There are several Pittsburgh Penguins' prospects who have been making headlines as of late. 

But there is one prospect who has quietly been putting up numbers.

Forward Mikhail Ilyin, 20, is in his fourth season with the Severstal Cherepovets of the KHL. So far this season, Ilyin has registered three goals and nine points in 14 games, and he has continued to impress. 

Selected by the Penguins in the fifth round (142nd overall) in 2023, the 6-foot, 180-pound right wing is known for his playmaking ability as well as his hockey IQ. Ilyin has been playing in a league of grown men since he was 17 years old, and he continues to get better and better with each passing year. 

Pretty much every scoring play Ilyin is involved in nowadays involves dangling, maneuvering, net-crashing, and elite playmaking vision. The forward - who we ranked 12th on our Top-20 Penguins' Prospects 2025 List - is certainly showing some NHL potential up to this point.

Mikhail Ilyin scores his 3rd of the season and extends his point streak to 6 games! He’s been locked in lately — consistent, confident, and making an impact every game. pic.twitter.com/klZdnAQEiP

— Pens Prospects (@pensprospects_) October 13, 2025

The level of filth on this zone entry from Mikhail Ilyin.... This is the good stuff. Full mixtape Monday. Had to post this one now. pic.twitter.com/gUVXQz3Xl9

— Jesse Marshall (@jmarshfof) October 11, 2025

Ilyin signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Penguins this summer, and he is playing for Severstal on loan this season. He attended Penguins' Prospect Development Camp in July.

Top-20 Penguins' Prospects 2025: Don't Sleep On This Russian WingerHeading into the 2025-26 season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have shifted the focus to youth and development.

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The Florida Panthers opened the road portion of their 2025-26 schedule on Monday night in Philadelphia.

Unfortunately for the Cats, the game didn’t go nearly as well as the three they played on home ice, as they lost for the first time this season, 5-2 to Philly.

Playing in their home opener, it was the Flyers that got things started in the scoring department.

Sean Couturier forced a turnover off the stick of Uvis Balinskis which led to the puck on the stick of Tyson Foerster.

A couple quick moves through the slot and snapshot past the blocker of Daniil Tarasov saw the Flyers take the lead 8:54 into the game.

That’s how the score would remain for a while, thanks in part to some continued success from Florida’s penalty kill.

The unit extended its perfect start to 9-for-9 with a tough kill midway through the second period in which Eetu Luostarinen was stuck playing without a stick for a large portion of the time Florida was down a man.

A turnover by Carter Verhaeghe as Florida was entering Philly’s zone led directly to a breakaway goal by Couturier that doubled the Flyers’ lead with 4:13 to go in the middle frame.

It was a particularly frustrating goal because the Cats had just killed off another penalty and seemed to be carrying some momentum off of the PK, but instead they suddenly found themselves facing down the barrel of a two-goal deficit.

Florida was able to gain some of that momentum back thanks to a shorthanded goal by Sam Reinhart late in the period.

His initial opportunity was denied by Dan Vladar, but Reinhard found the puck again behind the net and his backhand wraparound snuck under the goaltender’s outstretched blocker.

Florida kept their foot on the pedal during the third period, eventually earning a power play that led to the game’s tying goal.

A pretty passing play saw the puck go between Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart before Bennett was fed from below the goal line by Reinhart and fired the puck into a yawning cage midway through the third period.

The tie game didn’t last long though. Philly tied the game with 4:10 to go, shortly after a power play ended, catching the Panthers with some quick puck movement and a snipe of a shot by Couturier.

The Flyers added a pair of empty-net goals, ending Florida’s hopes of a comeback win.

On to Detroit.

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Photo caption: Oct 13, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) scores a goal against Florida Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov (40) during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. (Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)

Chicago Blackhawks legend Jonathan Toews had a big moment during the Winnipeg Jets' 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Oct. 13.

During the contest, Toews recorded an assist on Nino Niederreiter's goal that gave the Jets a 2-0 lead at the 11:48 mark of the first period. With this, Toews has gotten his first point since his final season with the Blackhawks during the 2022-23 campaign.

