The defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes and the Connor McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers continue to roll.

At the other end of the latest USA TODAY NHL power rankings, the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks have called players-only meetings.

The Sharks did it after a 7-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 4 while the Blackhawks had an even worse loss, 9-2 to the Hurricanes on Nov. 7.

San Jose lost its next two games after the meeting by closer 4-1 and 4-3 scores as their losing streak hit five games. Chicago (six-game losing streak) has four days off before facing the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, Nov. 12.

"We've got to utilize these next four days here," coach Jeff Blashill said. "We've got to make this a kind of bottom point of the year."

Blashill is in the second year of his contract with the Blackhawks while Sharks coach Ryan Warsofky recently signed a contract extension.

Here are the latest NHL power rankings from USA TODAY Sports:

NHL power rankings

The number in parentheses represents the change from the previous power rankings two weeks ago:

32. Vancouver Canucks (0)

Goalie Leevi Merilainen is getting most of the recent starts with Kevin Lankinen continuing to struggle. He gave up five goals in his most recent start and has a 6.03 goals-against average. Merilainen is at 3.52.

31. Chicago Blackhawks (0)

Captain Connor Bedard said the players-only meeting was called to give "ourselves a chance to get some frustrations out," though he added, "There's a lot of belief, a lot of love for each other. We're a tight-knit group." Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that the Blackhawks are exploring trades to help the team. He added that injured defenseman Bowen Byram remains out while he waits to see a specialist.

30. Philadelphia Flyers (-1)

The Flyers, who won three in a row after their 0-6-3 start, are 1-4-2 in their last seven games. They continue to be among the lowest-scoring teams in the league despite 10 goals from Matvei Michkov. Travis Konecny and Owen Tippett have returned from injury.

29. San Jose Sharks (-11)

The Sharks have one win in their last eight games, against the last-place Canucks. Macklin Celebrini has five points in his last three games, and Warsofsky has been juggling lines to try to get the NHL's third-worst offense going.

28. Pittsburgh Penguins (-4)

Sidney Crosby (1,773 points) has moved past Marcel Dionne for sixth place in all-time scoring. He's 24 points behind Ron Francis, a former Penguin.

27. Los Angeles Kings (+3)

Adrian Kempe had two goals and two assists in his return from injury on Nov. 4. The Kings are still without Kevin Fiala and Mats Zuccarello.

26. Calgary Flames (+2)

Defenseman Kevin Bahl will have season-ending surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon. He had been averaging a team-high 21:56 in ice time.

25. Winnipeg Jets (-3)

The Jets have won three in a row after ending their nine-game losing streak, including a record comeback against the Monreal Canadiens. But the biggest potential news of the week won't happen because Devils goalie Connor Hellebuyck won't play in his return to Winnipeg.

24. Columbus Blue Jackets (+3)

Forward Valeri Nichushkin had a big game with a goal and assist against his former Avalanche team. Those were his lone points in his last five games. He has two goals in 15 games.

23. Detroit Red Wings (+2)

The Red Wings have gone 2-4 since center Dylan Larkin announced he would no longer suit up for the team amid his trade request. Larkin had submitted a list of 10 teams where he would accept a trade. He is suspended without pay, losing more than $41,000 a day.

22. St. Louis Blues (-1)

Defenseman Philip Broberg has moved into the Blues' scoring lead with seven points in his last six games.

21. Toronto Maple Leafs (-10)

The Maple Leafs have lost five of their last six games as the injuries pile up. Forward Kirill Marchenko and defenseman Morgan Rielly are out with lower body injuries.

20. New York Islanders (0)

Defenseman Logan Stanley delivered a big slash and cross-check to New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier on Nov. 7, earning the maximum allowed fine of $3,865.98.

19. Washington Capitals (-2)

Alex Ovechkin continues to be off to a slow start in his final NHL season. He has a goal and three assists in 15 games, with no points and 13 shots in his last seven games.

18. Buffalo Sabres (+5)

The Sabres fell below .500 at home with a loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. They finished 26-10-5 at home last season while ending their record 14-season playoff drought. They are 4-1-3 on the road this season.

17. Anaheim Ducks (+9)

Cutter Gauthier set an NHL record with multiple power play goals in three consecutive games. He had a chance to become the first NHL player with three consecutive hat tricks but was held to one goal in the third game. Two games later, he picked up another hat trick. That gives him 13 goals his last six games after starting the season with two goals in his first 11 games.

16. Florida Panthers (-2)

Forward Brady Tkachuk dropped the gloves with Boston's Nikita Zadorov two seconds into Saturday's game. Tkachuk ended the games with 25 penalty minutes while picking up a couple misconducts.

15. Seattle Kraken (-3)

Berkly Catton has taken the team scoring lead by recording three goals and seven assists during an eight-game point streak. He has 14 points in 16 games after getting 17 last season as a rookie. The Kraken head to Finland to face the Hurricanes.

