson and Walker Duehr are listed as injured non-roster.
nhl.com ↗Update: Teravainen is a healthy scratch for the opener in Vegas; Korchinski and Del Mastro also sit
Jeff Blashill confirmed Teuvo Teravainen will be the lone scratch at forward, saying Chicago has more NHL players than lineup spots. He added that Teravainen will play at some point on this road trip. Defensemen Kevin Korchinski and Ethan Del Mastro are also projected to sit.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Update: Avalanche confirm 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the opener against Los Angeles
With Logan O'Connor and Zachary L'Heureux on injured reserve (lower body), Colorado will open Wednesday against the Kings with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, per the NHL's status report.
nhl.com ↗Krebs and Norris swap spots; Norris joins Tage Thompson's line for the opener
Lindy Ruff moved Peyton Krebs into a middle-six role and put Josh Norris with Tage Thompson. Ruff said the team will probably start that way Thursday in Columbus.
nhl.com ↗Update: Englund cleared to join Red Wings and practices for the first time; Gibson still out sick
Waiver claim Andreas Englund took part in his first Red Wings practice Monday, so the defenseman is now available for Friday's opener against the Rangers. John Gibson (illness) and Jacob Bernard-Docker (upper body) didn't practice. Unsigned Simon Edvinsson was also absent.
nhl.com ↗Chinakhov moves up to the Penguins' top power play
With Bryan Rust on IR, Egor Chinakhov worked on PP1 with Karlsson, Crosby, Rakell and Novak at Tuesday's practice.
thehockeynews.com ↗
Brunette pairs Roman Josi with Ryan Ufko at practice before Thursday's opener
Andrew Brunette tried captain Josi with second-year defenseman Ufko at Tuesday's practice after they looked good together in exhibition games. Nashville carries nine defensemen and is still sorting out its pairs.
si.com ↗Without Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid and Draisaitl center separate lines and Max Jones draws in
The projection for the opener has Howard-McDavid-Hyman and Podkolzin-Draisaitl-Kapanen, with Max Jones on the fourth line with Owen Michaels and Trent Frederic. Emberson and Stastney are the scratches.
nhl.com ↗Raty, Brisebois and Mancini projected as scratches; Lekkerimaki on the top line with Pettersson and DeBrusk
NHL.com's projection for the opener in Edmonton has DeBrusk-Pettersson-Lekkerimaki and Ohgren-Rossi-Boeser as the top two lines. Buium is paired with Hronek, and Lankinen starts with Merilainen backing up.
nhl.com ↗Flyers shuffle lines before the opener: Zegras centers Tippett and Martone, Benoit in for Jiricek [reported]
At the last practice before Wednesday's opener against Pittsburgh, Rick Tocchet had Trevor Zegras centering the top line with Owen Tippett and Porter Martone. Simon Benoit took David Jiricek's third-pair spot next to Nick Seeler. Nikita Grebenkin and Denver Barkey are unavailable, so Carl Grundstrom plays on the fourth line.
broadstreethockey.com ↗Penguins' opener lines: Hallander moves up to the third line, Silovs in goal at Philadelphia [reported]
Tuesday's practice lines for Game 1: Robertson-Crosby-Rakell, Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin, Hallander-Lapierre-Koivunen and Dewar-Lizotte-Soderblom, with pairs Carlile-Karlsson, van Riemsdyk-Letang and Girard-Korczak. Arturs Silovs goes in as the No. 1 goalie, with Sergei Murashov backing up.
pittsburghhockeynow.com ↗Knies slotted onto the top line with Fantilli and Kent Johnson for his Columbus debut
Matthew Knies, acquired from Toronto on Monday, is projected to play on the first line with Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson and on the top power play when Columbus opens against Buffalo on Thursday.
unionandblue.com ↗
First regular-season practice: Stenberg on the second line, Cagnoni on PP1, Allan and Dickinson fighting for a spot
Lines were Marchment-Celebrini-Smith, Stenberg-Wennberg-Graf and Chernyshov-Misa-Toffoli, with Sam Dickinson as the extra defenseman behind Nolan Allan. Warsofsky says nothing is decided for Thursday's opener against Florida.
sharkshockeydigest.com ↗Sabres waive Conor Sheary to send him to Rochester after he returns from injury
Conor Sheary, 34, got healthy after a preseason injury and practiced Tuesday. Buffalo then put him on waivers so it can assign him to AHL Rochester if nobody claims him. He is on a one-year, $850K deal.
buffalohockeybeat.com ↗Update: Rangers waive Vincent Iorio once healthy, keeping Scott Morrow as the extra defenseman
Iorio came off injured reserve and was put on waivers Tuesday, hours before the opener in Boston. If he clears, he's expected to report to AHL Hartford.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Update: Tyson Jost clears waivers and is assigned to AHL Milwaukee
No team claimed Jost, and Nashville sent him to the Admirals on Tuesday.
nhl.com ↗Monday, September 28
Update: Leafs complete Marchenko trade, sending Knies to Columbus; Marchenko signs six years at $12.5M AAV
Toronto got Kirill Marchenko, Miles Wood and injured goalie Elvis Merzlikins for Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae and a 2027 second-round pick. Marchenko then signed a six-year, $75M contract with Toronto.
nhl.com ↗Leafs and Blue Jackets near a Knies-for-Marchenko blockbuster that also sends Merzlikins to Toronto
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 ↗Predators sign Tyson Jost to a two-way deal, then put him on waivers for Milwaukee
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 ↗Guerin says the Wild won't pressure Quinn Hughes on an extension
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 ↗Sweeney says the Bruins will keep talking extension with Pavel Zacha, now in the last year of his deal
GM Don Sweeney said Boston means to keep up contract talks with Zacha and called him a big part of the club, a softer tone than last week's trade-watch talk. Sweeney also gave no timetable for Matt Poitras, who opens the season on injured reserve.
985thesportshub.com ↗Update: Nikishin will miss the opener; Tulsky says both sides are looking for a resolution
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 ↗Update: Unsigned Edvinsson left off the opening roster and no longer practicing with the Red Wings
Simon Edvinsson, still an unsigned restricted free agent, was not on Detroit's 23-man roster at Monday's deadline. Interim GM Shawn Horcoff said Edvinsson has stopped practicing with the team while talks with his camp continue.
nhl.com ↗Update: Hellebuyck's unpaid suspension now runs in the regular season, and his salary is off Winnipeg's cap
The team suspended Hellebuyck on September 17. Now that games have started, he loses his pay for every day he stays away, and his salary no longer counts against the Jets' cap, which GM Cheveldayoff called procedural. That frees cap room while trade talks go on.
scoutingtherefs.com ↗Update: Friedman says Hellebuyck won't start the season with the Jets and will give up pay rather than report
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 ↗Oliver Kapanen out for the opener in Toronto with a lower-body injury; Newhook moves to second-line center
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 ↗Update: Burakovsky's status for the opener unclear; Sanderson sits Monday but expected back Tuesday
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 ↗Barzal opens on injured non-roster but isn't ruled out for Wednesday's opener
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 ↗Update: Wild still evaluating Faber after the puck to the head; Hynes urges patience
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 ↗Update: Jason Dickinson ruled out of the opener; Oilers loan Josh Samanski to Bakersfield
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 ↗Update: Seth Jarvis not expected back until late October at the earliest
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 ↗Oliver Kapanen out for the opener with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Update: Dakota Joshua week-to-week, will miss the start of the season
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 ↗Update: Jason Dickinson ruled out of the opener as the Oilers set their roster
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 ↗Jake DeBrusk misses practice with a lower-body injury but is expected to play the opener
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 ↗Update: Bedard travels to Vegas but is still limited to skating on his own
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 ↗Damon Severson to miss at least the first two games as his shoulder recovery continues
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.
sports.yahoo.com ↗Barzal starts on the injured non-roster list with a knee problem but isn't ruled out for Wednesday
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 ↗Update: Logan Mailloux had hand surgery and is out at least eight weeks; Tyler Tucker also on IR
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 ↗Joel Edmundson back at practice as a near-full participant, still day-to-day for the opener
Edmundson missed the preseason finale but returned to practice Monday. Laviolette said he was pretty much a full participant. He stays day-to-day, and Erik Gustafsson is the option if he can't play in Colorado.
lakingsinsider.com ↗Sabres open with three goalies and put six on IR, including Samuelsson, Zucker and Timmins
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 ↗Update: Bryan Rust placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury
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 ↗Update: Mailloux has hand surgery and is out at least eight weeks; he and Tucker go on IR
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 ↗Update: Bryan Rust goes on IR as the Penguins open with a 22-man roster
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 ↗Update: Jacob Bernard-Docker placed on injured reserve and will miss the start of the season
Detroit moved the defenseman (upper body) to IR on Monday, which opens a blue-line spot. Anton Johansson is the likely beneficiary.
nhl.com ↗Brad Marchand opens the season on injured reserve; Gadjovich listed injured non-roster
Florida's opening roster puts Marchand on injured reserve, so he misses tonight's opener at Carolina. Jonah Gadjovich is listed as injured non-roster. The team gave no timelines.
nhl.com ↗
Update: Capitals make it official: Sandin opens the season on the injured non-roster list
Washington listed Rasmus Sandin as injured non-roster when it filed its 23-man opening roster on Monday. He is still skating on his own after ACL surgery in April and won't play in Friday's opener at Carolina.
nhl.com ↗Update: Barkey goes on season-opening IR and Grans is listed injured non-roster; Garrett Wilson makes the team
The Flyers' 23-man roster puts Denver Barkey on injured reserve. He was hurt in the preseason opener, and this kind of IR doesn't make him sit out a set number of games. Helge Grans is listed injured non-roster. Veteran Garrett Wilson, signed Sunday, made the team in Barkey's place.
nhl.com ↗Update: Devils confirm Kovacevic, Casey and Bjugstad on injured non-roster; Rittich loaned to Utica
New Jersey's opening roster lists Johnathan Kovacevic, Seamus Casey and Nick Bjugstad as injured non-roster. David Rittich cleared waivers and was loaned to AHL Utica. The Devils carry three goalies: Jake Allen, Nico Daws and Remi Poirier.
nhl.com ↗Update: Brock Faber opens the season on injured reserve after the puck to the head
The Wild put Faber on IR when they set their opening-night roster. IR means he sits at least seven days, so Saturday's home opener against Boston is the earliest he could be activated. Coach John Hynes's comments point to a concussion, and more is expected after Tuesday's practice.
duluthnewstribune.com ↗Update: O'Connor and L'Heureux go on IR; cap-strapped Avs may dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen
Colorado put Logan O'Connor, Zachary L'Heureux, Taylor Makar, goalie Trent Miner and Georgii Merkulov on IR, backdated to Sept. 21. With about $49K in cap space the Avs can't call up a forward, so they'll play 11 forwards and 7 defensemen Wednesday against LA unless O'Connor or L'Heureux is healthy. Blackwood and Wedgewood are the goalies.
denvergazette.com ↗
Update: Maveric Lamoureux has shoulder surgery and is out four to six months
GM Bill Armstrong said the 22-year-old defenseman had surgery Monday on a shoulder he dislocated in camp. He opens the season on injured reserve and is likely out until around the All-Star break.
nhl.com ↗Update: Kings confirm Fiala on IR and loan Kirsanov to Ontario; Kuemper and Forsberg in goal
The Kings' opening roster has 13 forwards, seven defensemen and goalies Anton Forsberg and Darcy Kuemper, with no starter named. Kevin Fiala stays on injured reserve as he recovers from a broken leg, and defenseman Kirill Kirsanov was loaned to AHL Ontario.
nhl.com ↗Troy Terry opens on injured non-roster after hip surgery; teen Nikita Klepov makes the Ducks
Anaheim carries 16 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies. Terry (hip surgery) is on injured non-roster, and Ian Moore is on IR. The 18-year-old first-rounder Klepov and Roger McQueen both made the team, and Travis Mitchell and goalie Laurent Brossoit were assigned to San Diego.
nhl.com ↗Update: Sharks put Gaudette, Couture and Barre-Boulet on IR; Askarov and Nedeljkovic in goal
San Jose starts with 14 forwards, including rookies Ivar Stenberg and Michael Misa, and seven defensemen, including Luca Cagnoni. Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic are the goalies. Adam Gaudette, Logan Couture and Alex Barre-Boulet are on injured reserve.
nhl.com ↗Update: Helge Grans goes on IR; Kolosov and Wilson head to Lehigh Valley at the deadline
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 ↗Johnathan Kovacevic expected to open the season on injured reserve
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 ↗Leafs put Max Domi and newly acquired Elvis Merzlikins on LTIR to make cap room
Merzlikins is out indefinitely after shoulder surgery in late August, and Domi is still recovering from complications after back surgery. Having both on long-term IR gives Toronto cap room after taking on Marchenko and Miles Wood.
hockeypatrol.com ↗Update: Brady Tkachuk back at practice and cleared for the opener at Carolina
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 ↗Update: Brady Tkachuk cleared for the opener; starts on the top line with Barkov and Reinhart
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 ↗Pavel Mintyukov back at practice after illness, expected for Friday's opener in Vegas
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.
x.com ↗Update: Hutson and Demidov back at practice ahead of the opener
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 ↗Jets claim goalie Clay Stevenson off waivers from Washington to back up Skinner
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 ↗Tristan Jarry gets the opening-night start against Vancouver
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 ↗Tristan Jarry to start the opener against Vancouver; Devon Levi backs up
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 ↗Jets claim goalie Clay Stevenson from Washington to back up Stuart Skinner
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 ↗Filip Gustavsson starts on IR after hip surgery; Wallstedt is the No. 1 with Pickard backing up
Minnesota also put goalie Filip Gustavsson on injured reserve. He is still recovering from offseason hip surgery and could be out another month or more. Jesper Wallstedt opens as the starter, with Calvin Pickard as his backup.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Canucks release goalie Chris Driedger from his tryout
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.
canucksarmy.com ↗Brandon Bussi projected to start the opener as the Canes raise their Cup banner
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 ↗Bobrovsky in line for his first Leafs start in the opener vs. Montreal; Stolarz backs up
Monday's practice had Sergei Bobrovsky as the starter and Anthony Stolarz as the backup for Tuesday's opener.
tsn.ca ↗Markstrom projected to start the opener at Carolina; Balinskis the scratch
NHL.com projects Jacob Markstrom in goal for Florida against Brandon Bussi in Tuesday's opener, with Akira Schmid backing up. Defenseman Uvis Balinskis is projected as the healthy scratch.
nhl.com ↗Jake Allen expected to start Thursday's opener against the Flyers
Allen goes into the season as New Jersey's expected starter. Nico Daws and waiver claim Remi Poirier will sort out the backup job in the first week.
newjerseyhockeynow.com ↗Spencer Knight expected to start the opener in Vegas; Soderblom likely gets a start later on the trip
Knight is expected in net Tuesday against the Golden Knights, and Arvid Soderblom likely gets a start later on the road trip. Blashill hasn't said whether Teuvo Teravainen or Andrew Mangiapane dresses.
chicago.suntimes.com ↗Update: Leafs and Blue Jackets working on a Marchenko trade with Knies going to Columbus; not done yet
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 ↗Friedman: Rangers nearly traded two firsts for Nikishin, but contract talks fell short
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 ↗Friedman: Oilers have asked about Kraken center Shane Wright while hunting for a right-shot center
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 ↗Update: Rangers nearly traded for Nikishin before contract talks fell apart; Carolina wants two firsts
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 ↗Storm knocks out power at Rangers' practice rink, costing a day of prep
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 ↗Update: Kuzmenko listed as a non-roster player while he is with his family in Russia
Andrei Kuzmenko went back to Russia after his father's death, and the Penguins have listed him as a non-roster player. GM Kyle Dubas said the team will give an update once Kuzmenko and his family have had time.
nhl.com ↗Corey Perry away from the Kings for personal reasons; status for Wednesday's opener unclear
Perry missed Monday's practice and has been away from the team since early last week for personal reasons. The Kings haven't said whether he'll be available in Colorado.
lakingsinsider.com ↗Update: Alberts Smits makes the Rangers' opening-night roster
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 ↗Victor Eklund makes the Islanders; Vanecek clears waivers as the roster is set
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 ↗Rookies Cole Hutson and Ilya Protas make the Capitals; more alternate captains to be named Wednesday
The 20-year-old defenseman Cole Hutson and 20-year-old forward Ilya Protas both made Washington's opening roster and start their first full NHL seasons. Tom Wilson stays an alternate captain, and the team will name the other alternates on Wednesday.
nhl.com ↗Porter Martone and Alex Bump make the Flyers' opening roster for the first time
The young forwards Porter Martone and Alex Bump both made Philadelphia's roster for Wednesday's opener against Pittsburgh. Nikita Grebenkin and defenseman David Jiricek also made it, though Jiricek could be scratched.
phillyhockeynow.com ↗Defenseman David Spacek and rookie center Charlie Stramel make the Wild's opening roster
With Faber hurt, 23-year-old defenseman David Spacek makes the team out of camp for the first time. Charlie Stramel, a rookie center who played at Michigan State last season, also earned a spot.
duluthnewstribune.com ↗Aydar Suniev sent to AHL Calgary as the Flames set their opening roster
The 21-year-old forward, who is waiver-exempt, was assigned to the Wranglers. Huberdeau goes on IR as he recovers from hip surgery.
flamesnation.ca ↗Roger McQueen, 19, makes the Ducks' opening roster; defenseman Ian Moore starts on IR
The 2025 10th overall pick is one of seven players aged 22 or under on Anaheim's 25-man opening roster. If A.J. Greer can't play Friday in Vegas, McQueen could make his NHL debut. Defenseman Ian Moore was placed on injured reserve.
nhl.com ↗Rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet makes the Bruins; Jokiharju clears waivers to Providence
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 ↗Lightning set roster: Gourde and Dominic James out injured, Rautiainen loaned to Finland
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 ↗Red Wings make no cuts at the deadline; Larkin still not in full-contact drills
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 ↗Tulsky: Legault and Reilly make the blue line; Jarvis skating in a non-contact jersey
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 ↗Stars set a 21-man roster: Blackwell clears to Texas, Kiviranta in, Oettinger on the active list
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 ↗Update: Brennan Othmann makes the Flames' opening roster
Calgary didn't waive Othmann on Sunday, so he's on the roster submitted Monday. Huberdeau opens the season on injured reserve.