Jonathan Toews has his first NHL point since April of 2023 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PWsPx5HLel

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) October 13, 2025

This is a big accomplishment for Toews, and he is showing early on this campaign with the Jets that he can still be an impactful NHL player. The 37-year-old center missed each of the last two seasons before this current one due to chronic immune response syndrome and long COVID-19 symptoms.

It will now be interesting to see how Toews builds off his solid performance for the Jets from here. The potential for him to be a key part of the Jets' roster is there, and Blackhawks fans should be rooting for their former captain's success as he continues his NHL comeback. 

Any way you want to frame it, losing three straight games to start the season is a disaster for the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres' third straight defeat came Monday at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche -- a legitimate Stanley Cup frontrunner -- and once again, offense was a problem for Buffalo.

To wit: The Sabres only managed a single run for the second straight game. Buffalo has just two goals combined in their three games. You do the math. 

The Sabres weren't even close to good enough to beat the New York Rangers or the Boston Bruins in Games 1 and 2. Buffalo's offense has been feeble, to say the least, because after Monday's game, the Sabres now have the 32nd-ranked offense in the league.

Indeed, it's been a nightmare beginning to Buffalo's season. And the worst part could be soon to come.

By which, we mean the Sabres' schedule is relentless in its quality of opponent. Buffalo is taking on the Ottawa Senators in their next game. And after that, they'll square off against the Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs (twice) and Columbus Blue Jackets. And just like that, more than 10 percent of the Sabres' season will be over. 

Injury-Plagued Sabres Having Worst-Case-Scenario Start To SeasonThe news from Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was about as bad as it can get for a hockey team -- Buffalo's first-line center, Josh Norris, will be on the sidelines for the foreseeable future after being injured in the Sabres' first game of the season Thursday.

And while it's true you can't earn a Stanley Cup playoff spot by the end of October, it's also true you can start to bury your playoff aspirations within the league's first month. That's the very real possibility for Buffalo in these next seven games. If they can't generate wins in the next few weeks, the Sabres will be chasing a post-season berth for what could be a very long time.

The particulars of Buffalo's three losses don't really matter. The reality is all anyone ultimately cares about is that the Sabres are once again in the basement of their division. Even an overtime and/or shootout loss would be more encouraging than the start that Buffalo has gotten out to.

Norris Out Long-Term After Being Injured In OpenerOne of the things that the Buffalo Sabres needed to make a legitimate run at the Stanley Cup Playoffs was a healthy Josh Norris playing on the top line as a #1 center, setting up sniper Tage Thompson.That hope lasted just one game, as Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff announced on Saturday that Norris will be out a “significant period of time” after being injured in the club’s  4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday.    

You can't make any definitive statements about the Sabres after three games. But you can definitely say that Buffalo is in the worst spot imaginable, and nothing less than a quick-and-major competitive turnaround will ensure the Sabres' season begins to circle the drain. 

Pius Suter only spent two seasons as a member of the Vancouver Canucks, but had plenty of memorable experiences to show for it. Tonight, October 13, he’ll make his return to Rogers Arena for the first time since signing with his new team, the St. Louis Blues, in free agency. 

Suter first suited up for the Canucks on October 11, 2023, after signing a two-year deal with the team in free agency. He scored his first goal with the team on November 2, potting Vancouver’s eighth of the game in a 10–1 drumming of the San Jose Sharks. This was part of an impressive five-game stretch in which he scored four goals. 

December 19, 2023 was Suter’s first multi-point game as a member of the Canucks. The forward scored a goal and an assist against the Nashville Predators, a team that would come to dislike him even more later on in the spring of 2024. Only four games later, he registered his first multi-goal game with the Canucks, putting two past the Ottawa Senators and assisting on one of Elias Pettersson’s two goals of the game. 

Interestingly enough, Suter seems to have a knack for scoring hat tricks against teams that he will end up joining at some point in the future. Back in 2021, as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks, Suter scored his first NHL hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings — a team he ultimately ended up joining only a season after. The forward’s second career hat trick, and first with the Canucks, came against his current team, the Blues, on January 24 of 2024. Suter was the only Canuck to score in this particular game. 

