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Picks 4

Pick#17:00 PM ET

BUF ML

BUFBUF @ CBJCBJ

-1152u

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Pick#27:00 PM ET

BUF -1.5

BUFBUF @ CBJCBJ

+2201u

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Pick#38:00 PM ET

MIN ML

MINMIN @ NSHNSH

-1522u

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Pick#48:00 PM ET

MIN -1.5

MINMIN @ NSHNSH

+1681u

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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

4-0Picks (W-L)
1-0Parlays (W-L)
+12.40uUnits, all bets
+163.2%Return per unit risked

By market

MarketW-LWin %UnitsROI
ML1-0100%+1.00u+90.9%
-1.52-0100%+4.14u+138.0%
REG1-0100%+2.00u+80.0%
Parlays1-0100%+5.26u+526.2%

By month

MonthW-LWin %UnitsROI
September 20265-0100%+12.40u+163.2%

Every pick

DatePickByOddsUnitsResultUnits won
Sep 30COL regulation winPuckline Prince-1252uW+2.00u
Sep 29MTL MLPuckline Prince-1101uW+1.00u
Sep 29BOS -1.5Puckline Prince+2101uW+2.10u
Sep 29VGK -1.5Puckline Prince+1022uW+2.04u
Sep 292-leg parlay
BOS -1.5 · VGK -1.5		Puckline Prince+5261uW+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 Picks withdrawn before puck drop aren't graded; a void (for example a postponed game) returns the stake.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 TOR 1 1 0 2 1.00 1 +0 1-1-0 W1 2
5 BUF 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
6 DET 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
7 OTT 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
8 TBL 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0

Metropolitan

# Team W L OTL PTS PTS/GP RW Diff L10 Strk GP
1 PIT 1 0 0 2 2.00 1 +7 1-0-0 W1 1
2 CAR 0 0 1 1 1.00 0 -1 0-0-1 OT1 1
3 CBJ 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
4 NJD 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
5 WSH 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
6 NYI 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 -1 0-1-0 L1 1
7 NYR 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 -3 0-1-0 L1 1
8 PHI 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 -7 0-1-0 L1 1

Western Conference

Central

# Team W L OTL PTS PTS/GP RW Diff L10 Strk GP
1 COL 1 0 0 2 2.00 1 +4 1-0-0 W1 1
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 SJS 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
7 SEA 0 0 0 0 — 0 +0 0-0-0 0
8 LAK 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 -4 0-1-0 L1 1

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 PIT 2 2.00 1 1
M2 CAR 1 1.00 0 1
M3 CBJ 0 — 0 0
WC1 TOR 2 1.00 1 2
WC2 BUF 0 — 0 0
— playoff line
DET 0 — 0 0
NJD 0 — 0 0
OTT 0 — 0 0
TBL 0 — 0 0
WSH 0 — 0 0
NYI 0 0.00 0 1
NYR 0 0.00 0 1
PHI 0 0.00 0 1

Western wild card

Seed Team PTS PTS/GP RW GP
C1 COL 2 2.00 1 1
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
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
LAK 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
PIT 2 18% 6% 69% +6500
BOS 2 13% 8% 70% +10000
MTL 2 29% 19% 87% +2200
FLA 2 35% 24% 90% +650
TOR 2 1% <1% 19% +3000
CAR 1 55% 24% 92% +750
BUF 0 6% 3% 53% +3500
CBJ 0 4% 1% 34% +6000
DET 0 1% 1% 24% +12500
NJD 0 7% 2% 45% +2500
OTT 0 3% 2% 38% +3000
TBL 0 12% 7% 69% +1200
WSH 0 11% 3% 59% +1100
NYI 0 1% <1% 16% +12500
NYR 0 1% <1% 13% +8000
PHI 0 2% <1% 22% +4500

Western: chances and Cup odds

Team PTS Win division Win conference Make playoffs Cup odds
COL 2 52% 37% 97% +750
VGK 2 56% 22% 93% +1100
VAN 2 1% <1% 18% +50000
EDM 1 16% 5% 71% +1000
ANA 0 11% 3% 60% +3500
CGY 0 1% <1% 18% +50000
DAL 0 28% 20% 90% +1600
MIN 0 10% 6% 73% +1400
NSH 0 1% <1% 28% +10000
SJS 0 10% 3% 60% +4500
SEA 0 2% <1% 27% +22500
STL 0 3% 1% 45% +8000
UTA 0 6% 3% 63% +2200
WPG 0 1% <1% 27% +12500
CHI 0 <1% <1% 9% +17500
LAK 0 2% <1% 21% +3500

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 Oct 1 4:53 PM ET.

Season stats

Goals

# Player Team Goals Per game GP
1 Evan Bouchard EDM 3 3.00 1
2 Artturi Lehkonen COL 2 2.00 1
3 Nathan MacKinnon COL 2 2.00 1
4 Nick Robertson PIT 2 2.00 1
5 Paul Cotter VAN 2 2.00 1
6 Vasily Podkolzin EDM 2 2.00 1
7 William Nylander TOR 2 1.00 2
8 Alexandre Carrier MTL 1 1.00 1
9 Artemi Panarin LAK 1 1.00 1
10 Brian Dumoulin LAK 1 1.00 1
11 Brock Nelson COL 1 1.00 1
12 Egor Chinakhov PIT 1 1.00 1
13 Elias Pettersson VAN 1 1.00 1
14 Emil Heineman NYI 1 1.00 1
15 Evgeni Malkin PIT 1 1.00 1

Assists

# Player Team Assists Per game GP
1 Alex Laferriere LAK 2 2.00 1
2 Brayden McNabb VGK 2 2.00 1
3 Brock Nelson COL 2 2.00 1
4 Cale Makar COL 2 2.00 1
5 Connor McDavid EDM 2 2.00 1
6 Devon Toews COL 2 2.00 1
7 Evan Bouchard EDM 2 2.00 1
8 Filip Hallander PIT 2 2.00 1
9 Filip Hronek VAN 2 2.00 1
10 Ivan Barbashev VGK 2 2.00 1
11 Jack Eichel VGK 2 2.00 1
12 Jaden Schwartz COL 2 2.00 1
13 Kaedan Korczak PIT 2 2.00 1
14 Nazem Kadri COL 2 2.00 1
15 Samuel Girard PIT 2 2.00 1

Points

# Player Team Points Per game GP
1 Evan Bouchard EDM 5 5.00 1
2 Brock Nelson COL 3 3.00 1
3 Filip Hallander PIT 3 3.00 1
4 Jack Eichel VGK 3 3.00 1
5 Easton Cowan TOR 3 1.50 2
6 Alex Laferriere LAK 2 2.00 1
7 Alexandre Carrier MTL 2 2.00 1
8 Artturi Lehkonen COL 2 2.00 1
9 Brayden McNabb VGK 2 2.00 1
10 Cale Makar COL 2 2.00 1
11 Connor McDavid EDM 2 2.00 1
12 Devon Toews COL 2 2.00 1
13 Filip Hronek VAN 2 2.00 1
14 Fraser Minten BOS 2 2.00 1
15 Hendrix Lapierre PIT 2 2.00 1

Penalty minutes

# Player Team Penalty minutes Per game GP
1 Bokondji Imama FLA 7 7.00 1
2 Brandt Clarke LAK 5 5.00 1
3 Nathan MacKinnon COL 5 5.00 1
4 Nicolas Deslauriers CAR 5 5.00 1
5 Declan Carlile PIT 4 4.00 1
6 Garnet Hathaway FLA 4 4.00 1
7 Sebastian Aho CAR 4 4.00 1
8 Jake McCabe TOR 4 2.00 2
9 John Tavares TOR 4 2.00 2
10 Nick Paul TOR 4 2.00 2
11 Adrian Kempe LAK 2 2.00 1
12 Alex Newhook MTL 2 2.00 1
13 Alex Turcotte LAK 2 2.00 1
14 Alexandre Texier MTL 2 2.00 1
15 Andre Lee LAK 2 2.00 1

Shots on goal

# Player Team Shots on goal Per game GP
1 Nathan MacKinnon COL 8 8.00 1
2 Vasily Podkolzin EDM 7 7.00 1
3 Darren Raddysh TOR 7 3.50 2
4 Kirill Marchenko TOR 7 3.50 2
5 Evan Bouchard EDM 6 6.00 1
6 William Nylander TOR 6 3.00 2
7 Jordan Greenway CHI 5 5.00 1
8 Leon Draisaitl EDM 5 5.00 1
9 Pavel Dorofeyev NYR 5 5.00 1
10 John Tavares TOR 5 2.50 2
11 Anthony Duclair NYI 4 4.00 1
12 Blake Lizotte PIT 4 4.00 1
13 Bo Horvat NYI 4 4.00 1
14 David Pastrnak BOS 4 4.00 1
15 Kris Letang PIT 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 Owen Tippett PHI 6 6.00 1
8 Colton Sissons TOR 6 3.00 2
9 Kirill Marchenko TOR 6 3.00 2
10 Alex Formenton EDM 5 5.00 1
11 Alex Laferriere LAK 5 5.00 1
12 Brady Tkachuk FLA 5 5.00 1
13 Eric Robinson CAR 5 5.00 1
14 Mathieu Joseph EDM 5 5.00 1
15 Max Jones EDM 5 5.00 1

Plus/minus: best

# Player Team +/- GP
1 Filip Hallander PIT +4 1
2 Alex Formenton EDM +3 1
3 Cody Ceci LAK +3 1
4 Hendrix Lapierre PIT +3 1
5 Kaedan Korczak PIT +3 1
6 Samuel Girard PIT +3 1
7 Ville Koivunen PIT +3 1
8 Brayden McNabb VGK +2 1
9 Evan Bouchard EDM +2 1
10 Filip Hronek VAN +2 1
11 Fraser Minten BOS +2 1
12 Hampus Lindholm BOS +2 1
13 Ivan Barbashev VGK +2 1
14 Josh Anderson MTL +2 1
15 Marat Khusnutdinov BOS +2 1

Plus/minus: worst

# Player Team +/- GP
1 Jamie Drysdale PHI -3 1
2 Jamie Oleksiak VAN -3 1
3 Noel Acciari PHI -3 1
4 T.J. Hughes COL -3 1
5 Darren Raddysh TOR -3 2
6 Adam Fox NYR -2 1
7 Adrian Kempe LAK -2 1
8 Anton Frondell CHI -2 1
9 Artemi Panarin LAK -2 1
10 Bowen Byram CHI -2 1
11 Cam York PHI -2 1
12 Carl Grundstrom PHI -2 1
13 Drew Doughty LAK -2 1
14 Frank Nazar CHI -2 1
15 Kasperi Kapanen EDM -2 1

Takeaways

# Player Team Takeaways Per game GP
1 Quinton Byfield LAK 4 4.00 1
2 Alex Bump PHI 2 2.00 1
3 Artyom Levshunov CHI 2 2.00 1
4 Jalen Chatfield CAR 2 2.00 1
5 Mika Zibanejad NYR 2 2.00 1
6 Alex Turcotte LAK 1 1.00 1
7 Alexander Romanov NYI 1 1.00 1
8 Arber Xhekaj MTL 1 1.00 1
9 Bowen Byram CHI 1 1.00 1
10 Brayden McNabb VGK 1 1.00 1
11 Brian Dumoulin LAK 1 1.00 1
12 Chris Kreider MTL 1 1.00 1
13 Colton Dach EDM 1 1.00 1
14 Dmitry Kulikov FLA 1 1.00 1
15 Elmer Soderblom PIT 1 1.00 1

Giveaways

# Player Team Giveaways Per game GP
1 Darren Raddysh TOR 6 3.00 2
2 Parker Wotherspoon VGK 5 5.00 1
3 Easton Cowan TOR 5 2.50 2
4 Artyom Levshunov CHI 4 4.00 1
5 Mattias Ekholm EDM 4 4.00 1
6 Porter Martone PHI 4 4.00 1
7 Travis Sanheim PHI 4 4.00 1
8 Alexander Romanov NYI 3 3.00 1
9 Alexis Lafrenière NYR 3 3.00 1
10 Bo Horvat NYI 3 3.00 1
11 Connor McDavid EDM 3 3.00 1
12 Elias Pettersson VAN 3 3.00 1
13 Erik Karlsson PIT 3 3.00 1
14 J.T. Miller NYR 3 3.00 1
15 Jackson Blake CAR 3 3.00 1

Avg ice time

# Player Team Avg ice time GP
1 Seth Jones FLA 28:59 1
2 Matthew Schaefer NYI 27:45 1
3 Evan Bouchard EDM 25:41 1
4 K'Andre Miller CAR 25:15 1
5 Bowen Byram CHI 25:08 1
6 Filip Hronek VAN 25:08 1
7 Mike Matheson MTL 25:07 1
8 Lane Hutson MTL 24:07 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 Drew Doughty LAK 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 Arturs Silovs PIT 0.00 1.000 1 1
4 Brandon Bussi CAR 0.92 0.950 0 1
5 Anthony Stolarz TOR 1.03 0.963 0 1
6 Carter Hart VGK 2.00 0.923 0 1
7 Jakub Dobes MTL 2.01 0.929 0 1
8 Igor Shesterkin NYR 2.02 0.909 0 1
9 Ilya Sorokin NYI 2.07 0.923 0 1
10 Sergei Bobrovsky TOR 3.06 0.875 0 1
11 Mackenzie Blackwood COL 4.00 0.871 0 1
12 Spencer Knight CHI 4.01 0.889 0 1
13 Kevin Lankinen VAN 4.86 0.865 0 1
14 Tristan Jarry EDM 5.85 0.739 0 1
15 Dan Vladar PHI 7.04 0.816 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. 1

    Carolina Hurricanes

    0-0-1Record1.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-0-1Last 10+750Cup odds

    The champs until someone takes it: 113 points, then the Cup in six over Vegas. Andersen left and Jarvis misses about the first 10 games, but Bussi closed out the Final with a shutout.

  2. 2

    Dallas Stars

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1600Cup odds

    112 points, and Jason Robertson (96 points) re-signed, ending the trade chatter. Losing Bourque is a depth hit, not a core one.

  3. 3

    Colorado Avalanche

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+4Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+750Cup odds

    121 points and a +99 goal differential, both best in the league. Nichushkin and Drury are gone; MacKinnon and Makar (back in full practice) keep them a coin flip with Carolina for the top spot.

  4. 4

    Florida Panthers

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+650Cup odds

    84 points last season came without Barkov, who missed the whole year after knee surgery. He's back, Brady Tkachuk and Markstrom arrived, and the market has them as Cup favorites. Marchand misses the start.

  5. 5

    Montreal Canadiens

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+2200Cup odds

    106 points and still climbing, and now Chris Kreider is skating on the top line with Suzuki and Caufield. Guhle misses the first four to five weeks.

  6. 6

    Tampa Bay Lightning

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1200Cup odds

    106 points and +59. Gourde (hip) is out until December and Paul and Raddysh left; John Carlson on the blue line softens the blow.

  7. 7

    Vegas Golden Knights

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+3Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+1100Cup odds

    Cup finalists, but Pietrangelo is on LTIR for the whole season and Dorofeyev was traded to the Rangers. New coach Ryan Craig takes over a team the market still rates highly.

  8. 8

    Minnesota Wild

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1400Cup odds

    104 points and +32. Gustavsson is out until about November after hip surgery, and Zuccarello and Tarasenko are gone, with Blake Coleman in to help.

  9. 9

    Edmonton Oilers

    0-0-1Record1.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-0-1Last 10+1000Cup odds

    McDavid and Draisaitl under Mike Babcock, but Andersen got hurt in training, so it may be Devon Levi's net early. Until the goaltending settles, this is a top-10 team, not a top-5 one.

  10. 10

    Buffalo Sabres

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3500Cup odds

    A 109-point breakout, but Tuch and Byram are gone and Zucker starts on the shelf. Zellweger arrives from Anaheim.