flamesnation.ca ↗Stars open with a 21-man roster, Oettinger and DeSmith in goal
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 ↗Update: Senators set a 23-man roster; Foegele, MacDermid and Zub start on injured non-roster, Hutton released
All eight Senators on waivers cleared, including Tomasino and Sammy Blais, and were loaned to Belleville. Warren Foegele, Kurtis MacDermid and Artem Zub were listed as injured non-roster, Ben Hutton was released from his tryout, and Jorian Donovan went to the AHL.
nhl.com ↗Mammoth set their 23-man roster: Vejmelka starts, Cossa backs up, Simashev and But make the team
Utah's opening roster has newcomers Anders Lee and Vincent Trocheck in the top six. Dmitri Simashev, Daniil But and Andrew Peeke also made it. Karel Vejmelka is the starter and Sebastian Cossa the backup.
sports.ksl.com ↗Jason Robertson set to open on a line with Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin
Robertson starts the season with Hintz and Seguin after a summer of arbitration talk and trade rumors that ended in a one-year, $12M deal. He can't sign an extension until Jan. 1.
nhl.com ↗Update: Owen Michaels makes the Oilers and centers the third line in the opener
The NCAA champion won the last forward spot over Josh Samanski. Babcock's opening lines have Draisaitl-McDavid-Podkolzin, Hyman-Nugent-Hopkins-Kapanen, Howard-Michaels-Frederic and Formenton-Dach-Joseph. The pairs are Ekholm-Bouchard, Walman-Murphy and Shea-Mukhamadullin.
dailyhive.com ↗Canucks set roster: Bains and Brisebois surprise, Thompson starts on injured non-roster
Vancouver opens with 13 forwards, eight defensemen and goalies Lankinen and Merilainen. Arshdeep Bains and Guillaume Brisebois beat expectations to make the team. Chytil and Demko are on IR, and MacEachern, Akil Thomas and Jack Thompson start on injured non-roster.
nhl.com ↗Flames carry eight defensemen, with Hanley and Pachal making the team; Wolf and Cooley in goal
Calgary's 23-man roster keeps eight defensemen, including veterans Joel Hanley and Brayden Pachal. Dustin Wolf is the No. 1 goalie with Devin Cooley backing up, and Jonathan Huberdeau is on injured reserve.
nhl.com ↗Englund waits on immigration papers, Gibson out sick; Danielson and Brandsegg-Nygard make the Red Wings
Waiver pickup Andreas Englund can't join the roster until his immigration paperwork clears. Goalie John Gibson sat out Monday with an illness and isn't injured. Forwards Nate Danielson and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard made the opening 23.
detroithockeynow.com ↗Monday lines: McKenna with Tavares and Nylander, Paul centers the third line; MacEwen and Groulx make the team
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 ↗Kapanen takes the second-line job from Howard; rookie Owen Michaels pushes for a bottom-six spot
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 ↗Brunet makes the Bruins, but Aspirot holds the third-pair spot with Lohrei in practice
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 ↗Kapanen moves up to the second line and Isaac Howard drops down at Oilers practice
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 ↗Kantserov moves to center between Moore and Kane; Teravainen looks like the extra forward
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 ↗Opener lines: Robinson moves up to Aho's line, Legault in over Reilly, Kotkaniemi scratched
NHL.com projects Eric Robinson on the top line with Svechnikov and Aho while Jarvis is out, and Deslauriers on the fourth line. Charles Alexis Legault pairs with Gostisbehere. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Mike Reilly and Cayden Primeau are the projected scratches.
nhl.com ↗Braeden Bowman joins Connelly on the Vegas roster; Connelly slots in on Hertl's line for the opener
Under new coach Ryan Craig, Trevor Connelly is set to debut between Tomas Hertl and Victor Olofsson on the third line. Braeden Bowman made the team and plays on a fourth line with Nic Dowd and Marc Gatcomb as Vegas opens against Chicago.
thesportingtribune.com ↗NHL
All but one of the 71 players waived Sunday clear waivers and can go to the AHL
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 ↗Update: Garand and Raddysh clear waivers and go to Hartford; Rempe and Chmelar make the team
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 ↗Update: Nikita Tolopilo clears waivers and reports to AHL Abbotsford
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 ↗Update: All eight Panthers on waivers clear, including Lafferty, Reinhardt and Bastian; bound for Charlotte
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 ↗Update: Garand and Raddysh clear waivers, assigned to AHL Hartford
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 ↗Update: Nikita Tolopilo clears waivers and heads to Abbotsford
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 ↗Update: Slaggert and Toninato clear waivers
Landon Slaggert and Dominic Toninato went unclaimed and can be assigned to AHL Rockford.
thehockeywriters.com ↗Update: Holtz, Heinola and three others clear waivers
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 ↗Update: Perbix and Lyubushkin clear waivers but stay on the Predators' roster; Pinchuk to Milwaukee
Both veteran defensemen went unclaimed and are part of a 23-man roster that carries nine defensemen. KHL signing Vitali Pinchuk was assigned to AHL Milwaukee. Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen are the goalies.
nhl.com ↗Rittich and five others clear waivers; Devils go with three goalies, Kovacevic expected on IR
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 ↗Sunday, September 27
Islanders sign defenseman Logan Stanley to a one-year, $1.5M deal
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 ↗Flyers sign Garrett Wilson to a one-year, two-way deal and loan goalie Kolosov to the AHL
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 ↗Maple Leafs sign defenseman Nick Blankenburg to a one-year, $1.4M deal after his tryout
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 ↗Update: Red Wings and Edvinsson resume talks as opener nears
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 ↗Mike Matheson fined the maximum for roughing Ridly Greig
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 ↗David Pastrnak named Bruins captain, the first since Marchand
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 ↗Logan Mailloux hurt in a fight in the preseason finale; status for the opener unclear
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 ↗Update: Rust still being evaluated and Tristan Broz also hurt; both skip practice
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 ↗Update: Adam Gaudette skates with the rehab group; Sharks keep seven injured players on the roster
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 ↗Logan O'Connor and Zach L'Heureux day-to-day with lower-body injuries; O'Connor doubtful for opener
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 ↗O'Connor and L'Heureux day-to-day; goalie Trent Miner starts the season on IR
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 ↗Update: Salomonsson ahead of schedule and could return by mid-October; Garrett Brown still out
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 ↗Update: Dante Fabbro expected to miss at least a month; Columbus working on a deal with PTO Carson Soucy
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.
x.com ↗Seth Jarvis placed on injured non-roster list, still recovering from June shoulder surgery
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 ↗Update: Penguins put Lizotte, Brazeau, Kindel and Graves on IR; Graves out indefinitely
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 ↗Update: Samoskevich and Jake O'Brien open the season on injured reserve
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 ↗Update: Lizotte and Kindel expected on IR; Rust, Brazeau and Graves could join them
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 ↗Rasmus Sandin headed to LTIR as he rehabs from ACL surgery
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 ↗Kevin Fiala to start the season on injured reserve
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 ↗Update: Nick Paul back in full practice and expected for the opener; Joshua still uncertain
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 ↗Update: Jordan Greenway expected to be available for the opener in Vegas
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 ↗Update: Ivan Demidov expected in the opening-night lineup
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 ↗Brunicke, Zonnon and goalie Blomqvist sent to Wilkes-Barre; Silovs and Murashov the NHL tandem
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 ↗Update: Kings won't carry three goalies; Portillo, Ward and Perunovich sent to Ontario
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 ↗Shesterkin expected to start the opener; Korpisalo lined up for the Detroit back-to-back
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 ↗Injuries squeeze the Oilers' cap space from about $5M to about $1M
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 ↗Update: Rookie T.J. Hughes makes the Avalanche and starts on the top power play
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 ↗Ivar Stenberg and Michael Misa survive final cuts; Eric Pohlkamp sent to the Barracuda
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 ↗Bruins set roster: Hagens makes the team, Jokiharju waived, Swayman gets the opener
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 ↗Canadiens set roster: Reinbacher and Fowler sent to Laval, Guhle on IR
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 ↗Imama wins fourth-line job; Panthers sign and waive Bastian, waive Reinhardt and Lafferty
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 ↗Tocchet says opening-night lines are close; Barkey may miss the opener
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 ↗Blackhawks keep Korchinski and Del Mastro and carry eight defensemen; Blashill says forward jobs stay open
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 ↗Senators waive eight, including Tomasino and Sammy Blais; camp down to 29
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 ↗Lightning send top prospect Sam O'Reilly to AHL, waive Pelletier and Sogaard
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 ↗Hurricanes send Nadeau and Unger Sorum to Chicago, waive Valimaki; roster set at 23
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 ↗Devils claim goalie Remi Poirier from Dallas and waive David Rittich plus five skaters
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 ↗Islanders waive Vitek Vanecek; Aitcheson, Eiserman and George sent to Hamilton
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 ↗Update: Rangers waive Dylan Garand and Taylor Raddysh instead of carrying three goalies
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 ↗Capitals waive Clay Stevenson and Jonny Brodzinski; Lindgren stays the backup
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 ↗Blackhawks waive Slaggert and Toninato, send Commesso and Boucher to Rockford
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 ↗Avalanche waive six, including Lysell, Beckman and Hinostroza
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 ↗Stars waive Colin Blackwell to fit under the cap; Poirier lost to New Jersey
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 ↗Predators waive veteran defensemen Ilya Lyubushkin and Nick Perbix
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 ↗Blues claim Justin Barron, recall Adam Jiricek and waive Rosen and Romanov after Mailloux injury
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 ↗Mammoth waive Ben McCartney; Hayton and Stenlund keep bottom-six center jobs
Utah put McCartney on waivers to send him to AHL Tucson, choosing Barrett Hayton and Kevin Stenlund as its depth centers for the opener.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Jets waive Thrun and Zhilkin; St. Ivany and Bauer in, DiVincentiis backs up Skinner
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 ↗Update: Alex Nylander clears waivers and goes to the Wranglers; Flames roster nearly set
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 ↗Oilers waive goalie Matt Tomkins and send defenseman Damien Carfagna to Bakersfield
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 ↗Golden Knights waive Holtz, Heinola and three others; Connelly and Lavoie set to make the team
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 ↗Ducks waive Laurent Brossoit and Travis Mitchell; Stian Solberg among those sent to San Diego
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 ↗Update: Canucks waive Nikita Tolopilo, confirming a two-goalie start
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 ↗Saturday, September 26
Red Wings prefer a bridge deal for unsigned RFA Simon Edvinsson
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 ↗Larkin reportedly open to expanding trade list to eight teams
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 ↗Luukkonen leaves preseason finale with lower-body tweak; opener in doubt
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 ↗Mattias Samuelsson week-to-week with lower-body injury
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 ↗Olen Zellweger in concussion protocol, expected for opener
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 ↗Jiri Kulich leaves exhibition early as a precaution, looks fine
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 ↗Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov held out of preseason finale
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 ↗Denver Barkey questionable for the opener with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Salomonsson, Brown and Duehr start on the injured list
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 ↗Carcone day-to-day; McBain back and scoring
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 ↗Duchene (maintenance) and Blackwell (lower body) expected for opener
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 ↗Brock Faber day-to-day after a shot to the head; Lambos recalled
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 ↗Adam Gaudette still day-to-day and in doubt for the opener; Giles and three others also hurt
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 ↗Mackie Samoskevich day-to-day with an upper-body injury; opener in doubt
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 ↗Burakovsky leaves preseason finale after a hit; Sanderson exits his debut early as a precaution
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 ↗Bryan Rust hurt in the preseason finale at Buffalo, did not return
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 ↗Brady Tkachuk nursing an undisclosed injury, but Maurice expects him for the opener
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 ↗Joel Edmundson day-to-day and uncertain for Wednesday's opener in Colorado
Edmundson has an undisclosed injury; Laviolette expects him to be fine, but if he can't go Erik Gustafsson could draw into the lineup.
markerzone.com ↗Thatcher Demko will start the season on injured reserve as his hip rehab continues
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 ↗Jonah Gadjovich headed to LTIR, out indefinitely
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 ↗Tyler Seguin back from ACL surgery in preseason finale
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 ↗Update: Zuccarello cleared for full contact; Kings recall D Kirill Kirsanov as cover
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 ↗Vladar expected ready for the opener after an upper-body injury scare
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 ↗Stuart Skinner set to start in Winnipeg's net with Hellebuyck out
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 ↗Carter Hart is Vegas's starter; Adin Hill backs up, and both will play early
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 ↗Comrie and Huntington clear waivers; Samsonov headed to the AHL
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 ↗Colten Ellis in line for possible opening-night start
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 ↗Markstrom set as starter with Akira Schmid as backup
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 ↗Knight leads the crease; Soderblom stops 35 in the loss to the Blues
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 ↗Vejmelka shuts out Colorado in the preseason finale; Trocheck centers Keller and Schmaltz
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 ↗No three-goalie setup: Merilainen to back up Lankinen, Tolopilo expected on waivers
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 ↗Friedman: Nikishin can talk to other teams; three-way deal for Hellebuyck floated
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 ↗Marchenko won't commit to Columbus; Friedman says Boston made an offer
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 ↗Vegas and Seattle among teams interested in Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko
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 ↗Rangers may still add a center before the opener
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 ↗Canadiens send 12 AHL-contract players to Laval
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 ↗Preds end preseason 1-3 after a 6-0 loss; Brunette unhappy
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 ↗No. 5 pick Brady Martin assigned to AHL Milwaukee
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 ↗Top line reunites Suzuki and Caufield with Chris Kreider
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 ↗Blues' projected lines: McTavish and McMichael on second line with Buchnevich
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 ↗Preseason finale lineup: Killorn-Carlsson-Gauthier line, Dostal and Husso in goal
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 Faber out, Spurgeon moves up next to Quinn Hughes at practice
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 ↗Rookie Anton Frondell leads Chicago's forwards in ice time as the Hawks win the preseason finale
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 ↗Kakko moves up to the Beniers-McCann line; Winterton fills Samoskevich's spot
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 ↗Preseason finale: Gridin-Frost-Coronato together, Bahl paired with Nemec, Wolf in net
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 ↗Preseason finale lines: Eichel with Stone; Marner, Hertl and Olofsson on the second line
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 ↗Top line in rushes: Panarin-Byfield-Kempe; Doughty with Dumoulin; Zuccarello on PP1
LA Kings Insider's Zach Dooley posted the line rushes (collected by GameDayTweets). PP1 was Clarke, Panarin, Byfield, Kempe and Zuccarello.
gamedaytweets.com ↗Brett Leason wins a roster spot; Nolan Allan likely the 7th defenseman
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 ↗Rempe set for the fourth-line right wing spot; Rangers weigh carrying three goalies to keep Garand
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 ↗New PP1 in the finale: LaCombe, Carlsson, Gauthier, Sennecke, Granlund; Mintyukov ill
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 ↗Lukas Reichel and Alex Steeves placed on waivers
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 ↗Red Wings claim D Andreas Englund off waivers from Calgary
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 ↗Hurricanes cut camp to 28; P.O. Joseph and Skyler Brind'Amour among those waived
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 ↗Blue Jackets put Miles Wood on waivers
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 ↗Islanders waive Engvall, Foudy and three others; Highmore released from PTO
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 ↗Penguins waive Caleb Jones; Owen Pickering among those sent to WBS
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 ↗Capitals waive Justin Holl and recall four from Hershey
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 ↗Jets waive and assign four, send goalie Thomas Milic to the Moose
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 ↗Predators claim D William Trudeau from Rangers, waive Justin Barron
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 ↗Boisvert, Spellacy, Vanacker cut; Mackey loaned to Rockford
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 ↗Remi Poirier waived after preseason shutout
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 ↗Finley, Sundqvist and Walker clear waivers, assigned to Springfield
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 ↗Flames waive Alex Nylander a day after signing him
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 ↗Perunovich and Ward waived; last question is whether LA carries three goalies
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 ↗Ducks waive Farrell, Gaucher, Hamblin, Schueneman and Woo, then send them to San Diego
All five were waived Sept. 25 and assigned to AHL San Diego the next day as the roster deadline approached.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Panthers waive Bjornfot, Fitzgerald and Crookshank
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 ↗Friday, September 25
Senators acquire G Jonas Johansson from Tampa Bay
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 ↗Sabres sign D Matt Grzelcyk to one-year, $850K deal
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 ↗Fantilli signs six-year, $82.5M deal, ending his contract standoff
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 ↗Flames turn Alex Nylander's PTO into a one-year, two-way contract
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 ↗Hurricanes extend goalie Pyotr Kochetkov two years at $3.95M AAV
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 ↗Unsigned Nikishin switches agents as his standoff with Carolina continues
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 ↗Macklin Celebrini, 20, named the youngest captain in Sharks history
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 ↗Alex Lyon out 'a few days' with upper-body injury
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 ↗Jacob Bernard-Docker day-to-day with upper-body injury
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 ↗Dominic James out early with broken hand; Vasilevskiy-Hildeby tandem set
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 ↗Seamus Casey to 'miss some time' with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Ben Kindel, Lizotte week-to-week; Brazeau being evaluated
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 ↗Oettinger scratched with lower-body tightness; expected back in a day or two
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 ↗Tyler Tucker (knee) likely to start the season on IR
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 ↗Jason Dickinson has a setback with his foot injury and is unlikely to be ready for the opener
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 ↗Mats Zuccarello expected ready for the opener despite a minor shoulder injury
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 ↗Dante Fabbro on IR with upper-body injury, likely to miss the opener
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 ↗Jonathan Huberdeau to start the season on injured reserve
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 ↗Filip Chytil placed on IR with a shoulder strain after colliding with a referee
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 ↗Matt Poitras placed on injured reserve with lower-body injury
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 ↗Romanov and Pulock return from shoulder surgeries
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 ↗Cale Makar back to full practice and plays preseason finale vs Winnipeg
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 ↗Ovechkin sat out the rest of the preseason but is expected ready for the opener
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 ↗Kevin Lankinen named Vancouver's starting goalie while Demko recovers
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 ↗Pavel Zacha on a trade watch list in his contract year
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 ↗Sabres monitoring Hellebuyck, want to pay in prospects
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 ↗Canadiens asking about Jets center Mark Scheifele
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 ↗Larkin reportedly rebuffed Canadiens' pitch
Kypreos says Montreal tried to talk Larkin into accepting a trade there, but he still does not want to play in Canada.
