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Monday, October 5, 2026

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin announces this will be his final NHL season (Washington Post)Late Update
Marchand gets ‘rude awakening’ in Panthers return. He also gives Florida a ‘boost’ (Miami Herald)Late Update
Max Crozier to make regular-season debut with Emil Lilleberg injured (Tampa Bay Times)Late Update
Source: Flyers activate Denver Barkey and place Nikita Grebenkin on IR (Philadelphia Inquirer)Late Update
Kings look to fix early problems in home opener against Panthers (Los Angeles Daily-News)Late Update
A ‘bully’ turned 21 and provided Red Wings with some positivity (MLive.com)Late Update
Penguins goaltender Sergei Murashov scheduled to make season debut against Jets (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Late Update
How Maple Leafs' Teddy Blueger is dealing with Toronto traffic (Toronto Sun)Late Update
'It's gouging': Streaming exclusivity making Ottawa Senators games unaffordable for local sports bars (Ottawa Sun)Late Update
Ducks edge Panthers in overtime behind Cutter Gauthier, Leo Carlsson (Orange County Register)
Rangers best key offseason trade partner Mammoth for third straight win — suffer troubling injury (New York Post)
Connor powers Jets past Red Wings for first win of season (Winnipeg Free Press)
Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko out six weeks after injury on opening night (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson expected to undergo further testing in Ottawa (Ottawa Sun)
How NHL's salary boom affects Blackhawks' negotiations with 2027 restricted free agents (Chicago Sun-Times)
Mackie Samoskevich scores twice, Kraken rout Flames in home opener (Seattle Times)
Golden Knights begin 1st road trip of season with win in Vancouver (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Red Wings' rally falls short, drop their second straight home game (Detroit News)
Hard, fast, direct Vegas cashes winning ticket (Vancouver Province)
'No one is digging graves' as Detroit Red Wings start season 0-2 (Detroit Free Press)
Vincent Trocheck opens up on MSG return after ‘weird’ Rangers trade saga (New York Post)
Lightning’s defenseman depth could be tested again early in the season (Tampa Bay Times)
So far, so good: Wild’s penalty kill perfect during team’s 2-0 start (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Rick Tocchet changes Flyers’ practice approach by getting back to the X’s and O’s (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Mackenzie Blackwood, film buff, passes first test as Avalanche’s No. 1 goaltender (Denver Post)
A stronger and faster Ben Kindel looks poised to take another step for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Penguins forward Ville Koivunen ‘didn’t deserve to come out’ of the lineup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Bruins waive Mikey Eyssimont, opening door for Matt Poitras (Boston Herald)
Penguins assign forward David Gustafsson to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Plano voters to decide on five taxes for a new Dallas Stars arena (Dallas Morning News)