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Picks 2
Pick#19:00 PM ET
DAL -1.5
STL @ DAL
+1321u
By Puckline Prince
Pick#210:00 PM ET
VGK -1.5
ANA @ VGK
+1102u
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Parlays 1
Parlay#33 legs+9821u
WSH MLWSH @ CAR · 7:00 PM ET
+122
DAL -1.5STL @ DAL · 9:00 PM ET
+132
VGK -1.5ANA @ VGK · 10:00 PM ET
+110
Every leg must win.
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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
6-2Picks (W-L)
1-0Parlays (W-L)
+12.78uUnits, all bets
+85.6%Return per unit risked
By market
Market
W-L
Win %
Units
ROI
ML
2-1
67%
+0.70u
+10.9%
-1.5
3-1
75%
+4.82u
+96.4%
REG
1-0
100%
+2.00u
+80.0%
Parlays
1-0
100%
+5.26u
+526.2%
By month
Month
W-L
Win %
Units
ROI
September 2026
5-0
100%
+12.40u
+163.2%
October 2026
2-2
50%
+0.38u
+5.2%
Every pick
Date
Pick
By
Odds
Units
Result
Units won
Oct 1
BUF ML
Puckline Prince
-115
2u
L
-2.30u
Oct 1
BUF -1.5
Puckline Prince
+220
1u
L
-1.00u
Oct 1
MIN ML
Puckline Prince
-152
2u
W
+2.00u
Oct 1
MIN -1.5
Puckline Prince
+168
1u
W
+1.68u
Sep 30
COL regulation win
Puckline Prince
-125
2u
W
+2.00u
Sep 29
MTL ML
Puckline Prince
-110
1u
W
+1.00u
Sep 29
BOS -1.5
Puckline Prince
+210
1u
W
+2.10u
Sep 29
VGK -1.5
Puckline Prince
+102
2u
W
+2.04u
Sep 29
2-leg parlay BOS -1.5 · VGK -1.5
Puckline Prince
+526
1u
W
+5.26u
Official picks only, graded at the price each was posted. Picks withdrawn before puck drop aren't graded; a void (for example a postponed game) returns the stake. Past results don't predict future ones.
Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
#
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
PTS/GP
RW
Diff
L10
Strk
GP
1
FLA
1
0
1
3
1.50
0
+0
1-0-1
OT1
2
2
BOS
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+3
1-0-0
W1
1
3
MTL
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+1
1-0-0
W1
1
4
TOR
1
1
0
2
1.00
1
+0
1-1-0
W1
2
5
DET
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
6
OTT
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
7
BUF
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-3
0-1-0
L1
1
8
TBL
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-4
0-1-0
L1
1
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
CBJ
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+3
1-0-0
W1
1
3
NJD
1
0
0
2
2.00
0
+1
1-0-0
W1
1
4
NYR
1
1
0
2
1.00
1
+1
1-1-0
W1
2
5
CAR
0
0
1
1
1.00
0
-1
0-0-1
OT1
1
6
PHI
0
1
1
1
0.50
0
-8
0-1-1
OT1
2
7
WSH
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
8
NYI
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-1
0-1-0
L1
1
Western Conference
Central
#
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
PTS/GP
RW
Diff
L10
Strk
GP
1
UTA
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+6
1-0-0
W1
1
2
COL
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+4
1-0-0
W1
1
3
MIN
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+2
1-0-0
W1
1
4
DAL
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
5
STL
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
6
WPG
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
7
NSH
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-2
0-1-0
L1
1
8
CHI
0
2
0
0
0.00
0
-9
0-2-0
L2
2
Pacific
#
Team
W
L
OTL
PTS
PTS/GP
RW
Diff
L10
Strk
GP
1
EDM
1
0
1
3
1.50
1
+1
1-0-1
W1
2
2
SEA
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+5
1-0-0
W1
1
3
VGK
1
0
0
2
2.00
1
+3
1-0-0
W1
1
4
SJS
1
0
0
2
2.00
0
+1
1-0-0
W1
1
5
VAN
1
1
0
2
1.00
0
-1
1-1-0
L1
2
6
ANA
0
0
0
0
—
0
+0
0-0-0
0
7
LAK
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-4
0-1-0
L1
1
8
CGY
0
1
0
0
0.00
0
-5
0-1-0
L1
1
Wild card
Eastern wild card
Seed
Team
PTS
PTS/GP
RW
GP
A1
FLA
3
1.50
0
2
A2
BOS
2
2.00
1
1
A3
MTL
2
2.00
1
1
M1
PIT
2
2.00
1
1
M2
CBJ
2
2.00
1
1
M3
NJD
2
2.00
0
1
WC1
NYR
2
1.00
1
2
WC2
TOR
2
1.00
1
2
—
playoff line
CAR
1
1.00
0
1
PHI
1
0.50
0
2
DET
0
—
0
0
OTT
0
—
0
0
WSH
0
—
0
0
NYI
0
0.00
0
1
BUF
0
0.00
0
1
TBL
0
0.00
0
1
Western wild card
Seed
Team
PTS
PTS/GP
RW
GP
C1
UTA
2
2.00
1
1
C2
COL
2
2.00
1
1
C3
MIN
2
2.00
1
1
P1
EDM
3
1.50
1
2
P2
SEA
2
2.00
1
1
P3
VGK
2
2.00
1
1
WC1
SJS
2
2.00
0
1
WC2
VAN
2
1.00
0
2
—
playoff line
ANA
0
—
0
0
DAL
0
—
0
0
STL
0
—
0
0
WPG
0
—
0
0
NSH
0
0.00
0
1
LAK
0
0.00
0
1
CGY
0
0.00
0
1
CHI
0
0.00
0
2
Chances and Stanley Cup odds
Eastern: chances and Cup odds
Team
PTS
Win division
Win conference
Make playoffs
Cup odds
FLA
3
35%
20%
88%
+700
PIT
2
15%
6%
65%
+6000
CBJ
2
9%
3%
56%
+6000
BOS
2
17%
9%
72%
+10000
MTL
2
35%
21%
88%
+2000
NJD
2
15%
6%
67%
+2500
NYR
2
3%
1%
29%
+6500
TOR
2
1%
<1%
22%
+3000
CAR
1
46%
24%
90%
+750
PHI
1
1%
<1%
19%
+5000
DET
0
2%
1%
25%
+15000
OTT
0
4%
2%
41%
+3300
WSH
0
10%
3%
55%
+1100
NYI
0
1%
<1%
15%
+12500
BUF
0
2%
1%
26%
+3300
TBL
0
4%
2%
41%
+1200
Western: chances and Cup odds
Team
PTS
Win division
Win conference
Make playoffs
Cup odds
EDM
3
25%
8%
83%
+1000
UTA
2
12%
8%
79%
+2500
SEA
2
5%
1%
47%
+22500
COL
2
43%
30%
96%
+750
VGK
2
42%
16%
91%
+1100
MIN
2
18%
12%
87%
+1300
SJS
2
19%
6%
77%
+4000
VAN
2
<1%
<1%
5%
+50000
ANA
0
7%
2%
52%
+4000
DAL
0
23%
15%
89%
+1700
STL
0
2%
1%
40%
+10000
WPG
0
1%
<1%
22%
+12500
NSH
0
<1%
<1%
8%
+10000
LAK
0
1%
<1%
17%
+3500
CGY
0
<1%
<1%
5%
+50000
CHI
0
<1%
<1%
2%
+17500
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 2 5:35 PM ET.
Season stats
Goals
#
Player
Team
Goals
Per game
GP
1
Evan Bouchard
EDM
4
2.00
2
2
Marco Rossi
VAN
3
1.50
2
3
Paul Cotter
VAN
3
1.50
2
4
Vasily Podkolzin
EDM
3
1.50
2
5
Artturi Lehkonen
COL
2
2.00
1
6
Dylan Guenther
UTA
2
2.00
1
7
Matthew Knies
CBJ
2
2.00
1
8
Nathan MacKinnon
COL
2
2.00
1
9
Nick Robertson
PIT
2
2.00
1
10
Will Smith
SJS
2
2.00
1
11
Eetu Luostarinen
FLA
2
1.00
2
12
Elias Pettersson
VAN
2
1.00
2
13
Leon Draisaitl
EDM
2
1.00
2
14
William Nylander
TOR
2
1.00
2
15
Adam Fantilli
CBJ
1
1.00
1
Assists
#
Player
Team
Assists
Per game
GP
1
Connor McDavid
EDM
6
3.00
2
2
Evan Bouchard
EDM
4
2.00
2
3
Filip Hronek
VAN
4
2.00
2
4
Charlie Coyle
CBJ
3
3.00
1
5
Jared McCann
SEA
3
3.00
1
6
Macklin Celebrini
SJS
3
3.00
1
7
Alex Laferriere
LAK
2
2.00
1
8
Brayden McNabb
VGK
2
2.00
1
9
Brock Nelson
COL
2
2.00
1
10
Cale Makar
COL
2
2.00
1
11
Clayton Keller
UTA
2
2.00
1
12
Devon Toews
COL
2
2.00
1
13
Filip Hallander
PIT
2
2.00
1
14
Ivan Barbashev
VGK
2
2.00
1
15
Jack Eichel
VGK
2
2.00
1
Points
#
Player
Team
Points
Per game
GP
1
Evan Bouchard
EDM
8
4.00
2
2
Connor McDavid
EDM
7
3.50
2
3
Elias Pettersson
VAN
4
2.00
2
4
Filip Hronek
VAN
4
2.00
2
5
Leon Draisaitl
EDM
4
2.00
2
6
Marco Rossi
VAN
4
2.00
2
7
Paul Cotter
VAN
4
2.00
2
8
Vasily Podkolzin
EDM
4
2.00
2
9
Brock Nelson
COL
3
3.00
1
10
Charlie Coyle
CBJ
3
3.00
1
11
Filip Hallander
PIT
3
3.00
1
12
Jack Eichel
VGK
3
3.00
1
13
Jared McCann
SEA
3
3.00
1
14
Macklin Celebrini
SJS
3
3.00
1
15
Matthew Knies
CBJ
3
3.00
1
Penalty minutes
#
Player
Team
Penalty minutes
Per game
GP
1
Mathieu Olivier
CBJ
7
7.00
1
2
Uvis Balinskis
FLA
7
7.00
1
3
Bokondji Imama
FLA
7
3.50
2
4
Brady Tkachuk
FLA
7
3.50
2
5
Brandt Clarke
LAK
5
5.00
1
6
Collin Graf
SJS
5
5.00
1
7
Jacob Trouba
SJS
5
5.00
1
8
MacKenzie Weegar
UTA
5
5.00
1
9
Nathan MacKinnon
COL
5
5.00
1
10
Nicolas Deslauriers
CAR
5
5.00
1
11
Zach Metsa
BUF
5
5.00
1
12
Ryan Donato
CHI
5
2.50
2
13
Cole Sillinger
CBJ
4
4.00
1
14
Darnell Nurse
SJS
4
4.00
1
15
Declan Carlile
PIT
4
4.00
1
Shots on goal
#
Player
Team
Shots on goal
Per game
GP
1
Vasily Podkolzin
EDM
11
5.50
2
2
Evan Bouchard
EDM
10
5.00
2
3
Leon Draisaitl
EDM
10
5.00
2
4
Pavel Dorofeyev
NYR
10
5.00
2
5
Nathan MacKinnon
COL
8
8.00
1
6
Macklin Celebrini
SJS
7
7.00
1
7
Darren Raddysh
TOR
7
3.50
2
8
Kirill Marchenko
TOR
7
3.50
2
9
Dougie Hamilton
NJD
6
6.00
1
10
Jesper Bratt
NJD
6
6.00
1
11
Anton Lundell
FLA
6
3.00
2
12
Jordan Greenway
CHI
6
3.00
2
13
Niko Mikkola
FLA
6
3.00
2
14
Owen Tippett
PHI
6
3.00
2
15
Travis Sanheim
PHI
6
3.00
2
Hits
#
Player
Team
Hits
Per game
GP
1
Brady Tkachuk
FLA
10
5.00
2
2
Mathieu Joseph
EDM
10
5.00
2
3
Owen Tippett
PHI
10
5.00
2
4
Sam Bennett
FLA
10
5.00
2
5
Andrei Svechnikov
CAR
8
8.00
1
6
Kiefer Sherwood
SJS
8
8.00
1
7
Marc Gatcomb
VGK
8
8.00
1
8
Nikita Zadorov
BOS
8
8.00
1
9
Bokondji Imama
FLA
8
4.00
2
10
Elias Pettersson
VAN
8
4.00
2
11
Sam Reinhart
FLA
8
4.00
2
12
Tye Kartye
NYR
8
4.00
2
13
Jordan Staal
CAR
7
7.00
1
14
MacKenzie Weegar
UTA
7
7.00
1
15
Braden Schneider
NYR
7
3.50
2
Plus/minus: best
#
Player
Team
+/-
GP
1
Connor McDavid
EDM
+5
2
2
Evan Bouchard
EDM
+5
2
3
Mattias Ekholm
EDM
+5
2
4
Filip Hallander
PIT
+4
1
5
Cody Ceci
LAK
+3
1
6
Dmitri Simashev
UTA
+3
1
7
Hendrix Lapierre
PIT
+3
1
8
Kaapo Kakko
SEA
+3
1
9
Kaedan Korczak
PIT
+3
1
10
Samuel Girard
PIT
+3
1
11
Ville Koivunen
PIT
+3
1
12
Alex Formenton
EDM
+3
2
13
Luke Schenn
VAN
+3
2
14
Paul Cotter
VAN
+3
2
15
Andrew Peeke
UTA
+2
1
Plus/minus: worst
#
Player
Team
+/-
GP
1
Shakir Mukhamadullin
EDM
-6
2
2
Anton Frondell
CHI
-4
2
3
Bowen Byram
CHI
-4
2
4
Colton Dach
EDM
-4
2
5
Jamie Drysdale
PHI
-4
2
6
Kasperi Kapanen
EDM
-4
2
7
Linus Karlsson
VAN
-4
2
8
Max Jones
EDM
-4
2
9
T.J. Hughes
COL
-3
1
10
Zayne Parekh
CGY
-3
1
11
Alex Vlasic
CHI
-3
2
12
Cam York
PHI
-3
2
13
Darren Raddysh
TOR
-3
2
14
Drew O'Connor
VAN
-3
2
15
Frank Nazar
CHI
-3
2
Takeaways
#
Player
Team
Takeaways
Per game
GP
1
Quinton Byfield
LAK
4
4.00
1
2
Artyom Levshunov
CHI
3
1.50
2
3
Berkly Catton
SEA
2
2.00
1
4
Igor Chernyshov
SJS
2
2.00
1
5
Jack McBain
UTA
2
2.00
1
6
Jalen Chatfield
CAR
2
2.00
1
7
Jonas Siegenthaler
NJD
2
2.00
1
8
Luke Hughes
NJD
2
2.00
1
9
Ryker Evans
SEA
2
2.00
1
10
Shane Wright
SEA
2
2.00
1
11
Zach Werenski
CBJ
2
2.00
1
12
Alex Bump
PHI
2
1.00
2
13
Jonathan Lekkerimäki
VAN
2
1.00
2
14
Marcus Pettersson
NYR
2
1.00
2
15
Mika Zibanejad
NYR
2
1.00
2
Giveaways
#
Player
Team
Giveaways
Per game
GP
1
Brock Boeser
VAN
8
4.00
2
2
Travis Sanheim
PHI
8
4.00
2
3
Darren Raddysh
TOR
6
3.00
2
4
Jamie Oleksiak
VAN
6
3.00
2
5
Porter Martone
PHI
6
3.00
2
6
Parker Wotherspoon
VGK
5
5.00
1
7
Alexis Lafrenière
NYR
5
2.50
2
8
Cam York
PHI
5
2.50
2
9
Easton Cowan
TOR
5
2.50
2
10
Liam Ohgren
VAN
5
2.50
2
11
Mattias Ekholm
EDM
5
2.50
2
12
Nikita Kucherov
TBL
4
4.00
1
13
Artyom Levshunov
CHI
4
2.00
2
14
Leon Draisaitl
EDM
4
2.00
2
15
Marcus Pettersson
NYR
4
2.00
2
Avg ice time
#
Player
Team
Avg ice time
GP
1
Zach Werenski
CBJ
28:46
1
2
Seth Jones
FLA
28:21
2
3
Matthew Schaefer
NYI
27:45
1
4
Quinn Hughes
MIN
27:30
1
5
Denton Mateychuk
CBJ
27:28
1
6
Rasmus Dahlin
BUF
25:58
1
7
Jack Hughes
NJD
25:48
1
8
Owen Power
BUF
25:25
1
9
K'Andre Miller
CAR
25:15
1
10
Mike Matheson
MTL
25:07
1
11
Evan Bouchard
EDM
25:01
2
12
Bowen Byram
CHI
24:58
2
13
Roman Josi
NSH
24:53
1
14
Luke Hughes
NJD
24:17
1
15
Brandon Montour
SEA
24:11
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
Karel Vejmelka
UTA
0.00
1.000
1
1
5
Brandon Bussi
CAR
0.92
0.950
0
1
6
Joey Daccord
SEA
1.01
0.960
0
1
7
Jesper Wallstedt
MIN
1.01
0.950
0
1
8
Anthony Stolarz
TOR
1.03
0.963
0
1
9
Igor Shesterkin
NYR
1.51
0.936
0
2
10
Jake Allen
NJD
1.89
0.920
0
1
11
Leevi Meriläinen
VAN
1.96
0.909
0
1
12
Carter Hart
VGK
2.00
0.923
0
1
13
Jakub Dobes
MTL
2.01
0.929
0
1
14
Ilya Sorokin
NYI
2.07
0.923
0
1
15
Yaroslav Askarov
SJS
2.85
0.885
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.
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.
121 points and a +99 goal differential, both best in the league. Nichushkin and Drury are gone; MacKinnon and Makar (back in full practice) keep them a coin flip with Carolina for the top spot.