  11. 11

    Washington Capitals

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+1100Cup odds

    Missed the playoffs at 95 points, then went shopping: Kyrou, Tuch and Jenner are in, and Ovechkin is back for another year. Sandin (ACL) is out until at least late October.

  12. 12

    Utah Mammoth

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+2200Cup odds

    +28 last season with only 92 points to show for it. Trocheck and Anders Lee arrive, Peterka leaves.

  13. 13

    Boston Bruins

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+3Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds

    100 points and a playoff spot, then added JJ Peterka and Will Borgen. The market is cool on them, but the roster looks better than last year's.

  14. 14

    Philadelphia Flyers

    0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-7Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+4500Cup odds

    98 points. Joseph Woll joins Dan Vladar, who re-signed for five years, giving them a real tandem in goal.

  15. 15

    New Jersey Devils

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+2500Cup odds

    87 points and out of the playoffs, but the market still likes them. Rodrigues and Evangelista arrive; Markstrom and Nemec are gone.

  16. 16

    Ottawa Senators

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3000Cup odds

    99 points, but the captain is gone: Brady Tkachuk was traded to Florida. Eklund and Burakovsky don't replace that, and Zub starts injured.

  17. 17

    San Jose Sharks

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+4500Cup odds

    Celebrini's team is spending: Nurse, Trouba and Marchment are in. The -41 goal differential says there's work left, but they're climbing.

  18. 18

    Anaheim Ducks

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+3500Cup odds

    A busy summer out: McTavish, Carlson, Trouba, Zellweger and Kreider are gone, and Troy Terry is out until about late November. Leo Carlsson stays after they matched Philly's offer sheet.

  19. 19

    Pittsburgh Penguins

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+7Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+6500Cup odds

    98 points and back in the playoffs. Malkin returns for another year, but Mantha (who had 29 goals by late March) left for New Jersey.

  20. 20

    New York Islanders

    0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-1Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+12500Cup odds

    91 points and a new coach in Pete DeBoer. Captain Anders Lee signed with Utah and Barzal is dealing with a lingering injury.

  21. 21

    St Louis Blues

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+8000Cup odds

    86 points. They swapped Kyrou for Connor McMichael and added McTavish and Brandon Carlo, a younger look.

  22. 22

    Los Angeles Kings

    0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-4Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+3500Cup odds

    Anze Kopitar retired after 20 seasons, Fiala is still recovering from his Olympic leg fracture, and Laviolette takes over. A hard year to stay in the race.

  23. 23

    New York Rangers

    0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-3Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+8000Cup odds

    77 points last season. They retooled around Dorofeyev (seven years), Durzi and Pettersson, but Trocheck went to Utah.

  24. 24

    Columbus Blue Jackets

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+6000Cup odds

    Merzlikins failed his physical and is out indefinitely, so it's Jet Greaves and Cam Talbot in goal. Nichushkin arrives; Jenner and Marchment left.

  25. 25

    Detroit Red Wings

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+12500Cup odds

    92 points and just outside, but Dylan Larkin asked for a trade and lost the captaincy. Kane left for Chicago; Arvidsson and Kolesar arrive. An awkward start.

  26. 26

    Toronto Maple Leafs

    1-1-0Record1.00PTS/GP+0Goal diff1-1-0Last 10+3000Cup odds

    78 points and a -46. New coach Jim Hiller and a new goalie in Bobrovsky, but Domi failed his physical and is out indefinitely.

  27. 27

    Nashville Predators

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+10000Cup odds

    86 points and -22. Drury, Bourque and Hoglander arrive; Evangelista (56 points) was traded to New Jersey.

  28. 28

    Winnipeg Jets

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+12500Cup odds

    Connor Hellebuyck wants a trade and was suspended for skipping camp, with no deal close. Without the former Vezina winner, 82 points and a -29 get harder to repeat. Stuart Skinner may be the starter.

  29. 29

    Seattle Kraken

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+22500Cup odds

    79 points and -37, and Schwartz and Oleksiak left. Mackie Samoskevich is the main addition.

  30. 30

    Chicago Blackhawks

    0-1-0Record0.00PTS/GP-3Goal diff0-1-0Last 10+17500Cup odds

    72 points. Bedard misses about the first 14 games after shoulder surgery, and Patrick Kane is back in a Hawks sweater at 37.

  31. 31

    Calgary Flames

    0-0-0Record—PTS/GP+0Goal diff0-0-0Last 10+50000Cup odds

    77 points and -47. Simon Nemec arrives, but Huberdeau won't be ready after hip resurfacing.

  32. 32

    Vancouver Canucks

    1-0-0Record2.00PTS/GP+1Goal diff1-0-0Last 10+50000Cup odds

    58 points, last in the league. New coach Manny Malhotra, Demko is working back from hip surgery, and Evander Kane is gone.

Puckline's order, from 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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Thursday, October 1

Game recap

Final: PIT 7, PHI 0

Pittsburgh won its opener 7-0 in Philadelphia, spoiling the Flyers' home opener. Nick Robertson scored twice, the second shorthanded, and Filip Hallander had a goal and two assists; seven goals came from six scorers, including power-play goals by Evgeni Malkin and Egor Chinakhov. Arturs Silovs stopped all 19 shots for the shutout, while Dan Vladar made 31 saves on 38. The Penguins outshot Philadelphia 38-19.

Puckline's take

The Flyers had all summer to plan their home opener and still forgot to show up for it. Pittsburgh, a team that's supposedly too old to climb stairs, led 5-0 halfway through the second and kept going. Nick Robertson scored twice, once shorthanded, because even down a man the Pens looked like they had the extra skater. Filip Hallander turned a promotion to the third line into three points. Evgeni Malkin, 40, scored on the power play like it was 2009. Arturs Silovs needed 19 saves for the shutout, which is barely a warmup. Dan Vladar saw 38 shots and seven goals, and that's less on him than on the five guys in front of him who spent the night sightseeing. Philly's last Cup was 1975, and on this evidence nobody in orange is in a hurry to update the banner.

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Game recap

Final: NYI 1, TOR 2

Toronto beat the Islanders 2-1 at home for its first win, a night after losing the opener to Montreal. Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan, on the power play, scored 4:41 apart in the first period. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves on 27 shots in the second half of the back-to-back; the only goal against him was Emil Heineman's shorthanded goal with 5:51 left. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 26 for New York, which opened without Mathew Barzal in Pete DeBoer's first game as coach. Matthew Schaefer led everyone with 27:45 of ice time.

Puckline's take

The Leafs won a hockey game, which in Toronto is basically a parade-route announcement. Two first-period goals from the bottom of the lineup, Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan, then 40 minutes of everyone in blue clutching the lead like a coupon. Auston Matthews and William Nylander combined for zero points and two shots, and somehow that's the formula. Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 on the back half of a back-to-back. The Islanders' only goal came from Emil Heineman while they were a man down, so maybe try that more often. Pete DeBoer's first night on the Island: 27 shots, one goal, and Matthew Schaefer playing 27:45 because apparently nobody else was cleared to. Long Island waited all summer for its team, and the offense is still stuck in traffic on the LIE.

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Game recap

Final: LAK 4, COL 8

Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4 in its opener, scoring four power-play goals. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and fought Brandt Clarke in the third period, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice on the power play, and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists. The Kings got shorthanded goals from Joel Armia and Trevor Moore, and Artemi Panarin made it 6-4 with Darcy Kuemper pulled, but Colorado scored twice more in the next 3:15. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves on 31; Kuemper stopped 21 of 29.

Puckline's take

The Kings found out the hard way that killing penalties isn't optional in Denver. Colorado scored four times on the power play, and LA, in a twist nobody asked for, scored twice while shorthanded, so at least somebody on the Kings enjoyed special teams. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and still found time to fight Brandt Clarke, a full shift's work in one night. Artturi Lehkonen added two power-play goals, Brock Nelson had three points, and Jared Bednar got a contract extension the same day and celebrated with eight goals. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of 29, a save percentage you usually find on a beer-league stat sheet. Artemi Panarin pulled LA within two with the net empty, and Colorado answered twice in 3:15. Life after Kopitar starts with eight goals against and a long flight home to think about it.

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BUF
Extension

Sabres sign defenseman Louis Crevier to a four-year, $16M extension ($4M AAV)

Crevier came from Chicago in the Bowen Byram trade and was due to be a restricted free agent next summer. The extension starts next season and runs through 2030-31. The 6-foot-8 defenseman makes his Sabres debut in Thursday's opener at Columbus.

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WSH
Captaincy

Matt Roy and Dylan Strome named Capitals alternate captains alongside Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson wears an A full time. Strome wears the second A at home and Roy wears it on the road, the first time either has held the letter for a full season.

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NSH
Captaincy

Jack Drury will wear an 'A' for the Predators, the first of his career

The Predators say Drury will be an alternate captain starting with tonight's opener against Minnesota. Nashville also reports its whole roster healthy for opening night.

nhl.com ↗
CBJ
Injury

Provorov out of the opener and week-to-week, his first missed game through injury in 778 NHL games

Ivan Provorov hurt his lower body in the preseason finale and won't play Thursday against Buffalo. With Severson and Fabbro also out, Columbus pairs Andrae with Soucy and Christiansen with Gudbranson behind Werenski and Mateychuk.

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PIT
Injury

Update: Lizotte hurt again in the opener and being evaluated; Kindel a full participant in practice

Blake Lizotte was activated for the 7-0 win in Philadelphia, but he took a lower-body injury in that game and was being evaluated Thursday. Ben Kindel practiced in full, including 3-on-3 drills, though coach Dan Muse still lists him as week to week.

pittsburghhockeynow.com ↗
CBJ
Injury

Lundestrom month-to-month after Achilles surgery; Columbus hopes for an early-November return

Forward Isac Lundestrom is still recovering from Achilles tendon surgery in July and is listed month to month. The team hopes he returns by early November.

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EDM
Injury

Zach Hyman out about two weeks with an upper-body injury from the preseason finale

Hyman was hurt in the last preseason game against Calgary and did not travel for tonight's rematch in Vancouver. He is expected to miss about two weeks, another top-six forward gone along with Nugent-Hopkins.

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DET
Injury

Update: Larkin ruled out of the first two games with an upper-body injury; McLellan hopes for Game 3

Dylan Larkin will miss Friday's opener against the Rangers and Sunday's game against Winnipeg with an upper-body injury from offseason training. McLellan said he hopes Larkin can play in Game 3, Tuesday against Ottawa, and called him day-to-day.

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NYR
IR

Korpisalo goes on IR, week-to-week with a lower-body injury; Garand recalled from Hartford to back up

The Rangers put backup goalie Joonas Korpisalo on injured reserve with a lower-body injury that keeps him out week to week, and recalled Dylan Garand from AHL Hartford. Shesterkin starts tonight against Tampa Bay, and Garand could get Friday's back-to-back game in Detroit, the start Korpisalo had been lined up for.

blueshirtbanter.com ↗
CBJ
IR

Update: Provorov placed on injured reserve, out at least the first week

Columbus put Ivan Provorov on IR on Thursday. A shot hit his left ankle in the preseason finale. With Provorov, Fabbro and Severson all out, three of the Blue Jackets' top five defensemen miss tonight's opener against Buffalo.

nhl.com ↗
DAL
IR

Update: Stars move Matt Duchene to long-term injured reserve, retroactive to Sept. 22

Dallas put Duchene on LTIR with the lower-body injury he has had since the start of camp, so he misses at least the first 10 games. The Stars recalled forwards Colin Blackwell and Arttu Hyry from AHL Texas.

tsn.ca ↗
EDM
IR

Update: Nugent-Hopkins goes on IR, Savoie and Regula move to LTIR, Samanski recalled

The Oilers put Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve (Babcock expects about two weeks) and moved Matt Savoie and defenseman Alec Regula to long-term IR, both listed month-to-month. Josh Samanski was recalled from Bakersfield on an emergency basis.

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BUF
Return

Update: Samuelsson expected to play in Thursday's opener at Columbus

Lindy Ruff said after the morning skate that Mattias Samuelsson looks able to go, putting him back next to Rasmus Dahlin.

nhl.com ↗
TBL
Return

Hedman plays his first game since March 19 in Thursday's opener at the Rangers

Victor Hedman is in the lineup for the first time since March 19. He missed the last 15 regular-season games and seven playoff games on a mental-health leave, and is projected on the third pair with Charle-Edouard D'Astous.

nhl.com ↗
MTL
Return

Update: Oliver Kapanen back at practice in Pittsburgh ahead of Saturday's game against the Penguins

Kapanen missed the opener in Toronto with a lower-body injury and practiced with the team Thursday in Pittsburgh. His status for Saturday isn't set. If he plays, it could move Newhook off the second-line center spot.

rds.ca ↗
BOS
ReturnReported

Update: Poitras back at practice but skips the Winnipeg-Minnesota trip; could return next week

Matt Poitras (lower body, on IR) practiced Thursday for the first time in over a week. Sturm said one practice isn't enough, so Poitras won't travel for the back-to-back in Winnipeg and Minnesota. He could join the lineup during the homestand that starts Oct. 6 against Ottawa.

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EDM
Goalie

Update: Devon Levi confirmed to start tonight in Vancouver in place of Tristan Jarry

Babcock confirmed Levi gets the start in Vancouver, his first for Edmonton. Jarry allowed six goals on 23 shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss. Projected forward lines: Podkolzin-McDavid-Draisaitl, Jones-Dach-Kapanen, Formenton-Michaels-Joseph, Howard-Samanski-Frederic.

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SEA
Goalie

Update: Kraken confirm Joey Daccord in goal for the opener in Calgary

The team's game preview lists Daccord as tonight's starter, with Grubauer backing up. Berkly Catton centers the third line between Winterton and Shane Wright; Samoskevich and O'Brien are on IR.

nhl.com ↗
FLA
Goalie

Akira Schmid makes his Panthers debut in goal at San Jose after Markstrom's opening shutout

Schmid starts Thursday against the Sharks in place of Jacob Markstrom, who made 15 saves in a shutout in the opener at Carolina. Florida is expected to use the same skaters as in the opener.

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CHI
GoalieReported

Spencer Knight expected to start again Thursday in Utah

The game preview lists Knight in goal for Chicago against the Mammoth, two nights after he allowed four goals on 36 shots in Vegas. Karel Vejmelka is set to start for Utah, with Sebastian Cossa backing up.

southernsportstoday.com ↗
SEA
GoalieReported

Joey Daccord in line to start the Kraken's opener in Calgary

Seattle's preview projects Daccord in goal Thursday, with Philipp Grubauer backing up. Mackie Samoskevich stays out on injured reserve, and Ryan Winterton keeps his place on the third line.

nhl.com ↗
PHI
GoalieReported

Joseph Woll expected to make his Flyers debut in goal at New Jersey after Vladar allowed seven

The Flyers skipped their morning skate after the 7-0 loss to Pittsburgh. Woll is expected to start tonight's second game of the back-to-back against the Devils. Vladar gave up seven goals on 38 shots in the opener.

nhl.com ↗
CBJ
GoalieReported

Jet Greaves gets the opening-night start against Buffalo

Greaves was first off the ice at the morning skate and is projected to start tonight's opener against the Sabres. Werenski and Mateychuk make up the top pair, and Soucy and Andrae fill in for the injured defensemen.

sports.yahoo.com ↗
DAL
GoalieReported

Jake Oettinger expected to start Friday's opener against St. Louis

Oettinger is in line to start the Stars' home opener against the Blues on Friday, with Casey DeSmith backing up. Dallas then plays the second half of a back-to-back in Nashville on Saturday.

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VAN
GoalieReported

Canucks keep the lineup that beat Edmonton; Kevin Lankinen starts the home opener

At morning skate Vancouver showed no changes from Tuesday's 6-5 overtime win, and Lankinen (32 saves Tuesday) is in goal for what would be his 100th start as a Canuck. The team reported no new injuries.