By far Suter’s most notable moment in his time with the Canucks was during the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. He scored Vancouver’s game-tying goal in Game 1 of their first round matchup against the Predators, helping the team to an eventual 4–2 win in their first home-ice playoff game in nearly 10 years. This, however, paled in comparison to his late heroics in a tight, 0–0 Game 6 in Nashville. Having already squandered an opportunity to advance to the second round, the Canucks were deadlocked with the Predators at a 0–0 score. It was Suter who broke to tie with less than two minutes to go in the final period, firing it past Juuse Saros right in front of the net after a timely no-look pass from Brock Boeser. Suter’s goal stood as the game’s tiebreaker. 

Heading into the 2024–25 season, many were aware of Suter entering the final year of his contract, but didn’t see as many concerns as the ones that arose towards the start of 2025. At the start of the season, Vancouver had a relatively healthy pool of depth down the middle, making Suter appear somewhat expendable. However, as time passed, it was clear that this may not have been the case long-term. Injuries forced players out of the lineup throughout the season, resulting in Suter being only one of two centers who played more than 80 games for the Canucks this year. 

Offensively, Suter hit another gear in 2024–25. By the end of December, Suter was fourth in goal-scoring for the Canucks, having tallied 11 in 35 games. This total was already only four goals away from his career-high of 15 in a single season. He ended up breaking his personal record on March 1 against the Seattle Kraken, scoring his 16th goal of the season in 59 games played. 

Suter’s role with the team shifted at the end of January, but changed more substantially towards mid-March. As much as the J.T. Miller trade impacted each player’s role with the team, these things didn’t change as much as they did when centers Filip Chytil and Elias Pettersson both had their seasons cut short due to injury within the span of a week. This forced Suter into the role of first-line center — an opportunity that he hadn’t had at all yet in his time with the Canucks. 

From the day Pettersson got injured to the end of the season, Suter logged the highest playing time of all forwards with 252:37 minutes in 12 games. In this span of time, he took the most faceoffs (208), logged the third-highest power play minutes (34:31) and time on the penalty kill (26:22), and scored the most points (5G, 5A). When put in the role of a top-six center, Suter performed well, forcing the Canucks to face tough decisions heading into the off-season. 

Suter capped off his time with the Canucks very memorably, helping lead the effort to keep Vancouver’s playoff hopes alive by only a thread when down to the wire. The Canucks made NHL history on April 8, coming back from a 5–2 deficit within the final minute of regulation in a game against the Dallas Stars. Two of the three goals scored by the Canucks came from Suter, who found the back of the net to tie the game with six seconds remaining in regulation. 

Vancouver will welcome Suter back to Rogers Arena tonight when he and the Blues arrive for their 4:00 pm PT matchup. This game will be available to stream on Amazon Prime as part of Prime Monday Night Hockey. 

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The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-2 to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena, earning no points in the standings. Despite clawing back from a 2-0 deficit, Detroit's Mason Appleton scored the game-winning goal with 45 seconds left in regulation time.

After the game, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube expressed he wants more offense from the club’s second line, which has historically seen production from John Tavares and William Nylander. Berube was particularly critical of Nylander, who has just three shots on goal through Toronto’s first three games of the season.

“Willy needs more shots. He doesn't have enough shots,” Berube said. Berube noted the forward's low output: “I think in Detroit he didn't have any, had one or two tonight against the Red Wings. We need to get him more. He needs to attack more, needs to shoot more. He's got to get on the inside more like things like that. So yes, we do need more of him”.

Nylander opened the season with a goal and two assists in Toronto’s 5-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens. However, the goal and one of the assists were scored on an empty Montreal net.

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The forward currently leads the Leafs with 14 offensive zone starts. Yet, according to Natural Stat Trick, he ranks 14th on the team in expected goals share (42.76 percent) and 17th in high-danger scoring chances share (40 percent).

Berube was asked if he felt that Nylander was moving his feet enough through three games, citing that issue in the past even when the Swede was playing well.

“Well, there is shifts in times where he is skating. But I just feel like he's, it's not enough. We need more of them,” Berube said, referring to Nylander and the second line in general. “I think it's a little bit new linemates too, but. I don't know exactly what it is, to be honest with you. But I’ll have a conversation with him and see where he’s at and what’s going on”.