84 points last season came without Barkov, who missed the whole year after knee surgery. He's back, Brady Tkachuk and Markstrom arrived, and the market has them as Cup favorites. Marchand misses the start.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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PHI2NJD3OTFinal: PHI 2, NJD 3 OT
The Devils threw 44 shots at Joseph Woll, the hockey version of trying every key on the ring. Woll stopped 41 and dragged Philly to overtime, where Jack Hughes ended it at 3:23, because of course he did. The Flyers led twice: once on a Rasmus Ristolainen goal with their own goalie on the bench (bold), once on Travis Sanheim's goal early in the third. Both leads lasted about as long as a Philly sports-radio caller's patience. Dougie Hamilton and Luke Hughes did the tying, Bratt set up the winner, and Jake Allen needed only 23 saves. Tocchet shortened his bench so much that Porter Martone watched most of the third from the best seat in the house. One point and a minus-8 goal difference after two games: the Flyers are rebuilding, and so far the foundation is Joseph Woll and a lot of prayer.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 of 25 and then, apparently tired of waiting on his forwards, scored into the empty net himself. A goalie goal in the home opener: the Garden hasn't been this giddy since the last time somebody promised a parade. Zibanejad scored on the power play and set up another, Dorofeyev had two points, and Adam Fox handed out two assists like party favors. Tolvanen and Gabe Perreault joined in. Kucherov got one back in the second and then spent the night watching. Andrei Vasilevskiy let in four on 24 shots, not the opening act Tampa sold tickets for. Final tally: the entire Lightning roster scored one goal, exactly as many as the guy in the Rangers' crease, and he was busy making 24 saves at the time.
Matthew Knies' first game in a Blue Jackets sweater: two goals, an assist and, presumably, a thank-you card in the mail to Columbus. Charlie Coyle had three assists, Werenski two, and Columbus scored six on 23 shots, efficiency Buffalo can only read about. The Sabres hung around, 4-3 after two thanks to Quinn and Helenius, then remembered who they were. Luukkonen stopped 17 of 22, a save percentage best described as 'hospitable'. Mathieu Olivier fought Zach Metsa and then scored into the empty net, a full shift's work in one night. Owen Power and Noah Ostlund had two assists each, nice consolation prizes. Buffalo opened the season with 'this is the year' energy and closed the first night with 'here we go again.'
Nashville rolled out the home-opener pageantry and the Wild treated it like a soundcheck. Nick Foligno opened the scoring, Blake Coleman added a power-play goal, and Kaprizov put it away early in the third off a Quinn Hughes feed, a sentence Wild fans waited all summer to say. Hughes played 27:30 and looked like he'd been there for years. Jesper Wallstedt needed 19 saves, a light shift. Josi scored, Stamkos and Forsberg got assists, and the Preds managed 20 shots in their own building, roughly one per sad country song. Saros made 27 saves and deserved a better band behind him. Nashville spent big two summers ago to win now, and 'now' keeps showing up looking like this.
Calgary's home opener was over about 19 and a half minutes in, when the Kraken went up 3-0 and the Saddledome started checking the parking-lot traffic. Vince Dunn had three points, Jared McCann three assists, and Joey Daccord stopped 24 of 25 and still found time for an assist, which is one more point than the Flames' entire defense managed. Seattle's scoresheet read like a roll call: Eberle, Dunn, Gaudreau, Stephenson, Beniers, Kakko. Dustin Wolf faced 32 shots and six went in, and very little of it was his idea. Ryan Strome broke the shutout with 3:25 left, which in Calgary currently counts as a rally. The Flames have a shiny new arena on the way, and on this evidence it'll open before their second goal of the night would have.
The Sharks led Florida 3-0, which in San Jose is screenshot material. Will Smith scored shorthanded and on the power play in the same period, Celebrini set up three goals and put seven shots on net, and the building was ready to name a freeway after somebody. Then the Panthers woke up: Luostarinen twice and Matthew Tkachuk 17 seconds later, because Florida treats a three-goal hole like a mild inconvenience. Luca Cagnoni ended it in overtime anyway. Brady Tkachuk and Jacob Trouba dropped the gloves in the first, and Collin Graf and Uvis Balinskis followed suit in the second, so nobody left without a souvenir. Florida has Cup rings in the trophy case and just lost an overtime to a team that finished dead last in 2025: the champs' swagger made the trip, the finishing touch stayed in Sunrise.
Utah's home opener was a 6-0 party, and the Blackhawks brought 15 shots to it, which isn't a gift so much as an IOU. Dylan Guenther scored twice on the power play, Keller had two assists, and six different Mammoth scored, including Anders Lee in his first home game for his new team. Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves for the shutout and probably had time to reorganize the bench. Arvid Soderblom got a surprise start and 32 shots for his trouble. Ryan Donato fought MacKenzie Weegar in the third, the most competitive thing Chicago did all night. Two games, 0-2, minus-9: Chicago keeps saying the rebuild is almost finished, and the contractor still can't find the net.
Sixteen goals in Vancouver, which is what happens when two teams agree defense is a rumor. McDavid had five points, Draisaitl three, and the Oilers scored twice shorthanded in 34 seconds, which is just rude. It was 8-2 midway through the second and Kevin Lankinen's night was over. Then Edmonton did the most Oilers thing possible and let Vancouver score four straight, Marco Rossi twice, before Draisaitl calmed everybody down on the power play. Devon Levi gave up seven on 22 shots and still got the win, the hockey version of failing the exam and getting into the school anyway. Elias Pettersson had three points and eight hits, so at least one Canuck showed up angry. Vancouver had all summer to figure out how to stop McDavid, and the answer is still a shrug and a goalie change.
Barkov leaves the San Jose game with a left leg injury; the Panthers expect an update Friday
Aleksander Barkov's left leg buckled in a board battle in the second period of Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose, and he did not return. Paul Maurice said the injury has nothing to do with the right knee that cost Barkov all of last season, and that the team would know more Friday afternoon.
Update: Barkov to have an MRI Friday; Maurice says the left-knee injury isn't related to last year's
Pierre LeBrun reports Barkov has an MRI on Friday after his left knee buckled in a board battle in San Jose. Paul Maurice said the injury has nothing to do with the right-knee ACL/MCL tear that cost him last season, and the team expects to know more Friday afternoon. No diagnosis or timeline yet.
Update: Seamus Casey has knee surgery and will miss 8-10 weeks
The Devils say Casey had knee surgery after getting hurt in a Sept. 24 preseason game against the Rangers. At 8-10 weeks he could be back in late November or early December. Declan Chisholm played on the third pair with Brenden Dillon in the opener.
Update: Davidson says there's still no new timeline for Bedard; any news is expected in October
GM Kyle Davidson said the team is still working from the original timeline for Connor Bedard's return from shoulder surgery, which was about four months, so November at the earliest. He expects new information sometime in October.
Update: Lizotte misses Friday practice and is expected out Saturday; Kindel still undecided for the home opener
Blake Lizotte, hurt in the opener a day after coming off IR, missed Friday's practice with a lower-body injury and isn't expected to play Saturday against Montreal. Ben Kindel took a second straight full practice, but his status for Saturday hasn't been settled and he is still listed week-to-week.
Update: Zellweger cleared from concussion protocol and expected to make his Sabres debut Saturday vs. Chicago
Olen Zellweger practiced fully Friday on the second pair with Owen Power, and Lindy Ruff expects him in the lineup Saturday. Alex Lyon (upper body) is still out with no timeline. Luukkonen and Colten Ellis split starter's reps, and Saturday's goalie hasn't been decided.
Update: Sanderson back on the ice Friday on the top pair and could play Saturday's opener in Toronto
Jake Sanderson skated with the Senators Friday after missing time with an undisclosed injury and could play Saturday against the Maple Leafs. Warren Foegele is expected to play. Artem Zub (knee) and Andre Burakovsky (upper body) skated in non-contact jerseys.
Andrei Kuzmenko back at Penguins practice after his father's death; set to debut Saturday vs. Montreal
Kuzmenko went through a full practice Friday after leaving the team on Sept. 24 to be with family in Russia following his father's death. He skated on a line with Ben Kindel and Connor Dewar, switched to No. 62, and is expected to make his Penguins debut in Saturday's home opener against the Canadiens.
Update: Arvid Soderblom, not Spencer Knight, started in Utah and made 26 saves in a 6-0 loss
Knight had been expected to start again Thursday, but Soderblom made his season debut in Salt Lake City and faced 32 shots as Chicago fell to 0-2. The Blackhawks end their road trip Saturday in Buffalo.
Update: Brandon Bussi, not Kochetkov, starts again against Washington
Rod Brind'Amour confirmed Bussi gets his second straight start Friday after the opening-night overtime loss to Florida. Pyotr Kochetkov now lines up for Saturday's game in Philadelphia.
Update: Swayman, not DiPietro, starts in Winnipeg tonight
The Bruins say Jeremy Swayman starts Friday against the Jets, coming off his 24-save shutout of the Rangers, with Michael DiPietro backing up. Boston plays the second half of a back-to-back Saturday in Minnesota.
Joel Hofer starts the opener in Dallas; Jordan Binnington gets Saturday's game in Colorado
Hofer makes his first opening-night start Friday against the Stars, and Binnington takes the second half of the back-to-back against the Avalanche on Saturday, per NHL.com's Lou Korac.
Update: Dylan Garand confirmed in net tonight in Detroit
The Rangers' beat writer Vincent Z. Mercogliano reports that Garand starts the second half of the back-to-back against the Red Wings, as expected. Shesterkin started Thursday's 5-1 win over Tampa Bay, and Korpisalo is on IR.
Pyotr Kochetkov expected to make his season debut against Washington; Bussi likely starts Saturday in Philadelphia
The Hurricanes' own game preview says Kochetkov is expected in goal Friday against the Capitals. Brandon Bussi, who started the opener against Florida, would then likely face the Flyers on Saturday. Brind'Amour had not publicly committed to a starter after Thursday's practice.
Lankinen pulled after allowing 8 goals on 20 shots; Merilainen and Lankinen both expected to start this weekend
Kevin Lankinen was pulled midway through Thursday's 9-7 home loss to Edmonton. Leevi Merilainen stopped 10 of 11 shots in his Canucks debut. With Calgary in town Saturday and Vegas on Sunday, each goalie is expected to get a start, but Saturday's starter hasn't been named.
Michael DiPietro expected to start in Winnipeg on the first night of a back-to-back
Boston plays the Jets Friday and the Wild Saturday. The Bruins haven't named a starter, but the beat writer expects DiPietro to get the first game after Jeremy Swayman shut out the Rangers in the opener.
John Gibson projected to start tonight's opener against the Rangers after missing practice with an illness
NHL.com's projected lineup and Detroit Hockey Now both list Gibson in goal for Detroit's opener, with Daniil Tarasov backing up. Gibson had missed practices this week with an illness. McLellan has not confirmed it publicly.
Update: Oettinger first goalie off at the morning skate, set to start the opener vs St. Louis
Jake Oettinger led the goalies off the ice at Friday's morning skate, which points to him starting the opener against the Blues. That backs up Wednesday's report after his late-preseason lower-body injury.
Carter Hart gets the start at home against Anaheim tonight
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Danny Webster says Carter Hart will start against the Ducks. Hart made 24 saves on 26 shots in the 5-2 opening win over Chicago, and Adin Hill backs up.
Lukas Dostal expected to start the Ducks' opener in Vegas
The Athletic's Jesse Granger says Lukas Dostal will start Friday's opener against the Golden Knights, the team that knocked Anaheim out in last spring's second round. Ville Husso is the backup.
Senators loan rookie defenseman Hoyt Stanley to AHL Belleville a day before the opener
Stanley, 21, made the initial 23-man roster but goes to Belleville. He's in year one of a three-year entry-level deal ($1.075M AAV). The move points to Sanderson being available Saturday.
Predators send defenseman Ryan Ufko to AHL Milwaukee after one game
Nashville assigned Ufko to the Admirals the day after the 3-1 opening loss to Minnesota, with no corresponding move, leaving 22 players. Brunette said Ufko got a bit overwhelmed in the opener; a forward recall is likely before Saturday's game against Dallas.
Rookie defenseman Anton Johansson makes his NHL debut on the second pair with Justin Faulk
The 22-year-old fourth-round pick from 2022 draws in for the opener against the Rangers. Edvinsson is unsigned and Bernard-Docker is hurt, so Albert Johansson moves up to the top pair with Moritz Seider.
DeBoer reshuffles Islanders lines after opening loss; Sorokin to start Saturday's home opener vs. New Jersey
At Friday's practice Emil Heineman stayed on the top line with Horvat and Palmieri, Duclair joined Holmstrom and Pageau, and rookie Victor Eklund skated with Cal Ritchie and Brayden Schenn. The defense pairs didn't change. DeBoer said the team needs more 5-on-5 scoring. Ilya Sorokin starts Saturday against the Devils at UBS Arena.
Marchenko skates on Matthews' line at his first Leafs practice; Bobrovsky projected to start Saturday vs. Ottawa
At his first practice since the trade, Kirill Marchenko skated with Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic and stayed on PP1. The other lines were unchanged after Wednesday's win. Sergei Bobrovsky is projected to start against the Senators, with Anthony Stolarz backing up.
Predators shuffle defense pairs at practice before Dallas: Josi with Hague, Skjei with Perbix
At Friday's practice Nashville tried Roman Josi with Nic Hague, Brady Skjei with Nick Perbix, Jack Ahcan with Ilya Lyubushkin, and William Trudeau with Adam Wilsby. Brunette said the pairs will be set after Saturday's morning skate and he wants someone to grab a job.
Canucks shuffle lines mid-game: Pettersson back with DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson
After a bad first period against Edmonton, Malhotra reunited Pettersson with DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson. He also moved Cotter up between Boeser and Ohgren, put Lekkerimaki with Bains and Rossi, and had Sasson center O'Connor and Gallagher.
Update: Draisaitl back with McDavid, and Podkolzin takes Hyman's spot on the top line
In the 9-7 win in Vancouver, Edmonton put Draisaitl back on McDavid's line, with Vasily Podkolzin filling the top-line spot left by the injured Zach Hyman. The two had centered separate lines in the opener. McDavid had five points and Draisaitl three.
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.
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.
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.
Kraken trade prospect David Goyette to the Flyers for winger Devin Kaplan
Seattle sent center David Goyette, a 2022 second-rounder, to Philadelphia for Devin Kaplan, a 22-year-old winger and 2022 third-rounder who had 13 points in 49 AHL games last season. Both are AHL players: Kaplan goes to Coachella Valley and Goyette to Lehigh Valley.
Veteran defenseman Derek Forbort joins AHL Calgary on a tryout
The Wranglers, Calgary's AHL affiliate, signed Derek Forbort, 34, to a professional tryout. Hip problems limited him to two games with Vancouver last season. It gives the Flames' organization another veteran defenseman.
Update: Johnston says the Bruins and Zacha are struggling to agree on a number, which could make him a trade candidate
Pavel Zacha is in the last year of his deal ($4.75M cap hit) after a career-best 30 goals and 65 points. Chris Johnston reports that talks continue but agreeing on a number has been hard, and Zacha is said to be in no rush. Without a deal he could become a trade candidate.
Update: LeBrun says Quinn Hughes hasn't yet let his agent close an extension with the Wild
Hughes's agent Pat Brisson and GM Bill Guerin have talked several times. Hughes is in no rush and hasn't told his camp to finish a deal. LeBrun says that once he does, an extension shouldn't take long to work out.
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.
Ducks sign defenseman Tristan Luneau to a six-year, $43.2M extension ($7.2M AAV) after 14 NHL games
Anaheim extended the 22-year-old right-shot defenseman for six years at a $7.2M cap hit, starting next season. GM Pat Verbeek said the team sees him as a top-four defenseman. Luneau spent most of last season with AHL San Diego and was recalled for the opener.
Update: Cheveldayoff says there's still no timeline for a Hellebuyck trade; he misses his first paycheck Oct. 3
Cheveldayoff said Hellebuyck's camp told the team from the start that a deal could take a while. TSN's Dreger says no offer has yet matched fair value for an elite goalie with years left on his deal. Skinner and Stevenson are in goal for Friday's opener against Boston.
Scott Arniel coaching the Jets in the final year of his contract, with no extension rush
LeBrun reports that Arniel is entering the last year of his deal, and Winnipeg seems comfortable letting the season play out before dealing with an extension.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gustav Forsling a late scratch in San Jose with an upper-body injury; Balinskis draws in
Forsling took part in warmups before Thursday's game against the Sharks but was then ruled out with an upper-body injury, and Uvis Balinskis took his place. He is considered day-to-day. Florida plays next on Sunday in Anaheim.
Update: Johnathan Kovacevic joins the Devils' morning skate for the first time this season
Kovacevic is recovering from offseason knee surgery and skated with his NHL teammates Thursday morning, a step forward in his recovery. He remains on injured reserve.
Matty Beniers had his knee iced after blocking a shot in the win at Calgary
Beniers took a painful block on the penalty kill in the first period and finished the game, but had his knee wrapped in ice afterward. The Kraken haven't given a status update yet.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Update: Frederik Andersen moved to long-term injured reserve and expected out until December
Edmonton moved goalie Frederik Andersen to LTIR before Thursday's game in Vancouver, according to the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson. He isn't expected back before December, which leaves Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi as the tandem.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dylan Garand likely to start Friday in Detroit, the second half of the back-to-back
Shesterkin played Thursday's home opener, and Korpisalo is on IR. That makes Garand, just recalled from Hartford, the likely starter against the Red Wings unless Shesterkin plays both nights. Garand went 2-0-1 with a .948 save percentage in three NHL starts last season.
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.
Update: Friedman says Montreal lost out on Marchenko because it wouldn't take on the Wood and Merzlikins contracts
On 32 Thoughts, Elliotte Friedman called Montreal the most active suitor for Kirill Marchenko all summer. He said the Canadiens fell short because they wouldn't take on the contracts of Miles Wood and Elvis Merzlikins, which Toronto did. He also hinted that Montreal tried to bring another team's player into a three-way deal.
