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Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Chicago Blackhawks activate Connor Bedard, who’s expected to make his season debut tonight (Chicago Sun-Times)Late Update
Canes will play without Stanley Cup hero Jordan Staal. The latest on his injury (Raleigh News & Observer)Late Update
Sam Honzek out week-to-week with lower-body injury (Calgary Sun)Late Update
With his wife in labor, Avalanche star Cale Makar to miss game in Dallas (Denver Post)Late Update
Back home in the ‘Peg, Wild goalie Calvin Pickard gets the call (St. Paul Pioneer-Press)Late Update
What to make of Lightning’s goaltender call-up ahead of Rangers game (Tampa Bay Times)Late Update
Flyers say their winless start hasn’t fractured the locker room ‘one ounce’: ‘We’re all in this together’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)Late Update
The Panthers’ message to rookie Vilmanis as he waits for chances to become goals (Miami Herald)Late Update
Moritz Seider dominating on the ice, taking on leadership role off the ice (Detroit News)Late Update
In start to the season, has Jonatan Berggren applied lessons of tumultuous year? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Late Update
What are the Maple Leafs' favourite conspiracy theories? Players reveal wild answers (Toronto Sun)Late Update
Wild’s first-period scoring burst powers win over Golden Knights (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Sabres lose Dahlin but find a lot of positives in gritty win over Panthers (Buffalo News)
Linus Ullmark in Vezina form as Senators hang on to defeat Devils (Ottawa Sun)
Stars forward Matt Duchene undergoes surgery, expected to miss three months (Dallas Morning News)
The Penguins add defenseman Ryan Johnson in a trade with the Sabres (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Charlie McAvoy excited to hit the ice with the Bruins for his first game this season (Boston Globe)
Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger named NHL's second star of the week (Dallas Morning News)
Why John Tavares flew back and forth for his new son and Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Wild’s Nico Sturm hospitalized after taking a puck to head in win over Vegas (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Can Kings’ frustration help fuel an end to their winless start? (Los Angeles Daily News)
The winless Flyers are in complete disarray, and the clock is quickly ticking for them to turn it around (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Red Wings still searching for more scoring, but opportunities are there (Detroit News)
Devils got back on track, but a telling test awaits (NJ.com)
With offense sputtering, Sharks debut new forward lines in practice (San Jose Mercury News)
‘Rat pack’ of Hagel, Cirelli, Guentzel have led the way for Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Connor Bedard's return alters a Blackhawks power play that needed altering (Chicago Sun-Times)
Penguins forward Andrei Kuzmenko appears close to rejoining active roster (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Maple Leafs coach elusive on Chris Tanev injury details (Toronto Sun)
New Golden Knights defenseman out indefinitely with injury (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sam Honzek out week-to-week with lower-body injury (Calgary Sun)
Capitals send defensemen Roy, Sandin to injured reserve (Washington Times)
Penguins defenseman Kris Letang embraces a third pairing role with fewer minutes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
No break-in period with Wild for Blake Coleman (St. Paul Pioneer Press))
Rangers’ Pavel Dorofeyev shuffling continues with first power-play tweak of season: ‘Fighting it a little’ (New York Post)
Simon Holmstrom's fall from top line to fourth has given other Isles chances (New York Newsday)
Will Cuylle’s quick start is making the Rangers rethink his evolution (New York Post)
The Penguins hope Kaedan Korczak, with his ‘honest’ game, will become a blue-line fixture (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canadiens promote Owen Beck from Laval as Florian Xhekaj leaves practice early (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche grant assistant coach Dave Hakstol permission to speak with Arizona State (Denver Post)
How a Minneapolis salesman landed one of hockey’s most unusual jobs with the Wild (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Rangers great Ron Duguay ‘needs all the prayers we can get’ as daughter shares heartbreaking photo during cancer fight (New York Post)