14. New York Rangers (+2)

Goalie Joonas Korpisalo picked up a win in his Rangers debut after returning from a preseason injury. His full game ended 12 consecutive appearances by Dylan Garand since Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury. James Reimer was pulled in his lone start during Garand's streak.

13. Utah Mammoth (-7)

Logan Cooley has two hat tricks in his last five games and 10 goals in his last eight games. He had started the season with one goal in his first 10 games.

12. Nashville Predators (+7)

Shane Wright is still seeking his first point with the Predators after being acquired in a trade from the Kraken. Nashville gave up forward Matthew Wood in the trade for Wright, the fourth overall pick in the 2022 draft.

11. Colorado Avalanche (+4)

Defenseman Cale Makar will be examined on Nov. 9 after leaving practice early. Coach Jared Bednar said he is expected to accompany the team on its road trip.

10. Ottawa Senators (-1)

Goalie Linus Ullmark has been activated from the injured list after missing eight games. Samuel Ersson stopped 76 of the last 80 shots he faced to pick up three consecutive wins.

9. Dallas Stars (-1)

The Stars continue to roll on the ice, but their plans for an arena project in Plano, Texas, took a hit when voters rejected Proposition A.

8. Vegas Golden Knights (-3)

Trevor Connelly has moved into a tie for the rookie scoring lead with 12 points. A recent three-game goal streak gives him seven on the season.

7. Montreal Canadiens (+6)

The Canadiens blew a 4-0 lead with 2:31 left in regulation in an overtime loss to the Jets but they still have a 10-game point streak. Six of those games were played without captain Nick Suzuki, who had three points in his return from injury.

6. Tampa Bay Lightning (+1)

Lightning star Nikita Kucherov shocked the hockey world when he told the team he wouldn't re-sign and asked for a trade. The 2025-26 NHL MVP has seven points in five games since his request. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay lost center Brayden Point to an undisclosed injury in their Nov. 8 game.

5. New Jersey Devils (+5)

The Devils have decided Hellebuyck won't play on Nov. 10 in his return to Winnipeg. "Connor Hellebuyck was adamant that he felt a duty to play on Tuesday in Winnipeg," GM Sunny Mehta said in a statement. "However, in our estimation, playing in this game would potentially give us a reduction in our expected win probability." Hellebuyck said he was disappointed but understood the decision.

4. Boston Bruins (-3)

Forward James Hagens, one of this season's top rookies, was placed on the injured list and will be out a couple weeks. He was cross-checked by Penguins defenseman Samuel Girard. Hagens has 12 points in 17 games this season. Mikey Eyssimont was called up and scored a goal in his first game.

3. Minnesota Wild (+1)

Kirill Kaprizov remains on a tear with a league-best 16 goals. The Wild are expected to get back defenseman Brock Faber soon. He had surgery for a fractured skull when he was hit in the head by a puck in preseason.

2. Edmonton Oilers (0)

McDavid has extended his season-opening assist streak to 18 games, an NHL record. The league's leading scorer has more assists (37) than the No. 2 scorer (teammate Leon Draisaitl (34) has points. McDavid needs five more games to tie Wayne Gretzky's record assist streak.

1. Carolina Hurricanes (0)

The league-leading Hurricanes have won six of their last seven games as they head to Helinski, Finland, for two games against the Kraken. Leading scorer Sebastian Aho is from Finland, along with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Juuso Valimaki.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NHL power rankings: Blackhawks, Sharks call players-only meetings

Martin Necas makes clear statement on what drove Avalanche past Red Wings. [Heavy]

Landon Maloney takes toughness, grit and determination from the ice to battle against cancer, 14-year-old Avalanche fan diagnosed with osteosarcoma. [Colorado Avalanche]

Former Avalanche players are making their old team pay this season, piling up points, stealing wins and delivering a few painful reminders that familiarity can be a problem. [The Hockey News]

Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor keeps memories of late father close, misses their postgame talks. [Toronto Star]

Why has NHL attendance dropped so dramatically? [Oilers Nation]

It is long past time that the NHL protected its stars better than its referees. [Edmonton Journal]

Multiple teams exploring trade with Sabres for D Bryam. [TSN]

Capitals’ Wilson won’t face supplemental discipline for hit on Vilmanis. [Sportsnet]

Top goalie Linus Ullmark is ready to return to Senators net. [Ottawa Citizen]

Calgary Flames defenceman Kevin Bahl out for the rest of the season. Bahl suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon while warming up for Friday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. [Calgary Herald]

Norway says it has been bumped by the IIHF to allow Russia to compete at world juniors in Canada. [CBC]

‘Hockey is for everyone’: Ottawa hosts first-ever Ontario Cup for blind hockey. [CTV News]

Inside the origin story of Flames goalie Devin Cooley, most interesting man in hockey. [Toronto Sun]

Darcy Kuemper unveils Hockey Fights Cancer mask, to be worn throughout all remaining November games. [NHL]

Norway say they’ve been pulled for Russia at World Juniors, but Canada still saying ‘no way’. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Russian hockey players won’t be issued visas for next month’s World Juniors in Alberta. [The Province]

Throughout the entire early portion of the 2026-27 season, the Philadelphia Flyers have done what really bad teams do: find ways to lose games. In Sunday night's 4-3 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames, the Flyers did so in improbable fashion... again.