spectorshockey.net ↗Leafs reportedly among teams chasing Kirill Marchenko
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 ↗Rumor: Oilers are watching Canadiens forward Kirby Dach
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 ↗Kypreos: Jason Robertson has strong interest in Pittsburgh, where his brother Nick now plays
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 ↗Panthers and Vladimir Tarasenko reportedly eyeing a reunion
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 ↗Lightning cut 21, release Luke Glendening from PTO
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 ↗Devils send 13 to Utica, including top prospect Anton Silaev
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 ↗Knuble, Luchanko and Bonk sent to Lehigh Valley; Flyers down to 26
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 ↗Avery Hayes a surprise cut; Collin Delia released from PTO
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 ↗Top prospects Desnoyers and Iginla sent to AHL Tucson
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 ↗Top prospect Braeden Cootes sent to AHL Abbotsford
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 ↗No. 5 pick Alberts Smits projected to make the opening-night lineup
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 ↗T.J. Hughes' preseason hat trick boosts his roster bid
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 ↗Zach Dean and Dillon Dube win final forward spots; Jiricek to AHL
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 ↗Projected opener: Hagens on third line, Swayman in net
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 ↗Oilers' practice PP1: McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins and Bouchard
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 ↗Pettersson and DeBrusk on Vancouver's first power-play unit at practice
Beat reporter Jeff Paterson posted the practice power-play groups (collected by GameDayTweets), with Elias Pettersson and Jake DeBrusk on PP1.
gamedaytweets.com ↗Bruins waive five, including Jordan Harris and goalie Jiri Patera
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 ↗Sabres waive eight, trim camp to 29
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 ↗Leafs waive eight including Steven Lorentz; all clear
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 ↗Capitals waive Trineyev and three others as camp shrinks to 40
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 ↗Brandon Tanev, Joshua Roy and Zac Jones placed on waivers
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 ↗Matt Murray, Molendyk, O'Hara, Nilsson sent to Milwaukee
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 ↗Avs waive and assign Fensore and Wolanin; roster down to 38
Defensemen Domenick Fensore and Christian Wolanin cleared waivers and went to AHL Colorado with Saige Weinstein, as the Avs trim toward 23.
si.com ↗Oilers put Josh Brown, Riley Stillman and Eduards Tralmaks on waivers and move 15 players out of camp
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 ↗Flames cut camp to 27 players and waive eight, including Benning, Hunt and Englund
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 ↗Canucks claim goalie Leevi Merilainen off waivers from Ottawa
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 ↗Thursday, September 24
Blackhawks extend Oliver Moore: five years, $21.25M ($4.25M AAV)
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 ↗McAvoy's six-game suspension carries into the season; eligible Oct. 13
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 ↗Ridly Greig to serve two-game suspension to open season
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 ↗Nick Paul day-to-day, questionable for opener vs. Montreal
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 ↗Helge Grans hurt in the preseason, can't be sent to the AHL until healthy
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 ↗Captain Connor Bedard 'not close' to practicing after shoulder surgery
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 ↗Jordan Greenway day-to-day with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Shane Pinto sidelined with undisclosed injury
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.
yardbarker.com ↗Dakota Joshua day-to-day with core-muscle issue
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 ↗Villeneuve and Webber on long-term IR
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 ↗Korpisalo lines up as Shesterkin's backup; Spencer Martin waived
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 ↗Knies trade talk resurfaces, but Leafs not shopping him
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 ↗Report: Sharks balk at Jets' ask for Michael Misa in Hellebuyck talks
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 ↗NHL
Officials enforcing jersey-tuck rule for first time in 13 years
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 ↗NHL
NHL consolidates Winnipeg Jets history across both eras
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 ↗Kuzmenko on leave after his father was killed in a bear attack in Siberia
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 ↗Top prospect Emil Hemming among Stars' latest cuts
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 ↗First-round defense prospect Juho Piiparinen sent to OHL London
Vegas had brought Piiparinen back from Finland's Liiga to look at him in camp, then assigned him to the London Knights.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Goalie prospect Damian Clara and six others assigned to AHL San Diego
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 ↗Jets retool special teams after ranking 24th on the PP and 21st on the PK
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 ↗Kane plays once in preseason on top line with Nazar and Kantserov
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 ↗Senators waive Merilainen; Ersson locked in as backup
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 ↗Wild cut to 27; first-rounder Carson Lambos among eight waived
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 ↗Kings waive Chromiak, Guttman, Pederson, Pinelli and Hicketts
All five were waived for assignment to AHL Ontario, leaving 29 in camp (17 forwards, 9 defensemen, 3 goalies).
nhl.com ↗Wednesday, September 23
Hellebuyck still suspended and holding out; GM says door not closed on his return
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 ↗Carter Bear day-to-day; Chase Stillman still not cleared for contact
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 ↗Zub not expected to be ready for the start of the season
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 ↗Sanderson, Spence held out as precaution; Foegele back skating
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 ↗Adam Sykora out 4-5 months with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Maveric Lamoureux will miss time with an arm/shoulder injury
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 skates with team for first time; sits out preseason
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 ↗Darcy Kuemper's rough outing may hand the starting job to Anton Forsberg
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 ↗Hurricanes and Golden Knights also wanted Alex Formenton before he picked Edmonton
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 ↗Sandis Vilmanis earns third-line spot with Lundell and Luostarinen
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 ↗Tocchet rebuilds the power play around a young top unit
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 ↗Shabanov skating with Kaprizov; Coleman with Eriksson Ek and Boldy
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 ↗Defenseman Maxence Guenette waived
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 ↗CBJ cut camp to 34; Pheonix Copley waived, two placed on injured non-roster
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 ↗Flyers waive six, including Grundstrom and Aston-Reese
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 ↗Canucks waive Fix-Wolansky, Clayton and Schuldt; Mancini looks set as the 7th defenseman
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 ↗Golden Knights cut camp to 28, waive five, and list three players week-to-week
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 ↗Sharks waive Cardwell, Felhaber and Hajek and send 10 players to the Barracuda
Camp dropped to 36 (23 forwards, 10 defensemen, 3 goalies). Ethan Cardwell, Tye Felhaber and Libor Hajek were waived for AHL assignment.
nhl.com ↗Tuesday, September 22
Will Smith and GM Grier unworried that his extension isn't done
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 ↗NHL
Player Safety fines Capitals' Andrew Cristall the maximum
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 ↗Wild give GM Bill Guerin a multiyear extension
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 ↗Mikael Granlund named the 10th captain in Ducks history
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 ↗Top prospect Jake O'Brien day-to-day with a lower-body injury
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 ↗Drew Helleson out about a week; A.J. Greer may miss opening night
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 starts camp healthy, reunited with Brett Pesce
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 ↗Kyle Palmieri back in game action after a torn ACL
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 ↗Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer set as Seattle's goalie tandem
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 ↗Jakub Dobes looks like the opening-night starter
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 ↗Report: Blues shopping surplus depth forwards
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 ↗NHL
Bettman: no rush on expansion; clarity expected by December
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 ↗Red Wings waive six, including Jacob Bryson and John Leonard
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 ↗Islanders waive Ethan Bear and Henrik Tikkanen
Defenseman Ethan Bear and goalie Henrik Tikkanen were among the players waived on Sept. 22 in the first round of camp cuts.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Rangers waive Cholowski, Dowling, Parssinen and Vaakanainen
Four Rangers were waived on Sept. 22 in the first cuts. Dowling and Parssinen later cleared and were sent to Hartford.
dailyfaceoff.com ↗Capitals make first cuts; Ludwig Persson waived
Washington cut nine players to get down to 44, all going to AHL Hershey. Forward Ludwig Persson was placed on waivers.
russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗Kraken waive Avon, Hayden, Morrison and goalie Ostman; all clear to Coachella Valley
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 ↗Monday, September 21
Stars extend Sam Steel: four years, $14.8M ($3.7M AAV)
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 ↗Sunday, September 20
No contract talks yet with Karlsson; Crosby waiting on an extension
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 ↗No timeline for injured wingers Akil Thomas and Mackenzie MacEachern
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 ↗Saturday, September 19
Kucherov reportedly seeking about $20M a year in extension talks
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 ↗Ducks sign Tim Washe to a four-year, $9M extension
The forward gets $2.25M a year despite only 41 NHL games (5 points). Critics called the deal premature.
prohockeyrumors.com ↗Red Wings reportedly asked for Boldy or Johnston in Larkin talks
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 ↗No. 1 pick Gavin McKenna debuts on line with Tavares and Nylander
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 ↗Friday, September 18
Flames sign Brennan Othmann to a one-year, two-way deal
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 ↗KHL signing Vitali Pinchuk out with an upper-body injury
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 ↗Ian Moore out 2-4 weeks; Ryan Poehling day-to-day
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 ↗Morgan Rielly back with main group after viral illness
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 ↗Mark Stone and William Karlsson healthy to start camp
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 ↗Bobrovsky set as the No. 1 goalie in Toronto
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 ↗Bruins looked into trading for Filip Hronek this offseason
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 ↗Shane Wright's agent says he is fully committed to Seattle
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 ↗The last 14 days of NHL news, from team, league and reporter sources, in our own words. Reported means one insider or outlet has it and it isn't confirmed yet.
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- IRMatthew Poitraslower-body injury from a Sept. 22 practice; placed on injured reserveBoston Globe · Sep 27
- SuspendedCharlie McAvoyserving the rest of a six-game suspension; eligible Oct. 13Boston Globe · Sep 28
- OutJason ZuckerSports hernia surgery; expected to miss start of season, possibly the first ~2 weeks (ESPN est. Oct 15) (est. 6 games)espn.com · Sep 16
- Nothing reported
- IRBrad Marchandlower body, August surgery; expected to miss about the first month of the seasonNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
- IRJonah Gadjovichupper body, had surgery; out indefinitelyNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
- OutOliver Kapanenlower-body, day-to-day; St-Louis ruled him out of the openerCanadiens (NHL.com) · Sep 28
- IRKaiden Guhleadductor, out several weeks; skating in a no-contact jerseyTSN Ice Chips · Sep 28
- OutArtem ZubKnee/lower-body injury from the playoffs; unlikely for season start (ESPN est. Oct 5) (est. 3 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Sep 23
- OutYanni GourdeOffseason hip surgery; out until December (at least the first ~26 games) (est. 26 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Sep 16
- OutCade WebberelbowAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutDakota Joshuaabdomen/core injuryAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutElvis MerzlikinsshoulderAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutMax Domiback; complications after offseason surgery, failed his camp physical, out indefinitelyAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutWilliam VilleneuvekneeAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- Day-to-dayNick Paullisted day-to-day but centred the third line at Monday practice and says he feels good; expected to playCanadiens.com game preview · Sep 29
Central
- OutConnor BedardJuly shoulder surgery; traveling with the team but cleared only for individual skating, November return timelineThe Hockey News (Vinnie Parise) · Sep 28
- IRGeorgii Merkulovon IR to start the seasonColorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal) · Sep 28
- IRLogan O'Connorlower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared BednarColorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen) · Sep 29
- IRTaylor Makaron IR to start the seasonColorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal) · Sep 28
- IRZachary L'Heureuxlower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared BednarColorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen) · Sep 29
- Nothing reported
- OutBrock FaberFractured skull from a shot near the ear in the preseason; surgery Sept 27, out indefinitely (IR), no timeline. (est. 15 games)nhl.com · Sep 29
- OutFilip GustavssonOffseason hip surgery; expected back around early November. Jesper Wallstedt expected to carry the load (est. 13 games)Heavy (Nick Kieser), quoting GM Bill Guerin on WCCO · Sep 18
- Nothing reported
- OutLogan MaillouxHand surgery after a preseason fight; re-evaluated in at least eight weeks. On IR. (est. 26 games)nhl.com · Sep 28
- OutMaveric LamoureuxDislocated shoulder in camp; surgery Sept 28, out 4-6 months (IR). (est. 45 games)nhl.com · Sep 28
- Nothing reported
Metropolitan
- IRSeth Jarvisinjured non-roster list, recovering from June shoulder surgery; not expected back until late October at the earliestNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
- OutElvis MerzlikinsShoulder surgery Aug 17; failed physical, out indefinitely with no timetable ('not going to see him in the near future'). Jet Greaves is the starter; Cam Talbot signed as backupdailyfaceoff.com · Sep 17
- OutIsac LundestromRuptured right Achilles; surgery July. Team anticipates early-November return, but another evaluation suggested longer (est. 14 games)dailyfaceoff.com · Jul 19
- Nothing reported
- OutMathew Barzalknee, injured non-roster; out tonight and Saturday vs NJD, may start skating this weekend or early next weekThe Hockey News (Stefen Rosner), quoting GM Mathieu Darche · Sep 30
- OutAdam Sykoralower-body injury, expected out 4-5 months; long-term IR candidateJim Cerny (Forever Blueshirts) · Sep 26
- IRVincent Iorioplaced on injured reserve to set the 23-man roster (lower body); Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson are the spare defensemenRangers On SI (Nick Ziegler) · Sep 29
- OutHelge Gransinjured non-roster to start the seasonPhiladelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel) · Sep 28
- IRDenver Barkeylower body from the first preseason game; misses the opener, expected to be short termPhiladelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel) · Sep 28
- Day-to-dayNikita Grebenkinstill banged up; not in the final-practice lineupBroad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert) · Sep 29
- IRBen Kindellower body, week to weekNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRBryan Rustupper body, hurt in the preseason; misses the openerNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRJustin Brazeaulower body, week to weekNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRRyan Gravesknee, out indefinitely; needs rehab on both knees per GM Kyle DubasNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- OutRasmus SandinACL surgery April 2026, out 6-9 months (late Oct to late Jan). Skating in a no-contact jersey; GM hopes for the short end (est. 15 games)russianmachineneverbreaks.com · Sep 17
Pacific
- OutTroy TerryHip impingement/labral tear surgery June 9; out 5-6 months. ESPN estimated return Nov 21; roughly 15-30 games missed (est. 20 games)espn.com · Jun 18
- OutJonathan HuberdeauRecovering from March hip resurfacing; GM confirmed he will not be ready for opening night. On IR, ESPN est. Oct 8 (est. 4 games)tsn.ca · Sep 10
- OutJason Dickinsonfoot, setback on last season's injury; coach says he won't be ready for the openerOilers Nation · Sep 28
- OutRyan Nugent-Hopkinslower body, hurt at Monday's practice; misses the openerNHL.com status report · Sep 29
- IRFrederik Andersenknee (from last spring's Cup Final); target around late OctoberCBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
- IRMatthew Savoielower body, out until at least Oct 20CBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
- IRMattias Janmarkrecovering from shoulder surgery, out until at least Oct 3CBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
- IRKevin Fialalower leg; follow-up procedure after the Olympic fracture, on IR to open the seasonLA Kings opening-night roster release · Sep 28
- QuestionableCorey Perryaway from the team for personal reasons since last week; availability for the opener unclear (not an injury)LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/28 practice report · Sep 28
- Nothing reported
- Nothing reported
- IRFilip Chytilshoulder strain, week-to-weekThe Hockey Writers · Sep 27
- IRThatcher Demkohip rehab, no return dateCBS Sports injury report · Sep 28
- OutAlex PietrangeloOn LTIR for all of 2026-27 (bilateral femur/hip issue); the summer LTIR designation bars a return this season or in the playoffs (est. 82 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Jul 2
- OutBen Hemmerlingweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
- OutKai Uchaczweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
- OutLukas Cormierweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
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Anaheim Ducks
Cup odds +4000
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2@
- Sun Oct 4vs
- Wed Oct 7vs
- Fri Oct 9@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutTroy TerryHip impingement/labral tear surgery June 9; out 5-6 months. ESPN estimated return Nov 21; roughly 15-30 games missed (est. 20 games)espn.com · Jun 18
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: A.J. Greer and Drew Helleson day-to-day and aiming to play Friday's opener in Vegas Sep 29
- IR Troy Terry opens on injured non-roster after hip surgery; teen Nikita Klepov makes the Ducks Sep 28
- Return Pavel Mintyukov back at practice after illness, expected for Friday's opener in Vegas Sep 28
- Prospect Roger McQueen, 19, makes the Ducks' opening roster; defenseman Ian Moore starts on IR Sep 28
- Waivers Ducks waive Laurent Brossoit and Travis Mitchell; Stian Solberg among those sent to San Diego Sep 27
- Lineup Preseason finale lineup: Killorn-Carlsson-Gauthier line, Dostal and Husso in goal Sep 26
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Boston Bruins
1-0-0 · 2 pts · 1st in the Atlantic
Cup odds +10000
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Mon Oct 5vs
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29vs
Injuries
- IRMatthew Poitraslower-body injury from a Sept. 22 practice; placed on injured reserveBoston Globe · Sep 27
- SuspendedCharlie McAvoyserving the rest of a six-game suspension; eligible Oct. 13Boston Globe · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Fraser Minten 1G 1A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- JJ Peterka 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Mark Kastelic 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Elias Lindholm 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Hampus Lindholm 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Injury Rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet missed the opener with a minor camp injury Sep 29
- Trade rumor Bruins shopping defenseman Henri Jokiharju after he cleared waivers to Providence Sep 29
- Contract Sweeney says the Bruins will keep talking extension with Pavel Zacha, now in the last year of his deal Sep 28
- Lineup Rookie defenseman Frederic Brunet makes the Bruins; Jokiharju clears waivers to Providence Sep 28
- Lineup Brunet makes the Bruins, but Aspirot holds the third-pair spot with Lohrei in practice Sep 28
- Captaincy David Pastrnak named Bruins captain, the first since Marchand Sep 27
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Minten | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 14:48 | 3.0 | 20% (1/5) | 1 | 1 |
| JJ Peterka | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 17:09 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mark Kastelic | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 13:07 | 1.0 | 67% (2/3) | 1 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:59 | 0.0 | 50% (7/14) | 0 | 1 |
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 13:23 | 0.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 14:28 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connor Clifton | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 0 | 23:23 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| David Pastrnak | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 17:32 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| James Hagens | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | 1.0 | 0% (0/1) | 1 | 1 |
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 17:13 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Morgan Geekie | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 5 | 0 | 16:18 | 1.0 | 25% (1/4) | 1 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 8 | 0 | 21:54 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pavel Zacha | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 15:24 | 3.0 | 62% (10/16) | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 15:01 | 2.0 | 62% (5/8) | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 2 | 13:13 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Borgen | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 17:43 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Buffalo Sabres
Cup odds +3300
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutJason ZuckerSports hernia surgery; expected to miss start of season, possibly the first ~2 weeks (ESPN est. Oct 15) (est. 6 games)espn.com · Sep 16
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Zellweger ruled out of Thursday's opener; Saturday vs. Chicago still possible Sep 30
- Return Update: Samuelsson practices Wednesday and could play Thursday's opener Sep 30
- Goalie Update: Luukkonen expected to start Thursday's opener at Columbus Sep 30
- Waivers Update: Conor Sheary clears waivers and goes to Rochester Sep 30
- Injury Update: Zellweger still in concussion protocol and misses practice; day-to-day for Thursday's opener Sep 29
- Return Update: Luukkonen back at practice and listed day-to-day ahead of Thursday's opener at Columbus Sep 29
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Carolina Hurricanes
0-0-1 · 1 pts · 1st in the Metropolitan
Cup odds +750
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2vs