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WPG
Trade rumorReported

Update: Seravalli floats Edmonton as a long-shot Hellebuyck landing spot, with Jarry going to Winnipeg

Frank Seravalli asked whether Hellebuyck's wish to play in the U.S. is a firm demand or only a preference, and floated an Oilers deal that would send Tristan Jarry to Winnipeg after Jarry's rough opener. He called it a long shot because Edmonton has little cap room and few assets. Hellebuyck is losing about $38,700 a day while suspended.

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BUF
Call-up

Sabres recall defenseman Dennis Gilbert and move Olen Zellweger to injured reserve

Gilbert came up from Rochester on opening day as blue-line insurance and is likely the extra defenseman. Zellweger, still in concussion protocol, went on IR; Saturday against Chicago is still possible.

buffalohockeybeat.com ↗
PHI
LineupReported

Tocchet shuffles lines in the 7-0 loss: Martone drops to the fourth line, Michkov moves up to the first

Tocchet went through eight forward combinations against Pittsburgh. He benched Porter Martone and then moved him down to the fourth line, and moved Matvei Michkov up to the top line. He said more changes may come before Thursday's game in New Jersey.

broadstreethockey.com ↗
MIN
LineupReported

Spacek and Sturm projected as scratches in Nashville; Hunt and Bogosian form the third pair

NHL.com's projected lineup for tonight has David Spacek and Nico Sturm out. With Faber out, the pairs are Hughes-Spurgeon, Maatta-Brodin and Hunt-Bogosian. Wallstedt starts and Pickard backs up.

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STL
LineupReported

Adam Jiricek set for his NHL debut Friday in Dallas

The 2024 first-round defenseman is expected to debut in Friday's opener against the Stars. He is part of a seven-man blue line, with Mailloux and Tucker on IR. Binnington and Hofer are the goalies.

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CGY
LineupReported

Wolf starts the home opener; Othmann, Pachal and Hanley expected to sit as scratches

Dustin Wolf starts against Seattle, with Cooley as backup. Othmann, Pachal and Hanley are projected scratches. Projected lines put Gridin-Frost-Coronato on top and Middleton with Parekh on the third pair. Huberdeau, on IR, is aiming for about Oct. 10.

flamesnation.ca ↗
SJS
LineupReported

Sam Dickinson a healthy scratch for the opener; Nolan Allan wins the spot next to Trouba

The 2024 11th-overall pick stayed out after the main group at morning skate, which signals he won't play against Florida. Tom Dellandrea is also out. Allan has skated with Jacob Trouba through the end of camp.

sharkshockeydigest.com ↗
TBL
LineupReported

Update: Cirelli, not Harkins, centers Guentzel and Hagel in the projected opener lines; Harkins drops to the fourth line

NHL.com's projected lines for Thursday at the Rangers have Mikheyev-Point-Kucherov, Guentzel-Cirelli-Hagel, Viel-Girgensons-Holmberg and Goncalves-Harkins-Geekie, with Vasilevskiy in goal. Projected pairs: Moser-Carlson, McDonagh-Cernak, Hedman-D'Astous. Sabourin, Lilleberg and Crozier are the projected scratches.

nhl.com ↗

Wednesday, September 30

Game recap

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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Game recap

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.

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Game recap

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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Game recap

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.

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Game recap

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.

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TBL
ContractReported

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.

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DAL
Extension

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.

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VGK
Extension

Golden Knights extend William Karlsson two years at $6.75M AAV

Vegas signed the 33-year-old center, an original Golden Knight, to a two-year, $13.5M extension through 2028-29. ESPN's Emily Kaplan reported it first and the team announced it. It keeps a top-nine center in place after this season, when his current deal was set to expire.

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DET
Holdout

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 ↗
CAR
HoldoutReported

Friedman: Nikishin turned down an eight-year offer at $5.5-6M a season and wants about $9M over five

Per Elliotte Friedman, the unsigned RFA defenseman rejected Carolina's long-term offer. He is said to like Los Angeles, though the Kings are tight on cap space. St. Louis and Winnipeg are also linked.

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COL
Coaching

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.

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NHL
Front officeReported

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.

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CGY
Captaincy

Backlund stays captain; Whitecloud and Huberdeau get the A, with a rotation while Huberdeau is out

Mikael Backlund returns as captain for a fourth season. Zach Whitecloud and Jonathan Huberdeau are the alternates. While Huberdeau is on IR after hip surgery, Joel Farabee, Jake Middleton and Ryan Strome will take turns wearing the A.

flamesnation.ca ↗
SJS
Captaincy

Sharks name Toffoli, Wennberg, Goodrow and Darnell Nurse alternate captains under Celebrini

Goodrow and Wennberg will wear the A at home, and Toffoli and Nurse on the road. Nurse arrived from Edmonton this summer and gets a letter in his first season with San Jose.

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CHI
Injury

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.

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BUF
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
NJD
Injury

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.

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NYI
Injury

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.

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STL
Injury

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.

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DAL
Injury

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.

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CBJ
Injury

Provorov misses a third straight day and is questionable for Thursday's opener; Andrae would draw in

Ivan Provorov blocked a shot in Saturday's preseason finale and has not been on the ice since. Columbus calls him day-to-day and hasn't ruled him out against Buffalo. If he can't go, Emil Andrae, who came over in the Knies trade, is expected to take his spot.

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PIT
Injury

Update: Rust and Kindel practice in no-contact jerseys; Lizotte activated from IR

Bryan Rust and Ben Kindel took part in Wednesday's practice in no-contact jerseys. Both are still listed week-to-week, and Rust's return is pegged at about one to two weeks. Blake Lizotte was activated from injured reserve before the opener in Philadelphia.

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NYI
InjuryReported

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.

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PHI
InjuryReported

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.

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DAL
IR

Update: Stars put Matt Duchene on injured reserve after his setback; he is doubtful for Friday's opener

Dallas moved Duchene to IR on Wednesday after his lower-body injury flared up on the team's road trip. Gulutzan says he's back on a maintenance program. The Stars expect to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen against St. Louis, with Sam Steel likely moving to center.

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ANA
IR

Update: Drew Helleson placed on injured reserve, so he won't be ready for Friday's opener

Helleson had been day-to-day and aiming to play Friday in Vegas. The Ducks put him on IR instead, which keeps him out of the opener. Troy Terry formally moved to long-term IR as he recovers from hip surgery.

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BUF
Return

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.

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LAK
Return

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.

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FLA
Return

Update: Marchand practices in San Jose and Maurice says he's ahead of his October timeline

Brad Marchand, on IR after August surgery, practiced with the Panthers Wednesday in San Jose. Paul Maurice said he's further along than expected and could be back before the end of October. Gus Forsling and Brady Tkachuk sat out the practice but are expected to play Thursday against the Sharks.

floridahockeynow.com ↗
WSH
Return

Update: Ovechkin says he'll play Friday's opener at Carolina after missing the preseason

Ovechkin has been practicing fully for about a week after a lower-body injury in camp, and he confirmed he will play against the Hurricanes. Carbery says he may manage the 41-year-old's minutes early on. Washington plays at Tampa Bay on Saturday, the second night of a back-to-back.

russianmachineneverbreaks.com ↗
ANA
ReturnReported

Update: A.J. Greer back in full-contact practice and trending toward Friday's opener

Greer has been recovering from an upper-body injury since the first day of camp. He took part in full-contact practice, which makes him likely to play Friday in Vegas. The Ducks haven't confirmed it yet.

prohockeyrumors.com ↗
PIT
Goalie

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.

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PHI
Goalie

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.

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BUF
Goalie

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.

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COL
Goalie

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 ↗
TOR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
TOR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
LAK
GoalieReported

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 ↗
NSH
GoalieReported

Juuse Saros set to start Thursday's opener against Minnesota; Wallstedt goes for the Wild

Saros is expected in net for Nashville's home opener, coming off a season with a 3.16 GAA and .894 save percentage. Minnesota counters with Jesper Wallstedt, with Calvin Pickard backing up while Gustavsson recovers from hip surgery.

thesportsleader.com ↗
EDM
GoalieReported

Devon Levi expected to start Thursday's rematch in Vancouver after Jarry's rough opener

Tristan Jarry allowed six goals on 23 shots in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss. Levi is expected to start the second game of the home-and-home on Thursday. Babcock hasn't publicly named his starter.

nhl.com ↗
CGY
GoalieReported

Dustin Wolf expected to start the Flames' last Saddledome home opener against Seattle

Wolf is projected to start Thursday's opener, with Devin Cooley as his backup. The Flames have no morning skate because of the early start, so the full lineup will only be known at warmups.

pacificnorthhockey.com ↗
WPG
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
LAK
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
DET
Trade rumorReported

Update: Dreger says a Larkin trade to Montreal is dead because he still won't go to a Canadian team

Darren Dreger said on TSN 690 that 'the Larkin ship has sailed' for the Canadiens. Larkin has added teams to his list but still won't accept a trade to a Canadian club, which takes Montreal out of it.

detroitsportsnation.com ↗
PHI
Trade rumorReported

Flyers looking to trade for a bigger defenseman, with over $12M in cap space

Pagnotta and Daily Faceoff's DiMarco report that GM Daniel Briere wants a defenseman with size to go with York and Drysdale. David Jiricek, a healthy scratch after a poor camp, could be the one displaced. None of the remaining free agents look like a top-six fit, so it would likely take a trade and may take some time.

prohockeyrumors.com ↗
NYI
Trade rumorReported

LeBrun: the Islanders tried to trade for Marchenko but had no Knies-type player to offer

LeBrun reports the Islanders went after Kirill Marchenko and were confident they could extend him, but couldn't match Toronto's offer built around Matthew Knies. GM Mathieu Darche wouldn't confirm it but said the team calls whenever a good player is available, and insists the Islanders aren't rebuilding.

prohockeyrumors.com ↗
SJS
Call-up

Injured defenseman Mattias Havelid sent to the Barracuda

Havelid, 22, missed the preseason with an upper-body injury. He was reassigned to AHL San Jose because the Sharks have no room for him on the 23-man roster.

prohockeyrumors.com ↗
ANA
Call-up

Ducks recall defensemen Luneau, Mitchell and Noah Warren for Friday's opener

With Helleson on IR and Ian Moore hurt, Anaheim brought up three defensemen from San Diego: Tristan Luneau, Travis Mitchell and Noah Warren. It is Warren's first NHL recall. Luneau is projected on the top pair with LaCombe.

prohockeyrumors.com ↗
NHL
News

NHL launches 'Hot for Hockey', short romance-novel-style audio stories about real players, aimed at new fans

The league launched a Spotify series of 60-to-90-second stories written and read by hockey-romance authors, built on real players and storylines. Bettman said the data shows many new fans found the sport through shows like Heated Rivalry and Off Campus.

inquirer.com ↗
NJD
Prospect

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 ↗
ANA
Prospect

Update: Roger McQueen and Cruz Lucius sent to San Diego after Terry goes on LTIR

McQueen and Lucius were on the opening roster only to help the Ducks' cap math. With Troy Terry now on long-term injured reserve, the Ducks assigned both to AHL San Diego and recalled defensemen Tristan Luneau, Travis Mitchell and Noah Warren.

nhl.com ↗
NYI
Lineup

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 ↗
PHI
Lineup

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 ↗
LAK
Lineup

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 ↗
TBL
LineupReported

Lightning opener lines: Harkins centers Hagel and Guentzel, Cirelli on the third line, Vasilevskiy in goal

The Lightning's projected lines for the opener at the Rangers, from Wednesday's practice: Mikheyev-Point-Kucherov, Hagel-Harkins-Guentzel and Goncalves-Cirelli-Geekie. John Carlson is paired with JJ Moser, and Andrei Vasilevskiy is listed in goal with Dennis Hildeby. The team called the lines subject to change.

nhl.com ↗
CHI
LineupReported

Blackhawks shuffle lines after the Vegas loss: Frondell centers Kane and Bertuzzi, and Teravainen comes back in

At Wednesday's practice, rookie Anton Frondell centered Patrick Kane and Tyler Bertuzzi. Teravainen, a healthy scratch in the opener, skated with Kantserov and Lardis, and Oliver Moore dropped to a line with Nazar and Donato. With Mangiapane hurt, the changes point to Teravainen drawing in Thursday in Utah.

x.com ↗
BUF
Waivers

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 ↗
CAR
Waivers

Hurricanes waive goalie Cayden Primeau to send him to AHL Chicago

Carolina put Primeau on waivers Wednesday so it can assign him to the Chicago Wolves, a day after he made the opening roster as the third goalie. Brandon Bussi and Pyotr Kochetkov stay as the NHL tandem. Primeau is on a two-year, one-way deal at $912,500 a year.

canespr.com ↗
NYR
Waivers

Update: Vincent Iorio clears waivers and heads to AHL Hartford

Nobody claimed the defenseman after the Rangers waived him once he was healthy, so he can go to the Wolf Pack. Scott Morrow stays with the Rangers as the extra defenseman.

si.com ↗

Tuesday, September 29

CBJ
Signing

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 ↗
CGY
Signing

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 ↗
SEA
ContractReported

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 ↗
DET
Trade requestReported

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 ↗
COL
Coaching

Avalanche promote Andrew Cogliano to assistant general manager

Colorado named the former Avalanche forward an assistant GM on Tuesday.

nhl.com ↗
NYI
Captaincy

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 ↗
OTT
Captaincy

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 ↗
VAN
Captaincy

Canucks name six rotating alternate captains and still no captain

Boeser, Pettersson and Buium will wear the A on the road, and Hronek, Linus Karlsson and Drew O'Connor at home. The rebuilding Canucks are going without a captain again.

canucksarmy.com ↗
TOR
Injury

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 ↗
TOR
Injury

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 ↗
NYI
Injury

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 ↗
MIN
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
ANA
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
TOR
Injury

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
PHI
Injury

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 ↗
BOS
Injury

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 ↗
DET
InjuryReported

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 ↗
EDM
IR

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 ↗
NYR
IR

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 ↗
PIT
Return

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 ↗
BUF
Return

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 ↗
BUF
Return

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 ↗
PHI
GoalieReported

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 ↗
WPG
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
BOS
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
WPG
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
TOR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
MTL
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
STL
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
DET
Trade rumorReported

Flyers keeping an eye on Larkin even though they're not on his expanded trade list

Daily Faceoff reports that Philadelphia, after missing out on Marchenko, sees Larkin as a fit at center and could offer a package like the one it made for Marchenko. Larkin hasn't added the Flyers to his list, so they're only watching for now.

dailyfaceoff.com ↗
NSH
Trade rumorReported

Friedman: executives call Ryan O'Reilly's contract year an underreported story

In his 32 Thoughts column, Friedman says two executives pointed to O'Reilly, who is in the last year of his deal at $4.5M. Teams have kept trying to pry him from Nashville. If the Predators tell him there's no extension coming, he could become available. Montreal has been linked before.

sportsnet.ca ↗
MTL
RumorReported

LeBrun: Habs plan a big move next summer and would be in on McDavid if he asks out of Edmonton

Pierre LeBrun says Montreal will keep hunting for a major addition, especially next summer when it has cap room. He adds that if Connor McDavid asks the Oilers for a trade, the Canadiens would be among the teams in the mix. This is speculation, not active talks.

dose.ca ↗
CBJ
Call-up

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 ↗
MIN
Prospect

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 ↗
WPG
Lineup

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 ↗
CHI
Lineup

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 ↗
COL
Lineup

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 ↗
BUF
Lineup

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 ↗
DET
Lineup

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 ↗
PIT
Lineup

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 ↗
NSH
Lineup

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 ↗
EDM
LineupReported

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 ↗
VAN
LineupReported

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 ↗
PHI
LineupReported

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 ↗
PIT
LineupReported

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 ↗
CBJ
LineupReported

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 ↗
SJS
LineupReported

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 ↗
BUF
Waivers

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 ↗
NYR
Waivers

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 ↗
NSH
Waivers

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

TOR
Trade

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 ↗
TOR
TradeReported

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 ↗
NSH
Signing

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 ↗
MIN
Contract

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 ↗
BOS
Contract

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.