The Leafs fell to 1-2-0 this season against Detroit, a team that hasn’t made the playoffs in nine seasons. There was some concern that Toronto may struggle to recoup some of the offense that departed with Mitch Marner, who signed with the Vegas Golden Knights. Nylander, who led the team with 45 goals last season, was certainly expected to produce more in the early going.

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Couturier leads Flyers' charge in home-opening win over Panthers originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

With a good crowd behind them, the Flyers took down the Panthers, 5-2, in their home opener Monday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Sean Couturier, Tyson Foerster, Bobby Brink and Christian Dvorak scored goals for the Flyers, who improved to 1-1-1 with their first win.

Couturier’s second goal of the night was the game-winner with 4:10 minutes left in the third period. Trevor Zegras found him with a beautiful assist from behind the net.

The goals from Brink and Dvorak were empty-netters.

Rick Tocchet’s club handed the two-time defending champion Panthers (3-1-0) their first loss. Florida remained without injured forwards Aleksander Barkov (knee) and Matthew Tkachuk (groin).

The Flyers are 1-1-0 against the Panthers with one more matchup to go. The clubs meet Nov. 26 back in Sunrise, Florida, where the Flyers opened the season last Thursday.

Rick Tocchet’s introduction. pic.twitter.com/k2EQJlim3C

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2025

• What a difference in home openers for Couturier.

In last season’s home opener, the established center puzzlingly started the game on the fourth-line left wing.

In this season’s home opener, he had two goals and two assists.

The 32-year-old captain unleashed a huge pump of the fist after cushioning the Flyers’ lead to 2-0 with a breakaway goal in the middle stanza. Travis Konecny found him with an excellent pass.

Couturier was terrific all night.

Another home opener for Sean Couturier, the longest-tenured athlete in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/PGkycp2MUc

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2025

• Dan Vladar converted 24 saves on 26 shots in his regular-season home debut with the Flyers.

He made some athletic and timely saves. In each of his two starts so far, he has given up only two goals.

Sam Reinhart cracked him late in the second period with a shorthanded goal, drawing the Panthers within 2-1 at second intermission.

Vladar fell on Sam Bennett’s game-tying power play goal about midway through the third period.

The Flyers’ penalty kill went 4 for 5.

Florida backup Daniil Tarasov stopped 17 of 20 shots.

• After being called up Sunday from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley, Emil Andrae made his season debut in place of Egor Zamula.

The Flyers’ defensive depth is being challenged right now and Tocchet has been wanting more consistency from his bottom pair so he can better allocate minutes.

“We’re looking for somebody to make a statement on defense,” the head coach said after morning skate.

Andrae was real solid against the Panthers. The 23-year-old played with his confident puck-moving style. He was assigned to the Phantoms after playing in just two preseason games.

“Of course I was disappointed to get sent down, I didn’t play well enough to make the roster,” Andrae said after morning skate. “I just had the mindset to get back here. Go down to Lehigh, even if it takes one game or two months, I want to get back here. It’s my goal. Now I’ve got an opportunity and I’ve got to take it.”

The Flyers want to see Zamula improve his decision-making process with the puck. Former head coach John Tortorella always wanted Zamula to play with more pace.

“Yeah, I think there’s a little bit of validity to that,” Tocchet said after morning skate. “I think he gets the puck and he’s staring at his options. There’s 20 feet of space, I want him to get going. You don’t have to be the fastest player, but I think if you think faster, you look faster. That’s something he has to get better at.”

• Cam York missed a third straight game, but the top-pair defenseman took part in morning skate.

The 24-year-old has been considered day to day with a lower-body injury.

The Flyers have a couple of practices before their next game, giving York a good runway to potentially return this week.

“There is a possibility he could play Thursday,” Tocchet said after morning skate.

Cam York at morning skate, recovering from lower-body injury. pic.twitter.com/VceceUXa3b

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2025

• The Flyers debuted their No. 1 jersey patch, which will be worn all season to honor the late Bernie Parent.

His No. 1, which hangs in the rafters here, will also be displayed on the ice behind each net.

The organization’s beloved former goalie, a Hockey Fall of Famer who led the Flyers to their back-to-back Stanley Cup titles, died Sept. 21 at the age of 80.