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29vs
Injuries
- IRSeth Jarvisinjured non-roster list, recovering from June shoulder surgery; not expected back until late October at the earliestNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Andrei Svechnikov 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Charles Alexis Legault 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Eric Robinson 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Jaccob Slavin 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Jackson Blake 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
News
- Holdout Update: Nikishin will miss the opener; Tulsky says both sides are looking for a resolution Sep 28
- Injury Update: Seth Jarvis not expected back until late October at the earliest Sep 28
- Goalie Brandon Bussi projected to start the opener as the Canes raise their Cup banner Sep 28
- Trade rumor Friedman: Rangers nearly traded two firsts for Nikishin, but contract talks fell short Sep 28
- Trade rumor Update: Rangers nearly traded for Nikishin before contract talks fell apart; Carolina wants two firsts Sep 28
- Lineup Tulsky: Legault and Reilly make the blue line; Jarvis skating in a non-contact jersey Sep 28
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Svechnikov | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 8 | 2 | 16:21 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexis Legault | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 12:40 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Eric Robinson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 5 | 0 | 13:00 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 22:32 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackson Blake | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 19:12 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 13:50 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 7 | 0 | 17:17 | 0.0 | 55% (12/22) | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 25:15 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Logan Stankoven | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0.0 | 62% (5/8) | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Jankowski | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0.0 | 58% (7/12) | 0 | 1 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 5 | 5:01 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 19:24 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sean Walker | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 2 | 19:10 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 4 | 20:56 | 4.0 | 62% (10/16) | 0 | 1 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 19:09 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Taylor Hall | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 15:27 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 6:46 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0.950 | 0.92 | 0.929 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Cup odds +6000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Fri Oct 9vs
- Sat Oct 10@
- Tue Oct 13vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutElvis MerzlikinsShoulder surgery Aug 17; failed physical, out indefinitely with no timetable ('not going to see him in the near future'). Jet Greaves is the starter; Cam Talbot signed as backupdailyfaceoff.com · Sep 17
- OutIsac LundestromRuptured right Achilles; surgery July. Team anticipates early-November return, but another evaluation suggested longer (est. 14 games)dailyfaceoff.com · Jul 19
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Signing Update: Blue Jackets sign Carson Soucy to a one-year, $1.15M deal after his camp tryout Sep 29
- Call-up Steven Lorentz, acquired from Toronto, sent to AHL Cleveland; defenseman Emil Andrae joins the Blue Jackets' lineup Sep 29
- Lineup Knies slotted onto the top line with Fantilli and Kent Johnson for his Columbus debut Sep 29
- Injury Damon Severson to miss at least the first two games as his shoulder recovery continues Sep 28
- Injury Update: Dante Fabbro expected to miss at least a month; Columbus working on a deal with PTO Carson Soucy Sep 27
- Trade rumor Marchenko won't commit to Columbus; Friedman says Boston made an offer Sep 26
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Calgary Flames
Cup odds +50000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3@
- Sun Oct 4@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutJonathan HuberdeauRecovering from March hip resurfacing; GM confirmed he will not be ready for opening night. On IR, ESPN est. Oct 8 (est. 4 games)tsn.ca · Sep 10
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Signing Flames sign 2026 second-rounder Chase Harrington to a three-year entry-level deal ($1.075M AAV) Sep 29
- Prospect Aydar Suniev sent to AHL Calgary as the Flames set their opening roster Sep 28
- Lineup Update: Brennan Othmann makes the Flames' opening roster Sep 28
- Lineup Flames carry eight defensemen, with Hanley and Pachal making the team; Wolf and Cooley in goal Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Alex Nylander clears waivers and goes to the Wranglers; Flames roster nearly set Sep 27
- Lineup Preseason finale: Gridin-Frost-Coronato together, Bahl paired with Nemec, Wolf in net Sep 26
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Chicago Blackhawks
0-1-0 · 0 pts · 8th in the Central
Cup odds +20000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29@
Injuries
- OutConnor BedardJuly shoulder surgery; traveling with the team but cleared only for individual skating, November return timelineThe Hockey News (Vinnie Parise) · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Jordan Greenway 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Patrick Kane 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Ryan Greene 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Wyatt Kaiser 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Alex Vlasic 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
News
- Injury Andrew Mangiapane hurt in the opener and out at least the next two games Sep 30
- Lineup Update: Teravainen is a healthy scratch for the opener in Vegas; Korchinski and Del Mastro also sit Sep 29
- Injury Update: Bedard travels to Vegas but is still limited to skating on his own Sep 28
- Goalie Spencer Knight expected to start the opener in Vegas; Soderblom likely gets a start later on the trip Sep 28
- Lineup Kantserov moves to center between Moore and Kane; Teravainen looks like the extra forward Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Slaggert and Toninato clear waivers Sep 28
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Greenway | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 14:08 | 5.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:36 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Greene | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 1.0 | 41% (7/17) | 0 | 2 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 20:37 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alex Vlasic | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Mangiapane | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 2 | 5:23 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Anton Frondell | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 17:40 | 1.0 | 50% (3/6) | 0 | 0 |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 19:14 | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Bowen Byram | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 25:08 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Smith | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Nazar | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | 3.0 | 47% (8/17) | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Cole | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 2 | 12:40 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nick Lardis | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Oliver Moore | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 2.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Kantserov | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 17:07 | 1.0 | 33% (5/15) | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Donato | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:50 | 2.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Rinzel | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:16 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 16:51 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.889 | 4.01 | 0.903 | 0.750 | 1.000 |
Colorado Avalanche
Cup odds +750
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Wed Oct 7@
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- IRGeorgii Merkulovon IR to start the seasonColorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal) · Sep 28
- IRLogan O'Connorlower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared BednarColorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen) · Sep 29
- IRTaylor Makaron IR to start the seasonColorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal) · Sep 28
- IRZachary L'Heureuxlower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared BednarColorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen) · Sep 29
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Coaching Avalanche extend coach Jared Bednar through 2030-31 Sep 30
- Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood starts in goal for the Avalanche's opener against Los Angeles Sep 30
- Coaching Avalanche promote Andrew Cogliano to assistant general manager Sep 29
- Lineup Update: Avalanche confirm 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the opener against Los Angeles Sep 29
- IR Update: O'Connor and L'Heureux go on IR; cap-strapped Avs may dress 11 forwards and 7 defensemen Sep 28
- Injury Logan O'Connor and Zach L'Heureux day-to-day with lower-body injuries; O'Connor doubtful for opener Sep 27
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Dallas Stars
Cup odds +1600
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2vs
- Sat Oct 3@
- Mon Oct 5vs
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Extension Stars extend backup goalie Casey DeSmith: two years, $5M ($2.5M AAV) Sep 30
- Injury Update: Matt Duchene doubtful for Friday's opener after a setback Sep 30
- Lineup Stars set a 21-man roster: Blackwell clears to Texas, Kiviranta in, Oettinger on the active list Sep 28
- Lineup Stars open with a 21-man roster, Oettinger and DeSmith in goal Sep 28
- Lineup Jason Robertson set to open on a line with Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin Sep 28
- Waivers Stars waive Colin Blackwell to fit under the cap; Poirier lost to New Jersey Sep 27
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Detroit Red Wings
Cup odds +10000
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2vs
- Sun Oct 4vs
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Fri Oct 9vs
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Holdout Update: Unsigned Edvinsson goes home to Sweden and skates with Frolunda Sep 30
- Trade request Update: Johnston says no real progress on a Larkin trade, even with his wider list Sep 29
- Injury Update: Larkin saw a doctor Monday and is skating as an extra; his status for Friday's opener is uncertain Sep 29
- Lineup Update: Englund cleared to join Red Wings and practices for the first time; Gibson still out sick Sep 29
- Holdout Update: Unsigned Edvinsson left off the opening roster and no longer practicing with the Red Wings Sep 28
- IR Update: Jacob Bernard-Docker placed on injured reserve and will miss the start of the season Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Edmonton Oilers
0-0-1 · 1 pts · 3rd in the Pacific
Cup odds +950
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Wed Oct 7@
- Sat Oct 10@
- Tue Oct 13@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29vs
Injuries
- OutJason Dickinsonfoot, setback on last season's injury; coach says he won't be ready for the openerOilers Nation · Sep 28
- OutRyan Nugent-Hopkinslower body, hurt at Monday's practice; misses the openerNHL.com status report · Sep 29
- IRFrederik Andersenknee (from last spring's Cup Final); target around late OctoberCBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
- IRMatthew Savoielower body, out until at least Oct 20CBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
- IRMattias Janmarkrecovering from shoulder surgery, out until at least Oct 3CBS Sports injury report · Sep 27
Top scorers
- Evan Bouchard 3G 2A · 5 pts in 1 GP
- Vasily Podkolzin 2G 0A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Connor McDavid 0G 2A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Alex Formenton 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Leon Draisaitl 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Injury Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hurt at Monday's practice and out for tonight's opener Sep 29
- Injury Update: Nugent-Hopkins likely out about two weeks, not just the opener Sep 29
- Injury Update: Babcock says Savoie is about eight weeks away and Andersen may not return until December Sep 29
- IR Oilers open with five on IR, among them Frederik Andersen, Matt Savoie and Mattias Janmark Sep 29
- Lineup Without Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid and Draisaitl center separate lines and Max Jones draws in Sep 29
- Injury Update: Jason Dickinson ruled out of the opener; Oilers loan Josh Samanski to Bakersfield Sep 28
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | D | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 25:41 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Vasily Podkolzin | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 18:20 | 7.0 | 0% (0/2) | 0 | 1 |
| Connor McDavid | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 22:51 | 0.0 | 75% (12/16) | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Formenton | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 0 | 15:09 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21:15 | 5.0 | 57% (12/21) | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 22:41 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colton Dach | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 14:49 | 2.0 | 53% (8/15) | 1 | 0 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Isaac Howard | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Walman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kasperi Kapanen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 17:55 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mathieu Joseph | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 14:57 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 20:56 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Max Jones | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 12:18 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Owen Michaels | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0.0 | 60% (3/5) | 0 | 1 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Trent Frederic | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 9:21 | 1.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Hyman | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 20:33 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 0.739 | 5.85 | 0.800 | 0.500 | 0.000 |
Florida Panthers
1-0-0 · 2 pts · 3rd in the Atlantic
Cup odds +650
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sun Oct 4@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Sat Oct 10vs
- Mon Oct 12@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29@
Injuries
- IRBrad Marchandlower body, August surgery; expected to miss about the first month of the seasonNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
- IRJonah Gadjovichupper body, had surgery; out indefinitelyNHL.com projected lineups · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Gustav Forsling 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Carter Verhaeghe 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Aaron Ekblad 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Aleksander Barkov 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Anton Lundell 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
News
- IR Brad Marchand opens the season on injured reserve; Gadjovich listed injured non-roster Sep 28
- Return Update: Brady Tkachuk back at practice and cleared for the opener at Carolina Sep 28
- Return Update: Brady Tkachuk cleared for the opener; starts on the top line with Barkov and Reinhart Sep 28
- Goalie Markstrom projected to start the opener at Carolina; Balinskis the scratch Sep 28
- Waivers Update: All eight Panthers on waivers clear, including Lafferty, Reinhardt and Bastian; bound for Charlotte Sep 28
- Lineup Imama wins fourth-line job; Panthers sign and waive Bastian, waive Reinhardt and Lafferty Sep 27
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 2 | 22:40 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 18:58 | 1.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 20:17 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 20:32 | 1.0 | 50% (10/20) | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Lundell | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 19:02 | 3.0 | 50% (5/10) | 0 | 1 |
| Bokondji Imama | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 7 | 6:03 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brady Tkachuk | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 16:33 | 1.0 | 100% (2/2) | 0 | 1 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 2 | 11:46 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Eetu Luostarinen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 13:58 | 1.0 | 0% (0/2) | 0 | 1 |
| Garnet Hathaway | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 4 | 9:37 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lars Eller | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 11:34 | 1.0 | 22% (2/9) | 0 | 1 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 19:01 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Radko Gudas | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 10:45 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Bennett | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 7 | 0 | 19:08 | 1.0 | 50% (4/8) | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Reinhart | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 20:57 | 2.0 | 0% (0/5) | 0 | 1 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 0 | 11:23 | 0.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 1 |
| Seth Jones | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 28:59 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Los Angeles Kings
Cup odds +3300
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Sat Oct 10@
- Tue Oct 13vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- IRKevin Fialalower leg; follow-up procedure after the Olympic fracture, on IR to open the seasonLA Kings opening-night roster release · Sep 28
- QuestionableCorey Perryaway from the team for personal reasons since last week; availability for the opener unclear (not an injury)LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/28 practice report · Sep 28
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Return Update: Joel Edmundson cleared to play in tonight's opener after being day-to-day Sep 30
- Goalie Darcy Kuemper expected to start the opener against Colorado, with Forsberg backing up Sep 30
- Trade rumor Friedman: talk linking the Kings to Patrik Laine keeps coming up, and keeps getting denied Sep 30
- Lineup Update: Corey Perry is back from personal leave but won't play in tonight's opener in Colorado Sep 30
- Injury Joel Edmundson back at practice as a near-full participant, still day-to-day for the opener Sep 28
- IR Update: Kings confirm Fiala on IR and loan Kirsanov to Ontario; Kuemper and Forsberg in goal Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Minnesota Wild
Cup odds +1300
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutBrock FaberFractured skull from a shot near the ear in the preseason; surgery Sept 27, out indefinitely (IR), no timeline. (est. 15 games)nhl.com · Sep 29
- OutFilip GustavssonOffseason hip surgery; expected back around early November. Jesper Wallstedt expected to carry the load (est. 13 games)Heavy (Nick Kieser), quoting GM Bill Guerin on WCCO · Sep 18
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Brock Faber had surgery for a skull fracture and is out indefinitely Sep 29
- Prospect Update: Wild send rookie center Charlie Stramel to AHL Iowa Sep 29
- Contract Guerin says the Wild won't pressure Quinn Hughes on an extension Sep 28
- Injury Update: Wild still evaluating Faber after the puck to the head; Hynes urges patience Sep 28
- IR Update: Brock Faber opens the season on injured reserve after the puck to the head Sep 28
- Goalie Filip Gustavsson starts on IR after hip surgery; Wallstedt is the No. 1 with Pickard backing up Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Montreal Canadiens
1-0-0 · 2 pts · 2nd in the Atlantic
Cup odds +2200
Next 5
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
- Tue Oct 13vs
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29@
Injuries
- OutOliver Kapanenlower-body, day-to-day; St-Louis ruled him out of the openerCanadiens (NHL.com) · Sep 28
- IRKaiden Guhleadductor, out several weeks; skating in a no-contact jerseyTSN Ice Chips · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Alexandre Carrier 1G 1A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Josh Anderson 1G 1A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Zachary Bolduc 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Kirby Dach 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Mike Matheson 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Trade rumor LeBrun: Marchenko preferred Montreal, but the Habs had no Knies-type piece to offer Sep 29
- Injury Oliver Kapanen out for the opener in Toronto with a lower-body injury; Newhook moves to second-line center Sep 28
- Injury Oliver Kapanen out for the opener with a lower-body injury Sep 28
- Return Update: Hutson and Demidov back at practice ahead of the opener Sep 28
- Suspension Mike Matheson fined the maximum for roughing Ridly Greig Sep 27
- Return Update: Ivan Demidov expected in the opening-night lineup Sep 27
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 12:53 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zachary Bolduc | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kirby Dach | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 11:07 | 1.0 | 100% (2/2) | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 25:07 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alex Newhook | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 2 | 16:11 | 1.0 | 78% (7/9) | 0 | 1 |
| Alexandre Texier | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 2 | 12:13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chris Kreider | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 0 | 14:21 | 1.0 | 0% (0/1) | 1 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 15:55 | 3.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jake Evans | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 14:50 | 1.0 | 59% (10/17) | 1 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 11:02 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Juraj Slafkovský | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 2.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 2 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nick Suzuki | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:43 | 2.0 | 58% (7/12) | 1 | 3 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Phillip Danault | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0.0 | 50% (5/10) | 0 | 1 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0.929 | 2.01 | 0.917 | 1.000 | — |
New Jersey Devils
Cup odds +2500
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
- Mon Oct 12vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Connor Brown hurt, out for the first two games; Stefan Noesen draws in for the opener Sep 30
- Prospect Amadeus Lombardi set to make his NHL debut in Thursday's opener against the Flyers Sep 30
- IR Update: Devils confirm Kovacevic, Casey and Bjugstad on injured non-roster; Rittich loaned to Utica Sep 28
- IR Johnathan Kovacevic expected to open the season on injured reserve Sep 28
- Goalie Jake Allen expected to start Thursday's opener against the Flyers Sep 28
- Waivers Rittich and five others clear waivers; Devils go with three goalies, Kovacevic expected on IR Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Nashville Predators
Cup odds +10000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Lineup Brunette pairs Roman Josi with Ryan Ufko at practice before Thursday's opener Sep 29
- Waivers Update: Tyson Jost clears waivers and is assigned to AHL Milwaukee Sep 29
- Signing Predators sign Tyson Jost to a two-way deal, then put him on waivers for Milwaukee Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Perbix and Lyubushkin clear waivers but stay on the Predators' roster; Pinchuk to Milwaukee Sep 28
- Waivers Predators waive veteran defensemen Ilya Lyubushkin and Nick Perbix Sep 27
- News Preds end preseason 1-3 after a 6-0 loss; Brunette unhappy Sep 26
Player stats
- No games yet this season
New York Islanders
Cup odds +10000