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.
Rutger McGroarty sent to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton after sitting as a healthy scratch in the opener
McGroarty, 22, made the opening roster mainly because of injuries and was scratched for the 7-0 win in Philadelphia. The Penguins then assigned him to the AHL.
Stars recall Colin Blackwell and Arttu Hyry from AHL Texas, using cap room freed by Duchene's LTIR move
Duchene's $4.5M cap hit came off when he went on long-term injured reserve, and Dallas used the room to call up both forwards before Friday's opener against St. Louis. Blackwell had cleared waivers earlier in the week. Duchene can't play before Oct. 25.
Bettman says players using no-trade clauses to force trades to teams they choose is not good for the game
On Sportsnet 590 Thursday, Gary Bettman said no-trade clauses were meant to protect players who sign long-term, not to let them demand a trade to a team of their choosing. He named cases like Brady Tkachuk, Larkin and Hellebuyck. The league will watch the trend and could raise it with the players' union.
Matt Rempe a healthy scratch for the home opener; Jaroslav Chmelar draws in on the fourth line
Coach Mike Sullivan sat Rempe for Thursday's 5-1 win over Tampa Bay and put Chmelar on the fourth-line right wing in his season debut. Matthew Robertson and Scott Morrow were also scratched.
Update: Martone and Bump benched for most of the third as Tocchet shortens his bench in the OT loss at New Jersey
Porter Martone played 12:27 and took only four third-period shifts. Alex Bump played 8:18 with one shift in the third. Tocchet said he went with his best nine forwards to handle Jack Hughes, and Tippett took Martone's spot on the Dvorak-Konecny line.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
With Larkin out, Andrew Copp centers DeBrincat and Raymond in the projected lines for tonight's opener
Detroit's practice lines for Friday's opener against the Rangers: DeBrincat-Copp-Raymond, Finnie-Compher-Arvidsson, Rasmussen-Kasper-Kolesar and Appleton-Danielson-Brandsegg-Nygard, with Carter Mazur as the extra forward. Larkin did some drills but took no line rushes.
Update: Greer set to return on the top line; Judd Caulfield to debut and Nick Jensen a projected scratch
NHL.com's projected lineup has A.J. Greer back with Carlsson and Gauthier after he missed the preseason. Judd Caulfield makes his NHL debut on the fourth line. Travis Mitchell plays on the second pair, and new defenseman Nick Jensen sits out with Colangelo and Klepov.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Perfetti moves up to the top line and rookie Viggo Bjorck centers the second; Bjorck and Tyrel Bauer debut vs Boston
At practice Connor-Scheifele-Perfetti made up the top line, with Rosen-Bjorck-Vilardi second and Barron-Lowry-Lambert third. Ferraro and Bauer were the third defense pair and Koepke was the extra forward. TSN says Bjorck, the No. 8 pick in June, and Bauer both make their NHL debuts Friday.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The last 14 days of NHL news, from team, league and reporter sources, in our own words. Reported means one insider or outlet has it and it isn't confirmed yet.
Day-to-dayNick Paullisted day-to-day but centred the third line at Monday practice and says he feels good; expected to playCanadiens.com game preview · Sep 29
OutElvis MerzlikinsShoulder surgery Aug 17; failed physical, out indefinitely with no timetable ('not going to see him in the near future'). Jet Greaves is the starter; Cam Talbot signed as backupdailyfaceoff.com · Sep 17
IRVincent Iorioplaced on injured reserve to set the 23-man roster (lower body); Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson are the spare defensemenRangers On SI (Nick Ziegler) · Sep 29
IRThatcher Demkohip surgery; hoped back before ChristmasNHL.com · Sep 29
Vegas Golden Knights5
OutAlex PietrangeloOn LTIR for all of 2026-27 (bilateral femur/hip issue); the summer LTIR designation bars a return this season or in the playoffs (est. 82 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Jul 2
OutElvis MerzlikinsShoulder surgery Aug 17; failed physical, out indefinitely with no timetable ('not going to see him in the near future'). Jet Greaves is the starter; Cam Talbot signed as backupdailyfaceoff.com · Sep 17
IRVincent Iorioplaced on injured reserve to set the 23-man roster (lower body); Scott Morrow and Matthew Robertson are the spare defensemenRangers On SI (Nick Ziegler) · Sep 29
Top scorers
Mika Zibanejad 1G 1A · 2 pts in 2 GP
Pavel Dorofeyev 1G 1A · 2 pts in 2 GP
Adam Fox 0G 2A · 2 pts in 2 GP
Eeli Tolvanen 1G 0A · 1 pts in 2 GP
Gabe Perreault 1G 0A · 1 pts in 2 GP
News
GoalieUpdate: Dylan Garand confirmed in net tonight in Detroit Oct 2
IRKorpisalo goes on IR, week-to-week with a lower-body injury; Garand recalled from Hartford to back up Oct 1
GoalieDylan Garand likely to start Friday in Detroit, the second half of the back-to-back Oct 1
LineupMatt Rempe a healthy scratch for the home opener; Jaroslav Chmelar draws in on the fourth line Oct 1
WaiversUpdate: Vincent Iorio clears waivers and heads to AHL Hartford Sep 30
IRRangers put defenseman Vincent Iorio on injured reserve before the opener in Boston Sep 29
Day-to-dayNick Paullisted day-to-day but centred the third line at Monday practice and says he feels good; expected to playCanadiens.com game preview · Sep 29
Top scorers
Easton Cowan 1G 2A · 3 pts in 2 GP
William Nylander 2G 0A · 2 pts in 2 GP
Morgan Rielly 0G 2A · 2 pts in 2 GP
Colton Sissons 1G 0A · 1 pts in 2 GP
Jack Roslovic 0G 1A · 1 pts in 2 GP
News
LineupMarchenko skates on Matthews' line at his first Leafs practice; Bobrovsky projected to start Saturday vs. Ottawa Oct 2
GoalieStolarz expected to start the second half of the back-to-back against the Islanders Sep 30
GoalieUpdate: Stolarz starts against the Islanders; Bo Groulx draws in Sep 30
InjuryUpdate: Marchenko's work visa still pending on game day; his Leafs debut tonight is up in the air Sep 29
InjuryUpdate: Marchenko's visa comes through; he makes his Leafs debut tonight against Montreal Sep 29
InjuryMerzlikins out three to five more months after shoulder surgery; Miles Wood starts the season with the Marlies Sep 29
OutAlex PietrangeloOn LTIR for all of 2026-27 (bilateral femur/hip issue); the summer LTIR designation bars a return this season or in the playoffs (est. 82 games)prohockeyrumors.com · Jul 2
The Devils threw 44 shots at Joseph Woll, the hockey version of trying every key on the ring. Woll stopped 41 and dragged Philly to overtime, where Jack Hughes ended it at 3:23, because of course he did. The Flyers led twice: once on a Rasmus Ristolainen goal with their own goalie on the bench (bold), once on Travis Sanheim's goal early in the third. Both leads lasted about as long as a Philly sports-radio caller's patience. Dougie Hamilton and Luke Hughes did the tying, Bratt set up the winner, and Jake Allen needed only 23 saves. Tocchet shortened his bench so much that Porter Martone watched most of the third from the best seat in the house. One point and a minus-8 goal difference after two games: the Flyers are rebuilding, and so far the foundation is Joseph Woll and a lot of prayer.
3rd 05:33 · PHI Travis Sanheim (1) from Sean Couturier · PHI 2–1 NJD
3rd 09:44 · NJD Luke Hughes (1) from Luke Evangelista · PHI 2–2 NJD
OT 03:23 · NJD Jack Hughes (1) from Jesper Bratt · PHI 2–3 NJD
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
NJD ML
-182
PHI +1.5
-184
Tie after 60
+310
No -1.5 winner (won by 1); NJD +1.5 wasn't offered.
TBL 1–5 NYR
Tampa Bay Lightning25 shots
1
FinalMadison Square Garden
New York Rangers25 shots
5
Puckline's report
Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 of 25 and then, apparently tired of waiting on his forwards, scored into the empty net himself. A goalie goal in the home opener: the Garden hasn't been this giddy since the last time somebody promised a parade. Zibanejad scored on the power play and set up another, Dorofeyev had two points, and Adam Fox handed out two assists like party favors. Tolvanen and Gabe Perreault joined in. Kucherov got one back in the second and then spent the night watching. Andrei Vasilevskiy let in four on 24 shots, not the opening act Tampa sold tickets for. Final tally: the entire Lightning roster scored one goal, exactly as many as the guy in the Rangers' crease, and he was busy making 24 saves at the time.
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
TBL
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Nikita Kucherov
R
1
0
1
1
24:07
0
0
Brayden Point
C
0
1
1
1
30%
22:38
0
0
Ilya Mikheyev
R
0
1
1
0
10:56
0
0
Jake Guentzel
C
0
0
0
4
64%
24:02
0
0
John Carlson
D
0
0
0
4
23:41
1
0
Brandon Hagel
L
0
0
0
3
23:40
1
0
Anthony Cirelli
C
0
0
0
3
45%
19:56
1
0
Charle-Edouard D'Astous
D
0
0
0
0
19:07
2
0
Victor Hedman
D
0
0
0
2
17:45
2
0
Erik Cernak
D
0
0
0
1
16:00
5
0
Ryan McDonagh
D
0
0
0
1
15:46
1
0
Pontus Holmberg
R
0
0
0
3
14:59
1
0
J.J. Moser
D
0
0
0
0
14:54
2
4
Conor Geekie
C
0
0
0
0
67%
12:32
3
0
Gage Goncalves
C
0
0
0
0
12:09
1
0
Jansen Harkins
C
0
0
0
1
10:55
4
0
Jeffrey Viel
L
0
0
0
1
08:49
4
2
Zemgus Girgensons
C
0
0
0
0
14%
07:39
3
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy
24
20
0.833
55:52
NYR
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Mika Zibanejad
C
1
1
2
3
67%
18:53
2
0
Pavel Dorofeyev
R
1
1
2
5
13:44
0
0
Adam Fox
D
0
2
2
0
19:04
0
2
Eeli Tolvanen
R
1
0
1
1
14:18
0
0
Gabe Perreault
R
1
0
1
1
10:46
2
0
Noah Laba
C
0
1
1
0
30%
16:14
0
2
Oliver Bjorkstrand
R
0
1
1
1
12:25
0
0
Vladislav Gavrikov
D
0
0
0
0
23:20
1
0
Marcus Pettersson
D
0
0
0
1
21:38
0
0
Sean Durzi
D
0
0
0
0
20:54
0
2
Braden Schneider
D
0
0
0
3
18:48
3
4
J.T. Miller
C
0
0
0
1
79%
15:33
0
4
Alexis Lafrenière
L
0
0
0
3
100%
15:15
0
0
Tye Kartye
L
0
0
0
0
100%
14:47
5
0
Joseph Veleno
C
0
0
0
1
67%
14:45
4
0
Will Cuylle
L
0
0
0
3
50%
14:12
3
2
Alberts Smits
D
0
0
0
0
14:09
1
0
Jaroslav Chmelar
R
0
0
0
1
06:18
1
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Igor Shesterkin
25
24
0.960
60:00
Scoring
1st 05:34 · NYR Mika Zibanejad (1) from Pavel Dorofeyev, Adam Fox · PP · TBL 0–1 NYR
1st 10:51 · NYR Pavel Dorofeyev (1) from Oliver Bjorkstrand · TBL 0–2 NYR
2nd 01:40 · NYR Eeli Tolvanen (1) from Noah Laba · TBL 0–3 NYR
2nd 07:59 · TBL Nikita Kucherov (1) from Ilya Mikheyev, Brayden Point · TBL 1–3 NYR
2nd 16:01 · NYR Gabe Perreault (1) from Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · TBL 1–4 NYR
3rd 17:26 · NYR Igor Shesterkin (1) unassisted · EN · TBL 1–5 NYR
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
NYR ML
+122
NYR +1.5
-205
NYR REG
+200
NYR -1.5 wasn't offered.
BUF 3–6 CBJ
Buffalo Sabres26 shots
3
FinalNationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets23 shots
6
Puckline's report
Matthew Knies' first game in a Blue Jackets sweater: two goals, an assist and, presumably, a thank-you card in the mail to Columbus. Charlie Coyle had three assists, Werenski two, and Columbus scored six on 23 shots, efficiency Buffalo can only read about. The Sabres hung around, 4-3 after two thanks to Quinn and Helenius, then remembered who they were. Luukkonen stopped 17 of 22, a save percentage best described as 'hospitable'. Mathieu Olivier fought Zach Metsa and then scored into the empty net, a full shift's work in one night. Owen Power and Noah Ostlund had two assists each, nice consolation prizes. Buffalo opened the season with 'this is the year' energy and closed the first night with 'here we go again.'
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
BUF
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Owen Power
D
0
2
2
0
25:25
0
0
Noah Ostlund
C
0
2
2
3
55%
16:42
0
0
Jack Quinn
R
1
0
1
4
20:46
1
0
Mattias Samuelsson
D
1
0
1
1
18:21
0
4
Konsta Helenius
C
1
0
1
2
15:09
2
0
Zach Benson
L
0
1
1
1
18:34
2
0
Ryan McLeod
C
0
1
1
0
40%
16:41
0
0
Rasmus Dahlin
D
0
0
0
4
25:58
2
0
Tage Thompson
C
0
0
0
4
43%
19:46
1
2
Josh Doan
R
0
0
0
3
50%
19:06
2
0
Josh Norris
C
0
0
0
1
71%
16:19
2
0
Louis Crevier
D
0
0
0
1
16:14
0
0
Peyton Krebs
C
0
0
0
0
14:58
3
0
Matt Grzelcyk
D
0
0
0
0
14:27
0
0
Zach Metsa
D
0
0
0
0
12:54
0
5
1
Jiri Kulich
C
0
0
0
1
20%
08:45
1
0
Beck Malenstyn
L
0
0
0
1
08:11
4
0
Sam Carrick
C
0
0
0
0
40%
07:43
1
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
22
17
0.773
59:08
CBJ
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Matthew Knies
L
2
1
3
4
16:06
0
0
Charlie Coyle
C
0
3
3
0
47%
19:04
2
0
Zach Werenski
D
0
2
2
3
28:46
0
0
Adam Fantilli
C
1
0
1
2
80%
17:28
6
0
Sean Monahan
C
1
0
1
1
40%
15:31
0
0
Cole Sillinger
C
1
0
1
3
100%
15:21
1
4
Mathieu Olivier
R
1
0
1
3
14:32
3
7
1
Denton Mateychuk
D
0
1
1
2
27:28
0
0
Valeri Nichushkin
R
0
1
1
0
15:45
1
0
Emil Andrae
D
0
1
1
0
15:37
1
0
Kent Johnson
C
0
1
1
1
14:53
0
2
Dmitri Voronkov
L
0
1
1
0
10:44
4
0
Carson Soucy
D
0
0
0
2
20:15
2
2
Erik Gudbranson
D
0
0
0
0
17:44
0
0
Danton Heinen
L
0
0
0
2
40%
12:11
0
0
Conor Garland
R
0
0
0
0
12:09
1
0
Ryan Lomberg
L
0
0
0
0
09:21
2
0
Jake Christiansen
D
0
0
0
0
07:05
2
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Jet Greaves
26
23
0.885
60:00
Scoring
1st 07:21 · BUF Mattias Samuelsson (1) from Noah Ostlund, Owen Power · BUF 1–0 CBJ
1st 12:51 · CBJ Cole Sillinger (1) from Charlie Coyle, Denton Mateychuk · BUF 1–1 CBJ
1st 17:58 · CBJ Matthew Knies (1) from Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski · PP · BUF 1–2 CBJ
1st 18:44 · CBJ Adam Fantilli (1) from Zach Werenski, Matthew Knies · BUF 1–3 CBJ
2nd 01:25 · BUF Jack Quinn (1) from Zach Benson, Noah Ostlund · BUF 2–3 CBJ
2nd 07:45 · CBJ Matthew Knies (2) from Emil Andrae, Kent Johnson · BUF 2–4 CBJ
2nd 13:14 · BUF Konsta Helenius (1) from Ryan McLeod, Owen Power · BUF 3–4 CBJ
3rd 14:21 · CBJ Sean Monahan (1) from Valeri Nichushkin, Dmitri Voronkov · PP · BUF 3–5 CBJ
3rd 17:53 · CBJ Mathieu Olivier (1) from Charlie Coyle · EN · BUF 3–6 CBJ
Fights
Zach Metsa (BUF) vs Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) (2nd 03:58)
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
CBJ ML
-104
CBJ +1.5
-280
CBJ REG
+155
CBJ -1.5 wasn't offered.
MIN 3–1 NSH
Minnesota Wild30 shots
3
FinalBridgestone Arena
Nashville Predators20 shots
1
Puckline's report
Nashville rolled out the home-opener pageantry and the Wild treated it like a soundcheck. Nick Foligno opened the scoring, Blake Coleman added a power-play goal, and Kaprizov put it away early in the third off a Quinn Hughes feed, a sentence Wild fans waited all summer to say. Hughes played 27:30 and looked like he'd been there for years. Jesper Wallstedt needed 19 saves, a light shift. Josi scored, Stamkos and Forsberg got assists, and the Preds managed 20 shots in their own building, roughly one per sad country song. Saros made 27 saves and deserved a better band behind him. Nashville spent big two summers ago to win now, and 'now' keeps showing up looking like this.