Flyers with the late Bernie Parent’s No. 1 at both ends of the ice. pic.twitter.com/QPJJkjH6ij

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2025

A look at the No. 1 Bernie Parent patch on Matvei Michkov’s jersey. pic.twitter.com/VAuAoZusbc

— Jordan Hall (@JHallNBCS) October 13, 2025

• The Flyers are scheduled to practice Tuesday and Wednesday before hosting the Jets on Thursday (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).

Winnipeg won the Presidents’ Trophy last season, so it’s another early test for the Flyers.

Oct 13, 2025; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Ottawa Senators center Dylan Cozens (24) and Nashville Predators defenseman Nick Perbix (48) track the puck following a save by goalie Juuse Saros (74) in the first period at the Canadian Tire Centre. Marc DesRosiers-Imagn Images

After getting three out of a possible four points in their two home games to open the season, the Nashville Predators took to the road to start a four-game road swing across Canada.

Their first stop was Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Monday against the Senators in an early afternoon contest on Canadian Thanksgiving Day.

In the end, it was the Predators who gave thanks, coming away with a 4-1 victory to start the season 2-0-1 and notch their first road win. Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals including an empty-netter, while Ryan O'Reilly lit the lamp for the second time this season, and Cole Smith also got an empty-net tally.

The Preds started and finished strong, something that has been an issue for the team over the past year. Juuse Saros has looked unstoppable through three games, stopping 30 of 31 shots he faced on Monday.

After playing in the first two games, Brady Martin was a healthy scratch against the Senators. This is part of his development plan, according to head coach Andrew Brunette. He will most likely be back in the lineup for Tuesday’s game in Toronto against the Maple Leafs.

Here are three takeaways from the Predators' victory.

The Predators Showed Intensity Early

Through much of last season and the first two games of this young campaign, the Predators have had a tendency to come out of the gate sluggish.

Against the Sens, they showed some intensity early in the first period and did a nice job forechecking, creating turnovers and passing the puck.

There were some lags, of course, including a 10-minutes span during the middle frame when the Predators failed to get off a shot.

Marchessault finally got the Predators on the board at 12:21 of the period for his first goal of the season. Michael Bunting and Erik Haula each picked up an assist.

Add a little bit of ✨Marchy Magic✨ pic.twitter.com/HsmPnhSQVB

— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) October 13, 2025

It was difficult to get into a consistent flow in the first period, with 14 penalty minutes assessed between the two teams. But the Preds showed some signs of taking the game to their opponent right from the start, which is especially important on the road.

The real test will come when Nashville plays the second of a back-to-back Tuesday in Toronto.

Special Teams Are Once Again A Mixed Bag

The Preds’ penalty-kill unit came into Monday perfect in five chances through the first two games of the season. Aside from one blemish that netted the Sens' only goal late in the third period, the PK was solid once again.

The unit was put to the test early against Ottawa, and successfully converted on three chances in the first period alone.

During a Sens power play for delay of game, Fedor Svechkov went to the sin bin for interference with 37 seconds left on the man advantage.

Roman Josi then went off for cross-checking Brady Tkachuk to put Ottawa in a 5-on-3. Cole Smith almost got a shorthanded tally for the Predators on a nice setup from Erik Haula at 5-on-4, but Ottawa goalie Linus Ullmark denied him. Nashville got through the entire sequence successfully.

For the day, Nashville went 4-for-5 on the PK. Ridly Greig's power-play tally at 17:57 broke the perfect streak of 9-for-9 on the season.

It's a great start for a unit that finished seventh in the NHL at 81.5%.

The power play, however, continued to struggle. The Preds did not score on all six of their chances with the man advantage.

It wasn't for lack of trying. Filip Forsberg was robbed twice by Ullmark on two great scoring opportunities after a breakaway on the first power play.

Steven Stamkos had another chance on a later man advantage when Shane Pinto went off for holding Forsberg. Once again, Ullmark was up to the task.

Including Monday's game, the Predators power-play unit is 1-for-15 through three games. Fortunately, it hasn't hurt them to a great deal to this point, but that will certainly change over the long haul if it doesn't improve.