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutMathew Barzalknee, injured non-roster; out tonight and Saturday vs NJD, may start skating this weekend or early next weekThe Hockey News (Stefen Rosner), quoting GM Mathieu Darche · Sep 30
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Barzal could skate by the weekend; next Tuesday against the Rangers is a possible return Sep 30
- Injury Update: Barzal ruled out of the opener and Saturday's game Sep 30
- Lineup Islanders' projected opener: Ritchie centers the second line, Sorokin in goal, Mayfield scratched Sep 30
- Captaincy Schaefer and Schenn named Islanders alternate captains; Schaefer, 19, is the youngest in team history Sep 29
- Injury Update: Barzal traveled to Toronto but is now expected to miss Wednesday's opener Sep 29
- Injury Barzal opens on injured non-roster but isn't ruled out for Wednesday's opener Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
New York Rangers
0-1-0 · 0 pts · 8th in the Metropolitan
Cup odds +7500
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Fri Oct 2@
- Sun Oct 4vs
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Fri Oct 9@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29@
Injuries
- OutAdam Sykoralower-body injury, expected out 4-5 months; long-term IR candidateJim Cerny (Forever Blueshirts) · Sep 26
- IRVincent Iorioplaced on injured reserve to set the 23-man roster (lower body); Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson are the spare defensemenRangers On SI (Nick Ziegler) · Sep 29
Top scorers
- Adam Fox 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Alberts Smits 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Alexis Lafrenière 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Braden Schneider 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
- Eeli Tolvanen 0G 0A · 0 pts in 1 GP
News
- IR Rangers put defenseman Vincent Iorio on injured reserve before the opener in Boston Sep 29
- Waivers Update: Rangers waive Vincent Iorio once healthy, keeping Scott Morrow as the extra defenseman Sep 29
- News Storm knocks out power at Rangers' practice rink, costing a day of prep Sep 28
- Prospect Update: Alberts Smits makes the Rangers' opening-night roster Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Garand and Raddysh clear waivers and go to Hartford; Rempe and Chmelar make the team Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Garand and Raddysh clear waivers, assigned to AHL Hartford Sep 28
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fox | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alberts Smits | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:54 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Alexis Lafrenière | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 18:17 | 0.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 3 |
| Braden Schneider | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 16:14 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eeli Tolvanen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 13:56 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabe Perreault | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J.T. Miller | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:12 | 2.0 | 53% (8/15) | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph Veleno | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 0 | 15:57 | 0.0 | 36% (4/11) | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 23:08 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Matt Rempe | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 6 | 0 | 9:49 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mika Zibanejad | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:31 | 2.0 | 56% (9/16) | 2 | 1 |
| Noah Laba | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 12:56 | 0.0 | 57% (4/7) | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:49 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sean Durzi | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 23:15 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tye Kartye | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 13:20 | 0.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:58 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 | 3.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 1 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.909 | 2.02 | 0.905 | 1.000 | — |
Ottawa Senators
Cup odds +3000
Next 5
- Sat Oct 3@
- Mon Oct 5@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutArtem ZubKnee/lower-body injury from the playoffs; unlikely for season start (ESPN est. Oct 5) (est. 3 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Sep 23
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Sanderson skates alone and is uncertain for Saturday, though Staios says he's confident Sep 30
- Injury Update: Burakovsky out this weekend; Foegele hopeful for Saturday, Zub on schedule Sep 30
- Captaincy Thomas Chabot named Senators captain; Giroux, Stutzle and Sanderson are the alternates Sep 29
- Injury Update: Sanderson misses Tuesday's practice too, putting Saturday's opener in Toronto in some doubt Sep 29
- Injury Update: Burakovsky's status for the opener unclear; Sanderson sits Monday but expected back Tuesday Sep 28
- Lineup Update: Senators set a 23-man roster; Foegele, MacDermid and Zub start on injured non-roster, Hutton released Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Philadelphia Flyers
Cup odds +4500
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30vs
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Mon Oct 5@
- Thu Oct 8@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutHelge Gransinjured non-roster to start the seasonPhiladelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel) · Sep 28
- IRDenver Barkeylower body from the first preseason game; misses the opener, expected to be short termPhiladelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel) · Sep 28
- Day-to-dayNikita Grebenkinstill banged up; not in the final-practice lineupBroad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert) · Sep 29
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Grebenkin ruled out of tonight's opener and unlikely for Thursday at New Jersey Sep 30
- Goalie Update: Tocchet confirms Vladar starts the opener Sep 30
- Lineup Couturier and Acciari skip the optional skate but will play; they share a fourth line tonight Sep 30
- Injury Grebenkin misses the last practice before the opener and is day-to-day; Vladar says he's ready Sep 29
- Goalie Update: Vladar cleared after his upper-body injury and set to start the opener against Pittsburgh Sep 29
- Lineup Flyers shuffle lines before the opener: Zegras centers Tippett and Martone, Benoit in for Jiricek [reported] Sep 29
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Pittsburgh Penguins
Cup odds +6000
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Mon Oct 5vs
- Wed Oct 7@
- Fri Oct 9@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- IRBen Kindellower body, week to weekNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRBryan Rustupper body, hurt in the preseason; misses the openerNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRJustin Brazeaulower body, week to weekNHL.com status report · Sep 30
- IRRyan Gravesknee, out indefinitely; needs rehab on both knees per GM Kyle DubasNHL.com status report · Sep 30
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Goalie Update: Silovs confirmed as the Penguins' opening-night starter Sep 30
- Return Update: Blake Lizotte back at full practice and expected to play the opener in Philadelphia Sep 29
- Lineup Chinakhov moves up to the Penguins' top power play Sep 29
- Lineup Penguins' opener lines: Hallander moves up to the third line, Silovs in goal at Philadelphia [reported] Sep 29
- IR Update: Bryan Rust placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury Sep 28
- IR Update: Bryan Rust goes on IR as the Penguins open with a 22-man roster Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Seattle Kraken
Cup odds +20000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Sun Oct 4vs
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Fri Oct 9@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Contract Friedman: Vince Dunn and the Kraken have talked extension, but there is work to do Sep 29
- IR Update: Samoskevich and Jake O'Brien open the season on injured reserve Sep 27
- Injury Mackie Samoskevich day-to-day with an upper-body injury; opener in doubt Sep 26
- Lineup Kakko moves up to the Beniers-McCann line; Winterton fills Samoskevich's spot Sep 26
- Injury Top prospect Jake O'Brien day-to-day with a lower-body injury Sep 22
- Goalie Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer set as Seattle's goalie tandem Sep 22
Player stats
- No games yet this season
San Jose Sharks
Cup odds +4000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Mon Oct 5@
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Lineup First regular-season practice: Stenberg on the second line, Cagnoni on PP1, Allan and Dickinson fighting for a spot Sep 29
- IR Update: Sharks put Gaudette, Couture and Barre-Boulet on IR; Askarov and Nedeljkovic in goal Sep 28
- Injury Update: Adam Gaudette skates with the rehab group; Sharks keep seven injured players on the roster Sep 27
- Prospect Ivar Stenberg and Michael Misa survive final cuts; Eric Pohlkamp sent to the Barracuda Sep 27
- Injury Adam Gaudette still day-to-day and in doubt for the opener; Giles and three others also hurt Sep 26
- Goalie Comrie and Huntington clear waivers; Samsonov headed to the AHL Sep 26
Player stats
- No games yet this season
St Louis Blues
Cup odds +10000
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutLogan MaillouxHand surgery after a preseason fight; re-evaluated in at least eight weeks. On IR. (est. 26 games)nhl.com · Sep 28
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Injury Update: Tyler Tucker has knee surgery and will be re-evaluated in six weeks Sep 30
- Trade rumor Blues seen as the only real suitor for Carolina's Alexander Nikishin, a key to any Hellebuyck deal Sep 29
- Injury Update: Logan Mailloux had hand surgery and is out at least eight weeks; Tyler Tucker also on IR Sep 28
- IR Update: Mailloux has hand surgery and is out at least eight weeks; he and Tucker go on IR Sep 28
- Injury Logan Mailloux hurt in a fight in the preseason finale; status for the opener unclear Sep 27
- Waivers Blues claim Justin Barron, recall Adam Jiricek and waive Rosen and Romanov after Mailloux injury Sep 27
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Tampa Bay Lightning
Cup odds +1300
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1@
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Mon Oct 5vs
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutYanni GourdeOffseason hip surgery; out until December (at least the first ~26 games) (est. 26 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Sep 16
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Contract Update: LeBrun says Kucherov has no plans to test free agency; both sides expect an extension Sep 30
- Lineup Lightning set roster: Gourde and Dominic James out injured, Rautiainen loaned to Finland Sep 28
- Waivers Lightning send top prospect Sam O'Reilly to AHL, waive Pelletier and Sogaard Sep 27
- Injury Dominic James out early with broken hand; Vasilevskiy-Hildeby tandem set Sep 25
- News Lightning cut 21, release Luke Glendening from PTO Sep 25
- Contract Kucherov reportedly seeking about $20M a year in extension talks Sep 19
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Toronto Maple Leafs
0-1-0 · 0 pts · 8th in the Atlantic
Cup odds +3300
Next 5
- Wed Sep 30vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Tue Oct 6vs
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29vs
Injuries
- OutCade WebberelbowAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutDakota Joshuaabdomen/core injuryAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutElvis MerzlikinsshoulderAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutMax Domiback; complications after offseason surgery, failed his camp physical, out indefinitelyAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- OutWilliam VilleneuvekneeAP game preview (via ABC News) · Sep 30
- Day-to-dayNick Paullisted day-to-day but centred the third line at Monday practice and says he feels good; expected to playCanadiens.com game preview · Sep 29
Top scorers
- William Nylander 2G 0A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Easton Cowan 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- John Tavares 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Kirill Marchenko 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Morgan Rielly 0G 1A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Goalie Stolarz expected to start the second half of the back-to-back against the Islanders Sep 30
- Goalie Update: Stolarz starts against the Islanders; Bo Groulx draws in Sep 30
- Injury Update: Marchenko's work visa still pending on game day; his Leafs debut tonight is up in the air Sep 29
- Injury Update: Marchenko's visa comes through; he makes his Leafs debut tonight against Montreal Sep 29
- Injury Merzlikins out three to five more months after shoulder surgery; Miles Wood starts the season with the Marlies Sep 29
- Trade rumor Johnston: Leafs 'patiently aggressive' after Marchenko deal and could add a defenseman Sep 29
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Nylander | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | 5.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 1 |
| Easton Cowan | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 15:58 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| John Tavares | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 1 | 2 | 16:36 | 4.0 | 56% (9/16) | 0 | 3 |
| Kirill Marchenko | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 20:08 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morgan Rielly | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:30 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Auston Matthews | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22:34 | 3.0 | 50% (5/10) | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Duhaime | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 9:04 | 0.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Tanev | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Colton Sissons | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 0 | 14:58 | 0.0 | 40% (2/5) | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Raddysh | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 23:47 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Gavin McKenna | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jack Roslovic | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 18:14 | 2.0 | 33% (1/3) | 0 | 1 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 2 | 11:38 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Nick Paul | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:32 | 0.0 | 33% (3/9) | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 2 | 18:07 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Teddy Blueger | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 9:46 | 1.0 | 12% (1/8) | 0 | 1 |
| Troy Stecher | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 19:05 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zack MacEwen | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.875 | 3.06 | 0.857 | 1.000 | — |
Utah Mammoth
Cup odds +2500
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3@
- Sun Oct 4@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8@
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutMaveric LamoureuxDislocated shoulder in camp; surgery Sept 28, out 4-6 months (IR). (est. 45 games)nhl.com · Sep 28
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- IR Update: Maveric Lamoureux has shoulder surgery and is out four to six months Sep 28
- Lineup Mammoth set their 23-man roster: Vejmelka starts, Cossa backs up, Simashev and But make the team Sep 28
- Waivers Mammoth waive Ben McCartney; Hayton and Stenlund keep bottom-six center jobs Sep 27
- Injury Carcone day-to-day; McBain back and scoring Sep 26
- Goalie Vejmelka shuts out Colorado in the preseason finale; Trocheck centers Keller and Schmaltz Sep 26
- Prospect Top prospects Desnoyers and Iginla sent to AHL Tucson Sep 25
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Vancouver Canucks
1-0-0 · 2 pts · 2nd in the Pacific
Cup odds +50000
Next 5
- Thu Oct 1vs
- Sat Oct 3vs
- Sun Oct 4vs
- Thu Oct 8@
- Sat Oct 10@
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29@
Injuries
- IRFilip Chytilshoulder strain, week-to-weekThe Hockey Writers · Sep 27
- IRThatcher Demkohip rehab, no return dateCBS Sports injury report · Sep 28
Top scorers
- Paul Cotter 2G 0A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Max Sasson 1G 1A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Filip Hronek 0G 2A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Elias Pettersson 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Lineup Raty, Brisebois and Mancini projected as scratches; Lekkerimaki on the top line with Pettersson and DeBrusk Sep 29
- Injury Jake DeBrusk misses practice with a lower-body injury but is expected to play the opener Sep 28
- Goalie Canucks release goalie Chris Driedger from his tryout Sep 28
- Lineup Canucks set roster: Bains and Brisebois surprise, Thompson starts on injured non-roster Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Nikita Tolopilo clears waivers and reports to AHL Abbotsford Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Nikita Tolopilo clears waivers and heads to Abbotsford Sep 28
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cotter | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 11:51 | 3.0 | 38% (3/8) | 1 | 0 |
| Max Sasson | F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 16:37 | 2.0 | 29% (4/14) | 1 | 1 |
| Filip Hronek | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 25:08 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elias Pettersson | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 1.0 | 50% (12/24) | 0 | 3 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marco Rossi | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:01 | 1.0 | 33% (3/9) | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Boeser | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 1.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 2 |
| Drew O'Connor | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 17:40 | 3.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 0 |
| Jake DeBrusk | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 23:38 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Liam Ohgren | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:29 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Linus Karlsson | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 | 2.0 | 50% (1/2) | 0 | 0 |
| Arshdeep Bains | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0.0 | 0% (0/1) | 0 | 1 |
| Brendan Gallagher | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 10:54 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elias Pettersson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 3 | 2 | 16:01 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luke Schenn | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Willander | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:40 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zeev Buium | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 22:46 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0.865 | 4.86 | 0.871 | 0.833 | — |
Vegas Golden Knights
1-0-0 · 2 pts · 1st in the Pacific
Cup odds +1100
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2vs
- Sun Oct 4@
- Tue Oct 6@
- Thu Oct 8vs
- Sat Oct 10vs
Last 5
- Tue Sep 29vs
Injuries
- OutAlex PietrangeloOn LTIR for all of 2026-27 (bilateral femur/hip issue); the summer LTIR designation bars a return this season or in the playoffs (est. 82 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Jul 2
- OutBen Hemmerlingweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
- OutKai Uchaczweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
- OutLukas Cormierweek-to-week, undisclosed injuryVegas Golden Knights · Sep 23
Top scorers
- Jack Eichel 1G 2A · 3 pts in 1 GP
- Brayden McNabb 0G 2A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Ivan Barbashev 0G 2A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Shea Theodore 0G 2A · 2 pts in 1 GP
- Mark Stone 1G 0A · 1 pts in 1 GP
News
- Lineup Braeden Bowman joins Connelly on the Vegas roster; Connelly slots in on Hertl's line for the opener Sep 28
- Waivers Update: Holtz, Heinola and three others clear waivers Sep 28
- Waivers Golden Knights waive Holtz, Heinola and three others; Connelly and Lavoie set to make the team Sep 27
- Goalie Carter Hart is Vegas's starter; Adin Hill backs up, and both will play early Sep 26
- Trade rumor Vegas and Seattle among teams interested in Blue Jackets winger Kirill Marchenko Sep 26
- Lineup Preseason finale lines: Eichel with Stone; Marner, Hertl and Olofsson on the second line Sep 26
Player stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P | +/- | Hits | PIM | TOI/GP | SOG/GP | FO% | TK | GV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 18:00 | 2.0 | 46% (6/13) | 0 | 2 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | F | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 14:27 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 21:22 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 17:11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Connelly | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:22 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Victor Olofsson | F | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 2.0 | 100% (1/1) | 0 | 1 |
| Marc Gatcomb | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 8 | 2 | 10:31 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nic Dowd | F | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 12:37 | 0.0 | 53% (8/15) | 0 | 1 |
| Braeden Bowman | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brett Howden | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 17:16 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 17:20 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 21:21 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:08 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tomas Hertl | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 15:45 | 4.0 | 50% (6/12) | 0 | 1 |
| William Karlsson | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 | 1.0 | 71% (12/17) | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SV% | GAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0.923 | 2.00 | 0.909 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Winnipeg Jets
Cup odds +12500
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2vs
- Sun Oct 4@
- Mon Oct 5@
- Wed Oct 7vs
- Fri Oct 9vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- Nothing reported
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- Trade rumor Update: Dreger says the Jets will stay patient on Hellebuyck and won't take a futures-only return Sep 30
- Trade rumor Update: Friedman says Carolina is the keenest Hellebuyck suitor, with a possible three-team deal around Nikishin Sep 29
- Trade rumor LeBrun: suitors say the Jets are asking too much for Hellebuyck Sep 29
- Lineup Update: DiVincentiis loaned to the Moose as Stevenson backs up Skinner; Viggo Bjorck makes the Jets Sep 29
- Holdout Update: Hellebuyck's unpaid suspension now runs in the regular season, and his salary is off Winnipeg's cap Sep 28
- Holdout Update: Friedman says Hellebuyck won't start the season with the Jets and will give up pay rather than report Sep 28
Player stats
- No games yet this season
Washington Capitals
Cup odds +1100
Next 5
- Fri Oct 2@
- Sat Oct 3@
- Wed Oct 7vs
- Fri Oct 9vs
- Sun Oct 11vs
Last 5
- No games yet
Injuries
- OutRasmus SandinACL surgery April 2026, out 6-9 months (late Oct to late Jan). Skating in a no-contact jersey; GM hopes for the short end (est. 15 games)russianmachineneverbreaks.com · Sep 17
Top scorers
- No games yet this season
News
- IR Update: Capitals make it official: Sandin opens the season on the injured non-roster list Sep 28
- Prospect Rookies Cole Hutson and Ilya Protas make the Capitals; more alternate captains to be named Wednesday Sep 28
- IR Rasmus Sandin headed to LTIR as he rehabs from ACL surgery Sep 27
- Waivers Capitals waive Clay Stevenson and Jonny Brodzinski; Lindgren stays the backup Sep 27
- Waivers Capitals waive Justin Holl and recall four from Hershey Sep 26
- Return Ovechkin sat out the rest of the preseason but is expected ready for the opener Sep 25
Player stats
- No games yet this season
FLA 1–0 CAR OT
Florida Panthers20 shots
1Final/OTLenovo Center
Carolina Hurricanes15 shots
0The report
Florida won 1-0 in Carolina in overtime when Gustav Forsling scored at 4:55 of the extra period, set up by Carter Verhaeghe. Jacob Markstrom stopped all 15 shots he faced in his Panthers debut for the shutout. Brandon Bussi made 19 saves on 20 for the defending champions, who couldn't solve Markstrom in their first game since the Cup. Bokondji Imama and Nicolas Deslauriers fought late in the first period.