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
MIN
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Kirill Kaprizov
L
1
0
1
3
20:53
1
0
Blake Coleman
L
1
0
1
2
13:44
1
2
Nick Foligno
L
1
0
1
2
33%
12:29
0
0
Quinn Hughes
D
0
1
1
5
27:30
0
0
Olli Maatta
D
0
1
1
0
21:34
0
0
Jared Spurgeon
D
0
1
1
1
19:09
1
2
Michael McCarron
C
0
1
1
4
53%
13:24
6
0
Danila Yurov
R
0
1
1
1
100%
12:29
2
0
Bobby Brink
R
0
1
1
2
11:37
1
0
Matt Boldy
L
0
0
0
5
21:28
0
2
Jonas Brodin
D
0
0
0
0
20:28
0
0
Joel Eriksson Ek
C
0
0
0
3
45%
20:20
1
0
Maxim Shabanov
R
0
0
0
0
15:09
0
0
Zach Bogosian
D
0
0
0
1
14:32
1
0
Ryan Hartman
R
0
0
0
0
50%
12:54
1
2
Yakov Trenin
C
0
0
0
0
12:44
2
0
Marcus Foligno
L
0
0
0
1
12:16
2
0
Daemon Hunt
D
0
0
0
0
10:06
1
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Jesper Wallstedt
20
19
0.950
59:14
NSH
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Roman Josi
D
1
0
1
3
24:53
2
0
Filip Forsberg
L
0
1
1
2
19:29
2
0
Steven Stamkos
C
0
1
1
1
71%
18:46
1
0
Ryan O'Reilly
C
0
0
0
4
59%
21:31
2
0
Brady Skjei
D
0
0
0
0
20:53
2
0
Nick Perbix
D
0
0
0
0
18:04
0
2
Mavrik Bourque
C
0
0
0
4
67%
17:25
3
2
Matthew Wood
R
0
0
0
0
12%
17:22
2
0
Jonathan Marchessault
R
0
0
0
0
17:20
0
2
Adam Wilsby
D
0
0
0
0
16:05
0
0
Ryan Ufko
D
0
0
0
1
15:27
0
0
Nicolas Hague
D
0
0
0
0
15:23
2
0
Alexander Kerfoot
C
0
0
0
1
13:20
1
0
Jack Drury
C
0
0
0
0
46%
12:50
1
2
Ross Colton
C
0
0
0
2
12:15
6
0
Reid Schaefer
L
0
0
0
1
11:35
1
0
Adam Edstrom
C
0
0
0
1
10:50
1
0
Nils Hoglander
L
0
0
0
0
100%
10:32
0
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Juuse Saros
30
27
0.900
58:19
Scoring
1st 09:35 · MIN Nick Foligno (1) from Michael McCarron, Olli Maatta · MIN 1–0 NSH
1st 13:48 · MIN Blake Coleman (1) from Bobby Brink, Danila Yurov · PP · MIN 2–0 NSH
2nd 09:23 · NSH Roman Josi (1) from Filip Forsberg, Steven Stamkos · MIN 2–1 NSH
3rd 04:42 · MIN Kirill Kaprizov (1) from Quinn Hughes, Jared Spurgeon · MIN 3–1 NSH
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
MIN ML
-152
MIN -1.5
+168
MIN REG
+110
MIN +1.5 wasn't offered.
SEA 6–1 CGY
Seattle Kraken32 shots
6
FinalScotiabank Saddledome
Calgary Flames25 shots
1
Puckline's report
Calgary's home opener was over about 19 and a half minutes in, when the Kraken went up 3-0 and the Saddledome started checking the parking-lot traffic. Vince Dunn had three points, Jared McCann three assists, and Joey Daccord stopped 24 of 25 and still found time for an assist, which is one more point than the Flames' entire defense managed. Seattle's scoresheet read like a roll call: Eberle, Dunn, Gaudreau, Stephenson, Beniers, Kakko. Dustin Wolf faced 32 shots and six went in, and very little of it was his idea. Ryan Strome broke the shutout with 3:25 left, which in Calgary currently counts as a rally. The Flames have a shiny new arena on the way, and on this evidence it'll open before their second goal of the night would have.
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
SEA
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Vince Dunn
D
1
2
3
2
20:37
2
0
Jared McCann
L
0
3
3
4
17:54
0
0
Matty Beniers
C
1
1
2
1
41%
16:58
2
0
Kaapo Kakko
R
1
1
2
1
16:49
0
0
Jordan Eberle
R
1
0
1
4
17:52
0
0
Chandler Stephenson
C
1
0
1
2
50%
16:59
0
0
Frederick Gaudreau
C
1
0
1
2
55%
13:58
1
0
Ryker Evans
D
0
1
1
1
20:42
1
0
Ryan Winterton
C
0
1
1
3
16:17
0
0
Shane Wright
C
0
1
1
2
67%
15:55
1
0
Brandon Montour
D
0
0
0
4
24:11
0
0
Berkly Catton
C
0
0
0
1
50%
19:00
0
0
Adam Larsson
D
0
0
0
1
18:48
5
0
Bobby McMann
C
0
0
0
3
16:05
1
0
Josh Mahura
D
0
0
0
0
14:28
1
2
Ryan Lindgren
D
0
0
0
0
14:28
0
0
Jacob Melanson
R
0
0
0
1
09:31
2
2
Curtis Douglas
C
0
0
0
0
05:58
4
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Joey Daccord
25
24
0.960
59:30
CGY
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Ryan Strome
C
1
0
1
4
33%
16:01
0
0
Yegor Sharangovich
C
0
1
1
1
50%
17:14
2
0
Connor Zary
C
0
1
1
1
13:19
0
0
Simon Nemec
D
0
0
0
4
21:18
0
0
Kevin Bahl
D
0
0
0
1
21:07
0
2
Jake Middleton
D
0
0
0
2
20:55
3
0
Zach Whitecloud
D
0
0
0
0
19:14
2
0
Yan Kuznetsov
D
0
0
0
1
18:10
2
0
Zayne Parekh
D
0
0
0
1
17:47
1
0
Joel Farabee
L
0
0
0
1
17:11
1
4
Mikael Backlund
C
0
0
0
1
52%
17:07
1
0
Samuel Honzek
L
0
0
0
2
15:32
4
0
Matt Coronato
R
0
0
0
1
67%
13:34
0
0
Morgan Frost
C
0
0
0
2
78%
12:48
0
0
Martin Pospisil
C
0
0
0
2
38%
12:40
4
2
Maxim Tsyplakov
R
0
0
0
1
12:28
0
0
Matvei Gridin
R
0
0
0
0
12:10
0
2
Adam Klapka
R
0
0
0
0
11:29
4
2
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Dustin Wolf
32
26
0.812
59:50
Scoring
1st 09:10 · SEA Jordan Eberle (1) from Jared McCann, Vince Dunn · PP · SEA 1–0 CGY
1st 09:42 · SEA Vince Dunn (1) from Ryan Winterton, Shane Wright · SEA 2–0 CGY
1st 19:30 · SEA Frederick Gaudreau (1) from Kaapo Kakko, Ryker Evans · SEA 3–0 CGY
3rd 04:04 · SEA Matty Beniers (1) from Jared McCann · SEA 5–0 CGY
3rd 16:35 · CGY Ryan Strome (1) from Yegor Sharangovich, Connor Zary · SEA 5–1 CGY
3rd 17:01 · SEA Kaapo Kakko (1) from Jared McCann, Matty Beniers · SEA 6–1 CGY
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
SEA ML
-114
SEA -1.5
+225
SEA +1.5
-278
SEA REG
+145
CHI 0–6 UTA
Chicago Blackhawks15 shots
0
FinalDelta Center
Utah Mammoth32 shots
6
Puckline's report
Utah's home opener was a 6-0 party, and the Blackhawks brought 15 shots to it, which isn't a gift so much as an IOU. Dylan Guenther scored twice on the power play, Keller had two assists, and six different Mammoth scored, including Anders Lee in his first home game for his new team. Karel Vejmelka made 15 saves for the shutout and probably had time to reorganize the bench. Arvid Soderblom got a surprise start and 32 shots for his trouble. Ryan Donato fought MacKenzie Weegar in the third, the most competitive thing Chicago did all night. Two games, 0-2, minus-9: Chicago keeps saying the rebuild is almost finished, and the contractor still can't find the net.
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
CHI
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Bowen Byram
D
0
0
0
0
24:49
0
0
Artyom Levshunov
D
0
0
0
1
19:51
1
2
Wyatt Kaiser
D
0
0
0
1
19:49
0
0
Patrick Kane
R
0
0
0
0
19:19
1
2
Alex Vlasic
D
0
0
0
1
18:18
0
0
Tyler Bertuzzi
L
0
0
0
2
18:15
0
0
Anton Frondell
C
0
0
0
3
13%
18:10
2
0
Sam Rinzel
D
0
0
0
2
17:30
0
0
Frank Nazar
C
0
0
0
0
43%
17:23
1
2
Ryan Greene
C
0
0
0
0
18%
17:04
0
0
Roman Kantserov
R
0
0
0
0
44%
16:36
0
0
Ian Cole
D
0
0
0
0
14:52
0
0
Cole Smith
R
0
0
0
1
14:13
2
0
Jordan Greenway
L
0
0
0
1
13:52
2
0
Teuvo Teravainen
C
0
0
0
1
13:00
0
0
Ryan Donato
C
0
0
0
0
11:54
1
5
1
Oliver Moore
C
0
0
0
2
33%
11:25
1
2
Nick Lardis
L
0
0
0
0
10:18
1
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Arvid Soderblom
32
26
0.812
60:00
UTA
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Dylan Guenther
R
2
0
2
5
100%
14:33
0
0
Michael Carcone
L
1
1
2
2
12:40
6
0
Clayton Keller
R
0
2
2
4
17:43
0
2
Nick Schmaltz
C
1
0
1
2
75%
18:12
0
0
Daniil But
L
1
0
1
1
50%
12:08
3
0
Anders Lee
L
1
0
1
4
12:07
1
0
Mikhail Sergachev
D
0
1
1
3
22:57
3
0
Nate Schmidt
D
0
1
1
0
18:56
2
0
Vincent Trocheck
C
0
1
1
1
79%
17:29
6
0
Andrew Peeke
D
0
1
1
0
17:05
2
2
Dmitri Simashev
D
0
1
1
2
16:34
0
0
Logan Cooley
C
0
1
1
0
70%
16:07
4
0
Lawson Crouse
L
0
1
1
1
100%
15:15
5
0
Kevin Stenlund
C
0
1
1
0
75%
12:58
0
0
John Marino
D
0
0
0
1
21:22
0
0
MacKenzie Weegar
D
0
0
0
2
20:39
7
5
1
Barrett Hayton
C
0
0
0
4
67%
13:49
0
2
Jack McBain
C
0
0
0
0
100%
13:26
3
2
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Karel Vejmelka
15
15
1.000
60:00
Scoring
1st 16:41 · UTA Dylan Guenther (1) from Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller · PP · CHI 0–1 UTA
1st 17:21 · UTA Michael Carcone (1) from Kevin Stenlund · CHI 0–2 UTA
2nd 09:47 · UTA Nick Schmaltz (1) from Vincent Trocheck, Mikhail Sergachev · CHI 0–3 UTA
2nd 13:06 · UTA Anders Lee (1) from Andrew Peeke, Dmitri Simashev · CHI 0–4 UTA
2nd 15:28 · UTA Dylan Guenther (2) from Clayton Keller, Lawson Crouse · PP · CHI 0–5 UTA
3rd 12:50 · UTA Daniil But (1) from Michael Carcone, Nate Schmidt · CHI 0–6 UTA
Fights
MacKenzie Weegar (UTA) vs Ryan Donato (CHI) (3rd 06:08)
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
UTA ML
-220
UTA -1.5
+112
UTA REG
-140
UTA +1.5 wasn't offered.
EDM 9–7 VAN
Edmonton Oilers31 shots
9
FinalRogers Arena
Vancouver Canucks22 shots
7
Puckline's report
Sixteen goals in Vancouver, which is what happens when two teams agree defense is a rumor. McDavid had five points, Draisaitl three, and the Oilers scored twice shorthanded in 34 seconds, which is just rude. It was 8-2 midway through the second and Kevin Lankinen's night was over. Then Edmonton did the most Oilers thing possible and let Vancouver score four straight, Marco Rossi twice, before Draisaitl calmed everybody down on the power play. Devon Levi gave up seven on 22 shots and still got the win, the hockey version of failing the exam and getting into the school anyway. Elias Pettersson had three points and eight hits, so at least one Canuck showed up angry. Vancouver had all summer to figure out how to stop McDavid, and the answer is still a shrug and a goalie change.
By Puckline Prince
Stat sheet
EDM
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Connor McDavid
C
1
4
5
3
31%
22:03
0
0
Leon Draisaitl
C
2
1
3
5
31%
20:19
0
0
Evan Bouchard
D
1
2
3
4
24:21
1
0
Kasperi Kapanen
R
1
1
2
1
18:48
1
0
Vasily Podkolzin
R
1
1
2
4
18:04
2
0
Ryan Shea
D
1
0
1
1
23:05
1
0
Owen Michaels
R
1
0
1
1
46%
13:23
2
0
Trent Frederic
C
1
0
1
2
33%
10:55
2
2
Mathieu Joseph
R
0
1
1
2
15:07
5
0
Isaac Howard
L
0
1
1
3
10:58
1
0
Connor Murphy
D
0
0
0
1
24:47
1
0
Mattias Ekholm
D
0
0
0
0
20:42
1
0
Alex Formenton
L
0
0
0
0
16:15
1
0
Jake Walman
D
0
0
0
1
13:02
0
2
Colton Dach
C
0
0
0
2
56%
12:46
0
0
Max Jones
L
0
0
0
1
100%
11:41
2
2
Shakir Mukhamadullin
D
0
0
0
0
10:01
0
0
Josh Samanski
C
0
0
0
0
50%
08:41
0
0
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Devon Levi
22
15
0.682
59:51
VAN
Player
Pos
G
A
P
SOG
FO%
TOI
Hits
PIM
Fights
Marco Rossi
C
2
1
3
4
80%
15:16
2
2
Elias Pettersson
C
1
2
3
2
50%
17:36
8
0
Jamie Oleksiak
D
1
1
2
1
21:19
2
2
Brock Boeser
R
1
1
2
2
18:38
2
0
Paul Cotter
L
1
1
2
1
64%
16:12
5
0
Arshdeep Bains
L
1
1
2
1
11:29
0
0
Filip Hronek
D
0
2
2
1
23:02
0
0
Tom Willander
D
0
1
1
0
21:11
0
0
Liam Ohgren
L
0
1
1
1
18:33
0
0
Luke Schenn
D
0
1
1
0
14:02
3
2
Jonathan Lekkerimäki
R
0
1
1
1
12:04
0
0
Zeev Buium
D
0
0
0
3
20:58
0
0
Elias Pettersson
D
0
0
0
0
16:17
0
0
Jake DeBrusk
L
0
0
0
4
15:37
1
2
Linus Karlsson
C
0
0
0
1
50%
13:47
0
0
Max Sasson
C
0
0
0
0
62%
13:36
0
0
Drew O'Connor
L
0
0
0
0
100%
13:23
2
0
Brendan Gallagher
R
0
0
0
0
100%
11:08
3
2
Goalie
Shots faced
Saves
SV%
TOI
Leevi Meriläinen
11
10
0.909
30:41
Kevin Lankinen
20
13
0.650
28:23
Scoring
1st 09:26 · EDM Vasily Podkolzin (3) from Kasperi Kapanen, Connor McDavid · PP · EDM 1–0 VAN
1st 14:26 · EDM Owen Michaels (1) from Mathieu Joseph, Evan Bouchard · EDM 2–0 VAN
1st 19:32 · EDM Ryan Shea (1) from Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl · EDM 4–0 VAN
2nd 00:27 · EDM Leon Draisaitl (1) from Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · EDM 5–0 VAN
2nd 04:31 · VAN Paul Cotter (3) from Liam Ohgren · EDM 5–1 VAN
2nd 05:04 · EDM Trent Frederic (1) from Isaac Howard · EDM 6–1 VAN
2nd 05:47 · VAN Brock Boeser (1) from Paul Cotter, Jamie Oleksiak · EDM 6–2 VAN
2nd 07:49 · EDM Connor McDavid (1) unassisted · SH · EDM 7–2 VAN
2nd 08:23 · EDM Kasperi Kapanen (1) unassisted · SH · EDM 8–2 VAN
2nd 19:59 · VAN Arshdeep Bains (1) from Elias Pettersson, Filip Hronek · EDM 8–3 VAN
3rd 01:53 · VAN Marco Rossi (2) from Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Tom Willander · EDM 8–4 VAN
3rd 04:43 · VAN Marco Rossi (3) from Arshdeep Bains, Luke Schenn · EDM 8–5 VAN
3rd 07:37 · VAN Elias Pettersson (2) from Marco Rossi, Brock Boeser · PP · EDM 8–6 VAN
3rd 09:26 · EDM Leon Draisaitl (2) from Connor McDavid, Vasily Podkolzin · PP · EDM 9–6 VAN
3rd 18:31 · VAN Jamie Oleksiak (1) from Filip Hronek, Elias Pettersson · EDM 9–7 VAN
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
EDM ML
-205
EDM -1.5
+114
EDM REG
-130
EDM +1.5 wasn't offered.
FLA 3–4 SJS OT
Florida Panthers26 shots
3
Final/OTSAP Center at San Jose
San Jose Sharks32 shots
4
Puckline's report
The Sharks led Florida 3-0, which in San Jose is screenshot material. Will Smith scored shorthanded and on the power play in the same period, Celebrini set up three goals and put seven shots on net, and the building was ready to name a freeway after somebody. Then the Panthers woke up: Luostarinen twice and Matthew Tkachuk 17 seconds later, because Florida treats a three-goal hole like a mild inconvenience. Luca Cagnoni ended it in overtime anyway. Brady Tkachuk and Jacob Trouba dropped the gloves in the first, and Collin Graf and Uvis Balinskis followed suit in the second, so nobody left without a souvenir. Florida has Cup rings in the trophy case and just lost an overtime to a team that finished dead last in 2025: the champs' swagger made the trip, the finishing touch stayed in Sunrise.
