[mr. leisure]

I was waiting to see if it would flip, line opened as Columbus a thin home favorite

Will take Columbus now

Winner

[hotcross]

ANA Ducks


John Gibson - Goalie - did not dress for Friday's game against the Minnesota Wild due to what is considered a minor injury following a collision with Andrew Copp of the Winnipeg Jets.


Lukas Dostal - Goalie - has been recalled from the AHL.



ARIZ Coyotes


Liam O'Brien - Center - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Travis Boyd - Center - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Antoine Roussel - LWing - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Dmitrij Jaskin - RWing - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.




BUF Sabres


Casey Mittelstadt - Center - expected to miss at least a couple of weeks due to an upper-body injury.


Henri Jokiharju - Defenseman - placed on IR, expected to miss at least a couple of weeks due to a lower-body injury.


Christian Wolanin - Defenseman - has been claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Sabres (from LA Kings).




CBJ Blue Jackets


Justin Danforth - RWing - has been recalled from the AHL.


Scott Harrington - Defenseman - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Dean Kukan - Defenseman - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.




CHI Blackhawks


Marc-Andre Fleury - Goalie - Saturday pulled from the game. He posted a GAA of 21.02 and a SV% of 0.600


Ryan Carpenter - Center - Friday game not expected to be in the lineup.


Ian Mitchell - Defenseman - Friday game not expected to be in the lineup.





COL Avalanche


Nathan MacKinnon - Center - did not play in Saturday's game against the St. Louis Blues.


Valeri Nichushkin - RWing - considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury.


Stefan Matteau - Center - Saturday suffered a lower-body injury and did not return to the game.


Jack Johnson - Defenseman - is in the COVID-related absence protocol.


Jayson Megna - Center - has been recalled from the AHL.


Stefan Matteau - Center - has been recalled from the AHL.


Dylan Sikura - Center - has been recalled from the AHL.





DAL Stars


John Klingberg - Defenseman - Saturday not on the ice for the morning skate, considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.




DET Red Wings


Dylan Larkin - Center - suspended one game for roughing Mathieu Joseph of the Tampa Bay Lightning.




EDM Oilers


Zack Kassian - RWing - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.



FLA Panthers

Aaron Ekblad - Defenseman - Saturday was in pain and slow to leave the ice near the end of the first period after appearing to suffer a leg injury, but did return for the second period.




LA Kings


Olli Maatta - Defenseman - has been activated from IR.


Brendan Lemieux - LWing - is in the COVID-related absence protocol.


Lias Andersson - Center - has been placed on IR retroactive to October 9.


Rasmus Kupari - Center - has been recalled from the AHL.




MTL Canadiens


Mike Hoffman - Center - Saturday on the ice for the morning skate.





NSH Predators


David Rittich - Goalie - is in the COVID-related absence protocol.


Connor Ingram - Goalie - has been recalled from the AHL.


Rocco Grimaldi - RWing - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Mark Borowiecki - Defenseman - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Ben Harpur - Defenseman - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Philip Tomasino - Center - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.





NYI Islanders


Leo Komarov - RWing - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Matt Martin - LWing - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Ross Johnston - LWing - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.





NYR Rangers


Kaapo Kakko - RWing - Saturday suffered an upper-body injury and did not return to the game.


Sammy Blais - LWing - Saturday on the ice for the morning skate, did play 12:42 minutes in the game.


Ryan Strome - Center - is in the COVID-related absence protocol.


Greg McKegg - Center - has been recalled from the AHL.






OTT Senators


Matt Murray - Goalie - placed on IR retroactive to October 12.


Brady Tkachuk - LWing - Saturday not expected to be in the lineup for the game.




PHI Flyers


Rasmus Ristolainen - Defenseman - Did not play in Friday's home loss against the Vancouver Canucks.





PITT Penguins


Zach Aston-Reese - LWing - Saturday came back from the COVID-related absence protocol, game time decision did play 16:33 minutes in Saturday's game.


