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‘Putting no expectations on it’: Tkachuk readies for return to Ottawa

Brady Tkachuk will make his return to the Canadian Tire Centre Wednesday for the first time since the Ottawa Senators traded him to the Florida Panthers in June.

Mammoth hold off late charge from Penguins for win

Clayton Keller, Kevin Stenlund, Nate Schmidt and Nick Schmaltz all tallied a goal and an assist to help the Utah Mammoth beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Monday night.

Rangers beat Ducks to make it six straight wins at MSG

Beating Anaheim on Monday night made the Rangers 6-0-0 in their first six games at the Garden — matching the second-longest season-opening home winning streak in franchise history.

McKenna scores winner, Maple Leafs top Sharks to snap three-game slide

Gavin McKenna scored the winner on a third-period power play as the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a three-game slide Monday with a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks.

Rangers beat Ducks to stay perfect at home to start the season

Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.

‘We’ve got a long ways to go’: Rebuilding Canucks aim to snap losing skid

Luke Schenn believes his Vancouver Canucks need to be “a heck of a lot better.”

‘So far, so good’: Kreider patiently adjusts to life with Canadiens

Phillip Danault rejoined the Canadiens in a trade from the Los Angeles Kings last December and remembers initially feeling “overwhelmed” under coach Martin St. Louis, who introduced concepts and details he had never experienced before. His advice to Chris Kreider as he works through those same adjustments? Be patient.

Matthews aims for emotion as Leafs look to snap skid against ‘machine’ Celebrini, Sharks

Auston Matthews is planning to bring emotion into Monday’s game as the Leafs look to snap a three-game skid (0-2-1) against the San Jose Sharks, Mark Masters writes.

All eyes on Winnipeg as deadline with Hellebuyck’s suspension set to end Friday

With reports emerging Saturday that Connor Hellebuyck’s suspension is set to end this Friday, Winnipeg bureau reporter Danielle Bain writes that the clock is ticking on a storyline that the Jets can no longer avoid.

Senators off to strong start despite injuries to key players

Ottawa has dressed 24 skaters — only Philadelphia has more — and already piled up more than 40 man-games lost to injury. Yet the Senators have won six of their first nine games to get the post-Tkachuk era off to a strong start.

‘A long shift’: Ducks get through a 15-hour travel day with NFL RedZone and some card games

Getting to the East Coast for their road trip this week involved the Anaheim Ducks changing airports, switching planes, sitting on the tarmac and arriving at their hotel after 2 a.m.

Panthers’ Tkachuk, Oilers’ McDavid, Wild’s Kaprizov named NHL’s three stars of the week

Florida Panthers winger Brady Tkachuk, Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid and Minnesota Wild winger Kirill Kaprizov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.

Sens D Chabot likely out a week or two as Sanderson set to return

Ottawa Senators captain Thomas Chabot is expected to miss a week or two with the upper-body injury that forced him out of Saturday’s loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, head coach Travis Green said Monday.

Deaf NHL player Kyte says Canada’s Deaflympic athletes deserve financial support

The first and only deaf NHL player says deaf Canadian athletes who wear the Maple Leaf internationally deserve equitable funding.

Jets recall prospect Yager amid hot start with AHL Moose

The Winnipeg Jets recalled prospect Brayden Yager from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose on Monday.

Senators extend head coach Green on multi-year deal

Travis Green is sticking behind the Ottawa Senators bench for the foreseeable future. The team announced a multi-year extension for their head coach on Monday. Green is now signed through 2030-2031.

Rangers sign veteran F Glendening to PTO

The New York Rangers signed veteran forward Luke Glendening to a professional tryout agreement on Monday.

Ice Chips: Maple Leafs recall G Akhtyamov for backup stint, Nylander a GTD vs. Sharks

Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.

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Stars GM Nill expects to re-open extension talks with Robertson in December

The Dallas Stars and forward Jason Robertson are getting set to try again on a long-term contract extension.