2nd 05:52 · SJS Will Smith (1) from Macklin Celebrini · SH · FLA 0–2 SJS
2nd 10:37 · SJS Will Smith (2) from Macklin Celebrini, Luca Cagnoni · PP · FLA 0–3 SJS
2nd 17:10 · FLA Eetu Luostarinen (1) from Lars Eller, Aaron Ekblad · PP · FLA 1–3 SJS
3rd 05:01 · FLA Eetu Luostarinen (2) from Dmitry Kulikov, Anton Lundell · FLA 2–3 SJS
3rd 05:18 · FLA Matthew Tkachuk (1) from Sam Bennett · FLA 3–3 SJS
OT 03:14 · SJS Luca Cagnoni (1) from Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini · FLA 3–4 SJS
Fights
Brady Tkachuk (FLA) vs Jacob Trouba (SJS) (1st 07:40)
Collin Graf (SJS) vs Uvis Balinskis (FLA) (2nd 12:33)
Winning sides
Winning bet
Odds that morning
SJS ML
+126
SJS +1.5
-196
Tie after 60
+310
No -1.5 winner (won by 1); FLA +1.5 wasn't offered.
Schedules
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
Strength of schedule
No game is easy, but if it was, that would be +5 and
−5 is a grind. Multiple teams can be overlaid, highlight the line to see
the game. *strength of schedule is expected to adjust daily based on course
of season.
Pick a team below to
plot its schedule.
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
Team
Next 5
Played
Rest of season
NYI
+1.98
+0.90
-0.12
VGK
+1.64
+4.30
+0.13
MTL
+1.20
+0.10
+0.09
NYR
+1.18
-0.50
-0.04
DET
+1.02
—
-0.07
NJD
+1.00
+3.00
-0.03
TBL
+0.74
-0.30
-0.04
COL
+0.58
+2.70
+0.14
CAR
+0.54
-0.90
+0.04
BUF
+0.48
-1.20
-0.11
OTT
+0.42
—
-0.15
CGY
+0.38
+1.60
+0.01
CBJ
+0.32
+1.70
-0.08
DAL
+0.24
—
+0.17
BOS
+0.10
+1.80
-0.07
CHI
-0.02
-2.70
-0.01
EDM
-0.10
+2.85
+0.06
SJS
-0.18
-0.90
+0.08
WSH
-0.22
—
-0.00
SEA
-0.24
+1.60
-0.00
PIT
-0.52
+0.10
-0.05
WPG
-0.64
—
-0.05
FLA
-0.66
-2.80
+0.05
ANA
-0.66
—
+0.13
STL
-0.70
—
+0.04
NSH
-0.76
-0.30
-0.01
LAK
-0.80
-3.60
+0.04
VAN
-0.94
-1.25
-0.02
TOR
-0.96
+0.35
-0.19
MIN
-1.02
+1.20
+0.10
PHI
-1.12
-1.10
-0.08
UTA
-1.64
+4.30
+0.01
Each game is scored for an average team in that team's shoes:
the opponent's strength (its record this season, blended with our power rankings, plus
a little recent form), home or away, rest (back-to-backs, extra days off) and travel
(time zones crossed, how deep into a road trip). Scores are graded against the whole
league: 0 is an average game, +5 is among the easiest ~1% of games anyone plays this
season, −5 among the hardest. Rest of season shows every game still
to play, Next 5 the next five, and Last 15 / 10 / 5 the final 15, 10 or
5 games of each team's season (the stretch run). Played games are faded in the
game-by-game view.
Road trips
Pick a team to see every road trip on its schedule (2 or more road
games in a row), with each trip's strength of schedule on the same +5 (easy) to
−5 (a grind) scale.
Atlantic
Central
Metropolitan
Pacific
Pick a team above to
see its road trips.
NYR @ DET · 6:30 PM ET
New York RangersNYR1-1-0 · 2 PTS
@6:30 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Little Caesars Arena
NYR +110MLDET -132
Detroit Red WingsDET0-0-0 · Opening night
Puckline preview
Detroit finally opens its season, and the Red Wings arrive the way they spent the summer: short on good news. Dylan Larkin asked for a trade, lost the captaincy and is out tonight with an upper-body injury, so Andrew Copp centers DeBrincat and Raymond. Simon Edvinsson is unsigned and training in Sweden. Steve Yzerman moved upstairs to senior adviser, Shawn Horcoff is the interim GM, and the playoff drought sits at 10 straight seasons, the longest active one in the league. Opening night at Little Caesars Arena: come for the hockey, stay for the HR paperwork.
The Rangers roll in on the second night of a back-to-back, fresh off a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay in which Igor Shesterkin became the first goalie in franchise history to score. Two nights before that they got shut out in Boston, so the sample is one good game and one bad one. With Korpisalo on IR, Dylan Garand is the likely starter: three NHL starts, 2-0-1, .948. Last time these two met, April 4 at the Garden, Gabe Perreault had his first career hat trick in a 4-1 win, and Detroit's only goal came from Larkin with 32 seconds left. Larkin won't be around to answer this time.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
NYR
DET
+1.5
-240
—
ML
+110
-132
-1.5
—
+190
REG
+185
+125
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
NYR
Dylan Garand
confirmed
—
—
—
DET
John Gibson
projected
—
—
—
Last 5 games
NYR
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 5-1 vs TBL
25-25
1 for
Igor Shesterkin
Tue Sep 29
L 0-3 @ BOS
24-23
1 against
Igor Shesterkin
DET
No games yet this season.
Lines
NYR Tonight: projected (Forever Blueshirts (Jim Cerny), Rangers lines and notes vs Red Wings (time approximate), 10:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
GabePerreault
MikaZibanejad
AlexisLafreniere
L2
OliverBjorkstrand
J.T.Miller
PavelDorofeyev
L3
WillCuylle
NoahLaba
EeliTolvanen
L4
TyeKartye
JoeVeleno
JaroslavChmelar
DD
D1
VladislavGavrikov
AdamFox
D2
MarcusPettersson
SeanDurzi
D3
AlbertsSmits
BradenSchneider
G
DylanGarandconfirmed
DET Tonight: projected (Octopus Thrower (Jake Rivard), opening-night lineup; same forward lines at Thursday's practice, 5:03 PM)
LWCRW
L1
AlexDeBrincat
AndrewCopp
LucasRaymond
L2
EmmittFinnie
MarcoKasper
ViktorArvidsson
L3
MasonAppleton
NateDanielson
MichaelBrandsegg-Nygard
L4
MichaelRasmussen
J.T.Compher
KeeganKolesar
DD
D1
AlbertJohansson
MoritzSeider
D2
AntonJohansson
JustinFaulk
D3
BenChiarot
AxelSandin-Pellikka
G
JohnGibsonprojected
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)
NYR last game, Thu Oct 1 vs TBL
L18:55
J.T.Miller
OliverBjorkstrand
PavelDorofeyev
L28:48
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
GabePerreault
L38:08
WillCuylle
NoahLaba
EeliTolvanen
L44:44
TyeKartye
JosephVeleno
JaroslavChmelar
D110:56
MarcusPettersson
SeanDurzi
D210:06
VladislavGavrikov
AdamFox
D39:24
BradenSchneider
AlbertsSmits
PP11:04
AlexisLafrenière
MikaZibanejad
J.T.Miller
PavelDorofeyev
AdamFox
PP20:25
WillCuylle
J.T.Miller
OliverBjorkstrand
GabePerreault
SeanDurzi
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
NYR
IR · Joonas Korpisalo · G · lower body, week-to-week; Dylan Garand recalled from Hartford TSN Ice Chips · Oct 1
OUT · Adam Sykora · LW · lower body from a Sep 21 preseason hit; out 4-5 months NHL.com status report · Sep 23
OUT · Matt Rempe · F · 0 pts in 1 GP · projected to sit again, with Jaroslav Chmelar on the fourth line; Sullivan speaks at 4:10 PM Forever Blueshirts · Oct 2
IN · Dylan Garand · ? · G, recalled from Hartford (AHL) with Korpisalo on IR Forever Blueshirts · Oct 1
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Mika Zibanejad · 1-1-2 (20%)
Pavel Dorofeyev · 1-1-2 (20%)
Adam Fox · 0-2-2 (20%)
Eeli Tolvanen · 1-0-1 (10%)
Gabe Perreault · 1-0-1 (10%)
Noah Laba · 0-1-1 (10%)
DET
OUT · Dylan Larkin · C · upper body; McLellan ruled him out for tonight and Sunday vs Winnipeg Heavy · Oct 1
IR · Jacob Bernard-Docker · D · upper body; injured reserve retroactive to Sep 24 Detroit Red Wings · Sep 27
IR · Carter Bear · LW · injured non-roster to start the season Detroit Red Wings · Sep 27
IR · Chase Stillman · RW · injured non-roster to start the season Detroit Red Wings · Sep 27
OUT · Simon Edvinsson · ? · D, unsigned restricted free agent; training in Sweden Associated Press via NBC Sports · Oct 1
OUT · William Wallinder · ? · D, projected healthy scratch with Andreas Englund (D) and Carter Mazur (F) NHL.com projected lineups · Oct 2
DAY-TO-DAY · Ben Chiarot · minor knock, missed Thursday's practice; McLellan expects him to play Detroit Hockey Now · Oct 1
IN · Anton Johansson · ? · D, NHL debut on the second pair with Justin Faulk NHL.com projected lineups · Oct 2
Andrew Copp: centers DeBrincat and Raymond on the top line with Larkin out Detroit Hockey Now · Oct 1
Tale of the tape
NYR (away)
DET (home)
Record
1-1-0 (1.00 pts/game)
no games yet this season
Home
1-0-0
Road
0-1-0 ← tonight
Last 5
W · L
Goals for / game
2.50 · 16th
Goals against / game
2.00 · 7th
Shot share (season / last 5)
50.5% / 50.5%
Wins by 2+
1 of 1 wins (100%)
…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
1 / 1
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
33.3% (1/3) · 6th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
9.00
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.
Context
NYR (news, for): Bounced back from the Boston shutout with a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay; Shesterkin became the first Rangers goalie to score (Field Level Media preview)
NYR (preview, against): Second night of a back-to-back with Korpisalo hurt, so Garand (three NHL starts, 2-0-1, .948) likely gets the net (Forever Blueshirts (Jim Cerny))
DET (news, against): Opens without Larkin (injured, trade request, no longer captain) and Edvinsson (unsigned, in Sweden), with Horcoff as interim GM (NHL.com (Nicholas J. Cotsonika))
WSH @ CAR · 7:00 PM ET
Washington CapitalsWSH0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Lenovo Center
WSH +122MLCAR -146
Carolina HurricanesCAR0-0-1 · 1 PTS
Puckline preview
The defending Stanley Cup champions are 0-0-1 and haven't scored yet. Carolina, which beat Vegas in six in June, lost its opener 1-0 to Florida on a Gustav Forsling goal with 4.3 seconds left in overtime, after going 0-for-6 on the power play. Six power plays, zero goals: the banner went up, and the puck apparently went into the rafters with it. Pyotr Kochetkov is expected to make his season debut, Seth Jarvis is still out after shoulder surgery, and defenseman Alexander Nikishin is still unsigned, with trade talk swirling.
Washington starts its season here, with Logan Thompson confirmed in goal and Charlie Lindgren saving his legs for Tampa on Saturday. Alex Ovechkin, 41, opens his 22nd season sitting on 929 career goals, the most in NHL history, after missing the whole preseason with a lower-body injury; he's expected to play, on a top line with Dylan Strome and Ryan Leonard that had never practiced together before this week. The Caps added Alex Tuch, Jordan Kyrou and Boone Jenner, so there are new faces almost everywhere. History check: Carolina bounced Washington in five games in the 2025 second round, but the Caps took last season's series 2-0-1, the last one on a Justin Sourdif overtime winner in January.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
WSH
CAR
+1.5
-210
—
ML
+122
-146
-1.5
—
+168
REG
+190
+110
Tie after 60
+300
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
WSH
Logan Thompson
confirmed
—
—
—
CAR
Brandon Bussi
confirmed
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 Tonight: projected (Sammi Silber (The Hockey News) via Yahoo, Capitals notebook, 1:31 PM)
LWCRW
L1
AlexOvechkin
DylanStrome
RyanLeonard
L2
AlexTuch
Pierre-LucDubois
TomWilson
L3
AliakseiProtas
IlyaProtas
JordanKyrou
L4
BooneJenner
JustinSourdif
AnthonyBeauvillier
DD
D1
JakobChychrun
MattRoy
D2
ColeHutson
VincentDesharnais
D3
MartinFehervary
TimothyLiljegren
G
LoganThompsonconfirmed
PP1
DylanStrome
Pierre-LucDubois
TomWilson
AlexOvechkin
JakobChychrun
PP2
AlexTuch
JordanKyrou
IlyaProtas
RyanLeonard
ColeHutson
CAR Tonight: projected (Carolina Hurricanes, projected lineup Oct. 2 vs Washington (time approximate), 11:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
EricRobinson
SebastianAho
AndreiSvechnikov
L2
TaylorHall
LoganStankoven
JacksonBlake
L3
NikolajEhlers
JordanStaal
JordanMartinook
L4
WilliamCarrier
MarkJankowski
NicolasDeslauriers
DD
D1
JaccobSlavin
JalenChatfield
D2
K'AndreMiller
SeanWalker
D3
ShayneGostisbehere
CharlesAlexis Legault
G
BrandonBussiconfirmed
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)
CAR last game, Tue Sep 29 vs FLA
L18:49
TaylorHall
LoganStankoven
JacksonBlake
L27:40
JordanMartinook
NikolajEhlers
JordanStaal
L37:11
EricRobinson
SebastianAho
AndreiSvechnikov
L44:13
NicolasDeslauriers
MarkJankowski
WilliamCarrier
D111:51
JaccobSlavin
JalenChatfield
D211:15
SeanWalker
K'AndreMiller
D39:19
ShayneGostisbehere
CharlesAlexis Legault
PP13:52
NikolajEhlers
SebastianAho
AndreiSvechnikov
JacksonBlake
ShayneGostisbehere
PP21:45
TaylorHall
NikolajEhlers
LoganStankoven
JacksonBlake
K'AndreMiller
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
WSH
IR · Rasmus Sandin · D · knee; opens the season on the injured non-roster list Washington Capitals · Sep 28
OUT · Dylan McIlrath · ? · D, healthy extra; forwards Ivan Miroshnichenko and Ethen Frank also extras Sammi Silber · Oct 1
IN · Alex Ovechkin · LW · missed the preseason with a lower-body injury; expected to play tonight Carolina Hurricanes game preview · Oct 2
CAR
IR · Seth Jarvis · RW · June shoulder surgery; practicing in a no-contact jersey, not expected back before late October Carolina Hurricanes game preview · Oct 2
OUT · Alexander Nikishin · ? · D, unsigned restricted free agent holding out Yardbarker · Oct 1
OUT · Jesperi Kotkaniemi · ? · scratched in the opener; Thursday's practice kept the same lines, so likely out again Canes Country · Oct 2
OUT · Mike Reilly · ? · D, scratched with Kotkaniemi; Cayden Primeau the extra goalie Carolina Hurricanes · Oct 2
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 · 25th
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) · 14th
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.
Context
WSH (preview, for): Retooled with Tuch, Kyrou and Jenner; three of four forward lines and two of three pairs have someone new (Washington Capitals (Mike Vogel))
CAR (news, against): Lost the opener 1-0 in OT to Florida after going 0-for-6 on the power play (PK 7-for-7) (Carolina Hurricanes game preview)
BOS @ WPG · 8:00 PM ET
Boston BruinsBOS1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@8:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · Canada Life Centre
BOS -102MLWPG -118
Winnipeg JetsWPG0-0-0 · Opening night
Puckline preview
Winnipeg opens its season with the most famous empty chair in hockey. Connor Hellebuyck asked for a trade, didn't report and is suspended without pay, and GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says there's still no timeline for a deal. So it's Stuart Skinner, projected, with Clay Stevenson behind him. The players swear it isn't a distraction, which is exactly what you say when it's a distraction. The Jets also hand the No. 2 center job to Viggo Bjorck, the 18-year-old No. 8 pick, in his NHL debut, with Cole Perfetti bumped up to the Connor-Scheifele line and Tyrel Bauer debuting on defense. This is a team coming off a 35-35-12 season, so 'fresh start' is doing a lot of work.
Boston is 1-0 after a 3-0 win over the Rangers that was 0-0 until the last four minutes, when Fraser Minten, JJ Peterka and Mark Kastelic all scored. Jeremy Swayman stopped all 24 shots and is projected to go again. Charlie McAvoy still has five games left on his suspension. Pavel Zacha, coming off 30 goals and 65 points, is in a contract year, and Chris Johnston says the sides are struggling to agree on a number. Boston beat Winnipeg 6-3 and 6-1 last season. The Jets would love to make this the one that doesn't get ugly.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
BOS
WPG
+1.5
-260
—
ML
-102
-118
-1.5
—
+205
REG
+160
+135
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
confirmed
1 of 1
1-0-0
1.000 / 0.00
WPG
Stuart Skinner
projected
—
—
—
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 Tonight: projected (Boston Hockey Now (Jack Studley), opening-night lines; same lineup expected in Winnipeg per Causeway Crowd, 1:35 PM)
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)
BOS last game, Tue Sep 29 vs NYR
L112:21
EliasLindholm
DavidPastrnak
JJPeterka
L211:49
PavelZacha
MorganGeekie
CaseyMittelstadt
L310:44
TannerJeannot
SeanKuraly
MarkKastelic
L49:27
MaratKhusnutdinov
FraserMinten
JamesHagens
D120:16
ConnorClifton
NikitaZadorov
D216:11
HampusLindholm
WillBorgen
D315:57
JonathanAspirot
MasonLohrei
PP10:53
PavelZacha
MorganGeekie
DavidPastrnak
JJPeterka
HampusLindholm
PP20:23
EliasLindholm
CaseyMittelstadt
FraserMinten
JamesHagens
MasonLohrei
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
BOS
SUSPENDED · Charlie McAvoy · D · five games left on his six-game suspension Causeway Crowd · Oct 1
IR · Matthew Poitras · C · lower body; skating with the main group but unlikely to travel Scott Roche · Oct 1
OUT · Frederic Brunet · ? · D, sat out the opener; Bruins expected to use the same lineup Scott Roche · Oct 1
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
OUT · Connor Hellebuyck · G · holdout: requested a trade, suspended without pay for not reporting The Hockey Writers · Oct 1
IR · Elias Salomonsson · D · recovering from shoulder surgery; could return mid-October David Minuk · Oct 1
OUT · Walker Duehr · RW · lower body, injured non-roster; no timeline Illegal Curve · Sep 25
OUT · Garrett Brown · D · lower body, injured non-roster; timeline unclear Illegal Curve · Sep 25
IN · Viggo Bjorck · ? · C, 18-year-old No. 8 pick makes his NHL debut centering the second line Heavy · Oct 1
IN · Tyrel Bauer · ? · D, NHL debut on the third pair with Mario Ferraro David Minuk · Oct 1
Gabriel Vilardi: moves to center on the top power-play unit The Hockey Writers · Oct 1
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 · 11th
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%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/1) · 14th
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.