Puckline's take
The defending champs opened their title defense with 15 shots in 65 minutes, which is a very Hurricanes way to play: all forecheck, no evidence. Markstrom barely broke a sweat in his first game as a Panther, and the winner came from a defenseman in overtime, of course the first goal of the season between these two took 64 minutes and 55 seconds. Imama and Deslauriers handled the entertainment portion of the evening in the first period. The rest of it played like a tax audit with better lighting.
Stat sheet
FLA
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Forsling | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:40 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Seth Jones | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:59 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Niko Mikkola | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:32 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:57 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Aleksander Barkov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 20:32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sam Bennett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 19:08 | 7 | 0 | |
| Anton Lundell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50% | 19:02 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matthew Tkachuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:01 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brady Tkachuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 16:33 | 5 | 2 | |
| Eetu Luostarinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Dmitry Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:46 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lars Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22% | 11:34 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sandis Vilmanis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 11:23 | 3 | 0 | |
| Radko Gudas | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Garnet Hathaway | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:37 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Bokondji Imama | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:03 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 15 | 15 | 1.000 | 64:55 |
CAR
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K'Andre Miller | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:15 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Jaccob Slavin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:32 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jackson Blake | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:38 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sebastian Aho | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62% | 20:56 | 0 | 4 | |
| Logan Stankoven | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62% | 19:54 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jalen Chatfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sean Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:10 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | 17:17 | 7 | 0 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Taylor Hall | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Jordan Martinook | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:50 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Mark Jankowski | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58% | 13:13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Charles Alexis Legault | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 1 | 0 | ||
| William Carrier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:46 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nicolas Deslauriers | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:01 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi | 20 | 19 | 0.950 | 64:55 |
Scoring
- OT 04:55 · FLA Gustav Forsling (1) from Carter Verhaeghe · FLA 1–0 CAR
Fights
- Bokondji Imama (FLA) vs Nicolas Deslauriers (CAR) (1st 18:01)
Winning sides
| Market | Winner | Odds that morning |
|---|---|---|
| ML | FLA ML | +106 |
| -1.5 | none (won by 1) | |
| +1.5 | FLA +1.5 | -230 |
| +1.5 | CAR +1.5 | not offered |
| REG | Tie after 60 | +310 |
MTL 3–2 TOR
Montreal Canadiens24 shots
3FinalScotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs28 shots
2The report
Montreal won 3-2 in Toronto. William Nylander scored 48 seconds into the game and again late in the third, but the Canadiens answered with three straight goals from Josh Anderson, Zachary Bolduc and Alexandre Carrier, whose unassisted goal at 13:12 of the third held up as the winner. Jakub Dobes made 26 saves on 28 shots; Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 24 in his Leafs debut. Kirill Marchenko, whose work visa came through on game day, had an assist in his first game for Toronto.
Puckline's take
Nylander scored before most of Scotiabank Arena found its seats, and for about ten minutes the new-look Leafs looked like a whole new team. Then the Canadiens scored three in a row and it looked like the old one. Alexandre Carrier, a defenseman, scored the unassisted winner, Josh Anderson did Josh Anderson things, and Toronto's late push got them within one and no closer. Marchenko's visa arrived just in time for him to find out what October in Toronto feels like. The good news for the Leafs: they get to try again tonight.
Stat sheet
MTL
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21:54 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Josh Anderson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12:53 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zachary Bolduc | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25:07 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 11:07 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nick Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58% | 18:43 | 2 | 0 | |
| Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78% | 16:11 | 3 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100% | 15:55 | 3 | 2 | |
| Phillip Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 15:37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ivan Demidov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:11 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jake Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59% | 14:50 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chris Kreider | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 2 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 28 | 26 | 0.929 | 59:36 |
TOR
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Nylander | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18:55 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morgan Rielly | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:30 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Kirill Marchenko | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20:08 | 2 | 0 | ||
| John Tavares | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 56% | 16:36 | 1 | 2 | |
| Easton Cowan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:58 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Darren Raddysh | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:47 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Auston Matthews | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50% | 22:34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Troy Stecher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chris Tanev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jack Roslovic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 18:14 | 1 | 0 | |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:07 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Nick Paul | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 15:32 | 2 | 2 | |
| Gavin McKenna | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Colton Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 14:58 | 4 | 0 | |
| Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Teddy Blueger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12% | 09:46 | 1 | 0 | |
| Brandon Duhaime | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:04 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zack MacEwen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:25 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Bobrovsky | 24 | 21 | 0.875 | 58:45 |
Scoring
- 1st 00:48 · TOR William Nylander (1) from Morgan Rielly, Kirill Marchenko · MTL 0–1 TOR
- 1st 10:53 · MTL Josh Anderson (1) from Alexandre Carrier, Kirby Dach · MTL 1–1 TOR
- 2nd 04:52 · MTL Zachary Bolduc (1) from Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson · MTL 2–1 TOR
- 3rd 13:12 · MTL Alexandre Carrier (1) unassisted · MTL 3–1 TOR
- 3rd 15:46 · TOR William Nylander (2) from Easton Cowan, John Tavares · MTL 3–2 TOR
Winning sides
| Market | Winner | Odds that morning |
|---|---|---|
| ML | MTL ML | -110 |
| -1.5 | none (won by 1) | |
| +1.5 | MTL +1.5 | not offered |
| +1.5 | TOR +1.5 | -265 |
| REG | MTL REG | +145 |
NYR 0–3 BOS
New York Rangers24 shots
0FinalTD Garden
Boston Bruins23 shots
3The report
Boston beat the Rangers 3-0 at home with all three goals in the final four minutes. Fraser Minten broke the scoreless tie at 16:14 of the third, JJ Peterka scored 52 seconds later in his Bruins debut, and Mark Kastelic added an empty-netter at 17:29. Jeremy Swayman stopped all 24 shots for the shutout. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves on 22 for New York, which got five shots from Pavel Dorofeyev in his Rangers debut but nothing past Swayman.
Puckline's take
For 56 minutes this was a goalie duel. For the last four it was a Bruins highlight reel: Minten, Peterka, then Kastelic into the empty net, three goals in 75 seconds of game time. Swayman pitched a 24-save shutout, and the Rangers' new-look forward group left with a clean sheet of zeroes in the points column. Dorofeyev fired five shots in his debut, which is five more than the Rangers got past Swayman. Shesterkin got zero help,
Stat sheet
NYR
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Durzi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:15 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:08 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:58 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mika Zibanejad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56% | 18:31 | 2 | 0 | |
| Adam Fox | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alexis Lafrenière | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 18:17 | 4 | 0 | |
| Alberts Smits | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gabe Perreault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Braden Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 | 4 | 0 | ||
| J.T. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53% | 16:12 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36% | 15:57 | 3 | 0 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:49 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Will Cuylle | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:03 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eeli Tolvanen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tye Kartye | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Noah Laba | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 12:56 | 2 | 2 | |
| Matt Rempe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:49 | 6 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 22 | 20 | 0.909 | 59:23 |
BOS
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Minten | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20% | 14:48 | 1 | 0 | |
| JJ Peterka | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Kastelic | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | 13:07 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hampus Lindholm | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elias Lindholm | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 15:59 | 1 | 0 | |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:23 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:23 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Will Borgen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 | 4 | 0 | ||
| David Pastrnak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:32 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jonathan Aspirot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Morgan Geekie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25% | 16:18 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62% | 15:24 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sean Kuraly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62% | 15:01 | 1 | 0 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:28 | 1 | 0 | ||
| James Hagens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tanner Jeannot | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 4 | 2 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman | 24 | 24 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
Scoring
- 3rd 16:14 · BOS Fraser Minten (1) from Mason Lohrei · NYR 0–1 BOS
- 3rd 17:06 · BOS JJ Peterka (1) from Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm · NYR 0–2 BOS
- 3rd 17:29 · BOS Mark Kastelic (1) from Fraser Minten, Marat Khusnutdinov · EN · NYR 0–3 BOS
Winning sides
| Market | Winner | Odds that morning |
|---|---|---|
| ML | BOS ML | -106 |
| -1.5 | BOS -1.5 | +215 |
| +1.5 | BOS +1.5 | -280 |
| REG | BOS REG | +155 |
VAN 6–5 EDM OT
Vancouver Canucks23 shots
6Final/OTRogers Place
Edmonton Oilers37 shots
5The report
Vancouver beat Edmonton 6-5 in overtime on Paul Cotter's second goal of the night, 1:59 into OT. The Canucks led 5-2 early in the third after goals from Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Max Sasson and a power-play goal by Elias Pettersson, but the Oilers scored three times, the last by Vasily Podkolzin with the goalie pulled at 19:17, to force overtime. Evan Bouchard had three goals and two assists for Edmonton, and the Oilers outshot Vancouver 37-23. Tristan Jarry made 17 saves on 23 shots; Kevin Lankinen made 32 on 37.
Puckline's take
Last season's last-place team walked into Edmonton, went up 5-2, gave all of it back, and won anyway. Hockey is a beautiful, stupid sport. Evan Bouchard put up five points, a hat trick included, and still lost, which is about as cruel as opening night gets, besides letting three in the last two. Paul Cotter scored shorthanded to open it and in overtime to end it, bookending the chaos. Jarry got put on skates letting 6 of 23 go in. Same old story, the oily Edmonton net minders continue to be leaking worse than the Oiler's cup hopes in June.
Stat sheet
VAN
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cotter | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 38% | 11:51 | 2 | 0 | |
| Max Sasson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29% | 16:37 | 0 | 2 | |
| Filip Hronek | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25:08 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Elias Pettersson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 19:23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marco Rossi | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 15:01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:38 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Drew O'Connor | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 17:40 | 2 | 0 | |
| Liam Ohgren | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:29 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Jake DeBrusk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brock Boeser | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Linus Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 13:37 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zeev Buium | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:46 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Willander | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Elias Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Luke Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:25 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brendan Gallagher | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:54 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arshdeep Bains | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 37 | 32 | 0.865 | 61:43 |
EDM
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | D | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25:41 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vasily Podkolzin | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18:20 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Connor McDavid | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 22:51 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ryan Shea | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:41 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 57% | 21:15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alex Formenton | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:09 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:56 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zach Hyman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:33 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Connor Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kasperi Kapanen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:55 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Jake Walman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mathieu Joseph | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Colton Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53% | 14:49 | 4 | 0 | |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Max Jones | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:18 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Isaac Howard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:06 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Trent Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 09:21 | 4 | 0 | |
| Owen Michaels | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | 08:22 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Jarry | 23 | 17 | 0.739 | 61:33 |
Scoring
- 1st 09:51 · VAN Paul Cotter (1) unassisted · SH · VAN 1–0 EDM
- 1st 16:26 · EDM Evan Bouchard (1) unassisted · VAN 1–1 EDM
- 2nd 02:07 · VAN Marco Rossi (1) from Liam Ohgren, Filip Hronek · VAN 2–1 EDM
- 2nd 14:34 · EDM Evan Bouchard (2) from Connor McDavid, Alex Formenton · VAN 2–2 EDM
- 3rd 01:10 · VAN Jonathan Lekkerimäki (1) from Jake DeBrusk, Jamie Oleksiak · VAN 3–2 EDM
- 3rd 02:55 · VAN Max Sasson (1) from Drew O'Connor, Linus Karlsson · VAN 4–2 EDM
- 3rd 05:15 · VAN Elias Pettersson (1) from Filip Hronek, Brock Boeser · PP · VAN 5–2 EDM
- 3rd 08:56 · EDM Vasily Podkolzin (1) from Evan Bouchard, Ryan Shea · VAN 5–3 EDM
- 3rd 09:20 · EDM Evan Bouchard (3) from Connor McDavid · VAN 5–4 EDM
- 3rd 19:17 · EDM Vasily Podkolzin (2) from Leon Draisaitl, Evan Bouchard · PP/6v5, goalie pulled · VAN 5–5 EDM
- OT 01:59 · VAN Paul Cotter (2) from Max Sasson · VAN 6–5 EDM
Winning sides
| Market | Winner | Odds that morning |
|---|---|---|
| ML | VAN ML | +245 |
| -1.5 | none (won by 1) | |
| +1.5 | VAN +1.5 | +108 |
| +1.5 | EDM +1.5 | not offered |
| REG | Tie after 60 | +380 |
CHI 2–5 VGK
Chicago Blackhawks26 shots
2FinalT-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights37 shots
5The report
Vegas beat Chicago 5-2 at home. Victor Olofsson opened the scoring on the power play, rookie Trevor Connelly scored his first of the season, and Jack Eichel finished with a goal and two assists. Chicago got within a goal twice, on Jordan Greenway's goal in the second and Patrick Kane's unassisted goal early in the third, but Noah Hanifin answered 39 seconds after Kane's, and Mark Stone added an empty-netter. Carter Hart made 24 saves on 26; Spencer Knight made 32 on 36. Chicago's Andrew Mangiapane left in the second period with a lower-body injury.
Puckline's take
Patrick Kane scored in his first game back in a Blackhawks sweater, the United Center crowd would have loved it, except this was in Las Vegas. Thirty-nine seconds later Noah Hanifin restored the two-goal cushion, which is the kind of hospitality Vegas is famous for. Eichel ran the show with three points and the Knights outshot Chicago 36-26 under their new coach. The Hawks hung around for two periods, and hanging around is progress for a team that finished with 72 points last season.
Stat sheet
CHI
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Kane | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21:36 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Jordan Greenway | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14:08 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Wyatt Kaiser | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:37 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Greene | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41% | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bowen Byram | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:08 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Artyom Levshunov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sam Rinzel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Frank Nazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47% | 18:01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anton Frondell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 17:40 | 1 | 0 | |
| Roman Kantserov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 17:07 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cole Smith | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oliver Moore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% | 12:50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Nick Lardis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:44 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andrew Mangiapane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:23 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Knight | 36 | 32 | 0.889 | 59:47 |
VGK
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | FO% | TOI | Hits | PIM | Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 46% | 18:00 | 1 | 0 | |
| Shea Theodore | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brayden McNabb | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:45 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ivan Barbashev | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:27 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Stone | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:11 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Victor Olofsson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 13:57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Connelly | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11:22 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nic Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53% | 12:37 | 2 | 0 | |
| Marc Gatcomb | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10:31 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Mitch Marner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21:21 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:08 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | ||
| William Karlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71% | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:20 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brett Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:16 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tomas Hertl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50% | 15:45 | 2 | 0 | |
| Braeden Bowman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalie | Shots faced | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Hart | 26 | 24 | 0.923 | 59:57 |
Scoring
- 1st 10:30 · VGK Victor Olofsson (1) from Jack Eichel, Shea Theodore · PP · CHI 0–1 VGK
- 1st 15:22 · VGK Trevor Connelly (1) from Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore · CHI 0–2 VGK
- 2nd 12:23 · CHI Jordan Greenway (1) from Ryan Greene, Wyatt Kaiser · CHI 1–2 VGK
- 2nd 15:12 · VGK Jack Eichel (1) from Ivan Barbashev, Brayden McNabb · CHI 1–3 VGK
- 3rd 04:04 · CHI Patrick Kane (1) unassisted · CHI 2–3 VGK
- 3rd 04:43 · VGK Noah Hanifin (1) from Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb · CHI 2–4 VGK
- 3rd 17:27 · VGK Mark Stone (1) from Jack Eichel, Ivan Barbashev · EN · CHI 2–5 VGK
Winning sides
| Market | Winner | Odds that morning |
|---|---|---|
| ML | VGK ML | -255 |
| -1.5 | VGK -1.5 | +106 |
| +1.5 | VGK +1.5 | not offered |
| REG | VGK REG | -160 |
Schedules
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
Strength of schedule
No game is easy, but if it was, that would be +5 and
−5 is a grind. Multiple teams can be overlaid, highlight the line to see
the game.
*strength of schedule is expected to adjust daily based on course
of season.
Pick a team below to plot its schedule.
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
| Team | Next 5 | Played | Rest of season |
|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | +1.78 | +3.80 | +0.15 |
| COL | +1.66 | — | +0.16 |
| NYI | +1.60 | — | -0.06 |
| NJD | +1.52 | — | -0.02 |
| DET | +1.50 | — | -0.09 |
| CGY | +1.38 | — | +0.08 |
| MTL | +1.08 | +1.00 | +0.07 |
| BUF | +0.80 | — | -0.11 |
| TBL | +0.70 | — | -0.01 |
| CBJ | +0.34 | — | -0.10 |
| BOS | +0.24 | +2.90 | -0.12 |
| EDM | +0.24 | +3.50 | +0.06 |
| SEA | +0.20 | — | -0.03 |
| DAL | +0.20 | — | +0.19 |
| OTT | +0.18 | — | -0.19 |
| NYR | +0.14 | -2.20 | -0.06 |
| WSH | +0.08 | — | +0.01 |
| CAR | -0.02 | -1.20 | +0.06 |
| PIT | -0.26 | — | -0.08 |
| UTA | -0.30 | — | +0.04 |
| WPG | -0.36 | — | -0.05 |
| STL | -0.44 | — | +0.05 |
| TOR | -0.52 | -0.90 | -0.26 |
| SJS | -0.54 | — | +0.03 |
| VAN | -0.60 | -1.80 | +0.02 |
| NSH | -0.60 | — | +0.03 |
| PHI | -0.78 | — | -0.05 |
| ANA | -0.82 | — | +0.15 |
| FLA | -0.86 | -3.60 | +0.01 |
| CHI | -0.88 | -3.50 | +0.01 |
| MIN | -1.42 | — | +0.09 |
| LAK | -1.46 | — | +0.04 |
Each game is scored for an average team in that team's shoes: the opponent's strength (its record this season, blended with our power rankings, plus a little recent form), home or away, rest (back-to-backs, extra days off) and travel (time zones crossed, how deep into a road trip). Scores are graded against the whole league: 0 is an average game, +5 is among the easiest ~1% of games anyone plays this season, −5 among the hardest. Rest of season shows every game still to play, Next 5 the next five, and Last 15 / 10 / 5 the final 15, 10 or 5 games of each team's season (the stretch run). Played games are faded in the game-by-game view.