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CAR
Holdout

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 ↗
DET
Holdout

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 ↗
WPG
Holdout

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 ↗
WPG
HoldoutReported

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 ↗
MTL
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
NYI
Injury

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 ↗
MIN
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
CAR
Injury

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 ↗
MTL
Injury

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 ↗
TOR
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
VAN
Injury

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 ↗
CHI
Injury

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 ↗
CBJ
Injury

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 ↗
NYI
Injury

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 ↗
STL
Injury

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 ↗
LAK
Injury

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 ↗
BUF
IR

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 ↗
PIT
IR

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 ↗
STL
IR

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 ↗
PIT
IR

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 ↗
DET
IR

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 ↗
FLA
IR

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 ↗
WSH
IR

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 ↗
PHI
IR

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 ↗
NJD
IR

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 ↗
MIN
IR

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 ↗
COL
IR

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 ↗
UTA
IR

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 ↗
LAK
IR

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 ↗
ANA
IR

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 ↗
SJS
IR

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 ↗
PHI
IRReported

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 ↗
NJD
IRReported

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 ↗
TOR
IRReported

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 ↗
FLA
Return

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 ↗
FLA
Return

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 ↗
ANA
ReturnReported

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 ↗
MTL
ReturnReported

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 ↗
WPG
Goalie

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 ↗
EDM
Goalie

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 ↗
EDM
Goalie

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 ↗
WPG
Goalie

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 ↗
MIN
Goalie

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 ↗
VAN
GoalieReported

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 ↗
CAR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
TOR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
FLA
GoalieReported

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 ↗
NJD
GoalieReported

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 ↗
CHI
GoalieReported

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 ↗
TOR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
CAR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
EDM
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
CAR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
NYR
News

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 ↗
PIT
News

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 ↗
LAK
News

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 ↗
NYR
Prospect

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 ↗
NYI
Prospect

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 ↗
WSH
Prospect

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 ↗
PHI
Prospect

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 ↗
MIN
Prospect

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 ↗
CGY
Prospect

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 ↗
ANA
Prospect

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 ↗
BOS
Lineup

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 ↗
TBL
Lineup

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 ↗
DET
Lineup

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 ↗
CAR
Lineup

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 ↗
DAL
Lineup

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 ↗
CGY
Lineup

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 ↗
DAL
Lineup

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 ↗
OTT
Lineup

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 ↗
UTA
Lineup

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 ↗
DAL
Lineup

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 ↗
EDM
Lineup

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 ↗
VAN
Lineup

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 ↗
CGY
Lineup

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 ↗
DET
Lineup

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 ↗
TOR
LineupReported

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 ↗
EDM
LineupReported

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 ↗
BOS
LineupReported

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 ↗
EDM
LineupReported

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 ↗
CHI
LineupReported

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 ↗
CAR
LineupReported

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 ↗
VGK
LineupReported

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
Waivers

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 ↗
NYR
Waivers

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 ↗
VAN
Waivers

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 ↗
FLA
Waivers

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 ↗
NYR
Waivers

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 ↗
VAN
Waivers

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 ↗
CHI
Waivers

Update: Slaggert and Toninato clear waivers

Landon Slaggert and Dominic Toninato went unclaimed and can be assigned to AHL Rockford.

thehockeywriters.com ↗
VGK
Waivers

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 ↗
NSH
Waivers

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 ↗
NJD
WaiversReported

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

NYI
Signing

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 ↗
PHI
Signing

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 ↗
TOR
Signing

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 ↗
DET
ContractReported

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 ↗
MTL
Suspension

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 ↗
BOS
Captaincy

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 ↗
STL
Injury

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 ↗
PIT
Injury

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 ↗
SJS
Injury

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 ↗
COL
Injury

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 ↗
COL
Injury

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 ↗
WPG
InjuryReported

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 ↗
CBJ
InjuryReported

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 ↗
CAR
IR

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 ↗
PIT
IR

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 ↗
SEA
IR

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 ↗
PIT
IRReported

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 ↗
WSH
IRReported

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 ↗
LAK
IRReported

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 ↗
TOR
Return

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 ↗
CHI
Return

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 ↗
MTL
ReturnReported

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 ↗
PIT
Goalie

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 ↗
LAK
Goalie

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 ↗
NYR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
EDM
NewsReported

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 ↗
COL
Prospect

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 ↗
SJS
Prospect

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 ↗
BOS
Lineup

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 ↗
MTL
Lineup

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 ↗
FLA
Lineup

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 ↗
PHI
Lineup

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 ↗
CHI
LineupReported

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 ↗
OTT
Waivers

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 ↗
TBL
Waivers

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 ↗
CAR
Waivers

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 ↗
NJD
Waivers

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 ↗
NYI
Waivers

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 ↗
NYR
Waivers

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 ↗
WSH
Waivers

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 ↗
CHI
Waivers

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 ↗
COL
Waivers

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 ↗
DAL
Waivers

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 ↗
NSH
Waivers

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 ↗
STL
Waivers

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 ↗
UTA
Waivers

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 ↗
WPG
Waivers

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 ↗
CGY
Waivers

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 ↗
EDM
Waivers

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 ↗
VGK
Waivers

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 ↗
ANA
Waivers

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 ↗
VAN
Waivers

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

DET
ContractReported

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 ↗
DET
Trade requestReported

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
MTL
Injury

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 ↗
PHI
Injury

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 ↗
WPG
Injury

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 ↗
UTA
Injury

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 ↗
DAL
Injury

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 ↗
MIN
Injury

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 ↗
SJS
Injury

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 ↗
SEA
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
PIT
Injury

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 ↗
FLA
Injury

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 ↗
LAK
Injury

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 ↗
VAN
IR

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 ↗
FLA
IRReported

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 ↗
DAL
Return

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 ↗
LAK
Return

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 ↗
PHI
Goalie

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 ↗
WPG
Goalie

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 ↗
VGK
Goalie

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 ↗
SJS
Goalie

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 ↗
BUF
GoalieReported

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 ↗
FLA
GoalieReported

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 ↗
CHI
GoalieReported

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 ↗
UTA
GoalieReported

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 ↗
VAN
GoalieReported

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 ↗
CAR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
CBJ
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
VGK
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
NYR
RumorReported

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 ↗
MTL
News

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 ↗
NSH
News

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 ↗
NSH
Prospect

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 ↗
MTL
Lineup

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 ↗
STL
Lineup

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 ↗
ANA
Lineup

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 ↗
MIN
Lineup

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 ↗
CHI
Lineup

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 ↗
SEA
Lineup

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 ↗
CGY
LineupReported

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 ↗
VGK
LineupReported

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 ↗
LAK
LineupReported

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 ↗
SJS
LineupReported

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 ↗
NYR
LineupReported

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 ↗
ANA
LineupReported

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 ↗
BOS
Waivers

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 ↗
DET
Waivers

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 ↗
CAR
Waivers

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 ↗
CBJ
Waivers

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 ↗
NYI
Waivers

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 ↗
PIT
Waivers

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 ↗
WSH
Waivers

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 ↗
WPG
Waivers

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 ↗
NSH
Waivers

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 ↗
CHI
Waivers

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 ↗
DAL
Waivers

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 ↗
STL
Waivers

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 ↗
CGY
Waivers

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 ↗
LAK
Waivers

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 ↗
ANA
Waivers

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 ↗
FLA
WaiversReported

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

OTT
Trade

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 ↗
BUF
Signing

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 ↗
CBJ
Signing

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 ↗
CGY
Signing

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 ↗
CAR
Extension

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 ↗
CAR
HoldoutReported

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 ↗
SJS
Captaincy

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 ↗
BUF
Injury

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 ↗
DET
Injury

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 ↗
TBL
Injury

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 ↗
NJD
Injury

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 ↗
PIT
Injury

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 ↗
DAL
Injury

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 ↗
STL
Injury

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 ↗
EDM
Injury

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 ↗
LAK
Injury

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 ↗
CBJ
IR

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 ↗
CGY
IR

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 ↗
VAN
IR

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 ↗
BOS
IRReported

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 ↗
NYI
Return

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 ↗
COL
Return

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 ↗
WSH
Return

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 ↗
VAN
Goalie

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 ↗
BOS
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
BUF
Trade rumorReported

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.

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MTL
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
MTL
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
TOR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
EDM
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
DAL
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
FLA
RumorReported

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 ↗
TBL
News

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 ↗
NJD
Prospect

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 ↗
PHI
Prospect

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 ↗
PIT
Prospect

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 ↗
UTA
Prospect

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 ↗
VAN
Prospect

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 ↗
NYR
ProspectReported

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 ↗
COL
Lineup

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 ↗
STL
Lineup

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 ↗
BOS
LineupReported

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 ↗
EDM
LineupReported

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 ↗
VAN
LineupReported

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 ↗
BOS
Waivers

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 ↗
BUF
Waivers

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 ↗
TOR
Waivers

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 ↗
WSH
Waivers

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 ↗
UTA
Waivers

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 ↗
NSH
Waivers

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 ↗
COL
Waivers

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 ↗
EDM
Waivers

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 ↗
CGY
Waivers

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 ↗
VAN
Waivers

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

CHI
Extension

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 ↗
BOS
Suspension

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 ↗
OTT
Suspension

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 ↗
TOR
Injury

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 ↗
PHI
Injury

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 ↗
CHI
Injury

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 ↗
CHI
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
InjuryReported

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 ↗
TOR
InjuryReported

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 ↗
TOR
IRReported

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 ↗
NYR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
TOR
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
WPG
Trade rumorReported

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
News

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
News

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 ↗
PIT
News

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 ↗
DAL
Prospect

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 ↗
VGK
Prospect

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 ↗
ANA
Prospect

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 ↗
WPG
Lineup

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 ↗
CHI
Lineup

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 ↗
OTT
Waivers

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 ↗
MIN
Waivers

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 ↗
LAK
Waivers

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

WPG
Holdout

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 ↗
DET
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
OTT
Injury

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 ↗
NYR
Injury

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 ↗
UTA
Injury

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 ↗
DET
Return

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 ↗
LAK
GoalieReported

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 ↗
EDM
NewsReported

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 ↗
FLA
Lineup

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 ↗
PHI
Lineup

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 ↗
MIN
Lineup

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 ↗
BOS
Waivers

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
Waivers

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 ↗
PHI
Waivers

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 ↗
VAN
Waivers

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 ↗
VGK
Waivers

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 ↗
SJS
Waivers

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

SJS
ContractReported

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
Suspension

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 ↗
MIN
Front office

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 ↗
ANA
Captaincy

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 ↗
SEA
Injury

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 ↗
ANA
InjuryReported

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 ↗
NJD
Return

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 ↗
NYI
Return

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 ↗
SEA
Goalie

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 ↗
MTL
GoalieReported

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 ↗
STL
Trade rumorReported

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
News

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 ↗
DET
Waivers

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 ↗
NYI
Waivers

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 ↗
NYR
Waivers

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 ↗
WSH
Waivers

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 ↗
SEA
Waivers

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

DAL
Extension

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

PIT
ContractReported

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 ↗
VAN
Injury

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

TBL
ContractReported

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 ↗
ANA
Extension

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 ↗
DET
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
TOR
Prospect

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

CGY
Signing

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 ↗
NSH
Injury

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 ↗
ANA
Injury

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 ↗
TOR
Return

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 ↗
VGK
Return

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 ↗
TOR
GoalieReported

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 ↗
VAN
Trade rumorReported

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 ↗
SEA
News

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 ↗

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PIT 7–0 PHI

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Philadelphia Flyers19 shots
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The report

Pittsburgh won its opener 7-0 in Philadelphia, spoiling the Flyers' home opener. Nick Robertson scored twice, the second shorthanded, and Filip Hallander had a goal and two assists; seven goals came from six scorers, including power-play goals by Evgeni Malkin and Egor Chinakhov. Arturs Silovs stopped all 19 shots for the shutout, while Dan Vladar made 31 saves on 38. The Penguins outshot Philadelphia 38-19.

Puckline's take

The Flyers had all summer to plan their home opener and still forgot to show up for it. Pittsburgh, a team that's supposedly too old to climb stairs, led 5-0 halfway through the second and kept going. Nick Robertson scored twice, once shorthanded, because even down a man the Pens looked like they had the extra skater. Filip Hallander turned a promotion to the third line into three points. Evgeni Malkin, 40, scored on the power play like it was 2009. Arturs Silovs needed 19 saves for the shutout, which is barely a warmup. Dan Vladar saw 38 shots and seven goals, and that's less on him than on the five guys in front of him who spent the night sightseeing. Philly's last Cup was 1975, and on this evidence nobody in orange is in a hurry to update the banner.

Stat sheet

PIT

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Filip Hallander C 1 2 3 3 10:55 1 0
Nick Robertson L 2 0 2 4 15:02 0 2
Hendrix Lapierre C 1 1 2 1 33% 13:02 4 0
Samuel Girard D 0 2 2 2 21:02 1 0
Kaedan Korczak D 0 2 2 3 18:31 1 0
Egor Chinakhov R 1 0 1 3 16:58 1 0
Evgeni Malkin C 1 0 1 2 15:47 0 0
Ville Koivunen R 1 0 1 2 13:50 0 0
Erik Karlsson D 0 1 1 3 19:59 0 0
Kris Letang D 0 1 1 4 18:44 2 0
Rickard Rakell R 0 1 1 2 50% 18:32 3 0
Sidney Crosby C 0 1 1 3 45% 17:39 2 0
Declan Carlile D 0 1 1 2 16:30 1 4
Tommy Novak C 0 1 1 0 15% 16:04 0 0
Trevor van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 20:42 1 0
Connor Dewar C 0 0 0 0 14:51 4 2
Blake Lizotte C 0 0 0 4 50% 13:13 0 0
Elmer Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 12:39 2 0
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Arturs Silovs 19 19 1.000 60:00

PHI

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Cam York D 0 0 0 1 21:08 0 0
Travis Sanheim D 0 0 0 3 20:15 0 0
Nick Seeler D 0 0 0 0 19:54 2 2
Simon Benoit D 0 0 0 0 18:29 2 2
Rasmus Ristolainen D 0 0 0 0 17:40 1 0
Jamie Drysdale D 0 0 0 0 17:21 1 2
Tyson Foerster R 0 0 0 1 17:08 1 0
Trevor Zegras C 0 0 0 1 43% 16:25 0 0
Matvei Michkov R 0 0 0 1 15:47 0 0
Noel Acciari C 0 0 0 1 79% 15:20 3 0
Sean Couturier C 0 0 0 0 75% 15:04 1 0
Christian Dvorak C 0 0 0 2 67% 14:58 2 0
Travis Konecny R 0 0 0 2 50% 14:47 3 2
Alex Bump L 0 0 0 1 14:39 2 0
Noah Cates L 0 0 0 1 56% 14:17 0 0
Owen Tippett R 0 0 0 4 14:11 6 0
Porter Martone R 0 0 0 0 14:05 0 2
Carl Grundstrom R 0 0 0 1 12:01 4 0
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Dan Vladar 38 31 0.816 59:41

Scoring

  • 1st 07:26 · PIT Nick Robertson (1) from Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · PIT 1–0 PHI
  • 1st 15:44 · PIT Ville Koivunen (1) from Samuel Girard, Kaedan Korczak · PIT 2–0 PHI
  • 2nd 05:03 · PIT Evgeni Malkin (1) from Hendrix Lapierre, Tommy Novak · PP · PIT 3–0 PHI
  • 2nd 07:26 · PIT Hendrix Lapierre (1) from Filip Hallander, Declan Carlile · PIT 4–0 PHI
  • 2nd 10:23 · PIT Filip Hallander (1) from Kaedan Korczak, Samuel Girard · PIT 5–0 PHI
  • 3rd 11:52 · PIT Nick Robertson (2) from Filip Hallander · SH · PIT 6–0 PHI
  • 3rd 16:37 · PIT Egor Chinakhov (1) from Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell · PP · PIT 7–0 PHI

Winning sides

Market Winner Odds that morning
ML PIT ML +120
-1.5 PIT -1.5 not offered
+1.5 PIT +1.5 -215
REG PIT REG +190

NYI 1–2 TOR

NYI
New York Islanders27 shots
1
FinalScotiabank Arena
TOR
Toronto Maple Leafs26 shots
2

The report

Toronto beat the Islanders 2-1 at home for its first win, a night after losing the opener to Montreal. Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan, on the power play, scored 4:41 apart in the first period. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves on 27 shots in the second half of the back-to-back; the only goal against him was Emil Heineman's shorthanded goal with 5:51 left. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 of 26 for New York, which opened without Mathew Barzal in Pete DeBoer's first game as coach. Matthew Schaefer led everyone with 27:45 of ice time.