Context
BOS (preview, for): Bruins open their first road trip off a 3-0 win over the Rangers with three goals in the last four minutes and a 24-save Swayman shutout (Boston Bruins On SI)
WPG (preview, against): Jets start without Hellebuyck after a 1-2-1 preseason; Boston beat them 6-3 and 6-1 last season (Boston Bruins On SI)
WPG (news, for): Jets players say the Hellebuyck standoff isn't a distraction and the room trusts Skinner and Stevenson (TSN Insider Trading)
STL @ DAL · 9:00 PM ET
St Louis BluesSTL0-0-0 · Opening night
@9:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · American Airlines Center
STL +158MLDAL -192
Dallas StarsDAL0-0-0 · Opening night
Puckline preview
Blues-Stars is a rivalry with a long memory, and most of the memories hurt in Dallas. St. Louis has beaten the Stars (and the North Stars before them) in four Game 7s: 1968, 1972, 2016 and 2019, the last one on Pat Maroon's double-overtime winner. Lately it's flipped: Dallas went 3-1 against St. Louis last season, and the last meeting, Feb. 4, ended 5-4 when Jamie Benn scored with 23 seconds left to snap a 15-game goal drought, right after the Stars had blown a two-goal third-period lead. Wyatt Johnston has 13 points in 14 career games against the Blues.
Dallas went 50-20-12 last season and still lost in the first round, after three straight trips to the conference final, so the vibes are 'great regular season, now what.' Jason Robertson, who led the team with 45 goals, is back on a one-year deal, Tyler Seguin plays his first regular-season game since tearing his ACL last December, and Matt Duchene is on long-term IR, with AHL call-up Arttu Hyry centering Benn. Jake Oettinger is expected in net. St. Louis is in a new era: Alexander Steen is the GM, Robert Thomas wears the C, Mason McTavish is here, and 2024 first-rounder Adam Jiricek makes his NHL debut. Nobody has named the Blues' starter yet.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
STL
DAL
+1.5
-162
—
ML
+158
-192
-1.5
—
+132
REG
+250
-110
Tie after 60
+310
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
STL
Joel Hofer
confirmed
—
—
—
DAL
Jake Oettinger
projected
—
—
—
Last 5 games
STL
No games yet this season.
DAL
No games yet this season.
Lines
STL Tonight: projected (The Hockey Writers (Joshua Michel), Blues opener preview (time not printed); PP units from Julian Gaudio (The Hockey News), 9:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
DylanHolloway
RobertThomas
JimmySnuggerud
L2
PavelBuchnevich
MasonMcTavish
ConnorMcMichael
L3
JakeNeighbours
DaliborDvorsky
JonatanBerggren
L4
AlexeyToropchenko
PiusSuter
DillonDube
DD
D1
PhilipBroberg
JustinBarron
D2
TheoLindstein
ColtonParayko
D3
CamFowler
AdamJiricek
G
JoelHoferconfirmed
PP1
PhilipBroberg
RobertThomas
DylanHolloway
JimmySnuggerud
MasonMcTavish
PP2
AdamJiricek
JakeNeighbours
ConnorMcMichael
PavelBuchnevich
DaliborDvorsky
DAL Tonight: projected (The Hockey News (Jake Tye), Stars opener line combinations (time approximate), 9:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
JustinHryckowian
WyattJohnston
MikkoRantanen
L2
JasonRobertson
RoopeHintz
TylerSeguin
L3
JoelKiviranta
ArttuHyry
JamieBenn
L4
OskarBack
RadekFaksa
SamSteel
DD
D1
ThomasHarley
MiroHeiskanen
D2
EsaLindell
NilsLundkvist
D3
LianBichsel
TylerMyers
G
JakeOettingerprojected
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
STL
IR · Logan Mailloux · D · hand surgery; out about eight weeks Michael Meyer · Oct 1
IR · Tyler Tucker · D · arthroscopic knee surgery; re-evaluated in six weeks NHL.com Status Report · Oct 1
OUT · Zach Dean · ? · F, projected healthy scratch for the opener (Ross Johnston also out) The Hockey Writers · Oct 2
IN · Adam Jiricek · ? · D, recalled from Springfield (AHL); NHL debut on the third pair with Cam Fowler and on PP2 Julian Gaudio · Oct 1
DAL
IR · Matt Duchene · C · lower body, long-term IR; earliest return about Oct. 25 Ethan Hetu · Oct 1
IN · Arttu Hyry · ? · F, recalled from Texas (AHL); takes Duchene's third-line center spot Robert Tiffin · Oct 1
IN · Colin Blackwell · ? · F, recalled from Texas (AHL) but expected to be a healthy scratch Robert Tiffin · Oct 1
IN · Tyler Seguin · ? · F, first regular-season game since a torn ACL ended his 2025-26 season in December Robert Tiffin · Oct 1
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.
Context
STL (preview, against): Blues went 1-3-0 against Dallas last season; Wyatt Johnston has 13 points in 14 games against them (NHL.com/blues (Preview: Blues at Stars))
STL (preview, for): A retooled Blues team under new GM Alexander Steen adds McTavish, McMichael and Carlo, with Robert Thomas as captain (AP preview (Fulton Sun))
DAL (preview, for): Stars went 4-0 in preseason, beating St. Louis 2-1 twice, and have Robertson back on a one-year deal (NBC DFW)
ANA @ VGK · 10:00 PM ET
Anaheim DucksANA0-0-0 · Opening night
@10:00 PM ETFri Oct 2 · T-Mobile Arena
ANA +176MLVGK -210
Vegas Golden KnightsVGK1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Puckline preview
Playoff rematch to close the night. Last spring Anaheim made the playoffs for the first time in eight years, knocked out Edmonton in six, and then ran into Vegas, which ended the Ducks' run in six with a 5-1 win in Anaheim on May 14. The funny part: the Ducks won all three regular-season meetings, every one of them 4-3. Vegas then went all the way to the Final and lost it to Carolina, so the Golden Knights know a thing or two about heartbreak themselves now.
Vegas is 1-0 under new coach Ryan Craig, who replaced John Tortorella, after a 5-2 win over Chicago in which Jack Eichel passed 700 career points and rookie Trevor Connelly scored in his debut. Carter Hart is projected to start again. Anaheim opens tonight and has been busy at the bank: Leo Carlsson signed a five-year, $90 million offer sheet with Philadelphia that the Ducks matched, and on Thursday they gave defenseman Tristan Luneau six years at $7.2 million a year after 14 NHL games. Fourteen. The blue line is young and thin, with two AHL call-ups projected in the top six, and Troy Terry is out until at least December after hip surgery. Lukas Dostal is projected in goal.
By Puckline Prince
Odds
ANA
VGK
+1.5
-134
—
ML
+176
-210
-1.5
—
+110
REG
+270
-140
Tie after 60
+330
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
ANA
Lukas Dostal
projected
—
—
—
VGK
Carter Hart
confirmed
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 Tonight: projected (Inside The Rink, ANA @ VGK preview (matches Thursday's practice lines), 6:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
A.J.Greer
LeoCarlsson
CutterGauthier
L2
AlexKillorn
MikaelGranlund
BeckettSennecke
L3
NikitaNesterenko
RyanPoehling
FrankVatrano
L4
JeffMalott
TimWashe
JuddCaulfield
DD
D1
JacksonLaCombe
TristanLuneau
D2
PavelMintyukov
TravisMitchell
D3
TysonHinds
NoahWarren
G
LukasDostalprojected
PP1
BeckettSennecke
LeoCarlsson
MikaelGranlund
JacksonLaCombe
CutterGauthier
PP2
A.J.Greer
RyanPoehling
AlexKillorn
TristanLuneau
PavelMintyukov
VGK Tonight: projected (Inside The Rink, ANA @ VGK preview (same lines as NHL.com's Sept. 29 projection), 6:00 AM)
LWCRW
L1
IvanBarbashev
JackEichel
MarkStone
L2
BrettHowden
WilliamKarlsson
MitchMarner
L3
TrevorConnelly
TomasHertl
VictorOlofsson
L4
BraedenBowman
NicDowd
MarcGatcomb
DD
D1
BraydenMcNabb
SheaTheodore
D2
ParkerWotherspoon
RasmusAndersson
D3
JeremyLauzon
NoahHanifin
G
CarterHartconfirmed
PP1
MarkStone
TomasHertl
MitchMarner
JackEichel
SheaTheodore
PP2
BraedenBowman
WilliamKarlsson
TrevorConnelly
RasmusAndersson
VictorOlofsson
Last game's lines, with 5-on-5 time together (PP: power-play time; struck through = out tonight)
VGK last game, Tue Sep 29 vs CHI
L112:18
WilliamKarlsson
BrettHowden
MitchMarner
L211:01
IvanBarbashev
JackEichel
MarkStone
L38:37
VictorOlofsson
TrevorConnelly
TomasHertl
L46:34
NicDowd
MarcGatcomb
BraedenBowman
D115:38
RasmusAndersson
ParkerWotherspoon
D215:04
NoahHanifin
JeremyLauzon
D314:30
BraydenMcNabb
SheaTheodore
PP13:31
TomasHertl
JackEichel
MarkStone
MitchMarner
SheaTheodore
PP21:04
VictorOlofsson
TrevorConnelly
WilliamKarlsson
BraedenBowman
RasmusAndersson
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
ANA
OUT · Troy Terry · RW · hip surgery in June; injured non-roster, not expected back until at least December Associated Press game preview · Oct 1
IR · Ian Moore · D · lower body Associated Press game preview · Oct 1
IR · Drew Helleson · D · lower body Inside The Rink · Oct 2
DAY-TO-DAY · A.J. Greer · upper body; skated on the top line Thursday and is expected to play Inside The Rink · Oct 2
IN · Travis Mitchell · ? · D, recalled from San Diego (AHL); second pair with Pavel Mintyukov Inside The Rink · Oct 2
IN · Noah Warren · ? · D, recalled from San Diego (AHL); projected third pair with Tyson Hinds Inside The Rink · Oct 2
A.J. Greer: on the top line with Leo Carlsson and Cutter Gauthier at Thursday's practice Inside The Rink · Oct 2
VGK
IR · Lukas Cormier · D · undisclosed Associated Press game preview · Oct 1
OUT · Dylan Coghlan · ? · D, scratched in the opener; no change expected NHL.com projected lineups · Sep 29
DAY-TO-DAY · Raphael Lavoie · hurt in a preseason game; skating in a non-contact jersey Associated Press game preview · Oct 1
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 · 8th
Goals against / game
2.00 · 7th
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%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
33.3% (1/3) · 6th
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.
Context
ANA (preview, against): Thin, young blue line: two AHL recalls project into the top six, and Terry is out until at least December (Last Word on Sports (Ken Culbertson))
ANA (preview, for): Playoff rematch: Quenneville wants a fast start after two playoff rounds last spring; Carlsson is back after Anaheim matched Philadelphia's offer sheet (Associated Press via 98.1 The Sports Animal)
VGK (news, for): Vegas opened with a 5-2 win over Chicago in Ryan Craig's coaching debut; Eichel passed 700 points and rookie Connelly scored in his debut (NHL.com game recap)
CHI @ BUF · 7:00 PM ET
Chicago BlackhawksCHI0-2-0 · 0 PTS
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · KeyBank Center
CHI +188MLBUF -230
Buffalo SabresBUF0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Odds
CHI
BUF
+1.5
-138
—
ML
+188
-230
-1.5
—
+112
REG
+290
-140
Tie after 60
+310
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
CHI
Arvid Soderblom
projected
1 of 2
0-1-0
0.812 / 6.00
BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.773 / 5.07
Last 5 games
CHI
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 0-6 @ UTA
15-32
Arvid Soderblom
Tue Sep 29
L 2-5 @ VGK
26-37
1 against
Spencer Knight
BUF
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 3-6 @ CBJ
26-23
1 against
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Lines
CHI Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ UTA); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
JordanGreenway
RyanGreene
ColeSmith
L2
TylerBertuzzi
AntonFrondell
PatrickKane
L3
TeuvoTeravainen
FrankNazar
RomanKantserov
L4
NickLardis
RyanDonato
OliverMoore
DD
D1
WyattKaiser
ArtyomLevshunov
D2
IanCole
SamRinzel
D3
BowenByram
AlexVlasic
G
ArvidSoderblomprojected
PP1
TylerBertuzzi
AntonFrondell
PatrickKane
RomanKantserov
BowenByram
PP2
NickLardis
RyanDonato
FrankNazar
OliverMoore
SamRinzel
BUF Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ CBJ); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
ZachBenson
NoahOstlund
JackQuinn
L2
TageThompson
JoshNorris
JoshDoan
L3
RyanMcLeod
PeytonKrebs
KonstaHelenius
L4
BeckMalenstyn
SamCarrick
JiriKulich
DD
D1
MattiasSamuelsson
RasmusDahlin
D2
LouisCrevier
OwenPower
D3
MattGrzelcyk
ZachMetsa
G
Ukko-PekkaLuukkonenprojected
PP1
ZachBenson
TageThompson
JackQuinn
JoshDoan
RasmusDahlin
PP2
JoshNorris
RyanMcLeod
NoahOstlund
KonstaHelenius
OwenPower
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
CHI
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Jordan Greenway · 1-0-1 (25%)
Patrick Kane · 1-0-1 (25%)
Ryan Greene · 0-1-1 (25%)
Wyatt Kaiser · 0-1-1 (25%)
Alex Vlasic · 0-0-0 (0%)
Andrew Mangiapane · 0-0-0 (0%)
BUF
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Noah Ostlund · 0-2-2 (22%)
Owen Power · 0-2-2 (22%)
Jack Quinn · 1-0-1 (11%)
Konsta Helenius · 1-0-1 (11%)
Mattias Samuelsson · 1-0-1 (11%)
Ryan McLeod · 0-1-1 (11%)
Tale of the tape
CHI (away)
BUF (home)
Record
0-2-0 (0.00 pts/game)
0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game)
Home
0-0-0
0-0-0 ← tonight
Road
0-2-0 ← tonight
0-1-0
Last 5
L · L
L
Goals for / game
1.00 · 19th
3.00 · 11th
Goals against / game
5.50 · 20th
6.00 · 21st
Shot share (season / last 5)
37.3% / 37.3%
53.1% / 53.1%
Wins by 2+
0 of 0 wins
0 of 0 wins
…needing an empty-netter
0
0
Losses by 2+
2 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation)
0-0 / 0-0
0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 1
0 / 1
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/5) · 14th
0.0% (0/5) · 14th
Penalty kill
50.0% · 22nd
33.3% · 24th
PIM / game
9.50
11.00
Rest
1 day off
1 day off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 vs STL · Thu Oct 8 @ NYI · Sat Oct 10 vs CAR
Tue Oct 6 vs MIN · Thu Oct 8 vs DAL · Sat Oct 10 vs UTA
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
OTT @ TOR · 7:00 PM ET
Ottawa SenatorsOTT0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Scotiabank Arena
OTT +102MLTOR -122
Toronto Maple LeafsTOR1-1-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
OTT
TOR
+1.5
-245
—
ML
+102
-122
-1.5
—
+194
REG
+165
+135
Tie after 60
+280
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
OTT
not recorded
TOR
Sergei Bobrovsky
projected
1 of 2
0-1-0
0.875 / 3.06
Last 5 games
OTT
No games yet this season.
TOR
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Wed Sep 30
W 2-1 vs NYI
26-27
Anthony Stolarz
Tue Sep 29
L 2-3 vs MTL
28-24
Sergei Bobrovsky
Lines
OTT
No lines yet.