Sidney Crosby - Center - Saturday not on the ice for the morning skate with the main group, however he is skating and making progress towards his return.


Mike Matheson - Defenseman - Saturday on the ice for the morning skate, but did not play in Saturday's game.


Bryan Rust - RWing - Saturday not on the ice for the morning skate, did not play in Saturday's game, and placed on IR retroactive to October 14.




SEA Kraken


Haydn Fleury - Defenseman - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.


Vince Dunn - Defenseman - is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.




STL Blues


David Perron - LWing - Saturday on the ice for the morning skate, did play 17:07 minutes in the game.




TB Lightning


Nikita Kucherov - RWing - will be evaluated for a lower-body injury suffered in Saturday's game.


Boris Katchouk - LWing - Saturday expected to be in the lineup for the game.




TOR Maple Leafs


Petr Mrazek - Goalie - his groin injury is still being assessed, but not expecting this to be a long-term injury, current timeline is out for two weeks.


Justin Holl - Defenseman - Saturday not on the ice for the morning skate.




VANC Canucks


Brock Boeser - RWing - Friday on the ice for the morning skate, but did not play in Saturday's game.




VGS Golden Knights


Max Pacioretty - LWing - expected to miss several weeks with an undisclosed injury.



WSH Capitals


Dennis Cholowski - Defenseman - Saturday on the ice for the morning skate.

[BarkingToad]

Perron had great game for someone who was game time decision

[Checkerboard]

Thanks for the Columbus winner hotcross, and for the awesome player update, love it!

[yisman]

Former college hockey star and NHL player Jimmy Hayes had fentanyl and cocaine in his system at the time of his Aug. 23 death at the age of 31, two of his relatives told the Boston Globe.

[mr. leisure]

Max Pacioretty - LWing - expected to miss several weeks with an undisclosed injury.



Thats a big injury for the Knights .

[BarkingToad]

I’ll go out on a limb and say Fleury doesn’t win Vezina this season.

[Checkerboard]

Austin Matthews returns to Leafs' offence in time for home game vs Rangers, hopefully sparks scoring.

[yisman]

NHL announces 21-game suspension for Evander Kane, for violation of COVID protocols

[hotcross]

Max Pacioretty - LWing - expected to miss several weeks with an undisclosed injury.



Thats a big injury for the Knights .

The player updates I posted were only the "new items" from Fri-Sat

Other notable players might not have appeared on the list

For example, the Vegas Golden Knights also have Mark Stone (center) out on day-to-day basis, and Alex Tuch (RWing) out

[mr. leisure]

Kucherov out indefinitely for Lightning with undisclosed injury

'Not a day-to-day thing' coach Cooper says about forward who left win against Capitals

NHL.com @NHLdotcom

Nikita Kucherov will be out indefinitely for the Tampa Bay Lightning because of an undisclosed injury.