Goaltending Made A Difference Once Again

Coming into the season, there were questions about whether Juuse Saros could regain his form of 2023-24, when he posted a 2.86 goals-against average and .906 save percentage.

Through the first three games, the Finnish netminder has answered that question with a resounding YES. He has 88 saves on 93 shots faced, sporting a .945 save percentage.

On Monday, he stopped 30 of 31 shots and made numerous key saves, including one following O'Reilly's goal.

Along with that, the Preds defense has backed him up well, blocking shots and making the difference in the two victories.

ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Jonathan Toews recorded his first point in nearly two-and-a-half years on an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets had five different players score goals in a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday.

Logan Stanley, Mark Scheifele, Nino Niederreiter, Morgan Barron and Tanner Pearson scored for the Jets.

Gustav Nyquist and Toews, who missed the past two seasons because of the effects of chronic immune response syndrome and long COVID, assisted Niederreiter’s power-play goal about halfway through the first period.

Emil Heineman and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored for the Islanders.

Eric Comrie stopped 33 shots for the Jets. Ilya Sorokin had 21 saves for the Islanders, who went scoreless on five power plays.

The Islanders remain winless at 0-3-0, having allowed 13 goals to start the season. The Jets are 2-1-0.

Up next

Jets: Visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Islanders: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild (1-1-0) is set to host the Los Angeles Kings (1-2-0) for a 7:00 tilt. Both teams have reveled the starting goaltenders for tonights matchup. 

Jesper Wallstedt will start for the Wild tonight. He will be making his sixth career start and first of the season. The Wild play the Dallas Stars in Dallas on Tuesday so Filip Gustavsson will get the second of the back-to-back.

"I think Wally's had a good summer physically and I think mentally prepared for the season," Wild head coach John Hynes said on Wallstedt. "I think he's had a good camp. I've seen the maturity in his game and the way that he practices, the intensity level, the details that he practices with, and then I think he's played well in the game. So he's ready. He's put the hard work in. He's always the guy that we expect to play well. So I'm excited to see him play tonight and he's certainly prepared to have a good outing."

It wasn't the best season for Wallstedt last year. He played in two NHL games and went 0-2-0 with a 4.09 goals-against average and a .843 save percentage. He went 9-14-5 in the AHL with the Iowa Wild last year and had a 3.59 goals-against average and a .879 save percentage.

He has never faced the Kings in his career.

Jesper Wallstedt starts tonight vs #gokingsgo. Danila Yurov will make his NHL debut at center. Hunter Haight is out.

— Dylan Loucks (@DylanLoucks4) October 13, 2025

Darcy Kuemper will start tonight for the Kings. He started two of the three games against the Wild last year for the Kings and went 1-1-0 with a 1.53 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage.

In 14 career starts against the Wild, Kuemper has gone 5-7-1 with a 2.91 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage. He is 0-2-0 on the year with a 3.63 goals-against average and a .860 save percentage.

Kuemper is looking to bounce back tonight against his former team. He played 102 games with Minnesota across five seasons and was the Wild's 161st pick from the 2009 NHL Draft.

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While Philadelphia Flyers phenom Matvei Michkov hasn't looked quite like himself to start his second season in the NHL, there is, at least, a reason for that, according to head coach Rick Tocchet.

Tocchet dubiously did not play Michkov, 20, for the Flyers' 3-on-3 overtime session against the Carolina Hurricanes, which ended in a loss after Bobby Brink's game-winning goal was wiped out by a controversial goaltender interference call against Travis Sanheim.

The Flyers' first-year head coach revealed after the loss that he was going with the players he "thought were skating," which obviously did not include Michkov.

There is a little bit more to it than that, though, as Tocchet revealed Monday.

"If we don’t have penalties, [Michkov is] probably getting 17 [minutes]. I think everyone's making an issue," Tocchet was quoted as saying by Kevin Kurz of The Athletic. "Secondly, he dealt with something this summer, something with an ankle that I didn’t even know about. I don’t think he could implement some of his training. So, he’s a little bit behind the eight ball when it comes to that. It’s something we’re going to correct. But I think he got behind the eight ball a little bit this summer coming into camp.