TOR Last game (Wed Sep 30 vs NYI); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
JackRoslovic
AustonMatthews
KirillMarchenko
L2
GavinMcKenna
JohnTavares
WilliamNylander
L3
BrandonDuhaime
TeddyBlueger
BoGroulx
L4
NickPaul
ColtonSissons
EastonCowan
DD
D1
MorganRielly
DarrenRaddysh
D2
ChrisTanev
JakeMcCabe
D3
OliverEkman-Larsson
TroyStecher
G
SergeiBobrovskyprojected
PP1
JohnTavares
AustonMatthews
WilliamNylander
KirillMarchenko
DarrenRaddysh
PP2
NickPaul
GavinMcKenna
JackRoslovic
EastonCowan
MorganRielly
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
OTT
no changes recorded
TOR
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Easton Cowan · 1-2-3 (25%)
William Nylander · 2-0-2 (17%)
Morgan Rielly · 0-2-2 (17%)
Colton Sissons · 1-0-1 (8%)
Jack Roslovic · 0-1-1 (8%)
John Tavares · 0-1-1 (8%)
Tale of the tape
OTT (away)
TOR (home)
Record
no games yet this season
1-1-0 (1.00 pts/game)
Home
1-1-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0
Last 5
W · L
Goals for / game
2.00 · 17th
Goals against / game
2.00 · 7th
Shot share (season / last 5)
51.4% / 51.4%
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)
1-1 / 1-1
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
14.3% (1/7) · 12th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
8.00
Rest
first game of the season
2 days off
Next 3 games
Mon Oct 5 @ BOS · Tue Oct 6 @ DET · Thu Oct 8 vs PHI
Tue Oct 6 vs NSH · Thu Oct 8 @ VGK · Sat Oct 10 @ COL
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
WSH @ TBL · 7:00 PM ET
Washington CapitalsWSH0-0-0 · Opening night
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Benchmark International Arena
WSH +136MLTBL -164
Tampa Bay LightningTBL0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Odds
WSH
TBL
+1.5
-170
—
ML
+136
-164
-1.5
—
+138
REG
+210
+100
Tie after 60
+310
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
WSH
not recorded
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.833 / 4.30
Last 5 games
WSH
No games yet this season.
TBL
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 1-5 @ NYR
25-25
1 against
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Lines
WSH
No lines yet.
TBL Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ NYR); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
BrandonHagel
JakeGuentzel
AnthonyCirelli
L2
BraydenPoint
NikitaKucherov
IlyaMikheyev
L3
JansenHarkins
GageGoncalves
ConorGeekie
L4
JeffreyViel
ZemgusGirgensons
PontusHolmberg
DD
D1
RyanMcDonagh
ErikCernak
D2
VictorHedman
Charle-EdouardD'Astous
D3
JohnCarlson
J.J.Moser
G
AndreiVasilevskiyprojected
PP1
BrandonHagel
JakeGuentzel
BraydenPoint
NikitaKucherov
JohnCarlson
PP2
AnthonyCirelli
GageGoncalves
ConorGeekie
PontusHolmberg
Charle-EdouardD'Astous
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
WSH
no changes recorded
TBL
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Nikita Kucherov · 1-0-1 (33%)
Brayden Point · 0-1-1 (33%)
Ilya Mikheyev · 0-1-1 (33%)
Anthony Cirelli · 0-0-0 (0%)
Brandon Hagel · 0-0-0 (0%)
Charle-Edouard D'Astous · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
WSH (away)
TBL (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
1.00 · 19th
Goals against / game
5.00 · 18th
Shot share (season / last 5)
50.0% / 50.0%
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%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/7) · 14th
Penalty kill
50.0% · 22nd
PIM / game
6.00
Rest
back-to-back (2nd night)
1 day off
Next 3 games
Wed Oct 7 vs PIT · Fri Oct 9 vs NYR · Sun Oct 11 vs SEA
Mon Oct 5 vs PHI · Thu Oct 8 vs MIN · Sat Oct 10 @ NYI
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
CAR @ PHI · 7:00 PM ET
Carolina HurricanesCAR0-0-1 · 1 PTS
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Xfinity Mobile Arena
CAR -134MLPHI +112
Philadelphia FlyersPHI0-1-1 · 1 PTS
Odds
CAR
PHI
+1.5
—
-225
ML
-134
+112
-1.5
+180
—
REG
+120
+180
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
CAR
Brandon Bussi
projected
1 of 1
0-0-1
0.950 / 0.92
PHI
Joseph Woll
projected
1 of 2
0-0-1
0.932 / 2.87
Last 5 games
CAR
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Tue Sep 29
OTL 0-1 (OT) vs FLA
15-20
Brandon Bussi
PHI
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
OTL 2-3 (OT) @ NJD
25-44
Joseph Woll
Wed Sep 30
L 0-7 vs PIT
19-38
Dan Vladar
Lines
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
PHI Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ NJD); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
NoahCates
TysonFoerster
MatveiMichkov
L2
ChristianDvorak
TravisKonecny
PorterMartone
L3
SeanCouturier
NoelAcciari
CarlGrundstrom
L4
AlexBump
TrevorZegras
OwenTippett
DD
D1
RasmusRistolainen
TravisSanheim
D2
CamYork
JamieDrysdale
D3
NickSeeler
SimonBenoit
G
JosephWollprojected
PP1
TrevorZegras
TysonFoerster
MatveiMichkov
PorterMartone
JamieDrysdale
PP2
AlexBump
ChristianDvorak
TravisKonecny
OwenTippett
CamYork
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
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%)
PHI
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Travis Sanheim · 1-1-2 (40%)
Rasmus Ristolainen · 1-0-1 (20%)
Sean Couturier · 0-1-1 (20%)
Travis Konecny · 0-1-1 (20%)
Alex Bump · 0-0-0 (0%)
Cam York · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
CAR (away)
PHI (home)
Record
0-0-1 (1.00 pts/game)
0-1-1 (0.50 pts/game)
Home
0-0-1
0-1-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0 ← tonight
0-0-1
Last 5
OTL
OTL · L
Goals for / game
0.00 · 25th
1.00 · 19th
Goals against / game
1.00 · 4th
5.00 · 18th
Shot share (season / last 5)
42.9% / 42.9%
34.9% / 34.9%
Wins by 2+
0 of 0 wins
0 of 0 wins
…needing an empty-netter
0
0
Losses by 2+
0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation)
0-1 / 0-0
0-1 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
1 (100%) · 1st
1 (50%) · 5th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-1
0-1
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/6) · 14th
0.0% (0/4) · 14th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
75.0% · 17th
PIM / game
19.00
9.00
Rest
back-to-back (2nd night)
1 day off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 @ MTL · Thu Oct 8 vs VAN · Sat Oct 10 @ CHI
Mon Oct 5 @ TBL · Thu Oct 8 @ OTT · Sat Oct 10 @ BOS
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
MTL @ PIT · 7:00 PM ET
Montreal CanadiensMTL1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · PPG Paints Arena
MTL -125MLPIT +104
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
MTL
PIT
+1.5
—
-250
ML
-125
+104
-1.5
+198
—
REG
+135
+165
Tie after 60
+300
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.929 / 2.01
PIT
Arturs Silovs
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
1.000 / 0.00
Last 5 games
MTL
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Tue Sep 29
W 3-2 @ TOR
24-28
Jakub Dobes
PIT
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Wed Sep 30
W 7-0 @ PHI
38-19
Arturs Silovs
Lines
MTL Last game (Tue Sep 29 @ TOR); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
ChrisKreider
NickSuzuki
ColeCaufield
L2
JurajSlafkovský
AlexNewhook
IvanDemidov
L3
AlexandreTexier
PhillipDanault
KirbyDach
L4
JakeEvans
JoshAnderson
ZacharyBolduc
DD
D1
AlexandreCarrier
LaneHutson
D2
MikeMatheson
NoahDobson
D3
JaydenStruble
ArberXhekaj
G
JakubDobesprojected
PP1
JurajSlafkovský
NickSuzuki
ColeCaufield
IvanDemidov
LaneHutson
PP2
ChrisKreider
AlexandreTexier
AlexNewhook
ZacharyBolduc
NoahDobson
PIT Last game (Wed Sep 30 @ PHI); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
NickRobertson
SidneyCrosby
RickardRakell
L2
EvgeniMalkin
TommyNovak
EgorChinakhov
L3
ElmerSoderblom
ConnorDewar
BlakeLizotte
L4
FilipHallander
HendrixLapierre
VilleKoivunen
DD
D1
SamuelGirard
KaedanKorczak
D2
KrisLetang
Trevorvan Riemsdyk
D3
ErikKarlsson
DeclanCarlile
G
ArtursSilovsprojected
PP1
SidneyCrosby
TommyNovak
RickardRakell
EgorChinakhov
ErikKarlsson
PP2
EvgeniMalkin
HendrixLapierre
VilleKoivunen
KrisLetang
SamuelGirard
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
MTL
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Alexandre Carrier · 1-1-2 (29%)
Josh Anderson · 1-1-2 (29%)
Zachary Bolduc · 1-0-1 (14%)
Kirby Dach · 0-1-1 (14%)
Mike Matheson · 0-1-1 (14%)
Alex Newhook · 0-0-0 (0%)
PIT
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Filip Hallander · 1-2-3 (15%)
Nick Robertson · 2-0-2 (10%)
Hendrix Lapierre · 1-1-2 (10%)
Kaedan Korczak · 0-2-2 (10%)
Samuel Girard · 0-2-2 (10%)
Egor Chinakhov · 1-0-1 (5%)
Tale of the tape
MTL (away)
PIT (home)
Record
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
Home
0-0-0
0-0-0 ← tonight
Road
1-0-0 ← tonight
1-0-0
Last 5
W
W
Goals for / game
3.00 · 11th
7.00 · 2nd
Goals against / game
2.00 · 7th
0.00 · 1st
Shot share (season / last 5)
46.2% / 46.2%
66.7% / 66.7%
Wins by 2+
0 of 1 wins (0%)
1 of 1 wins (100%)
…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)
1-0 / 1-0
0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/2) · 14th
50.0% (2/4) · 4th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
8.00
8.00
Rest
3 days off
2 days off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 vs CAR · Thu Oct 8 vs NSH · Sat Oct 10 vs DET
Mon Oct 5 vs WPG · Wed Oct 7 @ WSH · Fri Oct 9 @ CBJ
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
UTA @ CBJ · 7:00 PM ET
Utah MammothUTA1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Nationwide Arena
UTA -114MLCBJ -105
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
UTA
CBJ
+1.5
-275
-260
ML
-114
-105
-1.5
+205
+220
REG
+145
+155
Tie after 60
+280
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
UTA
Karel Vejmelka
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
1.000 / 0.00
CBJ
Jet Greaves
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.885 / 3.00
Last 5 games
UTA
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 6-0 vs CHI
32-15
Karel Vejmelka
CBJ
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 6-3 vs BUF
23-26
1 for
Jet Greaves
Lines
UTA Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs CHI); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
VincentTrocheck
NickSchmaltz
ClaytonKeller
L2
AndersLee
LoganCooley
DylanGuenther
L3
LawsonCrouse
BarrettHayton
JackMcBain
L4
MichaelCarcone
DaniilBut
KevinStenlund
DD
D1
MacKenzieWeegar
MikhailSergachev
D2
NateSchmidt
JohnMarino
D3
AndrewPeeke
DmitriSimashev
G
KarelVejmelkaprojected
PP1
NickSchmaltz
LoganCooley
ClaytonKeller
DylanGuenther
MikhailSergachev
PP2
AndersLee
MichaelCarcone
DaniilBut
VincentTrocheck
JohnMarino
CBJ Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs BUF); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
CharlieCoyle
ColeSillinger
MathieuOlivier
L2
MatthewKnies
KentJohnson
AdamFantilli
L3
DantonHeinen
RyanLomberg
ConorGarland
L4
DmitriVoronkov
SeanMonahan
ValeriNichushkin
DD
D1
ZachWerenski
DentonMateychuk
D2
CarsonSoucy
EmilAndrae
D3
ErikGudbranson
JakeChristiansen
G
JetGreavesprojected
PP1
MatthewKnies
CharlieCoyle
KentJohnson
AdamFantilli
ZachWerenski
PP2
DmitriVoronkov
SeanMonahan
ValeriNichushkin
ConorGarland
DentonMateychuk
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
UTA
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Dylan Guenther · 2-0-2 (12%)
Michael Carcone · 1-1-2 (12%)
Clayton Keller · 0-2-2 (12%)
Anders Lee · 1-0-1 (6%)
Daniil But · 1-0-1 (6%)
Nick Schmaltz · 1-0-1 (6%)
CBJ
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Matthew Knies · 2-1-3 (18%)
Charlie Coyle · 0-3-3 (18%)
Zach Werenski · 0-2-2 (12%)
Adam Fantilli · 1-0-1 (6%)
Cole Sillinger · 1-0-1 (6%)
Mathieu Olivier · 1-0-1 (6%)
Tale of the tape
UTA (away)
CBJ (home)
Record
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
Home
1-0-0
1-0-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0 ← tonight
0-0-0
Last 5
W
W
Goals for / game
6.00 · 5th
6.00 · 5th
Goals against / game
0.00 · 1st
3.00 · 14th
Shot share (season / last 5)
68.1% / 68.1%
46.9% / 46.9%
Wins by 2+
1 of 1 wins (100%)
1 of 1 wins (100%)
…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)
0-0 / 0-0
0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
1 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
66.7% (2/3) · 2nd
66.7% (2/3) · 2nd
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
13.00
15.00
Rest
1 day off
1 day off
Next 3 games
Sun Oct 4 @ NYR (tomorrow) · Tue Oct 6 @ NJD · Thu Oct 8 @ BOS
Fri Oct 9 vs PIT · Sat Oct 10 @ STL · Tue Oct 13 vs FLA
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
SEA @ EDM · 7:00 PM ET
Seattle KrakenSEA1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@7:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Rogers Place
SEA +172MLEDM -210
Edmonton OilersEDM1-0-1 · 3 PTS
Odds
SEA
EDM
+1.5
-142
—
ML
+172
-210
-1.5
—
+116
REG
+270
-130
Tie after 60
+320
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
SEA
Joey Daccord
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.960 / 1.01
EDM
Tristan Jarry
projected
1 of 2
0-0-1
0.739 / 5.85
Last 5 games
SEA
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 6-1 @ CGY
32-25
Joey Daccord
EDM
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 9-7 @ VAN
31-22
Devon Levi
Tue Sep 29
OTL 5-6 (OT) vs VAN
37-23
Tristan Jarry
Lines
SEA Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ CGY); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
RyanWinterton
ShaneWright
BerklyCatton
L2
JaredMcCann
MattyBeniers
KaapoKakko
L3
ChandlerStephenson
BobbyMcMann
JordanEberle
L4
FrederickGaudreau
CurtisDouglas
JacobMelanson
DD
D1
BrandonMontour
RykerEvans
D2
AdamLarsson
VinceDunn
D3
RyanLindgren
JoshMahura
G
JoeyDaccordprojected
PP1
JaredMcCann
ChandlerStephenson
BobbyMcMann
JordanEberle
VinceDunn
PP2
MattyBeniers
ShaneWright
BerklyCatton
KaapoKakko
BrandonMontour
EDM Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ VAN); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
LeonDraisaitl
ConnorMcDavid
VasilyPodkolzin
L2
AlexFormenton
MathieuJoseph
OwenMichaels
L3
MaxJones
ColtonDach
KasperiKapanen
L4
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
JoshSamanski
DD
D1
ConnorMurphy
RyanShea
D2
MattiasEkholm
EvanBouchard
D3
JakeWalman
ShakirMukhamadullin
G
TristanJarryprojected
PP1
LeonDraisaitl
ConnorMcDavid
KasperiKapanen
VasilyPodkolzin
EvanBouchard
PP2
IsaacHoward
TrentFrederic
ColtonDach
JakeWalman
RyanShea
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
SEA
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Vince Dunn · 1-2-3 (19%)
Jared McCann · 0-3-3 (19%)
Kaapo Kakko · 1-1-2 (12%)
Matty Beniers · 1-1-2 (12%)
Chandler Stephenson · 1-0-1 (6%)
Frederick Gaudreau · 1-0-1 (6%)
EDM
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Evan Bouchard · 4-4-8 (25%)
Connor McDavid · 1-6-7 (22%)
Vasily Podkolzin · 3-1-4 (12%)
Leon Draisaitl · 2-2-4 (12%)
Kasperi Kapanen · 1-1-2 (6%)
Ryan Shea · 1-1-2 (6%)
Tale of the tape
SEA (away)
EDM (home)
Record
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
1-0-1 (1.50 pts/game)
Home
0-0-0
0-0-1 ← tonight
Road
1-0-0 ← tonight
1-0-0
Last 5
W
W · OTL
Goals for / game
6.00 · 5th
7.00 · 2nd
Goals against / game
1.00 · 4th
6.50 · 23rd
Shot share (season / last 5)
56.1% / 56.1%
60.2% / 60.2%
Wins by 2+
1 of 1 wins (100%)
1 of 1 wins (100%)
…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)
0-0 / 0-0
0-1 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
1 (50%) · 5th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
0-1
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
20.0% (1/5) · 11th
33.3% (3/9) · 6th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
60.0% · 21st
PIM / game
4.00
5.00
Rest
1 day off
1 day off
Next 3 games
Sun Oct 4 vs CGY (tomorrow) · Tue Oct 6 vs VGK · Fri Oct 9 @ DET
Wed Oct 7 @ ANA · Sat Oct 10 @ SJS · Tue Oct 13 @ LAK
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
NJD @ NYI · 7:30 PM ET
New Jersey DevilsNJD1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@7:30 PM ETSat Oct 3 · UBS Arena
NJD -134MLNYI +112
New York IslandersNYI0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Odds
NJD
NYI
+1.5
—
-220
ML
-134
+112
-1.5
+176
—
REG
+125
+180
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
NJD
Jake Allen
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.920 / 1.89
NYI
Ilya Sorokin
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.923 / 2.07
Last 5 games
NJD
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 3-2 (OT) vs PHI
44-25
Jake Allen
NYI
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Wed Sep 30
L 1-2 @ TOR
27-26
Ilya Sorokin
Lines
NJD Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs PHI); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
EvanRodrigues
DawsonMercer
ArsenyGritsyuk
L2
JesperBratt
JackHughes
AnthonyMantha
L3
NicoHischier
TimoMeier
LukeEvangelista
L4
CodyGlass
AmadeusLombardi
StefanNoesen
DD
D1
DougieHamilton
JonasSiegenthaler
D2
BrettPesce
LukeHughes
D3
BrendenDillon
DeclanChisholm
G
JakeAllenprojected
PP1
JesperBratt
NicoHischier
JackHughes
LukeEvangelista
LukeHughes
PP2
EvanRodrigues
AnthonyMantha
TimoMeier
ArsenyGritsyuk
DougieHamilton
NYI Last game (Wed Sep 30 @ TOR); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
KylePalmieri
BoHorvat
SimonHolmstrom
L2
EmilHeineman
Jean-GabrielPageau
VictorEklund
L3
MatiasMaccelli
BraydenSchenn
CalumRitchie
L4
OndrejPalat
AnthonyDuclair
CaseyCizikas
DD
D1
AdamPelech
MatthewSchaefer
D2
RyanPulock
AlexanderRomanov
D3
TonyDeAngelo
LoganStanley
G
IlyaSorokinprojected
PP1
MatiasMaccelli
KylePalmieri
BraydenSchenn
BoHorvat
MatthewSchaefer
PP2
AnthonyDuclair
CalumRitchie
SimonHolmstrom
VictorEklund
MatthewSchaefer
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
NJD
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Dougie Hamilton · 1-0-1 (20%)
Jack Hughes · 1-0-1 (20%)
Luke Hughes · 1-0-1 (20%)
Jesper Bratt · 0-1-1 (20%)
Luke Evangelista · 0-1-1 (20%)
Amadeus Lombardi · 0-0-0 (0%)
NYI
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Emil Heineman · 1-0-1 (50%)
Bo Horvat · 0-1-1 (50%)
Adam Pelech · 0-0-0 (0%)
Alexander Romanov · 0-0-0 (0%)
Anthony Duclair · 0-0-0 (0%)
Brayden Schenn · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
NJD (away)
NYI (home)
Record
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game)
Home
1-0-0
0-0-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0 ← tonight
0-1-0
Last 5
W
L
Goals for / game
3.00 · 11th
1.00 · 19th
Goals against / game
2.00 · 7th
2.00 · 7th
Shot share (season / last 5)
63.8% / 63.8%
50.9% / 50.9%
Wins by 2+
0 of 1 wins (0%)
0 of 0 wins
…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)
1-0 / 0-0
0-1 / 0-1
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
1 (100%) · 1st
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
1-0
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/4) · 14th
0.0% (0/4) · 14th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
75.0% · 17th
PIM / game
2.00
8.00
Rest
1 day off
2 days off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 vs UTA · Sat Oct 10 vs VAN · Mon Oct 12 vs OTT
Tue Oct 6 @ NYR · Thu Oct 8 vs CHI · Sat Oct 10 vs TBL
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
DAL @ NSH · 8:00 PM ET
Dallas StarsDAL0-0-0 · Opening night
@8:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Bridgestone Arena
DAL -128MLNSH +106
Nashville PredatorsNSH0-1-0 · 0 PTS
Odds
DAL
NSH
+1.5
—
-235
ML
-128
+106
-1.5
+186
—
REG
+125
+170
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
DAL
not recorded
NSH
Juuse Saros
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.900 / 3.09
Last 5 games
DAL
No games yet this season.