Puckline's take

The Leafs won a hockey game, which in Toronto is basically a parade-route announcement. Two first-period goals from the bottom of the lineup, Colton Sissons and Easton Cowan, then 40 minutes of everyone in blue clutching the lead like a coupon. Auston Matthews and William Nylander combined for zero points and two shots, and somehow that's the formula. Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 of 27 on the back half of a back-to-back. The Islanders' only goal came from Emil Heineman while they were a man down, so maybe try that more often. Pete DeBoer's first night on the Island: 27 shots, one goal, and Matthew Schaefer playing 27:45 because apparently nobody else was cleared to. Long Island waited all summer for its team, and the offense is still stuck in traffic on the LIE.

Stat sheet

NYI

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Emil Heineman L 1 0 1 1 13:26 3 0
Bo Horvat C 0 1 1 4 40% 22:31 1 0
Matthew Schaefer D 0 0 0 3 27:45 0 2
Simon Holmstrom R 0 0 0 0 20:17 0 0
Adam Pelech D 0 0 0 0 19:51 1 0
Kyle Palmieri C 0 0 0 4 18:35 1 0
Matias Maccelli L 0 0 0 1 17:39 1 2
Tony DeAngelo D 0 0 0 0 17:14 0 0
Alexander Romanov D 0 0 0 2 17:09 2 0
Ryan Pulock D 0 0 0 0 16:27 1 0
Calum Ritchie C 0 0 0 2 33% 16:03 2 0
Logan Stanley D 0 0 0 0 15:06 3 0
Brayden Schenn C 0 0 0 1 33% 14:27 3 2
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 0 0 0 1 54% 13:50 2 0
Anthony Duclair L 0 0 0 4 12:17 0 0
Victor Eklund R 0 0 0 2 11:58 1 2
Ondrej Palat L 0 0 0 2 10:06 1 0
Casey Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 44% 09:29 2 0
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Ilya Sorokin 26 24 0.923 57:56

TOR

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Easton Cowan R 1 1 2 3 13:23 2 0
Colton Sissons C 1 0 1 2 58% 11:22 2 0
Morgan Rielly D 0 1 1 1 19:49 0 0
Nick Paul L 0 1 1 1 67% 15:43 1 2
Jack Roslovic C 0 1 1 2 100% 14:53 1 0
Chris Tanev D 0 0 0 0 20:39 0 0
Darren Raddysh D 0 0 0 4 20:36 0 0
Jake McCabe D 0 0 0 1 20:19 0 2
Auston Matthews C 0 0 0 1 62% 20:04 1 0
Kirill Marchenko R 0 0 0 3 18:16 4 2
William Nylander R 0 0 0 1 17:29 0 0
John Tavares C 0 0 0 1 38% 16:58 0 2
Troy Stecher D 0 0 0 0 16:05 1 0
Gavin McKenna L 0 0 0 1 15:32 0 0
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 2 15:30 1 0
Brandon Duhaime L 0 0 0 2 14:39 1 0
Teddy Blueger C 0 0 0 0 60% 12:32 2 0
Bo Groulx C 0 0 0 1 50% 09:49 3 0
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Anthony Stolarz 27 26 0.963 58:22

Scoring

  • 1st 07:14 · TOR Colton Sissons (1) from Nick Paul, Easton Cowan · NYI 0–1 TOR
  • 1st 11:55 · TOR Easton Cowan (1) from Jack Roslovic, Morgan Rielly · PP · NYI 0–2 TOR
  • 3rd 14:09 · NYI Emil Heineman (1) from Bo Horvat · SH · NYI 1–2 TOR

Winning sides

Market Winner Odds that morning
ML TOR ML -128
-1.5 none (won by 1)
+1.5 NYI +1.5 -235
+1.5 TOR +1.5 not offered
REG TOR REG +125

LAK 4–8 COL

LAK
Los Angeles Kings31 shots
4
FinalBall Arena
COL
Colorado Avalanche29 shots
8

The report

Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4 in its opener, scoring four power-play goals. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and fought Brandt Clarke in the third period, Artturi Lehkonen scored twice on the power play, and Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists. The Kings got shorthanded goals from Joel Armia and Trevor Moore, and Artemi Panarin made it 6-4 with Darcy Kuemper pulled, but Colorado scored twice more in the next 3:15. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves on 31; Kuemper stopped 21 of 29.

Puckline's take

The Kings found out the hard way that killing penalties isn't optional in Denver. Colorado scored four times on the power play, and LA, in a twist nobody asked for, scored twice while shorthanded, so at least somebody on the Kings enjoyed special teams. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and still found time to fight Brandt Clarke, a full shift's work in one night. Artturi Lehkonen added two power-play goals, Brock Nelson had three points, and Jared Bednar got a contract extension the same day and celebrated with eight goals. Darcy Kuemper stopped 21 of 29, a save percentage you usually find on a beer-league stat sheet. Artemi Panarin pulled LA within two with the net empty, and Colorado answered twice in 3:15. Life after Kopitar starts with eight goals against and a long flight home to think about it.

Stat sheet

LAK

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Alex Laferriere R 0 2 2 2 15:31 5 0
Artemi Panarin L 1 0 1 2 20:16 0 0
Brian Dumoulin D 1 0 1 2 16:30 0 0
Trevor Moore L 1 0 1 2 14:56 1 0
Joel Armia R 1 0 1 2 12:55 0 0
Drew Doughty D 0 1 1 1 22:41 0 2
Cody Ceci D 0 1 1 1 19:24 0 0
Mikey Anderson D 0 1 1 2 19:21 1 0
Alex Turcotte C 0 1 1 1 83% 15:35 2 2
Erik Haula L 0 1 1 3 40% 15:26 0 0
Adrian Kempe R 0 0 0 3 19:23 2 2
Quinton Byfield R 0 0 0 3 88% 18:59 0 0
Brandt Clarke D 0 0 0 1 18:57 0 5 1
Mats Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 17:59 0 0
Joel Edmundson D 0 0 0 1 15:34 1 2
Scott Laughton C 0 0 0 3 53% 15:07 1 0
Andre Lee L 0 0 0 1 07:56 1 2
Samuel Helenius C 0 0 0 1 20% 06:59 3 0
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Darcy Kuemper 29 21 0.724 59:25

COL

Player Pos G A P SOG FO% TOI Hits PIM Fights
Brock Nelson C 1 2 3 1 21% 19:14 0 0
Artturi Lehkonen L 2 0 2 3 19:27 2 0
Nathan MacKinnon C 2 0 2 8 40% 17:44 2 5 1
Parker Kelly C 1 1 2 1 12:53 3 0
Devon Toews D 0 2 2 0 20:04 1 2
Cale Makar D 0 2 2 1 18:14 0 0
Nazem Kadri C 0 2 2 2 67% 17:57 1 0
Jaden Schwartz L 0 2 2 1 12:49 2 2
Gabriel Landeskog L 1 0 1 1 67% 17:52 0 0
Nicolas Roy C 1 0 1 2 33% 12:12 2 0
Martin Necas C 0 1 1 4 19:11 1 0
Brent Burns D 0 1 1 0 15:23 1 0
Josh Manson D 0 1 1 1 14:31 1 0
Brett Kulak D 0 0 0 0 19:44 0 0
Fedor Svechkov C 0 0 0 0 14% 15:28 1 0
Sam Malinski D 0 0 0 2 14:27 0 0
T.J. Hughes R 0 0 0 2 60% 13:35 2 2
Noah Juulsen D 0 0 0 0 11:15 0 2
Goalie Shots faced Saves SV% TOI
Mackenzie Blackwood 31 27 0.871 60:00

Scoring

  • 1st 06:33 · COL Brock Nelson (1) from Jaden Schwartz, Nazem Kadri · PP · LAK 0–1 COL
  • 1st 15:14 · LAK Brian Dumoulin (1) from Alex Laferriere, Alex Turcotte · LAK 1–1 COL
  • 1st 17:58 · COL Parker Kelly (1) from Josh Manson · LAK 1–2 COL
  • 2nd 00:23 · COL Nathan MacKinnon (1) from Nazem Kadri, Cale Makar · PP · LAK 1–3 COL
  • 2nd 01:28 · LAK Joel Armia (1) from Erik Haula, Cody Ceci · SH · LAK 2–3 COL
  • 2nd 08:33 · COL Nathan MacKinnon (2) from Martin Necas, Brent Burns · LAK 2–4 COL
  • 2nd 16:01 · COL Nicolas Roy (1) from Jaden Schwartz, Parker Kelly · LAK 2–5 COL
  • 2nd 17:50 · LAK Trevor Moore (1) from Mikey Anderson · SH · LAK 3–5 COL
  • 2nd 18:34 · COL Artturi Lehkonen (1) from Brock Nelson, Devon Toews · PP · LAK 3–6 COL
  • 3rd 11:51 · LAK Artemi Panarin (1) from Drew Doughty, Alex Laferriere · 6v5, goalie pulled · LAK 4–6 COL
  • 3rd 14:03 · COL Gabriel Landeskog (1) from Cale Makar · LAK 4–7 COL
  • 3rd 15:06 · COL Artturi Lehkonen (2) from Brock Nelson, Devon Toews · PP · LAK 4–8 COL

Fights

  • Brandt Clarke (LAK) vs Nathan MacKinnon (COL) (3rd 13:20)

Winning sides

Market Winner Odds that morning
ML COL ML -192
-1.5 COL -1.5 +134
+1.5 COL +1.5 not offered
REG COL REG -125

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.

Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
TeamNext 5Played Rest of season
NYI+1.88+1.00-0.10
NJD+1.88—-0.01
VGK+1.72+3.70+0.16
DET+1.44—-0.11
CGY+1.16—+0.09
TBL+1.06—-0.03
MTL+0.84+0.00+0.06
BUF+0.78—-0.12
EDM+0.42+3.40+0.07
BOS+0.40+2.80-0.13
COL+0.40+2.80+0.15
NYR+0.32-2.10-0.05
OTT+0.22—-0.19
CAR+0.20-1.20+0.08
SEA+0.16—-0.02
CBJ+0.14—-0.08
DAL-0.00—+0.18
WSH-0.12—+0.02
UTA-0.30—+0.02
SJS-0.36—+0.05
PIT-0.38+0.00-0.03
LAK-0.58-3.90+0.06
VAN-0.60-1.80+0.03
STL-0.62—+0.04
FLA-0.66-3.50+0.00
CHI-0.68-3.40-0.00
WPG-0.70—-0.05
NSH-0.78—+0.02
ANA-0.82—+0.15
TOR-1.06+0.30-0.23
MIN-1.38—+0.07
PHI-1.56+0.40-0.09

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.

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Metropolitan
Pacific

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PHI @ NJD · 7:00 PM ET

PHI
Philadelphia FlyersPHI0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Prudential Center
PHI +150MLNJD -182
NJD
New Jersey DevilsNJD0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

The Flyers' season is one game old and already needs a therapist. Pittsburgh walked into their home opener Wednesday and left with a 7-0 win, outshooting Philly 38-19, and Rick Tocchet said it was the worst defensive-zone hockey he's seen from this group. He benched Porter Martone, moved Matvei Michkov to the top line and went through about eight forward combinations looking for one that could find the puck. Now they get the second half of a back-to-back, on the road, with Joseph Woll expected in goal after Dan Vladar wore all seven.

New Jersey gets a rested home opener and a debut: Amadeus Lombardi plays his first NHL game, and Luke Evangelista starts on Nico Hischier's line with Timo Meier. Connor Brown is out. The Devils will want to remember last season, too: Philadelphia swept all three meetings, and the last one, in April, was a 5-1 Flyers win with two goals each from Trevor Zegras and Tyson Foerster. That was a team that could score. Whoever shows up in orange tonight has some explaining to do.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market PHI NJD
+1.5 -184 —
ML +150 -182
-1.5 — +146
REG +240 -110
Tie after 60 +310

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
PHI Joseph Woll confirmed — — —
NJD Jake Allen confirmed — — —

Last 5 games

PHI

Date Result Shots ENG Goalie
Wed Sep 30 L 0-7 vs PIT 19-38 Dan Vladar

NJD

No games yet this season.

Lines

PHI Tonight: projected (NHL.com projected lineups, Flyers at Devils (the opener's lines; may change after Tocchet's in-game shuffle; time not printed), 12:00 AM)

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
JosephWollconfirmed

NJD Tonight: projected (NHL.com Devils notebook, Wednesday practice lines, 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
TimoMeier
NicoHischier
LukeEvangelista
L2
AnthonyMantha
JackHughes
JesperBratt
L3
ArsenyGritsyuk
EvanRodrigues
DawsonMercer
L4
AmadeusLombardi
CodyGlass
StefanNoesen
DD
D1
LukeHughes
BrettPesce
D2
JonasSiegenthaler
DougieHamilton
D3
BrendenDillon
DeclanChisholm
G
JakeAllenconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)

PHI last game, Wed Sep 30 vs PIT

L16:20
ChristianDvorak
TravisKonecny
TysonFoerster
L26:08
SeanCouturier
NoelAcciari
CarlGrundstrom
L34:26
NoahCates
AlexBump
MatveiMichkov
L44:22
TrevorZegras
OwenTippett
PorterMartone
D116:30
NickSeeler
SimonBenoit
D213:54
RasmusRistolainen
TravisSanheim
D311:18
CamYork
JamieDrysdale
PP12:19
TrevorZegras
TysonFoerster
MatveiMichkov
PorterMartone
JamieDrysdale
PP21:31
NoahCates
AlexBump
TravisKonecny
OwenTippett
CamYork

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

PHI

  • IR · Denver Barkey · C · lower body (NHL.com Devils game preview, Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Nikita Grebenkin · LW · upper body; also missed the opener (NHL.com Devils game preview, Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Helge Grans · D · injured non-roster (NHL.com Devils game preview, Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · David Jiricek · ? · D, healthy scratch again (NHL.com projected lineups (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Garrett Wilson · ? · F, healthy scratch (NHL.com projected lineups (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • Porter Martone: benched and dropped to the fourth line in the 7-0 loss; no lines set for Thursday (Broad Street Hockey (Thomas Williams), Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • Matvei Michkov: promoted to the first line during the 7-0 loss (Broad Street Hockey (Thomas Williams), Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)

Top scorers (G-A-P):

  • Alex Bump · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Cam York · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Carl Grundstrom · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Christian Dvorak · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Jamie Drysdale · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Matvei Michkov · 0-0-0 (0%)

NJD

  • OUT · Connor Brown · RW · lower body, hurt at Monday's practice; misses the first two games (NHL.com Devils notebook, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Nick Bjugstad · C · torn pectoral, out about 4-6 months (New Jersey Hockey Now (James Nichols), Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Johnathan Kovacevic · D · recovering from a knee procedure (New Jersey Hockey Now (James Nichols), Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Seamus Casey · D · preseason injury, on IR to open the season (New Jersey Hockey Now (James Nichols), Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Jesper Boqvist · ? · F, projected healthy scratch (NHL.com projected lineups (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Remi Poirier · ? · D, projected healthy scratch (NHL.com projected lineups (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • IN · Stefan Noesen · ? · RW, takes Connor Brown's spot on the fourth line (NHL.com Devils notebook, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • IN · Amadeus Lombardi · ? · F, NHL debut (NHL.com Devils notebook, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • Luke Evangelista: top line with Nico Hischier and Timo Meier (NHL.com Devils notebook, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)

Tale of the tape

PHI (away) NJD (home)
Record 0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game) no games yet this season
Home 0-1-0
Road 0-0-0 ← tonight
Last 5 L
Goals for / game 0.00 · 13th
Goals against / game 7.00 · 14th
Shot share (season / last 5) 33.3% / 33.3%
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 / 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) · 7th
Penalty kill 50.0% · 13th
PIM / game 10.00
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.