The forward did not play the final 9:08 of a 2-1 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. He has scored four points (one goal, three assists) in three games this season.
"It's definitely not a day-to-day thing, so we'll wait until we get an official word, but he's definitely out," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said Monday. "He's going to be out for a while here. We're not going to put a timetable on it until we get an official word. In the short term here he's definitely out."
Kucherov, who did not play last regular season while recovering form hip surgery, led the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) to help the Lightning win the Stanley Cup for the second straight season.
Kucherov scored 34 points (seven goals, 27 assists) in 25 playoff games in 2019-20 to become the sixth player to lead the postseason in scoring without a tie in consecutive seasons (Mario Lemieux, 1991-92; Wayne Gretzky, 1987-88; Rick MacLeish, 1974-75; Phil Esposito, 1969-70; Howie Morenz, 1924-25).
"Frustrating more for him because I just know the work it took for him to get back," Cooper said. "He was rewarded in the end with hoisting the Stanley Cup again, but I know he was looking forward to having a big year. As I said it's still early on here so let's see what the official diagnosis is, but anytime he misses one game it's frustrating for him and so I feel for him. Again, let's wait and see what happens."
Forward Corey Perry replaced Kucherov on the top line with Ondrej Palat and Brayden Point at practice Monday.
"Losing a guy like that...and I don't know, I haven't talked to anybody about what's going on...but yeah it's a big hole," said Perry, who signed a two-year contract with the Lightning on July 29. "He's a big part of this team. But they did it last year without him. They found a way. Everybody bought into the system, he came, he got healthy and away they went. It's just a matter of finding that little bit of depth and that little bit of courage to pick him up."
Kucherov was the Lightning's leading scorer for five straight seasons from 2015-20. He won the Hart Trophy voted as NHL MVP, the Art Ross Trophy as the League's leading scorer, and the Ted Lindsay Award as most outstanding player as voted by the NHL Players' Association in 2018-19, when he scored 128 points (41 goals, 87 assists) in 82 games.
Selected by Tampa Bay in the second round (No. 58) of the 2011 NHL Draft, Kucherov has scored 551 points (222 goals, 329 assists) in 518 regular-season games with the Lightning and 127 points (44 goals, 83 assists) in 113 playoff games.

[Otters27]

Kraken got smoked last night. Night try to time some fades on these guys

[hotcross]

Nathan MacKinnon - Center - Will play in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals.


Max Domi - Center - will miss 2-4 weeks due to a rib fracture sustained in Saturday's game. He has been placed on IR by Columbus Blue Jackets

[yisman]

The NHL has suspended San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane for 21 games for submitting a fake COVID-19 vaccination card.

The league announced the suspension without pay on Monday and said Kane will not be eligible to play until Nov. 30 at New Jersey. Kane will forfeit about $1.68 million of his $7 million salary for this season with the money going to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

[mr. leisure]

Kraken got smoked last night. Night try to time some fades on these guys

Lost again tonight , long road trip to start the season .

[jrgum3]

Kraken got smoked last night. Night try to time some fades on these guys

I won the last two nights betting against them. Everybody was on them when they played Philly and that didn't turn out well and then tonight it was easy money taking the Devils because its always tough to play back to backs in the NHL no matter who the team is. I think the Kracken will be ok this year but they were just in a bad spot the last two nights playing on the road. I do think they will compete for a playoff spot but fading them right now might be a good idea.

[BarkingToad]

Spencer Knight out dueled Vasilevskiy

[yisman]

The NHL’s return to ESPN after 17 years is supercharging advertising sales for Disney, which has nearly sold out commercial time for the season.
The Mouse expects to sell more than $100 million in NHL-related sales this season, sources tell Front Office Sports.
“We are very, very well sold,” said Rita Ferro, president of Disney advertising sales, who declined to comment on numbers. “We have a couple of positions left, mostly in the playoffs and Finals. There was a lot of demand for the NHL on ESPN — and across Hulu and ESPN+.”

[mr. leisure]

The NHL’s return to ESPN after 17 years is supercharging advertising sales for Disney, which has nearly sold out commercial time for the season.
The Mouse expects to sell more than $100 million in NHL-related sales this season, sources tell Front Office Sports.
“We are very, very well sold,” said Rita Ferro, president of Disney advertising sales, who declined to comment on numbers. “We have a couple of positions left, mostly in the playoffs and Finals. There was a lot of demand for the NHL on ESPN — and across Hulu and ESPN+.”

Good news for the sport

[BarkingToad]

When do Buffalo Sabres start to fizzle out?

[hotcross]

Probably when Boston comes to Buffalo..... Linus Ullmark will be starting goalie for Bruins

[yisman]

Earlier this week Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol, prompting concerns that the Jets could have a breakout and more positive tests ahead. So far, that has not really been the case. At least not as bad as initially feared. But another one of their players did get added to the league’s protocol on Thursday when Mark Scheifele was added following a positive test.

