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The season opener at home Friday night against St. Louis will end the Stars’ longest gap in five years between the end of one season and the start of the next. It comes 155 days after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.
Easton Cowan has undoubtedly arrived. The 21-year-old winger helped set up his team’s opening goal and then bagged the eventual game-winner to help Toronto pick up its first victory of the season, 2-1 over the New York Islanders.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in a four-goal second period and capped his night with a rare fight, and the Colorado Avalanche opened the season with a 8-4 vicrtory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.
Evgeni Malkin, Hendrix Lapierre and Filip Hallander scored in the second period and Arturs Silovs stopped 19 shots to help the Pittsburgh Penguins steamroll the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday night.
Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night. Colton Sissons also scored for Toronto (1-1-0), which got 26 saves from Anthony Stolarz.
Improvement is necessary, says Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy, as the NHL team embarks on its final season in the Saddledome. In what will be a season of “lasts” in the 43-year-old arena, the Flames’ last home-opener at the Saddledome is Thursday against the Seattle Kraken.
Darren Raddysh is still adjusting to a new team, new partner and the new higher expectations that come with signing a big deal with his hometown team. Mark Masters has more on how he's aiming to bounce back in the Leafs' second game of the season Wednesday night against the Islanders.
The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward William Karlsson to a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension on Wednesday.
The Columbus Blue Jackets will not name a captain for the 2026-27 season, head coach Rick Bowness announced Wednesday.
From his first steps on the ice with the Seattle Kraken, forward Matty Beniers generally has been regarded as the face of the franchise.
The Dallas Stars have signed goaltender Casey DeSmith to a two-year, $5 million contract extension on Wednesday.
Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios says new captain Thomas Chabot doesn’t need to change anything.
Detroit Red Wings defenceman Simon Edvinsson has returned to Sweden as he continues to wait for a new contract as a restricted free agent.
Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips.
The Colorado Avalanche have signed head coach Jared Bednar to a four-year contract extension.
On the heels of a franchise-altering deal completed on Monday to acquire Matthew Knies from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Don Waddell joined First Up on TSN1050 to discuss the complicated nature of trading star players.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Mike Babcock believes Tuesday’s opening-night loss to the Vancouver Canucks showed his team has “serious work to do.”
While some general managers may be dreaming of signing Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov as a free agent next July, all signs point towards the winger staying put.
The Manny Malhotra era for the Vancouver Canucks is off to a positive start, even if it was a lot closer than it looked like it was going to be.
Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists to reach 701 career points, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 in their season opener Tuesday night.
Paul Cotter capped a two-goal night with the game winner 1:59 into overtime as the Vancouver Canucks got off to a strong start in defeating the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Tuesday night.
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