Road trips
Pick a team to see every road trip on its schedule (2 or more road games in a row), with each trip's strength of schedule on the same +5 (easy) to −5 (a grind) scale.
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
Pick a team above to see its road trips.
PIT @ PHI · 7:30 PM ET
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:30 PM ETWed Sep 30 · Xfinity Mobile Arena
PIT +120MLPHI -144
Philadelphia FlyersPHI0-0-0 · Opening night
Puckline preview
Welcome back to the Battle of Pennsylvania, now with fresh scar tissue. Last April the Flyers took a 3-0 series lead on Pittsburgh, watched the Penguins win two, then closed it out in Game 6 when Cam York's point shot went in off the post 17:32 into overtime. Dan Vladar stopped all 42 shots that night, one of them a Sidney Crosby bank shot he blocked with his head, which is one way to handle the net front. Kris Letang dropped Travis Konecny with a punch as the second period ended, so nobody is showing up tonight to hug it out. Philadelphia then got swept by Carolina, which kept the parade permits unfiled.
Pittsburgh is still leaning on the old guard: Crosby is 39, Evgeni Malkin 40, Letang 39, and Crosby, Malkin and Erik Karlsson are all in the last year of their deals. Arturs Silovs, who made 31 saves in that Game 6, is expected in net, and Bryan Rust starts on IR. The Flyers have Porter Martone, their lone rookie and a Calder favorite, skating on the top line with Trevor Zegras and Owen Tippett in practice, plus a power play that finished 32nd last season, so there's only one direction it can go. Philly leads the all-time series by a mile, Pittsburgh won last season's regular-season meetings 2-0-1, and none of it will matter after the first scrum.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
| Market | PIT | PHI |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -215 | — |
| ML | +120 | -144 |
| -1.5 | — | +168 |
| REG | +190 | +115 |
| Tie after 60 | +310 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | Arturs Silovs | confirmed | — | — | — |
| PHI | Dan Vladar | confirmed | — | — | — |
Last 5 games
PIT
No games yet this season.
PHI
No games yet this season.
Lines
PIT Tonight: projected (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sept. 29 practice, 12:00 PM)
LWCRW
L1
NickRobertson
SidneyCrosby
RickardRakell
L2
EgorChinakhov
TommyNovak
EvgeniMalkin
L3
FilipHallander
HendrixLapierre
VilleKoivunen
L4
ConnorDewar
BlakeLizotte
ElmerSoderblom
DD
D1
DeclanCarlile
ErikKarlsson
D2
Trevorvan Riemsdyk
KrisLetang
D3
SamGirard
KaedanKorczak
G
ArtursSilovsconfirmed
PHI Tonight: projected (PhillyVoice (Nick Tricome), opening-night projection; lines match Broad Street Hockey's final-practice report, 12:00 PM)
LWCRW
L1
OwenTippett
TrevorZegras
PorterMartone
L2
TysonFoerster
ChristianDvorak
TravisKonecny
L3
AlexBump
NoahCates
MatveiMichkov
L4
CarlGrundstrom
SeanCouturier
NoelAcciari
DD
D1
TravisSanheim
RasmusRistolainen
D2
CamYork
JamieDrysdale
D3
NickSeeler
SimonBenoit
G
DanVladarconfirmed
PP1
TrevorZegras
MatveiMichkov
PorterMartone
TysonFoerster
JamieDrysdale
PP2
NoahCates
TravisKonecny
OwenTippett
AlexBump
CamYork
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
PIT
- IR · Bryan Rust · RW · upper body, hurt in the preseason; misses the opener (NHL.com status report, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- IR · Ben Kindel · C · lower body, week to week (NHL.com status report, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- IR · Justin Brazeau · RW · lower body, week to week (NHL.com status report, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- IR · Ryan Graves · D · knee, out indefinitely; needs rehab on both knees per GM Kyle Dubas (NHL.com status report, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- OUT · Rutger McGroarty · ? · F, extra at the final practice (projected scratch) (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- OUT · David Gustafsson · ? · F, extra at the final practice (projected scratch) (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- OUT · Ilya Solovyov · ? · D, extra at the final practice (projected scratch) (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- IN · Blake Lizotte · C · upper body; was on IR at the roster deadline but took a full practice Tuesday and is expected to play, per coach Dan Muse (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- IN · Blake Lizotte · ? · back from an upper-body injury; centers the fourth line (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- Egor Chinakhov: moves up to PP1 with Karlsson, Crosby, Rakell and Novak in Bryan Rust's spot (Tuesday's practice) (The Hockey News (Kelsey Surmacz), Sep 29 6:35 PM ET)
- Nick Robertson: moves up to the top line with Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell with Bryan Rust out (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
PHI
- IR · Denver Barkey · C · lower body from the first preseason game; misses the opener, expected to be short term (Philadelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel), Sep 28 4:57 PM ET)
- OUT · Helge Grans · D · injured non-roster to start the season (Philadelphia Inquirer (Jackie Spiegel), Sep 28 4:57 PM ET)
- OUT · David Jiricek · ? · D, projected healthy scratch after losing his spot to Simon Benoit (Broad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- OUT · Garrett Wilson · ? · F, projected extra; Carl Grundstrom plays the fourth line (PhillyVoice (Nick Tricome), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- DAY-TO-DAY · Nikita Grebenkin · still banged up; not in the final-practice lineup (Broad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- IN · Simon Benoit · ? · D, takes the third-pair spot next to Nick Seeler (Broad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
- Porter Martone: on the top line with Trevor Zegras and Owen Tippett at the final practice; captain Sean Couturier drops to fourth-line center (Broad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
Tale of the tape
| 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 |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
Context
- PIT (preview, against): Pittsburgh opens thin without Rust, Kindel, Brazeau and Kuzmenko; Chinakhov gets the PP1 look and Robertson is expected on the penalty kill. (Pittsburgh Hockey Now (Dan Kingerski))
- PIT (news, against): Pittsburgh opens without Bryan Rust, with Kindel, Brazeau and Graves also on IR; Nick Robertson steps onto Crosby's line and Lizotte returns. (NHL.com status report)
- PHI (preview, for): Playoff rematch: the Flyers took April's first-round series in six, closing it with a 1-0 OT win after Pittsburgh had won Games 4 and 5. (Field Level Media)
- PHI (news, against): Tocchet reshuffled the forwards at the last practice (a new Tippett-Zegras-Martone top line, Couturier to the fourth), with Barkey and Grebenkin unavailable and Jiricek bumped by Benoit; Vladar says he's ready after his upper-body scare. (Broad Street Hockey (Ryan Gilbert))
NYI @ TOR · 7:30 PM ET
New York IslandersNYI0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:30 PM ETWed Sep 30 · Scotiabank Arena
NYI +106MLTOR -128
Toronto Maple LeafsTOR0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Puckline preview
The Islanders open their season against a Leafs team on the second night of a back-to-back, and Toronto would like everyone to know last night wasn't the real thing. William Nylander scored 48 seconds in, then Montreal scored three straight and won 3-2 in Jim Hiller's first game behind the Leafs' bench. First overall pick Gavin McKenna finished his debut at minus-2 and reviewed it himself: "Not great." Honest kid. Anthony Stolarz is expected in goal tonight after Sergei Bobrovsky took the opener.
Across the ice is the previous first overall pick, Matthew Schaefer, a unanimous Calder winner who at 19 is already the youngest Islander ever to wear a letter. He also made a habit of ruining Toronto's evenings last season, scoring twice including the overtime winner on January 3 as New York swept the season series 3-0. Mathew Barzal, who led the Islanders with 72 points, is out with a knee injury, so Cal Ritchie centers the second line, and Ilya Sorokin, last season's Vezina runner-up, is expected to start. Pete DeBoer begins his first full season having warned that progress can go one step forward, two steps back. For the Leafs, the step back already happened. The question is whether it was only one.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
| Market | NYI | TOR |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -235 | — |
| ML | +106 | -128 |
| -1.5 | — | +186 |
| REG | +170 | +125 |
| Tie after 60 | +310 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | Ilya Sorokin | confirmed | — | — | — |
| TOR | Anthony Stolarz | confirmed | — | — | — |
Last 5 games
NYI
No games yet this season.
TOR
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | L 2-3 vs MTL | 28-24 | Sergei Bobrovsky |
Lines
NYI Tonight: projected (NHL.com Islanders game preview (Cory Wright), 12:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
SimonHolmström
BoHorvat
KylePalmieri
L2
MatiasMaccelli
CalRitchie
BraydenSchenn
L3
VictorEklund
JGPageau
EmilHeineman
L4
OndřejPalát
CaseyCizikas
AnthonyDuclair
DD
D1
AdamPelech
MatthewSchaefer
D2
AlexanderRomanov
RyanPulock
D3
LoganStanley
TonyDeAngelo
G
IlyaSorokinconfirmed
TOR Tonight: projected (NHL.com Islanders at Maple Leafs projected lineups (seen time), 6:40 PM)
LWCRW
L1
KirillMarchenko
AustonMatthews
JackRoslovic
L2
GavinMcKenna
JohnTavares
WilliamNylander
L3
EastonCowan
NickPaul
ColtonSissons
L4
BrandonDuhaime
TeddyBlueger
BoGroulx
DD
D1
MorganRielly
DarrenRaddysh
D2
JakeMcCabe
ChrisTanev
D3
OliverEkman-Larsson
TroyStecher
G
AnthonyStolarzconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)
TOR last game, Tue Sep 29 vs MTL
L112:48
JackRoslovic
AustonMatthews
KirillMarchenko
L28:12
GavinMcKenna
JohnTavares
WilliamNylander
L37:21
NickPaul
ColtonSissons
EastonCowan
L43:45
BrandonDuhaime
TeddyBlueger
ZackMacEwen
D111:37
OliverEkman-Larsson
TroyStecher
D211:26
MorganRielly
DarrenRaddysh
D39:11
ChrisTanev
JakeMcCabe
PP13:11
JohnTavares
AustonMatthews
WilliamNylander
KirillMarchenko
DarrenRaddysh
PP21:26
NickPaul
GavinMcKenna
JackRoslovic
EastonCowan
MorganRielly
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
NYI
- OUT · Mathew Barzal · C · inflammation after aggravating an earlier injury; missed camp and will miss the opener, traveled with the team (NHL.com status report, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- OUT · Mathew Barzal · C · knee, injured non-roster; out tonight and Saturday vs NJD, may start skating this weekend or early next week (Andrew Gross (Newsday), via CBS Sports, Sep 30 10:58 AM ET)
- OUT · Scott Mayfield · ? · D, expected scratch (NHL.com Islanders game preview (Cory Wright), Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- OUT · Kyle MacLean · ? · F, expected scratch (NHL.com Islanders game preview (Cory Wright), Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- OUT · Matt Kessel · ? · D, expected scratch (NHL.com Islanders game preview (Cory Wright), Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- IN · Kyle Palmieri · ? · back from a knee injury that had kept him out since November; top-line right wing (Field Level Media via The Sports Leader, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
- IN · Alexander Romanov · ? · D, back from a shoulder injury that had kept him out since November; second pair with Ryan Pulock (Field Level Media via The Sports Leader, Sep 30 12:00 AM ET)
TOR
- OUT · Max Domi · C · back; complications after offseason surgery, failed his camp physical, out indefinitely (AP game preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 4:11 AM ET)
- OUT · Dakota Joshua · LW · abdomen/core injury (AP game preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 4:11 AM ET)
- OUT · Cade Webber · D · elbow (AP game preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 4:11 AM ET)
- OUT · Elvis Merzlikins · G · shoulder (AP game preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 4:11 AM ET)
- OUT · William Villeneuve · D · knee (AP game preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 4:11 AM ET)
- OUT · Nick Blankenburg · ? · D, extra defenseman again (skated with Groulx at the optional skate) (The Hockey News (Andre Leal), Sep 30 11:52 AM ET)
- OUT · Zack MacEwen · F · 0 pts in 1 GP · F, projected scratch as Bo Groulx comes in on the fourth line with Duhaime and Blueger (Hiller hasn't confirmed who sits) (NHL.com Islanders at Maple Leafs projected lineups (seen time), Sep 30 6:40 PM ET)
- QUESTIONABLE · Jake McCabe · apparent skate cut near the left ankle early in Tuesday's opener; the NHL box score credits him with 11:38 TOI, so he appears to have returned; no team update yet (Heavy (Michael Whitaker), Sep 29 8:11 PM ET)
- IN · Jake McCabe · D · no sign of the skate cut: in tonight's projected lineup on the second pair with Chris Tanev (NHL.com Islanders at Maple Leafs projected lineups (seen time), Sep 30 6:40 PM ET)
- IN · Bo Groulx · ? · F, season debut per Jim Hiller after the optional morning skate; Hiller didn't say who comes out (fourth line the likely spot) (Mark Masters (TSN), via Editor in Leaf, Sep 30 12:02 PM ET)
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- William Nylander · 2-0-2 (33%)
- Easton Cowan · 0-1-1 (17%)
- John Tavares · 0-1-1 (17%)
- Kirill Marchenko · 0-1-1 (17%)
- Morgan Rielly · 0-1-1 (17%)
- Auston Matthews · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
| NYI (away) | TOR (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | 0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game) |
| Home | 0-1-0 ← tonight | |
| Road | 0-0-0 | |
| Last 5 | L | |
| Goals for / game | 2.00 · 6th | |
| Goals against / game | 3.00 · 6th | |
| Shot share (season / last 5) | 53.8% / 53.8% | |
| Wins by 2+ | 0 of 0 wins | |
| …needing an empty-netter | 0 | |
| Losses by 2+ | 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) | |
| 1-goal games (all / regulation) | 0-1 / 0-1 | |
| Empty-net goals for / against | 0 / 0 | |
| Past regulation | 0 (0%) · 5th | |
| Overtime record (3-on-3) | 0-0 | |
| Shootouts | 0 (0%), record 0-0 | |
| Power play | 0.0% (0/3) · 4th | |
| Penalty kill | 100.0% · 1st | |
| PIM / game | 8.00 | |
| 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 |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
Context
- NYI (preview, for): Islanders open rested with Sorokin expected in net and Palmieri and Romanov back from long injuries, though Barzal is still out. (NHL.com Islanders game preview (Cory Wright))
- TOR (news, against): Hiller puts Groulx in without naming who sits; Stolarz starts the back half of the back-to-back after Toronto's fourth line had no shot attempts in Tuesday's loss. (Editor in Leaf (Thomas Williams))
- TOR (news, against): Toronto plays the second night of a back-to-back after a 3-2 home loss to Montreal; Jim Hiller said the new group still needs time to settle into roles. (Field Level Media via The Sports Leader)
- TOR (news, against): Defenseman Jake McCabe was caught by a skate near the ankle in the first period Tuesday; no team update on his status for the back-to-back. (Heavy (Michael Whitaker))
LAK @ COL · 10:00 PM ET
Los Angeles KingsLAK0-0-0 · Opening night
@10:00 PM ETWed Sep 30 · Ball Arena
LAK +158MLCOL -192
Colorado AvalancheCOL0-0-0 · Opening night
Puckline preview
The last time the Kings saw the Avalanche, they got swept out of the first round and outscored 13-5, finished off by a 5-1 Game 4 in their own building in which Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Colorado also won all three regular-season meetings. Scott Laughton said this week that when a team sweeps you, you want to get off to a good start. Any kind of start would be new: Los Angeles hasn't won a playoff series since its 2014 Cup and has lost seven straight.
These Kings do look different. Anze Kopitar retired, Drew Doughty wears the C as the 15th captain in team history, Peter Laviolette is behind the bench, and Artemi Panarin is projected on the top line with Quinton Byfield and Adrian Kempe. Kevin Fiala is on IR with a target of around November 1. Colorado won the Presidents' Trophy at 55-16-11, MacKinnon won the Rocket Richard with 53 goals, and Cale Makar signed a record eight-year, $163.2 million deal, which left the Avs about $400,000 in cap space and a roster assembled like a game of Tetris. One more number for a late-night game: LA went 13-20 in games that went past regulation last season. If this one gets there, Kings fans know the feeling.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
| Market | LAK | COL |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -164 | — |
| ML | +158 | -192 |
| -1.5 | — | +134 |
| REG | +260 | -125 |
| Tie after 60 | +340 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAK | Darcy Kuemper | projected | — | — | — |
| COL | Mackenzie Blackwood | confirmed | — | — | — |
Last 5 games
LAK
No games yet this season.
COL
No games yet this season.