Flyers Defenseman Benched After Struggles, Agent's Criticism of TeamJust two games into the season, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Egor Zamula has already been benched for his continued struggles.

"He’s healthy. It wasn’t a major thing. Something that affected some of his training. We know we’ve got to work with him. That’s the best way to explain it.”

Michkov has played just over 28 total minutes for the Flyers this season through two losses, recording two shots on goal in Game 1 against Florida and zero in Game 2 against Carolina.

In both games, the Flyers' franchise player took a penalty, and in both games, Michkov didn't record a point.

All is not lost, though, as it's still early in the season, and it certainly sounds as though Michkov just doesn't have his conditioning and game legs yet.

The Flyers play four times in the next seven days, including Monday's home opener against Florida, so the uber-talented Russian should still have plenty of opportunities to figure things out and get going.

The Winnipeg Jets have strung together back-to-back wins for the first time in the 2025-26 NHL season. 

For the second-straight game, the Jets took to the ice in the afternoon, this time on the road in New York. Squaring off against the Islanders, Winnipeg pulled ahead early and really did not look back.

Jonathan Toews picked up his first point as a member of the Jets, while fellow newcomers Tanner Pearson, Gustav Nyquist and Cole Koepke also picked up their firsts with the Jets, as Winnipeg beat New York 5-2 on Thanksgiving Monday. 

Morgan Barron kept his hot streak alive, picking up his third point in as many games, as he scored his second of the season just 7:35 into the game. 

Nino Neiderreiter picked up another Jets power play goal a few minutes later, with Toews earning the secondary assist - his first point as a member of the Jets. 

The middle stanza saw four goals, with JG Pageau cutting Winnipeg's lead in half just two minutes into the game, as he became the first player to beat Eric Comrie in goal this season. 

But just one shift later, Winnipeg restored its two-goal lead, on none other than Logan Stanley's first goal of the season. Pearson joined the goal scoring party with his first as a Jet at the 13-minute mark. 

Emil Heineman answered back for the hosts before the period came to a close, but that was about all the Islanders could muster up on the night. The third period didn't result in much other than an empty net gaffe from New York.

Kyle Connor stripped the Islanders of the puck, fed Mark Scheifele, who found his third of the season into the empty net. 

Barron, Stanley, Niederreiter and Pearson each picked up two points in the affair, while five other players found the scoresheet. 

Comrie turned aside 33 of the 35 shots he faced, while Ilya Sorokin made 21 stops on the 25 pucks sent his way from Winnipeg. 

Next up for the Jets is the second stop of the road trip in Philadelphia on Thursday. That game is set to be played at 6:00 PM central time. It can be viewed live on TSN. 

It wasn’t the prettiest of games for the Colorado Avalanche, but it's still early in the season, and there was still a lot of good to take away from the game. They were outshot heading into the third period, but took advantage of many Sabres mistakes to come out with the 3-1 win and the two points.

The Sabres came out much quicker than the Avalanche to start the period, with better passing, more shots on goal, and played with a much quicker pace. It was Nathan MacKinnon with a spin-o-rama backhand shot to open the scoring on the Avalanche’s first registered shot of the game. Jack Drury takes the first penalty of the game as he is called for tripping, but the Avalanche kills it off. Another penalty comes the Avalanche's way when a failed line change happens, and they are called for too many men; Ross Colton serves the penalty. 

WE SEE YOU, NATE 👀

Nathan MacKinnon opens the scoring with a beauty! #NHLFaceOffpic.twitter.com/QVpPLvP67c

— NHL (@NHL) October 13, 2025

The Avalanche gets its first power play of the game when Rasmus Dahlin is called for interference, but fails to capitalize on the opportunity. Tage Thompson ties the game when he sends a wrister from the blueline that beats a crowd in front of Scott Wedgwood and in, 1-1. Two minutes left in the period, Cale Makar is called for slashing, with the Sabres getting the remainder of the power play heading into the second period.

Nichushkin makes a great read intercepting Rasmus Dahlin’s pass and sets up Makar to take the lead 2-1 four minutes into the period. Makar draws a tripping penalty, but the Avalanche fail to score on the power play. Brent Burns powers through Alex Tuch but ends up tripping him, and is called for tripping. However, Tuch is also called for embellishment. Twenty seconds into the 4-on-4, Necas sets up a great drop pass to MacKinnon, who rifles one five-hole past Alex Lyon to make it 3-1, ending the second period.