Context

  • PHI (news, against): Opened with a 7-0 home loss to Pittsburgh, outshot 38-19; now on the second night of a back-to-back (NBC Sports Philadelphia)
  • PHI (opinion, against): Tocchet called it the worst defensive-zone play of his tenure and warned New Jersey would be worse without a fix (Broad Street Hockey (Thomas Williams))
  • NJD (preview, for): Home opener after a 3-0-1 preseason, rested while Philly plays a back-to-back, though the Flyers won all three meetings last season (NHL.com Devils game preview)

TBL @ NYR · 7:00 PM ET

TBL
Tampa Bay LightningTBL0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Madison Square Garden
TBL -146MLNYR +122
NYR
New York RangersNYR0-1-0 · 0 PTS

Puckline preview

The Rangers' offense picked up right where it left off: nowhere. They were shut out 3-0 in Boston on Tuesday, scoreless for 56 minutes before the Bruins scored three times in the last four, and it's the second straight season New York has been blanked in its opener. Chris Drury spent the summer moving Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck out and bringing Dorofeyev, Pettersson and Bjorkstrand in, and the one bright spot in Boston was the new second line of J.T. Miller, Dorofeyev and Bjorkstrand driving play. The home opener at MSG is a chance to show the rebuild has a pulse after a season that ended last in the East.

Tampa opens with the reigning Hart winner, Nikita Kucherov, the reigning Vezina winner, Andrei Vasilevskiy, and a lingering problem: four straight first-round exits. Brandon Hagel said it plainly, they've talked about it for four years and nothing has changed. John Carlson joins the blue line; Yanni Gourde (hip) and Dominic James (hand) are out. The last meeting was the April finale, a 4-2 Rangers win in Tampa with two from Tye Kartye. Igor Shesterkin is expected in goal, and he may want to bring a lunch.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market TBL NYR
+1.5 — -205
ML -146 +122
-1.5 +164 —
REG +110 +200
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
TBL Andrei Vasilevskiy projected — — —
NYR Igor Shesterkin confirmed 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 Tonight: projected (NHL.com Lightning 'Nuts & Bolts', practice lines, 6:00 AM)

LWCRW
L1
IlyaMikheyev
BraydenPoint
NikitaKucherov
L2
BrandonHagel
JansenHarkins
JakeGuentzel
L3
GageGoncalves
AnthonyCirelli
ConorGeekie
L4
JeffreyViel
ZemgusGirgensons
PontusHolmberg
DD
D1
JJMoser
JohnCarlson
D2
VictorHedman
Charle-EdouardD'Astous
D3
RyanMcDonagh
ErikCernak
G
AndreiVasilevskiyprojected

NYR Tonight: projected (Forever Blueshirts (Jim Cerny), home-opener projected lineup (time not printed), 12:00 AM)

LWCRW
L1
GabePerreault
MikaZibanejad
AlexisLafreniere
L2
OliverBjorkstrand
J.T.Miller
PavelDorofeyev
L3
WillCuylle
NoahLaba
EeliTolvanen
L4
TyeKartye
JoeVeleno
MattRempe
DD
D1
VladislavGavrikov
AdamFox
D2
MarcusPettersson
SeanDurzi
D3
AlbertsSmits
BradenSchneider
G
IgorShesterkinconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)

NYR last game, Tue Sep 29 @ BOS

L113:00
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
GabePerreault
L211:18
J.T.Miller
OliverBjorkstrand
PavelDorofeyev
L310:05
WillCuylle
NoahLaba
EeliTolvanen
L48:41
TyeKartye
JosephVeleno
MattRempe
D117:34
MarcusPettersson
SeanDurzi
D214:09
VladislavGavrikov
AdamFox
D313:54
BradenSchneider
AlbertsSmits
PP11:13
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
J.T.Miller
PavelDorofeyev
AdamFox

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

TBL

  • IR · Yanni Gourde · C · hip surgery, about two months (WUSF (Rick Mayer), Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • IR · Dominic James · C · broken hand, likely out most of October (WUSF (Rick Mayer), Oct 1 6:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Scott Sabourin · ? · F, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Emil Lilleberg · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Max Crozier · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • IN · Victor Hedman · ? · D, back in the lineup after his leave since March 19; second pair (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)

NYR

  • IR · Joonas Korpisalo · G · lower body, week-to-week; Dylan Garand recalled from Hartford to back up (Blueshirt Banter, Oct 1 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Matthew Robertson · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Jaroslav Chmelar · ? · F, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Scott Morrow · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Lightning at Rangers (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)

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 · 13th
Goals against / game 3.00 · 9th
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) · 7th
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.

Context

  • TBL (preview, for): Core intact (Hart winner Kucherov, Vasilevskiy) plus John Carlson; Gourde and James out; tired of four straight first-round exits (WUSF (Rick Mayer))
  • NYR (news, against): Shut out 3-0 in Boston, all three goals in the last four minutes; second straight season blanked in the opener (NHL.com game recap)
  • NYR (opinion, for): The new second line (Miller, Dorofeyev, Bjorkstrand) drove play in Boston, the only Rangers line above 50% of expected goals (Rangers On SI (Nick Ziegler))

BUF @ CBJ · 7:00 PM ET

BUF
Buffalo SabresBUF0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Nationwide Arena
BUF -115MLCBJ -104
CBJ
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

Opening night for both, and for once Buffalo isn't the feel-good surprise. The Sabres went 50-23-9 last season and ended a 14-year playoff drought, and Lindy Ruff already said it: nobody's sneaking up on anyone now. They come in thinner than they'd like, though. Alex Tuch and Bowen Byram are gone, Olen Zellweger and Conor Timmins are out, Mattias Samuelsson is a game-time call, and Alex Lyon is hurt, so Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is expected to start with Colten Ellis behind him. Josh Norris moves up to Tage Thompson's line.

Columbus spent the week getting bigger and meaner. Matthew Knies makes his Blue Jackets debut on the top line with Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson, days after the trade that sent Kirill Marchenko to Toronto, and Valeri Nichushkin is in too. The bad news: six straight years without a playoff spring, and Ivan Provorov is questionable. Last season's series went to Columbus 2-1, but Buffalo won the last two 5-0 each, including Ellis's 37-save shutout in April. Jet Greaves is projected for the Jackets, who'd like the 'big, heavy' rebuild to start with a goal.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market BUF CBJ
+1.5 — -280
ML -115 -104
-1.5 +220 —
REG +140 +155
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
BUF Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen confirmed — — —
CBJ Jet Greaves projected — — —

Last 5 games

BUF

No games yet this season.

CBJ

No games yet this season.

Lines

BUF Tonight: projected (SabreNoise (Brandon Croce), Wednesday practice; pairs depend on Samuelsson, 7:31 PM)

LWCRW
L1
JoshNorris
TageThompson
JoshDoan
L2
PeytonKrebs
RyanMcLeod
KonstaHelenius
L3
ZachBenson
NoahOstlund
JackQuinn
L4
JiriKulich
SamCarrick
BeckMalenstyn
DD
D1
MattiasSamuelsson
RasmusDahlin
D2
OwenPower
LouisCrevier
D3
MattGrzelcyk
ZachMetsa
G
Ukko-PekkaLuukkonenconfirmed

CBJ Tonight: projected (Union and Blue (Curtis Deem), game-day lineup; pairs match TSN Ice Chips, 11:33 AM)

LWCRW
L1
MatthewKnies
AdamFantilli
KentJohnson
L2
ValeriNichushkin
SeanMonahan
ConorGarland
L3
ColeSillinger
CharlieCoyle
MathieuOlivier
L4
RyanLomberg
DmitriVoronkov
DantonHeinen
DD
D1
ZachWerenski
DentonMateychuk
D2
CarsonSoucy
EmilAndrae
D3
JakeChristiansen
ErikGudbranson
G
JetGreavesprojected

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

BUF

  • OUT · Olen Zellweger · D · concussion protocol; ruled out of the opener, Saturday possible (Buffalo Sabres, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Conor Timmins · D · lower body from the preseason finale (Buffalo Sabres, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Alex Lyon · G · upper body; Colten Ellis backs up (Buffalo Sabres, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Jason Zucker · LW · on IR to open the season (AP preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Olen Zellweger · D · concussion; put on IR Thursday to make room for Gilbert; Saturday vs. Chicago possible (TSN Ice Chips: Sabres recall Gilbert, put Zellweger on IR (time approximate), Oct 1 10:08 AM ET)
  • GAME-TIME DECISION · Mattias Samuelsson · lower body; full practice Wednesday, will see how he feels in the morning (Buffalo Sabres, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • IN · Mattias Samuelsson · D · lower body; Ruff said after the morning skate he looks able to play (Buffalo Sabres (Jourdon LaBarber), opener preview (time approximate), Oct 1 11:30 AM ET)
  • IN · Mattias Samuelsson · ? · D, expected to play; back on the top pair with Dahlin (Buffalo Sabres (Jourdon LaBarber), opener preview (time approximate), Oct 1 11:30 AM ET)
  • IN · Dennis Gilbert · ? · D, recalled from AHL Rochester; likely the extra defenseman if Samuelsson plays (Buffalo Hockey Beat (Bill Hoppe) (time not printed), Oct 1 10:30 AM ET)
  • Josh Norris: top line with Tage Thompson and Josh Doan; Peyton Krebs drops to the middle six (Buffalo Sabres, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)

CBJ

  • OUT · Dante Fabbro · D · upper body, expected to miss at least a month (AP preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Isac Lundestrom · C · Achilles surgery, out until about early November (AP preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Mikael Pyyhtia · LW · lower body, non-roster injured reserve (AP preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Damon Severson · D · shoulder, misses at least the first two games (NHL.com season-opening rosters, Sep 28 6:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Ivan Provorov · D · lower body from the preseason finale; out tonight, week-to-week (TSN Ice Chips: Bowness on Provorov (time approximate), Oct 1 11:45 AM ET)
  • OUT · Ivan Provorov · ? · D, lower body, week-to-week (TSN Ice Chips (time approximate), Oct 1 11:45 AM ET)
  • QUESTIONABLE · Ivan Provorov · missed Wednesday's practice again (maintenance day); Emil Andrae would draw in (TSN Ice Chips (Brian Hedger), Sep 30 3:34 PM ET)
  • IN · Matthew Knies · ? · LW, Blue Jackets debut; top line with Adam Fantilli and Kent Johnson (TSN Ice Chips (Brian Hedger), Sep 30 3:34 PM ET)
  • IN · Carson Soucy · ? · D, signed after his tryout; second pair with Emil Andrae at practice (TSN Ice Chips (Brian Hedger), Sep 30 3:34 PM ET)
  • IN · Emil Andrae · ? · D, second pair with Carson Soucy in Provorov's place (TSN Ice Chips (time approximate), Oct 1 11:45 AM ET)
  • IN · Jake Christiansen · ? · D, third pair with Erik Gudbranson; Columbus dresses exactly its six healthy defensemen (TSN Ice Chips (time approximate), Oct 1 11:45 AM ET)

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.

Context

  • BUF (preview, for): Coming off a 50-23-9 season that ended the playoff drought, 29-14-4 on the road; Tuch and Byram are gone (Field Level Media via The Sports Leader)
  • BUF (news, against): Thin blue line: Zellweger and Timmins out, Samuelsson a game-time call; Lyon hurt, so Ellis backs up (Buffalo Sabres)
  • CBJ (preview, for): Bigger and heavier: Knies and Nichushkin added, Knies starts on Fantilli's line; Jenner left for Washington (Yahoo Sports)

MIN @ NSH · 8:00 PM ET

MIN
Minnesota WildMIN0-0-0 · Opening night
@8:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Bridgestone Arena
MIN -152MLNSH +126
NSH
Nashville PredatorsNSH0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

Both teams open in Nashville, and Minnesota arrives short on the back end. Brock Faber is out indefinitely after surgery for a skull fracture from a shot in the last preseason game, and Filip Gustavsson is recovering from hip surgery, so the net belongs to Jesper Wallstedt, who took it over in last spring's playoffs. Quinn Hughes now partners captain Jared Spurgeon on the top pair, Blake Coleman joins Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy, and Kirill Kaprizov gets an all-Russian line with Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov. The Wild beat Dallas in round one last spring before Colorado ended it.

Nashville missed the playoffs at 38-34-10 and spent the summer reshuffling the forwards, but the old guard still matters: Ryan O'Reilly is in a contract year, Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist in the April meeting, a 2-1 Preds win, and Juuse Saros is 10-3-3 with a .921 in his career against Minnesota. Andrew Brunette's warning after a rough preseason finale, when his team gave up three power-play goals on four chances to Carolina: throttle down right away. The February meeting was a 6-5 Wild win in overtime with a Boldy hat trick, so a little defense from anyone would be a nice change.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market MIN NSH
+1.5 — -210
ML -152 +126
-1.5 +168 —
REG +110 +195
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
MIN Jesper Wallstedt projected — — —
NSH Juuse Saros confirmed — — —

Last 5 games

MIN

No games yet this season.

NSH

No games yet this season.

Lines

MIN Tonight: projected (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), 12:00 AM)

LWCRW
L1
KirillKaprizov
DanilaYurov
MaximShabanov
L2
BlakeColeman
JoelEriksson Ek
MattBoldy
L3
YakovTrenin
RyanHartman
BobbyBrink
L4
NickFoligno
MichaelMcCarron
MarcusFoligno
DD
D1
QuinnHughes
JaredSpurgeon
D2
OlliMaatta
JonasBrodin
D3
DaemonHunt
ZachBogosian
G
JesperWallstedtprojected

NSH Tonight: projected (Predators On SI (Joe Gaither), Tuesday practice, 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
StevenStamkos
RyanO'Reilly
AlexanderKerfoot
L2
FilipForsberg
MatthewWood
NilsHoglander
L3
RossColton
MavrikBourque
JonathanMarchessault
L4
AdamEdstrom
JackDrury
ReidSchaefer
DD
D1
RomanJosi
RyanUfko
D2
BradySkjei
NickPerbix
D3
NicolasHague
AdamWilsby
G
JuuseSarosconfirmed

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

MIN

  • IR · Brock Faber · D · skull fracture, surgery, out indefinitely (NHL.com, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Filip Gustavsson · G · recovering from hip surgery (AP preview (via ABC News), Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Nico Sturm · ? · F, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · David Spacek · ? · D, projected scratch as the extra defenseman (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • IN · David Spacek · ? · D, kept as the extra defenseman after Faber's injury (Star Tribune, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • Quinn Hughes: top pair with Jared Spurgeon while Brock Faber is out (Pioneer Press (Jess Myers) via Yahoo, Sep 30 4:46 PM ET)
  • Blake Coleman: top line with Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy; Kaprizov with Danila Yurov and Maxim Shabanov (Pioneer Press (Jess Myers) via Yahoo, Sep 30 4:46 PM ET)

NSH

  • OUT · Ilya Lyubushkin · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Jack Ahcan · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · William Trudeau · ? · D, projected scratch (NHL.com projected lineups, Wild at Predators (time not printed), Oct 1 12:00 AM ET)

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.

