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The NHL is returning to 84 games with more divisional hockey and a shorter preseason. For fans who remember 1992–94, the number also brings back some extraordinary company.
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Official NHL score, period clock, scoring plays, penalties, shots and goalie statistics for Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche from Ball Arena.
Kirill Marchenko scored on all three of his shots and built a 4–2 lead before Buffalo rallied for a 5–4 overtime win.
Stone scored three times on three shots in a 6–2 win, finishing two plays at the crease before Jack Eichel set up his power-play hat-trick goal.
Quinn scored twice, set up Dennis Gilbert’s third-period goal and supplied Owen Power’s overtime winner in the Sabres’ 5–4 victory.
Mike Babcock’s post-practice comments put Edmonton’s preparation and on-ice organization in focus. Things should change this season.
Gavin McKenna received second-line and late-game work in his Toronto debut as Montreal swept Saturday’s two split-squad preseason games.
Alex Formenton scored in Edmonton’s 5-2 win over Winnipeg after protesters gathered outside Rogers Place over his signing.
Edmonton’s coach says exhibition games will help define assignments as he works toward a bigger role for the bottom six.
Ryan Reaves announced his retirement after 16 NHL seasons, finishing with 140 points in 962 regular-season games across seven teams.
Connor Hellebuyck has been suspended by the Winnipeg Jets after failing to report to training camp as his trade request remains unresolved.
Chicago named 21-year-old Connor Bedard its 37th captain, making him the second-youngest captain in Blackhawks history.
The proposed 2030 home for Philadelphia’s basketball and hockey teams draws on the Spectrum, but the first images have prompted scrutiny beyond the architecture.
Sportsnet is adding national games, but CBC’s departure brings the loss of free Saturday coverage and a familiar broadcast, with new costs elsewhere in the week.
From the Kings’ 1993 Stanley Cup run to his years at ESPN, Barry Melrose brought hockey closer to American audiences and earned lasting affection.
Prime Video will carry seven Canadiens games in both languages this season. Reporting on its search points to possible new voices, while the revised rights split reduces RDS’s regular-season package.
Sportsnet confirms its Saturday panel for October 3, with Ron MacLean and Colby Armstrong joining Friedman and Bieksa as the broadcast moves on without CBC.