Big Val with the interception 🤝 Cale Makar with the goal pic.twitter.com/kiQQGB996G

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 13, 2025

MacKinnon once again makes a nifty pass to Necas and shoots it five-hole past Lyon to make it 4-1, but the Sabres challenge the play for offside, and it stands, reverting the goal and keeping it 3-1. Dahlin is called for interference, but the Sabres kill the penalty. A scary moment occurs when Bowen Byram accidentally slashes Brock Nelson’s hand and rushes down the tunnel; thankfully, he rejoins the game later in the period.

Connor Timmins is called for a delay of game, which was initially called a tipped out-of-bounds play. However, after review, it was determined that the call was against Timmins, and the Avalanche was unsuccessful on the power play for the fifth time. Although it won't matter as the game ends 3-1, the Avalanche wins.

The Avalanche are back in action for their brief two-game road trip on Thursday, Oct. 16, against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Necas & Mackinnon’s 3-Point Effort Not Enough as Stars Beat the Avalanche 5-4Whenever the Colorado Avalanche and Dallas Stars face off, it's going to be one hell of a game, and this one doesn't disappoint. After numerous lead changes and an eventful overtime, the Stars won 5-4 in the shootout. Insider Doubts Colorado Avalanche Will Hold Onto Martin NečasA big issue the Colorado Avalanche face this season is that Martin Necas and his expiring contract this summer set him up to be an unrestricted free agent. The Avalanche have been in this position before, last season, and their experience with trying to re-sign Mikko Rantanen ultimately led to trading him to the Carolina Hurricanes and acquiring Necas in a package deal. While Necas might not command the same extension price that Rantanen received from the Dallas Stars after being traded from the Hurricanes, an insider speculates that he would be “shocked” if the Avalanche agreed to extend Necas.

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has been named the NHL's third star of the week.

The 37-year-old posted a 3-0-0 record with a .925 save percentage and a 1.67 goals against average. In the Panthers' first three games, Bobrovsky led them to wins over the Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and the Ottawa Senators. 

The Panthers are back in action today, beginning a five-game road trip, starting against the Flyers. Bobrovsky will get the night off, as off-season acquisition Daniil Tarasov will make his Panthers debut.

Per the NHL's press release:

"Bobrovsky went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .925 save percentage to lift the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers (3-0-0, 6 points) to a perfect start to their season. He made 17 saves in a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 7, 19 stops in a 2-1 triumph versus the Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 9 and 26 saves in a 6-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators Oct. 11. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky, who ascended to 10th place on the League’s all-time wins list last season, has a 432-243-57 record in 757 career NHL appearances (2.57 GAA, .914 SV%, 49 SO)."

Finishing as the first star of the week was Vegas Golden Knights winger Pavel Dorofeyev. The 24-year-old notched five goals in three games, including a hat trick in the season opener.

Coming in as the second star was Senators center Shane Pinto. The 24-year-old recorded four goals and five points in two games, including a two-goal game against the Panthers on Saturday. 

Sharks' No. 2 overall pick Michael Misa to make NHL debut against Hurricanes originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.

The Sharks’ 2025 first-round draft pick Michael Misa will make his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday at SAP Center.

Misa, the No. 2 overall pick in June’s draft, sat out for San Jose’s first two games of the 2025-26 NHL season.

The 18-year-old center was between Philipp Kurashev and Ty Dellandrea at practice on Monday.

Interesting new #SJSharks lines at practice, Misa to make his NHL debut?

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Skinner-Wennberg-Smith
Kurashev-Misa-Dellandrea
Goodrow-Gaudette-Reaves-Graf

Ferraro-Orlov
Leddy-Liljegren
Dickinson-Klingberg
Mukhamadullin-Desharnais

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 13, 2025

Misa said that his parents, Frank and Sandra, will be on hand at SAP Center, as will his older brother Luke, a 2024 Calgary Flames fifth-round draft pick and Penn State forward.

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