Context

  • MIN (news, against): Faber out indefinitely after skull-fracture surgery and Gustavsson out after hip surgery; Wallstedt is the No. 1 (Field Level Media via 640 WXSM)
  • MIN (preview, for): Hughes and Spurgeon form the new top pair; Kaprizov moves to an all-Russian line with Yurov and Shabanov (Pioneer Press (Jess Myers) via Yahoo)
  • NSH (preview, for): Saros is 10-3-3 with a .921 save percentage in his career vs Minnesota; several new forwards after a 38-34-10 miss (Field Level Media via 640 WXSM)

SEA @ CGY · 9:00 PM ET

SEA
Seattle KrakenSEA0-0-0 · Opening night
@9:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Scotiabank Saddledome
SEA -114MLCGY -105
CGY
Calgary FlamesCGY0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

The Saddledome gets its last home opener before the Flames move into the new building next season, and it's fitting that the old barn says goodbye with two teams that both missed the playoffs. Calgary finished 77 points last season, Seattle 79, and neither did much to scare anyone this summer. The Flames are young and rebuilding, with Simon Nemec and Zayne Parekh on the blue line and Jonathan Huberdeau still on IR after hip surgery; Dustin Wolf is expected in goal.

There's some bad blood already. In a Sept. 24 preseason game, 18-year-old Flames prospect Chase Harrington flattened Mackie Samoskevich on a Seattle power play, a scrum followed, and Samoskevich, Seattle's main summer addition, opens the season on IR. The Kraken own this matchup lately, 6-2-2 in their last 10, and won the last one 4-1 in April. Joey Daccord is projected for Seattle, and Vince Dunn has scored the Kraken's first goal of the season two years running. Seattle says the priority is staying out of the penalty box after a bad kill last year, which is a fine plan right up until someone gets a stick in the hands.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market SEA CGY
+1.5 -278 -290
ML -114 -105
-1.5 +225 +225
REG +145 +155
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
SEA Joey Daccord confirmed — — —
CGY Dustin Wolf confirmed — — —

Last 5 games

SEA

No games yet this season.

CGY

No games yet this season.

Lines

SEA Tonight: projected (NHL.com Kraken game preview (Geoff Baker), projected lines, 6:00 AM)

LWCRW
L1
JaredMcCann
MattyBeniers
KaapoKakko
L2
BobbyMcMann
ChandlerStephenson
JordanEberle
L3
ShaneWright
BerklyCatton
RyanWinterton
L4
JacobMelanson
FrederickGaudreau
CurtisDouglas
DD
D1
VinceDunn
AdamLarsson
D2
RykerEvans
BrandonMontour
D3
RyanLindgren
JoshMahura
G
JoeyDaccordconfirmed

CGY Tonight: projected (CalgaryFlames.com preseason-finale lineup, which the club says is likely for the opener, 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
MatveiGridin
MorganFrost
MattCoronato
L2
SamHonzek
MikaelBacklund
JoelFarabee
L3
ConnorZary
RyanStrome
YegorSharangovich
L4
MaksimTsyplakov
MartinPospisil
AdamKlapka
DD
D1
KevinBahl
SimonNemec
D2
JakeMiddleton
ZayneParekh
D3
YanKuznetsov
ZachWhitecloud
G
DustinWolfconfirmed

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

SEA

  • IR · Mackie Samoskevich · RW · upper body from a Sept. 24 preseason hit; unlikely Thursday (Sound of Hockey (Darren Brown), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Jake O'Brien · C · lower body, non-roster IR, week to week (Sound of Hockey (Darren Brown), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)

CGY

  • IR · Jonathan Huberdeau · LW · recovering from March hip surgery (FlamesNation (Ryan Pike), Sep 28 5:03 PM ET)

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.

Context

  • SEA (preview, for): Seattle is 6-2-2 in its last 10 against Calgary; Vince Dunn has scored the Kraken's first goal of the season two years running (Pacific North Hockey (Rob Simpson))
  • SEA (preview, for): Kraken stress staying out of the box after a poor penalty kill last season; the teams met twice in the preseason with some nastiness (NHL.com Kraken game preview (Geoff Baker))
  • CGY (news, for): Calgary's last home opener at the Saddledome; Huska expects extra energy for a young roster that finished 29th (Field Level Media via The Sports Leader)

CHI @ UTA · 9:30 PM ET

CHI
Chicago BlackhawksCHI0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@9:30 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Delta Center
CHI +180MLUTA -220
UTA
Utah MammothUTA0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

Utah has a Chicago problem, and it's the strangest one in the league: the Mammoth were good enough to push Vegas to six games in the first round last spring, yet went 0-4 in the regular season against the Blackhawks, a team that finished with 72 points. The last meeting, March 12 in Salt Lake City, ended on a Connor Bedard overtime rebound, and Chicago had beaten Utah in OT four days earlier too. Bedard won't be here this time; the new captain is out until about November after shoulder surgery. Andrew Mangiapane is also out after one shift in the opener.

The Hawks lost that opener 5-2 in Vegas, where the Golden Knights' rush game made their defense look like it was skating in sand. Patrick Kane, 37, scored in his first game back in a Chicago sweater, so Jeff Blashill put Tyler Bertuzzi and rookie Anton Frondell with him, and Teuvo Teravainen draws in. Spencer Knight is expected back in goal after facing 36 shots. Utah's home opener brings Mammoth debuts for Vincent Trocheck and Anders Lee, and an old friend: Ian Cole, who played all three of the franchise's seasons in Utah, returns in Chicago colors. Karel Vejmelka is expected in net. At some point Utah has to beat these guys.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market CHI UTA
+1.5 -138 —
ML +180 -220
-1.5 — +112
REG +280 -140
Tie after 60 +330

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
CHI Spencer Knight projected 1 of 1 0-1-0 0.889 / 4.01
UTA Karel Vejmelka confirmed — — —

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 Tonight: projected (Ben Pope (Chicago Sun-Times), Wednesday practice lines, as reported by Canucks World, 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
TylerBertuzzi
AntonFrondell
PatrickKane
L2
TeuvoTeravainen
RomanKantserov
NickLardis
L3
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
OliverMoore
L4
ColeSmith
RyanGreene
JordanGreenway
DD
D1
AlexVlasic
BowenByram
D2
WyattKaiser
ArtyomLevshunov
D3
IanCole
SamRinzel
G
SpencerKnightprojected

UTA Tonight: projected (NHL.com Blackhawks at Mammoth projected lineups (time approximate), 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
ClaytonKeller
NickSchmaltz
VincentTrocheck
L2
AndersLee
LoganCooley
DylanGuenther
L3
LawsonCrouse
BarrettHayton
JackMcBain
L4
DaniilBut
KevinStenlund
MichaelCarcone
DD
D1
MikhailSergachev
MackenzieWeegar
D2
NateSchmidt
JohnMarino
D3
AndrewPeeke
DmitriSimashev
G
KarelVejmelkaconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)

CHI last game, Tue Sep 29 @ VGK

L110:33
JordanGreenway
RyanGreene
ColeSmith
L29:03
OliverMoore
PatrickKane
RomanKantserov
L37:13
NickLardis
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
L43:40
TylerBertuzzi
AndrewMangiapane
AntonFrondell
D115:07
WyattKaiser
ArtyomLevshunov
D213:55
BowenByram
AlexVlasic
D38:34
IanCole
SamRinzel
PP12:24
TylerBertuzzi
AntonFrondell
PatrickKane
RomanKantserov
BowenByram
PP20:50
NickLardis
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
OliverMoore
SamRinzel

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

CHI

  • OUT · Connor Bedard · C · shoulder surgery; not expected back until November (Field Level Media preview, Sep 30 10:54 PM ET)
  • OUT · Andrew Mangiapane · LW · 0 pts in 1 GP · lower body from the opener; out at least two games (NHL.com game recap, Sep 30 1:00 AM ET)
  • OUT · Andrew Mangiapane · F · 0 pts in 1 GP · lower-body injury from the opener (NHL.com game recap, Sep 30 1:00 AM ET)
  • IN · Teuvo Teravainen · ? · scratched in the opener; took Mangiapane's spot at Wednesday's practice (Canucks World, citing Wednesday's practice, Sep 30 12:00 PM ET)
  • Tyler Bertuzzi: onto Patrick Kane's line with rookie Anton Frondell (Bolavip, Wednesday practice lines, Sep 30 8:22 PM ET)

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%) · OUT

UTA

  • OUT · Maveric Lamoureux · D · shoulder surgery, out 4-6 months (NHL.com status report, Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)

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 · 9th
Goals against / game 5.00 · 11th
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) · 7th
Penalty kill 66.7% · 12th
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.

Context

  • CHI (news, against): Vegas's transition game carved up Chicago's defense in the 5-2 opener, and Mangiapane is hurt (Chicago Sun-Times (Ben Pope))
  • CHI (news, for): Blashill reshuffles after one game: Bertuzzi and rookie Frondell join Kane (Bolavip)
  • UTA (preview, for): Home opener after pushing Vegas to six games in the first round; Lee and Trocheck debut; Lamoureux out (Field Level Media)
  • UTA (preview, against): Utah lost all four meetings with Chicago last season (two in OT); Ian Cole returns as a Blackhawk (Deseret News (Brogan Houston))

EDM @ VAN · 10:00 PM ET

EDM
Edmonton OilersEDM0-0-1 · 1 PTS
@10:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · Rogers Arena
EDM -205MLVAN +168
VAN
Vancouver CanucksVAN1-0-0 · 2 PTS

Puckline preview

Round two of the home-and-home, and round one was bonkers. Vancouver, last in the league a year ago, went into Edmonton on Tuesday and led 5-2 in the third, then watched the Oilers storm back until Vasily Podkolzin tied it with 43 seconds left. Paul Cotter won it 6-5 at 1:59 of overtime, his second of the night after a shorthanded goal in his Canucks debut. Evan Bouchard had three goals and two assists, only the third defenseman ever with an opening-night hat trick, and still went home with a loss. That's very Oilers.

The coaching debuts went Manny Malhotra's way; Mike Babcock called Edmonton's turnovers and long shifts unacceptable after the club's fourth straight opening-night loss. Tristan Jarry gave up six on 23 shots, so Devon Levi is expected to start tonight. Edmonton is still without Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Frederik Andersen and Matt Savoie; Vancouver is without Thatcher Demko, so Kevin Lankinen, 32 saves on Tuesday, is projected again for the home opener. The last meeting before Tuesday was in April, a 6-1 Oilers win where Connor McDavid's four assists clinched the scoring title. The Canucks have won one game this season. In Vancouver they're already pricing parade routes.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market EDM VAN
+1.5 — -142
ML -205 +168
-1.5 +114 —
REG -130 +270
Tie after 60 +320

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
EDM Devon Levi confirmed — — —
VAN Kevin Lankinen projected 1 of 1 1-0-0 0.865 / 4.86

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 Tonight: projected (Daily Hive (Daniel Wagner), morning-skate lines (time approximate; matches NHL.com projected lineups), 4:15 PM)

LWCRW
L1
VasilyPodkolzin
ConnorMcDavid
LeonDraisaitl
L2
MaxJones
ColtonDach
KasperiKapanen
L3
AlexFormenton
OwenMichaels
MathieuJoseph
L4
IsaacHoward
JoshuaSamanski
TrentFrederic
DD
D1
MattiasEkholm
EvanBouchard
D2
RyanShea
ConnorMurphy
D3
JakeWalman
ShakirMukhamadullin
G
DevonLeviconfirmed

VAN Tonight: projected (Daily Hive (Daniel Wagner), morning-skate lines (time approximate), 4:15 PM)

LWCRW
L1
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
JonathanLekkerimäki
L2
LiamÖhgren
MarcoRossi
BrockBoeser
L3
DrewO'Connor
MaxSasson
LinusKarlsson
L4
ArshdeepBains
PaulCotter
BrendanGallagher
DD
D1
ZeevBuium
FilipHronek
D2
JamieOleksiak
TomWillander
D3
EliasPettersson
LukeSchenn
G
KevinLankinenprojected
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)

EDM last game, Tue Sep 29 vs VAN

L112:14
LeonDraisaitl
KasperiKapanen
VasilyPodkolzin
L211:42
ZachHyman
AlexFormenton
ConnorMcDavid
L310:09
MaxJones
ColtonDach
MathieuJoseph
L46:55
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
OwenMichaels
D113:42
MattiasEkholm
EvanBouchard
D29:11
RyanShea
ShakirMukhamadullin
D38:44
ConnorMurphy
JakeWalman
PP14:24
ZachHyman
LeonDraisaitl
ConnorMcDavid
VasilyPodkolzin
EvanBouchard
PP21:11
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
KasperiKapanen
JakeWalman
RyanShea

VAN last game, Tue Sep 29 @ EDM

L110:53
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
JonathanLekkerimäki
L210:45
LiamOhgren
MarcoRossi
BrockBoeser
L310:08
DrewO'Connor
LinusKarlsson
MaxSasson
L47:57
PaulCotter
ArshdeepBains
BrendanGallagher
D116:23
FilipHronek
ZeevBuium
D215:14
JamieOleksiak
TomWillander
D311:39
LukeSchenn
EliasPettersson
PP10:41
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
BrockBoeser
FilipHronek
ZeevBuium
PP20:37
DrewO'Connor
LinusKarlsson
MarcoRossi
EliasPettersson
TomWillander

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

EDM

  • OUT · Zach Hyman · LW · 0 pts in 1 GP · upper body from the preseason finale; about two weeks, didn't travel to Vancouver (Yardbarker (Oilers), Oct 1 3:30 PM ET)
  • OUT · Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · C · lower body, about two weeks; missed the opener (Oilersnation (Michael Menzies), Sep 29 3:21 PM ET)
  • OUT · Frederik Andersen · G · could stretch to December (Oilersnation, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Matt Savoie · RW · about eight weeks (Oilersnation, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Jason Dickinson · C · foot, setback (Oilersnation (Michael Menzies), Sep 29 3:21 PM ET)
  • OUT · Mattias Janmark · C · could stretch to December (Oilersnation, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Alec Regula · D · out to start the season (Oilersnation (Michael Menzies), Sep 29 3:21 PM ET)
  • IN · Josh Samanski · ? · C, recalled; centers the fourth line with Hyman out (Jeff Paterson (CanucksArmy) via Yardbarker, morning skate, Oct 1 3:16 PM ET)

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

  • IR · Thatcher Demko · G · hip surgery; hoped back before Christmas (NHL.com, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Filip Chytil · C · shoulder; listed injured for the home opener (NHL.com Oilers at Canucks projected lineups (time approximate), Oct 1 12:00 PM ET)

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 · 4th 6.00 · 3rd
Goals against / game 6.00 · 13th 5.00 · 11th
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) · 5th 50.0% (1/2) · 2nd
Penalty kill 50.0% · 13th 75.0% · 10th
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

Context

  • EDM (opinion, against): Fourth straight opening-night loss; Babcock called the turnovers and long shifts unacceptable; Levi expected to replace Jarry (Oilersnation (Jason Gregor))
  • EDM (news, for): Edmonton still erased a 5-2 third-period deficit Tuesday; Bouchard had a hat trick and two assists (NHL.com game recap)
  • VAN (news, for): Canucks come home off an OT win in Malhotra's debut; Cotter scored twice including the winner (Canucks.com home-opener preview)

FLA @ SJS · 10:00 PM ET

FLA
Florida PanthersFLA1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@10:00 PM ETThu Oct 1 · SAP Center at San Jose
FLA -152MLSJS +126
SJS
San Jose SharksSJS0-0-0 · Opening night

Puckline preview

Florida missed the playoffs last season after back-to-back Cups, and the comeback tour started with a 1-0 overtime win on Carolina's banner night: Gus Forsling scored with 4.3 seconds left in OT and Jacob Markstrom, back with the team that drafted him, stopped all 15 shots. Aleksander Barkov played 20-plus minutes after missing all of last season, and Brady Tkachuk debuted on his line. The catch: the power play went 0-for-7, which is hard to do with that much talent on it. Brad Marchand practiced in San Jose and Paul Maurice says he's ahead of schedule, but he isn't playing yet, and it's not clear whether Markstrom goes again or Akira Schmid gets the start.