NSH
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 1-3 vs MIN
20-30
Juuse Saros
Lines
DAL
No lines yet.
NSH Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs MIN); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
ReidSchaefer
JackDrury
AdamEdstrom
L2
RossColton
MavrikBourque
JonathanMarchessault
L3
FilipForsberg
NilsHoglander
MatthewWood
L4
StevenStamkos
RyanO'Reilly
AlexanderKerfoot
DD
D1
NicolasHague
AdamWilsby
D2
BradySkjei
NickPerbix
D3
RomanJosi
RyanUfko
G
JuuseSarosprojected
PP1
FilipForsberg
StevenStamkos
RyanO'Reilly
MatthewWood
RomanJosi
PP2
AlexanderKerfoot
RossColton
MavrikBourque
JonathanMarchessault
RyanUfko
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
DAL
no changes recorded
NSH
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Roman Josi · 1-0-1 (33%)
Filip Forsberg · 0-1-1 (33%)
Steven Stamkos · 0-1-1 (33%)
Adam Edstrom · 0-0-0 (0%)
Adam Wilsby · 0-0-0 (0%)
Alexander Kerfoot · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
DAL (away)
NSH (home)
Record
no games yet this season
0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game)
Home
0-1-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0
Last 5
L
Goals for / game
1.00 · 19th
Goals against / game
3.00 · 14th
Shot share (season / last 5)
40.0% / 40.0%
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%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/4) · 14th
Penalty kill
75.0% · 17th
PIM / game
8.00
Rest
back-to-back (2nd night)
1 day off
Next 3 games
Mon Oct 5 vs SJS · Thu Oct 8 @ BUF · Sat Oct 10 @ PIT
Tue Oct 6 @ TOR · Thu Oct 8 @ MTL · Sat Oct 10 @ OTT
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
BOS @ MIN · 8:00 PM ET
Boston BruinsBOS1-0-0 · 2 PTS
@8:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Grand Casino Arena
BOS +162MLMIN -196
Minnesota WildMIN1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
BOS
MIN
+1.5
-154
—
ML
+162
-196
-1.5
—
+126
REG
+250
-120
Tie after 60
+310
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
BOS
Jeremy Swayman
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
1.000 / 0.00
MIN
Jesper Wallstedt
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.950 / 1.01
Last 5 games
BOS
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Tue Sep 29
W 3-0 vs NYR
23-24
1 for
Jeremy Swayman
MIN
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 3-1 @ NSH
30-20
Jesper Wallstedt
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
MIN Last game (Thu Oct 1 @ NSH); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
YakovTrenin
RyanHartman
BobbyBrink
L2
NickFoligno
MarcusFoligno
MichaelMcCarron
L3
BlakeColeman
MattBoldy
JoelEriksson Ek
L4
KirillKaprizov
DanilaYurov
MaximShabanov
DD
D1
JaredSpurgeon
QuinnHughes
D2
JonasBrodin
OlliMaatta
D3
ZachBogosian
DaemonHunt
G
JesperWallstedtprojected
PP1
KirillKaprizov
MattBoldy
JoelEriksson Ek
MaximShabanov
QuinnHughes
PP2
BlakeColeman
RyanHartman
BobbyBrink
DanilaYurov
JaredSpurgeon
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%)
MIN
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Blake Coleman · 1-0-1 (11%)
Kirill Kaprizov · 1-0-1 (11%)
Nick Foligno · 1-0-1 (11%)
Bobby Brink · 0-1-1 (11%)
Danila Yurov · 0-1-1 (11%)
Jared Spurgeon · 0-1-1 (11%)
Tale of the tape
BOS (away)
MIN (home)
Record
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
Home
1-0-0
0-0-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0 ← tonight
1-0-0
Last 5
W
W
Goals for / game
3.00 · 11th
3.00 · 11th
Goals against / game
0.00 · 1st
1.00 · 4th
Shot share (season / last 5)
48.9% / 48.9%
60.0% / 60.0%
Wins by 2+
1 of 1 wins (100%)
1 of 1 wins (100%)
…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)
0-0 / 0-0
0-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
1 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/1) · 14th
25.0% (1/4) · 9th
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
2.00
8.00
Rest
back-to-back (2nd night)
1 day off
Next 3 games
Mon Oct 5 vs OTT · Thu Oct 8 vs UTA · Sat Oct 10 vs PHI
Tue Oct 6 @ BUF · Thu Oct 8 @ TBL · Sat Oct 10 @ FLA
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
STL @ COL · 9:00 PM ET
St Louis BluesSTL0-0-0 · Opening night
@9:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Ball Arena
STL +245MLCOL -310
Colorado AvalancheCOL1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
STL
COL
+1.5
+100
—
ML
+245
-310
-1.5
—
-122
REG
+390
-190
Tie after 60
+340
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
STL
not recorded
COL
Mackenzie Blackwood
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.871 / 4.00
Last 5 games
STL
No games yet this season.
COL
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Wed Sep 30
W 8-4 vs LAK
29-31
Mackenzie Blackwood
Lines
STL
No lines yet.
COL Last game (Wed Sep 30 vs LAK); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
ArtturiLehkonen
NathanMacKinnon
MartinNecas
L2
GabrielLandeskog
NazemKadri
BrockNelson
L3
NicolasRoy
ParkerKelly
FedorSvechkov
DD
D1
DevonToews
CaleMakar
D2
BrentBurns
JoshManson
D3
BrettKulak
SamMalinski
G
MackenzieBlackwoodprojected
PP1
GabrielLandeskog
NathanMacKinnon
MartinNecas
T.J.Hughes
CaleMakar
PP2
JadenSchwartz
ArtturiLehkonen
NazemKadri
BrockNelson
DevonToews
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
STL
no changes recorded
COL
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Brock Nelson · 1-2-3 (14%)
Artturi Lehkonen · 2-0-2 (9%)
Nathan MacKinnon · 2-0-2 (9%)
Parker Kelly · 1-1-2 (9%)
Cale Makar · 0-2-2 (9%)
Devon Toews · 0-2-2 (9%)
Tale of the tape
STL (away)
COL (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
8.00 · 1st
Goals against / game
4.00 · 17th
Shot share (season / last 5)
48.3% / 48.3%
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
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
80.0% (4/5) · 1st
Penalty kill
100.0% · 1st
PIM / game
13.00
Rest
back-to-back (2nd night)
2 days off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 @ CHI · Thu Oct 8 vs SJS · Sat Oct 10 vs CBJ
Wed Oct 7 @ WPG · Thu Oct 8 @ CGY · Sat Oct 10 vs TOR
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
CGY @ VAN · 10:00 PM ET
Calgary FlamesCGY0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@10:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · Rogers Arena
CGY -105MLVAN -115
Vancouver CanucksVAN1-1-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
CGY
VAN
+1.5
-265
-275
ML
-105
-115
-1.5
+220
+210
REG
+155
+140
Tie after 60
+280
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
CGY
Dustin Wolf
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.812 / 6.02
VAN
Kevin Lankinen
projected
2 of 2
1-1-0
0.789 / 7.99
Last 5 games
CGY
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 1-6 vs SEA
25-32
Dustin Wolf
VAN
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
L 7-9 vs EDM
22-31
Kevin Lankinen
Tue Sep 29
W 6-5 (OT) @ EDM
23-37
Kevin Lankinen
Lines
CGY Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs SEA); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
RyanStrome
YegorSharangovich
ConnorZary
L2
JoelFarabee
SamuelHonzek
MikaelBacklund
L3
MorganFrost
MattCoronato
MatveiGridin
L4
MartinPospisil
AdamKlapka
MaximTsyplakov
DD
D1
KevinBahl
SimonNemec
D2
JakeMiddleton
ZayneParekh
D3
ZachWhitecloud
YanKuznetsov
G
DustinWolfprojected
PP1
JoelFarabee
MorganFrost
MattCoronato
MatveiGridin
ZayneParekh
PP2
RyanStrome
YegorSharangovich
ConnorZary
MaximTsyplakov
SimonNemec
VAN Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs EDM); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
PaulCotter
LiamOhgren
BrockBoeser
L2
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
LinusKarlsson
L3
DrewO'Connor
MaxSasson
BrendanGallagher
L4
ArshdeepBains
MarcoRossi
JonathanLekkerimäki
DD
D1
JamieOleksiak
TomWillander
D2
FilipHronek
ZeevBuium
D3
LukeSchenn
EliasPettersson
G
KevinLankinenprojected
PP1
JakeDeBrusk
EliasPettersson
MarcoRossi
BrockBoeser
FilipHronek
PP2
LiamOhgren
LinusKarlsson
JonathanLekkerimäki
TomWillander
ZeevBuium
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
CGY
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Ryan Strome · 1-0-1 (33%)
Connor Zary · 0-1-1 (33%)
Yegor Sharangovich · 0-1-1 (33%)
Adam Klapka · 0-0-0 (0%)
Jake Middleton · 0-0-0 (0%)
Joel Farabee · 0-0-0 (0%)
VAN
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Marco Rossi · 3-1-4 (11%)
Paul Cotter · 3-1-4 (11%)
Elias Pettersson · 2-2-4 (11%)
Filip Hronek · 0-4-4 (11%)
Brock Boeser · 1-2-3 (9%)
Jamie Oleksiak · 1-2-3 (9%)
Tale of the tape
CGY (away)
VAN (home)
Record
0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game)
1-1-0 (1.00 pts/game)
Home
0-1-0
0-1-0 ← tonight
Road
0-0-0 ← tonight
1-0-0
Last 5
L
L · W
Goals for / game
1.00 · 19th
6.50 · 4th
Goals against / game
6.00 · 21st
7.00 · 24th
Shot share (season / last 5)
43.9% / 43.9%
39.8% / 39.8%
Wins by 2+
0 of 0 wins
0 of 1 wins (0%)
…needing an empty-netter
0
0
Losses by 2+
1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation)
0-0 / 0-0
1-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
1 (50%) · 5th
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
1-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/1) · 14th
40.0% (2/5) · 5th
Penalty kill
80.0% · 16th
66.7% · 20th
PIM / game
12.00
9.00
Rest
1 day off
1 day off
Next 3 games
Sun Oct 4 @ SEA (tomorrow) · Thu Oct 8 vs COL · Sat Oct 10 vs ANA
Sun Oct 4 vs VGK (tomorrow) · Thu Oct 8 @ CAR · Sat Oct 10 @ NJD
Season series
No meetings yet this season.
LAK @ SJS · 10:00 PM ET
Los Angeles KingsLAK0-1-0 · 0 PTS
@10:00 PM ETSat Oct 3 · SAP Center at San Jose
LAK +102MLSJS -122
San Jose SharksSJS1-0-0 · 2 PTS
Odds
LAK
SJS
+1.5
-235
—
ML
+102
-122
-1.5
—
+186
REG
+160
+130
Tie after 60
+290
Goalies
Team
Starter
Status
Starts
Record
SV% / GAA
LAK
Darcy Kuemper
projected
1 of 1
0-1-0
0.724 / 8.08
SJS
Yaroslav Askarov
projected
1 of 1
1-0-0
0.885 / 2.85
Last 5 games
LAK
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Wed Sep 30
L 4-8 @ COL
31-29
Darcy Kuemper
SJS
Date
Result
Shots
ENG
Goalie
Thu Oct 1
W 4-3 (OT) vs FLA
32-26
Yaroslav Askarov
Lines
LAK Last game (Wed Sep 30 @ COL); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
ArtemiPanarin
AdrianKempe
QuintonByfield
L2
AlexTurcotte
MatsZuccarello
AlexLaferriere
L3
ErikHaula
TrevorMoore
ScottLaughton
L4
AndreLee
SamuelHelenius
JoelArmia
DD
D1
CodyCeci
MikeyAnderson
D2
DrewDoughty
BrianDumoulin
D3
JoelEdmundson
BrandtClarke
G
DarcyKuemperprojected
PP1
ArtemiPanarin
MatsZuccarello
AdrianKempe
QuintonByfield
BrandtClarke
PP2
ErikHaula
ArtemiPanarin
AlexTurcotte
AlexLaferriere
DrewDoughty
SJS Last game (Thu Oct 1 vs FLA); no projection yet
LWCRW
L1
MasonMarchment
WillSmith
MacklinCelebrini
L2
IvarStenberg
AlexanderWennberg
CollinGraf
L3
IgorChernyshov
TylerToffoli
MichaelMisa
L4
KieferSherwood
BarclayGoodrow
ZackOstapchuk
DD
D1
DmitryOrlov
LucaCagnoni
D2
DarnellNurse
MichaelKesselring
D3
JacobTrouba
NolanAllan
G
YaroslavAskarovprojected
PP1
IgorChernyshov
AlexanderWennberg
WillSmith
MacklinCelebrini
LucaCagnoni
PP2
MasonMarchment
IvarStenberg
TylerToffoli
MichaelMisa
DmitryOrlov
Highlighted = new linemates since last game (PP: new to that unit).
Injuries and lineup changes
LAK
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Alex Laferriere · 0-2-2 (18%)
Artemi Panarin · 1-0-1 (9%)
Brian Dumoulin · 1-0-1 (9%)
Joel Armia · 1-0-1 (9%)
Trevor Moore · 1-0-1 (9%)
Alex Turcotte · 0-1-1 (9%)
SJS
no changes recorded
Top scorers (G-A-P):
Will Smith · 2-1-3 (33%)
Macklin Celebrini · 0-3-3 (33%)
Luca Cagnoni · 1-1-2 (22%)
Mason Marchment · 1-0-1 (11%)
Alexander Wennberg · 0-0-0 (0%)
Barclay Goodrow · 0-0-0 (0%)
Tale of the tape
LAK (away)
SJS (home)
Record
0-1-0 (0.00 pts/game)
1-0-0 (2.00 pts/game)
Home
0-0-0
1-0-0 ← tonight
Road
0-1-0 ← tonight
0-0-0
Last 5
L
W
Goals for / game
4.00 · 9th
4.00 · 9th
Goals against / game
8.00 · 25th
3.00 · 14th
Shot share (season / last 5)
51.7% / 51.7%
55.2% / 55.2%
Wins by 2+
0 of 0 wins
0 of 1 wins (0%)
…needing an empty-netter
0
0
Losses by 2+
1 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
0 (0 were 1-goal before an empty-netter)
1-goal games (all / regulation)
0-0 / 0-0
1-0 / 0-0
Empty-net goals for / against
0 / 0
0 / 0
Past regulation
0 (0%) · 8th
1 (100%) · 1st
Overtime record (3-on-3)
0-0
1-0
Shootouts
0 (0%), record 0-0
0 (0%), record 0-0
Power play
0.0% (0/4) · 14th
25.0% (1/4) · 9th
Penalty kill
20.0% · 25th
83.3% · 15th
PIM / game
15.00
22.00
Rest
2 days off
1 day off
Next 3 games
Tue Oct 6 vs FLA · Sat Oct 10 @ VGK · Tue Oct 13 vs EDM
Mon Oct 5 @ DAL · Thu Oct 8 @ STL · Sat Oct 10 vs EDM
WSH MLWSH @ CAR · 7:00 PM ET+122
DAL -1.5STL @ DAL · 9:00 PM ET+132
VGK -1.5ANA @ VGK · 10:00 PM ET+110