Lines
LAK Tonight: projected (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/30 morning-skate preview, 2:40 PM)
LWCRW
L1
ArtemiPanarin
QuintonByfield
AdrianKempe
L2
MatsZuccarello
AlexTurcotte
AlexLaferriere
L3
TrevorMoore
ErikHaula
ScottLaughton
L4
AndreLee
SamuelHelenius
JoelArmia
DD
D1
BrianDumoulin
DrewDoughty
D2
JoelEdmundson
BrandtClarke
D3
MikeyAnderson
CodyCeci
G
DarcyKuemperprojected
COL Tonight: projected (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen), final practice, 3:00 PM)
LWCRW
L1
ArtturiLehkonen
NathanMacKinnon
MartinNecas
L2
GabrielLandeskog
BrockNelson
NazemKadri
L3
JadenSchwartz
FedorSvechkov
T.J.Hughes
L4
ParkerKelly
NicolasRoy
NoahJuulsen
DD
D1
DevonToews
CaleMakar
D2
BrettKulak
SamMalinski
D3
JoshManson
BrentBurns
G
MackenzieBlackwoodconfirmed
PP1
MartinNecas
NathanMacKinnon
T.J.Hughes
GabrielLandeskog
CaleMakar
PP2
BrockNelson
NazemKadri
ArtturiLehkonen
JadenSchwartz
DevonToews
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
LAK
- IR · Kevin Fiala · LW · lower leg; follow-up procedure after the Olympic fracture, on IR to open the season (LA Kings opening-night roster release, Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
- OUT · Erik Gustafsson · ? · D, stayed late at the morning skate (projected scratch) with Edmundson back (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/30 preview, Sep 30 2:40 PM ET)
- OUT · Corey Perry · ? · F, back from personal time but stayed late at the morning skate; not expected to dress (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/30 preview, Sep 30 2:40 PM ET)
- DAY-TO-DAY · Joel Edmundson · nearly a full participant in practice Monday; still listed day to day heading to Colorado (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), Sep 29 8:00 PM ET)
- QUESTIONABLE · Corey Perry · away from the team for personal reasons since last week; availability for the opener unclear (not an injury) (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/28 practice report, Sep 28 6:00 PM ET)
- IN · Joel Edmundson · D · Peter Laviolette says he plays tonight despite the day-to-day tag (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/30 preview, Sep 30 2:40 PM ET)
- IN · Joel Edmundson · ? · D, plays per Laviolette; second pair with Brandt Clarke (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley), 9/30 preview, Sep 30 2:40 PM ET)
COL
- IR · Logan O'Connor · RW · lower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared Bednar (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen), Sep 29 3:00 PM ET)
- IR · Zachary L'Heureux · LW · lower body from the preseason; ruled out of the opener by Jared Bednar (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen), Sep 29 3:00 PM ET)
- IR · Taylor Makar · LW · on IR to start the season (Colorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal), Sep 28 6:29 PM ET)
- IR · Georgii Merkulov · C · on IR to start the season (Colorado Springs Gazette (Evan Rawal), Sep 28 6:29 PM ET)
- IN · Noah Juulsen · ? · D, dressing as a fourth-line forward; Avalanche go 11F/7D with O'Connor and L'Heureux out and no cap room to recall a forward (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen), Sep 29 3:00 PM ET)
- IN · T.J. Hughes · ? · undrafted rookie from Michigan makes the team; third line and PP1 bumper (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen), Sep 29 3:00 PM ET)
Tale of the tape
| 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 |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
Context
- LAK (news, against): Laviolette's Kings open without Fiala, with Edmundson day to day, Perry away for personal reasons, and no starter named between Kuemper and Forsberg. (LA Kings Insider (Zach Dooley))
- COL (news, for): Colorado extended Jared Bednar four years through 2030-31 on opening day, so he no longer starts the season in the last year of his deal. (ESPN News Services)
- COL (news, against): With O'Connor and L'Heureux out and almost no cap space, Colorado dresses only 11 forwards and seven defensemen, using Noah Juulsen up front on the fourth line. (Colorado Hockey Now (Aarif Deen))
- COL (preview, for): Last season's numbers favor Colorado: first in goals per game and on the penalty kill, while LA ranked 29th in scoring and 30th on the PK (last-season stats only). (San Diego Sports 760 (iHeart) preview)
PHI @ NJD · 7:00 PM ET
Philadelphia FlyersPHI0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Prudential Center
PHI +136MLNJD -164
New Jersey DevilsNJD0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | PHI | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -184 | — |
| ML | +136 | -164 |
| -1.5 | — | +146 |
| REG | +220 | +100 |
| Tie after 60 | +290 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | not recorded | ||||
| NJD | not recorded |
Last 5 games
PHI
No games yet this season.
NJD
No games yet this season.
Lines
PHI
No lines yet.
NJD
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
PHI
- no changes recorded
NJD
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| PHI (away) | NJD (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | no games yet this season |
| Rest | back-to-back (2nd night) | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 vs CAR · Mon Oct 5 @ TBL · Thu Oct 8 @ OTT | Sat Oct 3 @ NYI · Tue Oct 6 vs UTA · Sat Oct 10 vs VAN |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
TBL @ NYR · 7:00 PM ET
Tampa Bay LightningTBL0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Madison Square Garden
TBL -142MLNYR +118
New York RangersNYR0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Odds
| Market | TBL | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | — | -220 |
| ML | -142 | +118 |
| -1.5 | +172 | — |
| REG | +115 | +185 |
| Tie after 60 | +290 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBL | not recorded | ||||
| NYR | Igor Shesterkin | projected | 1 of 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.909 / 2.02 |
Last 5 games
TBL
No games yet this season.
NYR
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | L 0-3 @ BOS | 24-23 | 1 against | Igor Shesterkin |
Lines
TBL
No lines yet.
NYR Last game (Tue Sep 29 @ BOS); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
GabePerreault
L2
J.T.Miller
OliverBjorkstrand
PavelDorofeyev
L3
WillCuylle
NoahLaba
EeliTolvanen
L4
TyeKartye
JosephVeleno
MattRempe
DD
D1
MarcusPettersson
SeanDurzi
D2
VladislavGavrikov
AdamFox
D3
BradenSchneider
AlbertsSmits
G
IgorShesterkinprojected
PP1
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
J.T.Miller
PavelDorofeyev
AdamFox
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
TBL
- no changes recorded
NYR
- no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- Adam Fox · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Alberts Smits · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Alexis Lafrenière · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Braden Schneider · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Eeli Tolvanen · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Gabe Perreault · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
| TBL (away) | NYR (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | no games yet this season | 0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game) |
| Home | 0-0-0 ← tonight | |
| Road | 0-1-0 | |
| Last 5 | L | |
| Goals for / game | 0.00 · 9th | |
| Goals against / game | 3.00 · 6th | |
| Shot share (season / last 5) | 51.1% / 51.1% | |
| Wins by 2+ | 0 of 0 wins | |
| …needing an empty-netter | 0 | |
| Losses by 2+ | 1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) | |
| 1-goal games (all / regulation) | 0-0 / 0-0 | |
| Empty-net goals for / against | 0 / 1 | |
| Past regulation | 0 (0%) · 5th | |
| Overtime record (3-on-3) | 0-0 | |
| Shootouts | 0 (0%), record 0-0 | |
| Power play | 0.0% (0/1) · 4th | |
| Penalty kill | 100.0% · 1st | |
| PIM / game | 2.00 | |
| Rest | first game of the season | 1 day off |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 vs WSH · Mon Oct 5 vs PHI · Thu Oct 8 vs MIN | Fri Oct 2 @ DET (tomorrow) · Sun Oct 4 vs UTA · Tue Oct 6 vs NYI |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
BUF @ CBJ · 7:00 PM ET
Buffalo SabresBUF0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Nationwide Arena
BUF -111MLCBJ -108
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | BUF | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -295 | -245 |
| ML | -111 | -108 |
| -1.5 | +190 | +220 |
| REG | +145 | +150 |
| Tie after 60 | +290 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | not recorded | ||||
| CBJ | not recorded |
Last 5 games
BUF
No games yet this season.
CBJ
No games yet this season.
Lines
BUF
No lines yet.
CBJ
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
BUF
- no changes recorded
CBJ
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| BUF (away) | CBJ (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 CHI · Tue Oct 6 vs MIN · Thu Oct 8 vs DAL | Sat Oct 3 vs UTA · Fri Oct 9 vs PIT · Sat Oct 10 @ STL |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
MIN @ NSH · 8:00 PM ET
Minnesota WildMIN0-0-0 · Opening night
@8:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Bridgestone Arena
MIN -146MLNSH +122
Nashville PredatorsNSH0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | MIN | NSH |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | — | -194 |
| ML | -146 | +122 |
| -1.5 | +156 | — |
| REG | +110 | +200 |
| Tie after 60 | +290 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | not recorded | ||||
| NSH | not recorded |
Last 5 games
MIN
No games yet this season.
NSH
No games yet this season.
Lines
MIN
No lines yet.
NSH
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
MIN
- no changes recorded
NSH
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| MIN (away) | NSH (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 BOS · Tue Oct 6 @ BUF · Thu Oct 8 @ TBL | Sat Oct 3 vs DAL · Tue Oct 6 @ TOR · Thu Oct 8 @ MTL |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
SEA @ CGY · 9:00 PM ET
Seattle KrakenSEA0-0-0 · Opening night
@9:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Scotiabank Saddledome
SEA -110MLCGY -110
Calgary FlamesCGY0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | SEA | CGY |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -280 | -275 |
| ML | -110 | -110 |
| -1.5 | +220 | +220 |
| REG | +150 | +150 |
| Tie after 60 | +270 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | not recorded | ||||
| CGY | not recorded |
Last 5 games
SEA
No games yet this season.
CGY
No games yet this season.
Lines
SEA
No lines yet.
CGY
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
SEA
- no changes recorded
CGY
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| SEA (away) | CGY (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 @ EDM · Sun Oct 4 vs CGY · Tue Oct 6 vs VGK | Sat Oct 3 @ VAN · Sun Oct 4 @ SEA · Thu Oct 8 vs COL |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
CHI @ UTA · 9:30 PM ET
Chicago BlackhawksCHI0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@9:30 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Delta Center
CHI +164MLUTA -200
Utah MammothUTA0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | CHI | UTA |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | -148 | — |
| ML | +164 | -200 |
| -1.5 | — | +120 |
| REG | +260 | -125 |
| Tie after 60 | +320 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | Spencer Knight | projected | 1 of 1 | 0-1-0 | 0.889 / 4.01 |
| UTA | not recorded |
Last 5 games
CHI
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | L 2-5 @ VGK | 26-37 | 1 against | Spencer Knight |
UTA
No games yet this season.
Lines
CHI Last game (Tue Sep 29 @ VGK); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
JordanGreenway
RyanGreene
ColeSmith
L2
OliverMoore
PatrickKane
RomanKantserov
L3
NickLardis
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
L4
TylerBertuzzi
AndrewMangiapane
AntonFrondell
DD
D1
WyattKaiser
ArtyomLevshunov
D2
BowenByram
AlexVlasic
D3
IanCole
SamRinzel
G
SpencerKnightprojected
PP1
TylerBertuzzi
AntonFrondell
PatrickKane
RomanKantserov
BowenByram
PP2
NickLardis
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
OliverMoore
SamRinzel
UTA
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
CHI
- no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- Jordan Greenway · 1-0-1 (25%)
- Patrick Kane · 1-0-1 (25%)
- Ryan Greene · 0-1-1 (25%)
- Wyatt Kaiser · 0-1-1 (25%)
- Alex Vlasic · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Andrew Mangiapane · 0-0-0 (0%)
UTA
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| CHI (away) | UTA (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game) | no games yet this season |
| Home | 0-0-0 | |
| Road | 0-1-0 ← tonight | |
| Last 5 | L | |
| Goals for / game | 2.00 · 6th | |
| Goals against / game | 5.00 · 8th | |
| Shot share (season / last 5) | 41.3% / 41.3% | |
| Wins by 2+ | 0 of 0 wins | |
| …needing an empty-netter | 0 | |
| Losses by 2+ | 1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) | |
| 1-goal games (all / regulation) | 0-0 / 0-0 | |
| Empty-net goals for / against | 0 / 1 | |
| Past regulation | 0 (0%) · 5th | |
| Overtime record (3-on-3) | 0-0 | |
| Shootouts | 0 (0%), record 0-0 | |
| Power play | 0.0% (0/2) · 4th | |
| Penalty kill | 66.7% · 9th | |
| PIM / game | 6.00 | |
| Rest | 1 day off | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 @ BUF · Tue Oct 6 vs STL · Thu Oct 8 @ NYI | Sat Oct 3 @ CBJ · Sun Oct 4 @ NYR · Tue Oct 6 @ NJD |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
EDM @ VAN · 10:00 PM ET
Edmonton OilersEDM0-0-1 · 1 PTS
@10:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Rogers Arena
EDM -205MLVAN +168
Vancouver CanucksVAN1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
| Market | EDM | VAN |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | — | -140 |
| ML | -205 | +168 |
| -1.5 | +114 | — |
| REG | -130 | +260 |
| Tie after 60 | +330 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM | Tristan Jarry | projected | 1 of 1 | 0-0-1 | 0.739 / 5.85 |
| VAN | Kevin Lankinen | projected | 1 of 1 | 1-0-0 | 0.865 / 4.86 |
Tristan Jarry vs VAN this season: OTL 5-6 (OT) vs VAN
Kevin Lankinen vs EDM this season: W 6-5 (OT) @ EDM
Last 5 games
EDM
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | OTL 5-6 (OT) vs VAN | 37-23 | Tristan Jarry |
VAN
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | W 6-5 (OT) @ EDM | 23-37 | Kevin Lankinen |
Lines
EDM Last game (Tue Sep 29 vs VAN); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
LeonDraisaitl
KasperiKapanen
VasilyPodkolzin
L2
ZachHyman
AlexFormenton
ConnorMcDavid
L3
MaxJones
ColtonDach
MathieuJoseph
L4
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
OwenMichaels
DD
D1
MattiasEkholm
EvanBouchard
D2
RyanShea
ShakirMukhamadullin
D3
ConnorMurphy
JakeWalman
G
TristanJarryprojected
PP1
ZachHyman
LeonDraisaitl
ConnorMcDavid
VasilyPodkolzin
EvanBouchard
PP2
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
KasperiKapanen
JakeWalman
RyanShea
VAN Last game (Tue Sep 29 @ EDM); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
JonathanLekkerimäki
L2
LiamOhgren
MarcoRossi
BrockBoeser
L3
DrewO'Connor
LinusKarlsson
MaxSasson
L4
PaulCotter
ArshdeepBains
BrendanGallagher
DD
D1
FilipHronek
ZeevBuium
D2
JamieOleksiak
TomWillander
D3
LukeSchenn
EliasPettersson
G
KevinLankinenprojected
PP1
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
BrockBoeser
FilipHronek
ZeevBuium
PP2
DrewO'Connor
LinusKarlsson
MarcoRossi
EliasPettersson
TomWillander
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
EDM
- no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- Evan Bouchard · 3-2-5 (42%)
- Vasily Podkolzin · 2-0-2 (17%)
- Connor McDavid · 0-2-2 (17%)
- Alex Formenton · 0-1-1 (8%)
- Leon Draisaitl · 0-1-1 (8%)
- Ryan Shea · 0-1-1 (8%)
VAN
- no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- Paul Cotter · 2-0-2 (13%)
- Max Sasson · 1-1-2 (13%)
- Filip Hronek · 0-2-2 (13%)
- Elias Pettersson · 1-0-1 (7%)
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki · 1-0-1 (7%)
- Marco Rossi · 1-0-1 (7%)
Tale of the tape
| EDM (away) | VAN (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0-1 (1.00 pts/game) | 1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game) |
| Home | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 ← tonight |
| Road | 0-0-0 ← tonight | 1-0-0 |
| Last 5 | OTL | W |
| Goals for / game | 5.00 · 2nd | 6.00 · 1st |
| Goals against / game | 6.00 · 10th | 5.00 · 8th |
| Shot share (season / last 5) | 61.7% / 61.7% | 38.3% / 38.3% |
| Wins by 2+ | 0 of 0 wins | 0 of 1 wins (0%) |
| …needing an empty-netter | 0 | 0 |
| Losses by 2+ | 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) | 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) |
| 1-goal games (all / regulation) | 0-1 / 0-0 | 1-0 / 0-0 |
| Empty-net goals for / against | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Past regulation | 1 (100%) · 1st | 1 (100%) · 1st |
| Overtime record (3-on-3) | 0-1 | 1-0 |
| Shootouts | 0 (0%), record 0-0 | 0 (0%), record 0-0 |
| Power play | 25.0% (1/4) · 3rd | 50.0% (1/2) · 1st |
| Penalty kill | 50.0% · 10th | 75.0% · 8th |
| PIM / game | 4.00 | 8.00 |
| Rest | 1 day off | 1 day off |
| Next 3 games | Sat Oct 3 vs SEA · Wed Oct 7 @ ANA · Sat Oct 10 @ SJS | Sat Oct 3 vs CGY · Sun Oct 4 vs VGK · Thu Oct 8 @ CAR |
Season series
- Tue Sep 29: EDM OTL 5-6 (OT) vs VAN
FLA @ SJS · 10:00 PM ET
Florida PanthersFLA1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@10:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · SAP Center at San Jose
FLA -154MLSJS +128
San Jose SharksSJS0-0-0 · Opening night
Odds
| Market | FLA | SJS |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | — | -188 |
| ML | -154 | +128 |
| -1.5 | +152 | — |
| REG | +105 | +200 |
| Tie after 60 | +300 |
Goalies
| Team | Starter | Status | Starts | Record | SV% / GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA | Jacob Markstrom | projected | 1 of 1 | 1-0-0 | 1.000 / 0.00 |
| SJS | not recorded |
Last 5 games
FLA
| Date | Result | Shots | ENG | Goalie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Sep 29 | W 1-0 (OT) @ CAR | 20-15 | Jacob Markstrom |
SJS
No games yet this season.
Lines
FLA Last game (Tue Sep 29 @ CAR); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
MatthewTkachuk
CarterVerhaeghe
SamBennett
L2
BradyTkachuk
AleksanderBarkov
SamReinhart
L3
SandisVilmanis
EetuLuostarinen
AntonLundell
L4
BokondjiImama
LarsEller
GarnetHathaway
DD
D1
SethJones
NikoMikkola
D2
AaronEkblad
GustavForsling
D3
DmitryKulikov
RadkoGudas
G
JacobMarkstromprojected
PP1
MatthewTkachuk
BradyTkachuk
AleksanderBarkov
SamReinhart
SethJones
PP2
CarterVerhaeghe
SamBennett
AntonLundell
AaronEkblad
GustavForsling
SJS
No lines yet.
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
FLA
- no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
- Gustav Forsling · 1-0-1 (50%)
- Carter Verhaeghe · 0-1-1 (50%)
- Aaron Ekblad · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Aleksander Barkov · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Anton Lundell · 0-0-0 (0%)
- Bokondji Imama · 0-0-0 (0%)
SJS
- no changes recorded
Tale of the tape
| FLA (away) | SJS (home) | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game) | no games yet this season |
| Home | 0-0-0 | |
| Road | 1-0-0 ← tonight | |
| Last 5 | W | |
| Goals for / game | 1.00 · 8th | |
| Goals against / game | 0.00 · 1st | |
| Shot share (season / last 5) | 57.1% / 57.1% | |
| Wins by 2+ | 0 of 1 wins (0%) | |
| …needing an empty-netter | 0 | |
| Losses by 2+ | 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter) | |
| 1-goal games (all / regulation) | 1-0 / 0-0 | |
| Empty-net goals for / against | 0 / 0 | |
| Past regulation | 1 (100%) · 1st | |
| Overtime record (3-on-3) | 1-0 | |
| Shootouts | 0 (0%), record 0-0 | |
| Power play | 0.0% (0/7) · 4th | |
| Penalty kill | 100.0% · 1st | |
| PIM / game | 17.00 | |
| Rest | 1 day off | first game of the season |
| Next 3 games | Sun Oct 4 @ ANA · Tue Oct 6 @ LAK · Sat Oct 10 vs MIN | Sat Oct 3 vs LAK · Mon Oct 5 @ DAL · Thu Oct 8 @ STL |
Season series
No meetings yet this season.