Puck News Here: Daily hockey headlines

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Avalanche sign coach Jared Bednar to four-year contract extension (Denver Post)Late Update
Stars sign backup goalie Casey DeSmith to two-year contract extension (Dallas Morning News)Late Update
Red Wings D Simon Edvinsson is back in Sweden with season days away (Detroit Free-Press)Late Update
Why the Maple Leafs are making small changes for New York Islanders game (Toronto Sun)Late Update
Penguins forward David Gustafsson is grateful for any days in the NHL (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Late Update
Charlie Jacobs says Bruins’ games in Germany will be in December of 2027, and team may consider a Hall of Fame (Boston Globe)Late Update
Panthers spoil Hurricanes’ banner-raising party with late overtime victory (Raleigh News & Observer)
Fraser Minten’s goal opens the door for Bruins in season-opening win over Rangers (Boston Globe)
Golden Knights top prospect scores 1st NHL goal in debut against Chicago (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Plenty of desire, drama in stunning season-opening win (Vancouver Province)
Opening loss shows Maple Leafs need more time to gel (Toronto Sun)
Wild’s Brock Faber sidelined indefinitely with fractured skull (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Thomas Chabot's time has arrived as Senators name new captain (Ottawa Sun)
Matthew Schaefer named Islanders’ assistant captain in telling move (New York Post)
Kyle Dubas’ pursuit for the Penguins remains true entering 2026-27: Keep getting better (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Why John Chayka believes Maple Leafs will win Kirill Marchenko-Matthew Knies trade (Toronto Sun)
Blackhawks' defense shredded by Golden Knights in season-opening loss (Chicago Sun-Times)
Rangers blanked by Bruins in slow start to supersized season (New York Post)
Rangers left Igor Shesterkin to cover up their defensive cracks (New York Post)
JJ Peterka’s spectacular goal on Opening Night was exactly what the Bruins envisioned when they traded for him (Boston Globe)
Maple Leafs fans get the full Kirill Marchenko experience in whirlwind debut (Toronto Star)
Gavin McKenna’s mom watches her son make Leafs debut in wholesome moment: ‘What the hell, my son’s in the NHL’ (Toronto Star)
The Canes’ banner rises amid cheers — and Raleigh’s championship memories return (Raleigh News & Observer)
Rangers coach, Marshfield native Mike Sullivan hits milestone where it all began (Boston Herald)
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins open a new season with a similar pursuit (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Sabres' drought is over. The next test: proving they're perennial contenders (Buffalo News)
Finding a balance: Golden Knights trying new approach to blue line (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The unusual messaging following Islanders into season comes with giant caveat (New York Post)
Why Dylan Larkin 'is the wild card' as Detroit Red Wings form lines (Detroit Free Press)
The Flyers’ Achilles heel has long been their last-ranked power play. Turning the tide in 2026-27 is imperative. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Canadiens, head coach Martin St. Louis tap into Chris Kreider's wealth of experience (Montreal Gazette)
Avalanche core remains confident, defiant in spite of playoff failures: ‘We’re not changing anything’ (Denver Post)
Dan Vladař says he’s ready to go for opening night after injury scare: ‘Thank God it was nothing too crazy’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sabres goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen returns to practice but questions remain (Buffalo News)
Jesper Wallstedt is the Wild’s No. 1 goalie. And he plans to keep it that way. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Radko Gudas’ Panthers return ‘almost feels surreal.’ His Stanley Cup chase begins (Miami Herald)
How newcomer John Carlson has fit in so well so quickly with Lightning (Tampa Bay Times)
Braden Schneider happy for chance to rectify his Rangers reputation — even with future uncertain (New York Post)
Egor Chinakhov gets a shot on the Penguins’ top power-play unit (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Porter Martone hasn’t been a Flyer for long, but he already knows Philly is ‘a city of winners’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
After earning last Flames' roster spot, what can Brennan Othmann be? (Calgary Sun)
Two of Red Wings’ top scoring threats have formed chemistry (MLive.com)
Flyers star Travis Konecny hopes to ‘TK-O Cancer’ with his new pediatric cancer initiative (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Forty years ago, Dallas' first NHL game — starring Wayne Gretzky — shaped the city's hockey future (Dallas Morning News)