San Jose's opener belongs to Macklin Celebrini, 20, the youngest captain in team history after a franchise-record 115 points, with free agent Mason Marchment on his wing. Darnell Nurse and Jacob Trouba anchor a new-look blue line, and Yaroslav Askarov is projected in goal. And here's the part Florida would rather skip: the Sharks swept last season's series, including a 4-1 win in Sunrise in January with 35 saves from Alex Nedeljkovic. The Sharks haven't made the playoffs since 2019, but they apparently love seeing the Panthers.

By Puckline Prince

Odds

Market FLA SJS
+1.5 — -196
ML -152 +126
-1.5 +158 —
REG +105 +200
Tie after 60 +310

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
FLA Akira Schmid confirmed — — —
SJS Yaroslav Askarov confirmed — — —

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 Tonight: projected (The Hockey News Panthers game-day (David Dwork): projected lineup at San Jose, same as the opener (time approximate), 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
BradyTkachuk
AleksanderBarkov
SamReinhart
L2
CarterVerhaeghe
SamBennett
MatthewTkachuk
L3
EetuLuostarinen
AntonLundell
SandisVilmanis
L4
BokondjiImama
LarsEller
GarnetHathaway
DD
D1
GustavForsling
AaronEkblad
D2
NikoMikkola
SethJones
D3
DmitryKulikov
RadkoGudas
G
AkiraSchmidconfirmed

SJS Tonight: projected (Sharks Hockey Digest (Max Miller), first regular-season practice, 12:00 PM)

LWCRW
L1
MasonMarchment
MacklinCelebrini
WillSmith
L2
IvarStenberg
AlexanderWennberg
CollinGraf
L3
IgorChernyshov
MichaelMisa
TylerToffoli
L4
BarclayGoodrow
ZackOstapchuk
KieferSherwood
DD
D1
DarnellNurse
MichaelKesselring
D2
NolanAllan
JacobTrouba
D3
DmitryOrlov
LucaCagnoni
G
YaroslavAskarovconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)

FLA last game, Tue Sep 29 @ CAR

L18:07
MatthewTkachuk
CarterVerhaeghe
SamBennett
L28:02
BradyTkachuk
AleksanderBarkov
SamReinhart
L35:56
SandisVilmanis
EetuLuostarinen
AntonLundell
L45:13
BokondjiImama
LarsEller
GarnetHathaway
D114:15
SethJones
NikoMikkola
D29:21
AaronEkblad
GustavForsling
D39:21
DmitryKulikov
RadkoGudas
PP14:36
MatthewTkachuk
BradyTkachuk
AleksanderBarkov
SamReinhart
SethJones
PP22:01
CarterVerhaeghe
SamBennett
AntonLundell
AaronEkblad
GustavForsling

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

FLA

  • OUT · Brad Marchand · LW · practiced in San Jose; ahead of schedule, possibly back near the end of October (Florida Hockey Now (George Richards), Sep 30 6:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Jonah Gadjovich · LW · upper body, injured non-roster (NHL.com projected lineups, Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)

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

  • IR · Adam Gaudette · C · hurt in training camp (San Jose Sharks, Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
  • IR · Alex Barre-Boulet · C · hurt in training camp (San Jose Sharks, Sep 28 12:00 PM ET)
  • OUT · Sam Dickinson · ? · D, healthy scratch for the opener; Nolan Allan plays with Trouba (Florida Hockey Now (George Richards), game-day lineups (time approximate), Oct 1 2:00 PM ET)
  • DAY-TO-DAY · Alex Nedeljkovic · illness; expected to back up Thursday (Curtis Pashelka (San Jose Mercury News) via CBS Sports, Sep 30 3:37 PM ET)
  • IN · Nolan Allan · ? · D; paired with Jacob Trouba at practice ahead of Sam Dickinson (not decided) (Sharks Hockey Digest (Max Miller), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • Luca Cagnoni: D; set to run the top power-play unit (Sharks Hockey Digest (Max Miller), Sep 29 12:00 PM ET)
  • Ivar Stenberg: NHL debut on the third line with Alexander Wennberg and Collin Graf; Chernyshov-Misa-Toffoli move up to the second line (San Jose Hockey Now, Preview/Lines #1 (time approximate), Oct 1 2:00 PM ET)

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 · 11th
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) · 7th
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.

Context

  • FLA (news, for): Opened with a 1-0 OT win at Carolina; Markstrom made 15 saves for the shutout, though the power play went 0-for-7 (NHL.com game recap)
  • FLA (news, for): Marchand practiced in San Jose and is ahead of schedule; Forsling and Brady Tkachuk skipped Wednesday's practice but are expected to play (Florida Hockey Now (George Richards))
  • SJS (preview, for): Celebrini, 20, opens as the youngest captain in Sharks history after a franchise-record 115 points; Marchment joins his line (Field Level Media via 640 WXSM)

NYR @ DET · 6:30 PM ET

NYR
New York RangersNYR0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@6:30 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Little Caesars Arena
NYR +112MLDET -134
DET
Detroit Red WingsDET0-0-0 · Opening night

Odds

Market NYR DET
+1.5 -220 —
ML +112 -134
-1.5 — +184
REG +175 +125
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
NYR Igor Shesterkin projected 1 of 1 0-1-0 0.909 / 2.02
DET not recorded

Last 5 games

NYR

Date Result Shots ENG Goalie
Tue Sep 29 L 0-3 @ BOS 24-23 1 against Igor Shesterkin

DET

No games yet this season.

Lines

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

DET

No lines yet.

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

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%)

DET

  • no changes recorded

Tale of the tape

NYR (away) DET (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 0.00 · 13th
Goals against / game 3.00 · 9th
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) · 7th
Penalty kill 100.0% · 1st
PIM / game 2.00
Rest back-to-back (2nd night) first game of the season
Next 3 games Sun Oct 4 vs UTA · Tue Oct 6 vs NYI · Fri Oct 9 @ WSH Sun Oct 4 vs WPG · Tue Oct 6 vs OTT · Fri Oct 9 vs SEA

Season series

No meetings yet this season.

WSH @ CAR · 7:00 PM ET

WSH
Washington CapitalsWSH0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Lenovo Center
WSH +125MLCAR -150
CAR
Carolina HurricanesCAR0-0-1 · 1 PTS

Odds

Market WSH CAR
+1.5 -196 —
ML +125 -150
-1.5 — +158
REG +200 +110
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
WSH not recorded
CAR Brandon Bussi projected 1 of 1 0-0-1 0.950 / 0.92

Last 5 games

WSH

No games yet this season.

CAR

Date Result Shots ENG Goalie
Tue Sep 29 OTL 0-1 (OT) vs FLA 15-20 Brandon Bussi

Lines

WSH

No lines yet.

CAR Last game (Tue Sep 29 vs FLA); no projection yet

LWCRW
L1
TaylorHall
LoganStankoven
JacksonBlake
L2
JordanMartinook
NikolajEhlers
JordanStaal
L3
EricRobinson
SebastianAho
AndreiSvechnikov
L4
NicolasDeslauriers
MarkJankowski
WilliamCarrier
DD
D1
JaccobSlavin
JalenChatfield
D2
SeanWalker
K'AndreMiller
D3
ShayneGostisbehere
CharlesAlexis Legault
G
BrandonBussiprojected
PP1
NikolajEhlers
SebastianAho
AndreiSvechnikov
JacksonBlake
ShayneGostisbehere
PP2
TaylorHall
NikolajEhlers
LoganStankoven
JacksonBlake
K'AndreMiller

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

WSH

  • no changes recorded

CAR

  • no changes recorded

Top scorers (G-A-P):

  • Andrei Svechnikov · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Charles Alexis Legault · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Eric Robinson · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Jaccob Slavin · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Jackson Blake · 0-0-0 (0%)
  • Jalen Chatfield · 0-0-0 (0%)

Tale of the tape

WSH (away) CAR (home)
Record no games yet this season 0-0-1 (1.00 pts/game)
Home 0-0-1 ← tonight
Road 0-0-0
Last 5 OTL
Goals for / game 0.00 · 13th
Goals against / game 1.00 · 4th
Shot share (season / last 5) 42.9% / 42.9%
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 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against 0 / 0
Past regulation 1 (100%) · 1st
Overtime record (3-on-3) 0-1
Shootouts 0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play 0.0% (0/6) · 7th
Penalty kill 100.0% · 1st
PIM / game 19.00
Rest first game of the season 2 days off
Next 3 games Sat Oct 3 @ TBL (tomorrow) · Wed Oct 7 vs PIT · Fri Oct 9 vs NYR Sat Oct 3 @ PHI (tomorrow) · Tue Oct 6 @ MTL · Thu Oct 8 vs VAN

Season series

No meetings yet this season.

BOS @ WPG · 8:00 PM ET

BOS
Boston BruinsBOS1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@8:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Canada Life Centre
BOS -105MLWPG -114
WPG
Winnipeg JetsWPG0-0-0 · Opening night

Odds

Market BOS WPG
+1.5 -265 -305
ML -105 -114
-1.5 +230 +210
REG +155 +145
Tie after 60 +280

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
BOS Jeremy Swayman projected 1 of 1 1-0-0 1.000 / 0.00
WPG not recorded

Last 5 games

BOS

Date Result Shots ENG Goalie
Tue Sep 29 W 3-0 vs NYR 23-24 1 for Jeremy Swayman

WPG

No games yet this season.

Lines

BOS Last game (Tue Sep 29 vs NYR); no projection yet

LWCRW
L1
EliasLindholm
DavidPastrnak
JJPeterka
L2
PavelZacha
MorganGeekie
CaseyMittelstadt
L3
TannerJeannot
SeanKuraly
MarkKastelic
L4
MaratKhusnutdinov
FraserMinten
JamesHagens
DD
D1
ConnorClifton
NikitaZadorov
D2
HampusLindholm
WillBorgen
D3
JonathanAspirot
MasonLohrei
G
JeremySwaymanprojected
PP1
PavelZacha
MorganGeekie
DavidPastrnak
JJPeterka
HampusLindholm
PP2
EliasLindholm
CaseyMittelstadt
FraserMinten
JamesHagens
MasonLohrei

WPG

No lines yet.

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

BOS

  • no changes recorded

Top scorers (G-A-P):

  • Fraser Minten · 1-1-2 (25%)
  • JJ Peterka · 1-0-1 (12%)
  • Mark Kastelic · 1-0-1 (12%)
  • Elias Lindholm · 0-1-1 (12%)
  • Hampus Lindholm · 0-1-1 (12%)
  • Marat Khusnutdinov · 0-1-1 (12%)

WPG

  • no changes recorded

Tale of the tape

BOS (away) WPG (home)
Record 1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game) no games yet this season
Home 1-0-0
Road 0-0-0 ← tonight
Last 5 W
Goals for / game 3.00 · 7th
Goals against / game 0.00 · 1st
Shot share (season / last 5) 48.9% / 48.9%
Wins by 2+ 1 of 1 wins (100%)
…needing an empty-netter 0
Losses by 2+ 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation) 0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against 1 / 0
Past regulation 0 (0%) · 5th
Overtime record (3-on-3) 0-0
Shootouts 0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play 0.0% (0/1) · 7th
Penalty kill 100.0% · 1st
PIM / game 2.00
Rest 2 days off first game of the season
Next 3 games Sat Oct 3 @ MIN (tomorrow) · Mon Oct 5 vs OTT · Thu Oct 8 vs UTA Sun Oct 4 @ DET · Mon Oct 5 @ PIT · Wed Oct 7 vs COL

Season series

No meetings yet this season.

STL @ DAL · 9:00 PM ET

STL
St Louis BluesSTL0-0-0 · Opening night
@9:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · American Airlines Center
STL +158MLDAL -192
DAL
Dallas StarsDAL0-0-0 · Opening night

Odds

Market STL DAL
+1.5 -160 —
ML +158 -192
-1.5 — +130
REG +250 -115
Tie after 60 +290

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
STL not recorded
DAL not recorded

Last 5 games

STL

No games yet this season.

DAL

No games yet this season.

Lines

STL

No lines yet.

DAL

No lines yet.

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

STL

  • no changes recorded

DAL

  • no changes recorded

Tale of the tape

STL (away) DAL (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 @ COL (tomorrow) · Tue Oct 6 @ CHI · Thu Oct 8 vs SJS Sat Oct 3 @ NSH (tomorrow) · Mon Oct 5 vs SJS · Thu Oct 8 @ BUF

Season series

No meetings yet this season.

ANA @ VGK · 10:00 PM ET

ANA
Anaheim DucksANA0-0-0 · Opening night
@10:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · T-Mobile Arena
ANA +152MLVGK -184
VGK
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK1-0-0 · 2 PTS

Odds

Market ANA VGK
+1.5 -164 —
ML +152 -184
-1.5 — +132
REG +240 -110
Tie after 60 +310

Goalies

Team Starter Status Starts Record SV% / GAA
ANA not recorded
VGK Carter Hart projected 1 of 1 1-0-0 0.923 / 2.00

Last 5 games

ANA

No games yet this season.

VGK

Date Result Shots ENG Goalie
Tue Sep 29 W 5-2 vs CHI 37-26 1 for Carter Hart

Lines

ANA

No lines yet.

VGK Last game (Tue Sep 29 vs CHI); no projection yet

LWCRW
L1
WilliamKarlsson
BrettHowden
MitchMarner
L2
IvanBarbashev
JackEichel
MarkStone
L3
VictorOlofsson
TrevorConnelly
TomasHertl
L4
NicDowd
MarcGatcomb
BraedenBowman
DD
D1
RasmusAndersson
ParkerWotherspoon
D2
NoahHanifin
JeremyLauzon
D3
BraydenMcNabb
SheaTheodore
G
CarterHartprojected
PP1
TomasHertl
JackEichel
MarkStone
MitchMarner
SheaTheodore
PP2
VictorOlofsson
TrevorConnelly
WilliamKarlsson
BraedenBowman
RasmusAndersson

Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).

Injuries and lineup changes

ANA

  • no changes recorded

VGK

  • no changes recorded

Top scorers (G-A-P):

  • Jack Eichel · 1-2-3 (20%)
  • Brayden McNabb · 0-2-2 (13%)
  • Ivan Barbashev · 0-2-2 (13%)
  • Shea Theodore · 0-2-2 (13%)
  • Mark Stone · 1-0-1 (7%)
  • Noah Hanifin · 1-0-1 (7%)

Tale of the tape

ANA (away) VGK (home)
Record no games yet this season 1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
Home 1-0-0 ← tonight
Road 0-0-0
Last 5 W
Goals for / game 5.00 · 4th
Goals against / game 2.00 · 5th
Shot share (season / last 5) 58.7% / 58.7%
Wins by 2+ 1 of 1 wins (100%)
…needing an empty-netter 0
Losses by 2+ 0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation) 0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against 1 / 0
Past regulation 0 (0%) · 5th
Overtime record (3-on-3) 0-0
Shootouts 0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play 33.3% (1/3) · 4th
Penalty kill 100.0% · 1st
PIM / game 4.00
Rest first game of the season 2 days off
Next 3 games Sun Oct 4 vs FLA · Wed Oct 7 vs EDM · Fri Oct 9 @ WPG Sun Oct 4 @ VAN · Tue Oct 6 @ SEA · Thu Oct 8 vs TOR

Season series

No meetings yet this season.