[mr. leisure]

Kraken arena in Seattle ready for home opener against Canucks

$1.15 billion facility features suspended scoreboards, suites with close-up views


SEATTLE -- The Seattle Kraken's home is ready for hockey.

Climate Pledge Arena will host the expansion team's first home game Saturday against the Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; ESPN+, HULU, CBC, CITY, TVAS2), and media members were given a tour Wednesday.
Among the arena's features are a living wall, a spacious home dressing room, two suspended scoreboards, luxury suites and a club that allows fans to view the Kraken walking to and from the ice.

The living wall has live plants with greenery hanging overhead. Having two suspended scoreboards is a first for a professional arena, according to the architect, Populous. Forty luxury suites line the arena bowl along with 19 Tunnel Club suites, which give fans a close-up view of the players.
The Kraken dressing room is complete with a giant "S" logo on the ceiling. The dressing room stalls were empty Wednesday because the players have yet to visit; they won't do so until Saturday because of a Coldplay concert at the arena Friday. (The building opened with a concert by Foo Fighters on Tuesday.)
Before heading to their seats, fans will walk past a video board with a virtual waterfall. The board can be updated depending on the event.

This feature allows us to change the images and offer our guests a unique experience," Climate Pledge Arena vice president of marketing Rosie Selle said.
Construction began in February of 2018 on the site of Seattle Center Coliseum, which was built for the 1962 World's Fair and renamed Key Arena in 1994. As part of the project, the 44-million-pound roof that covered Key Arena was preserved by suspending it with columns while 680,000 cubic yards of soil were removed underneath.
Capacity at the arena is 17,100 for hockey, 17,200 for concerts and 18,100 for basketball; it will also be home to the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. To reach those capacities, builders had to dig down 50 feet, and the result was a 740,000-square-foot building, almost twice the size of Key Arena.

[yisman]

The St. Louis Blues will be without Brandon Saad for Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Kings with the forward entering into the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.

[BarkingToad]

Saad has been on the Blues #1 line

[BarkingToad]

Probably when Boston comes to Buffalo..... Linus Ullmark will be starting goalie for Bruins

Right you are

[hotcross]

Edmonton Oilers won Friday night on the road at Vegas Golden Knights, to earn a perfect 5-0-0 record to start the season.

They scored a Power Play goal, bringing their season conversion percentage to 47% success on the power play.

Penalty killing has also been effective at 88%

FYI the team plans on staying 2 more days in Vegas for "team building", so it will be interesting to see if they are ready to start their next game Wed night at home vs Philadelphia Flyers

[Checkerboard]

When do Buffalo Sabres start to fizzle out?

I can't believe they're off to such a good start. Getting ready to beat the Leafs at Tim Horton's outdoor classic in Hamilton!

[mr. leisure]

Going to be fun watching the Kracken home opener tonight .

[yisman]

The St. Louis Blues will stage their home opener against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday without their two key offseason acquisitions.
Winger Pavel Buchnevich will conclude his two-game NHL suspension for a head-butting incident, and winger Brandon Saad landed on the COVID-19 shelf after a positive test.

[mr. leisure]

The St. Louis Blues will stage their home opener against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday without their two key offseason acquisitions.
Winger Pavel Buchnevich will conclude his two-game NHL suspension for a head-butting incident, and winger Brandon Saad landed on the COVID-19 shelf after a positive test.

Blues blowout 7-3

[Otters27]

Kraken lose after scoring first

[BarkingToad]

Blues blowout 7-3

Strong game by Perron

[Checkerboard]

Kraken lose after scoring first

Kraken/Canucks is already a rivalry.

[yisman]

NEW YORK -- Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf has been fined $1,000 for a dangerous trip against Minnesota Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek during NHL Game No. 75 in Minnesota on Saturday, Oct. 23, the National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced today.