Hockey headlines for September 28, 2025

Sunday, September 28, 2025

'Thankful' Marc-Andre Fleury stops all 8 shots he sees in unofficial final game with Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Ducks sign Mason McTavish to 6-year contract (Orange County Register)
Blues, defenseman Cam Fowler agree to three-year contract extension (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Kraken dealt injury blow before season begins (Seattle Times)
How Roberto Luongo is helping the Panthers succeed long after his playing days (Miami Herald)
Zito: Barkov has ‘strong resolve’ after surgery. Panthers need to mirror that (Miami Herald)
New CBA provision prevents Knights defenseman from possible return (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As Caps camp enters its final week, the roster battles are heating up (Washington Post)
Rangers work extensively on power play at practice (New York Newsday)
'Tough decisions': Jets to make roster moves in the coming days (Winnipeg Sun)
The big Rangers switch Mike Sullivan believes can bring Alexis Lafreniere’s game ‘to another level’ (New York Post)
New Avalanche assistant Dave Hakstol foresees tweaks, not major changes for power play (Denver Post)
For all his good karma, James Reimer won't be handed a job by Leafs (Toronto Sun)
Daniil Tarasov excited to learn from ‘The Bob’ as backup Florida Panthers goalie (Miami Herald)
Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, and Christian Dvorak are connecting seamlessly on the Flyers’ line (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Maple Leafs' rejuvenated Morgan Rielly sets sights on making it right this season (Toronto Sun)
Wild’s Hartman hopes his playoff performance a sign of better things to come (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wild focused on David Jiricek’s skating, on-ice decisions (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Neal Pionk emerging as key piece of Jets’ puzzle (Winnipeg Sun)
Andrew Peeke remains reliable on Bruins’ blue line (Boston Herald)
Once one of the Bruins youth squad, Sean Kuraly returns to Boston as a veteran mentor (Boston Globe)
Blues prospect Justin Carbonneau 'not satisfied' with strong showing in training camp (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wings prospect Emmitt Finnie's push for NHL job similar to previous Todd McLellan player (Detroit News)
Macklin Celebrini’s childhood buddy makes name for himself at Sharks camp (San Jose Mercury News)
Brennan Othmann, Gabe Perreault on bubble of Rangers roster (New York Post)
Calgary Flames prospects Andrew Basha, Etienne Morin among 13 players assigned to AHL (Calgary Sun)
Penguins assign 15 to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Jets drop Flames as auditions wind down (Winnipeg Free Press)
Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch team to lead Sabres to 5-2 preseason win against Detroit (Buffalo News)
Sebastian Cossa and Red Wings crushed by Sabres, 5-2, in NHL preseason (Detroit Free Press)
Braeden Cootes' shining rookie report (Vancouver Province)
Dallas Stars take first preseason loss as Colorado Avalanche get three goals in 3rd period (Dallas Morning News)
Blues lose preseason game 4-2 to Blackhawks on late controversial goal (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nashville Predators hint at defenseman Nic Hague's injury replacement in loss to Tampa Bay (The Tennessean)
Maple Leafs still need some fine-tuning after home pre-season loss to Canadiens (Toronto Sun)
Ottawa Senators settling into Quebec City with New Jersey Devils on the horizon (Ottawa Sun)
LaFontaine 'grateful' to be next inductee into Isles' Hall of Fame (New York Newsday)