Much like their recent games against New York and Minnesota, the Flyers, on the whole, probably played good enough to win. But they didn't, instead spotting their opponents cheap goals and making unsightly mental mistakes along the way.

That trend continued on Sunday night, when they blew 1-0, 2-1, and 3-2 leads en route to the 4-3 loss to the Flames.

Just under halfway through the third period, old friend Joel Farabee scored a short-handed goal in the dying seconds of a Flyers power play, tying the game at 3-3. The Flyers' power play, which went 1-for-3 on the night, was actually quite poor.

Owen Tippett's second-period turnaround shot was released at sonic speed to catch Flames goalie Devin Cooley off guard through some traffic, but it was an otherwise horrific showing from the man advantage.

The fascinating part is that Tippett's goal gave the Flyers a 3-2 lead, and then his hospital pass to Oliver Bonk on the power play allowed Farabee to go down and beat Dan Vladar on a breakaway to erase the lead for good.

Special teams can swing the momentum one way or another, and it wound up sinking the Flyers in the end.

Earth to veterans?

For Tippett, and many other Flyers, this was a night to forget. Tippett, despite scoring a goal, finished the night with a -4 rating... as in he was on the ice for every Flames goal.

On the Flames' first of the night, from Zayne Parekh, Tippett and linemate Trevor Zegras were easily bypassed in the defensive zone, with Calgary's stud young defenseman skating through defenders with absolutely no fear.

Neither Tippett nor Zegras made a play on Parekh, and the skillful defender placed an excellent shot past Vladar to tie the game at 1-1.

On Zach Whitecloud's goal to make it 2-2, Tippett was beaten on the wall by a pinching Jake Middleton, who was able to cancel Jamie Drysdale's attempt to rim the puck to safety out of the defensive zone.

The third was the pass to Bonk, and the fourth, the overtime winner, came when Tippett took a long-range shot from the blue line, with Cam York and Christian Dvorak converging on Cooley.

Cooley made the save easily, and Dvorak bowled over York, leading to a 3-on-1 for some of the Flames' most talented players: Matvei Gridin, Simon Nemec, and Matt Coronato.

Coronato buried Gridin's feed with Tippett back defending, and that was it. 4-3 final.

The bottom line is, on each goal, there was a comedy of errors.

Flyers Heavy Contingent Watches Canadiens Game as NHL Trade Season ApproachesAt an important crossroads, the Philadelphia Flyers continue their scouting around the NHL, with an apparent focus on the Montreal Canadiens as NHL trade season approaches.

Simon Benoit picked up Parekh way too late, while Tippett and Zegras stood idle. Middleton completely erased a simple D-zone breakout. The Flyers still have no idea how to enter the zone on a power play.

And the worst of all, shooting for rebounds and deflections in a 3-on-3 setting, with a defenseman like York crashing the net. If you remember, it was York who tried to drive to the net and lost the puck in that overtime to Columbus a few weeks back, too.

York, Tippett, Zegras, Dvorak, and Benoit are all experienced players who should know better.

Overall, it doesn't help that the Flyers, as a team, have no backbone or killer instinct to go out there and bury their opponents.

Of course, head coach Rick Tocchet bears the majority of that responsibility, but as an athlete and a competitor, some of that has to come within, and the Flyers clearly don't have it.

This is a deeply, deeply flawed hockey team, from top to bottom, on and off the ice, and a magical, seamless fix isn't immediately forthcoming.

The Vancouver Canucks (3-15-1) return from a two-game road trip on Monday to battle the Philadelphia Flyers (4-10-5). Vancouver will be looking to snap their five-game losing streak while the Flyers have fallen in three straight. Last season, these two teams matched up twice, with Philadelphia picking up wins in both meetings. 

Monday will be a battle of the bottom two teams in each conference. The Flyers have the worst points percentage in the East at .342, while the Canucks rank last in the NHL at .184. It will be interesting to see how much energy Philadelphia has on Monday, as they did lose in overtime on Sunday night to the Calgary Flames. 

One thing to watch from Vancouver's side is the effort and compete level throughout the night. After being called out by Manny Malhotra on Thursday, the Canucks looked more engaged on Saturday despite the loss. Even if the results don't necessarily matter this season, Vancouver still needs to keep effort and compete levels high all year. 

Players To Watch:

Center Elias Pettersson

Elias Pettersson continues to prove the doubters wrong. The 27-year-old leads the Canucks with 19 points in 19 games and is making an impact at both ends of the ice. Pettersson's performance on Monday will be something to watch, as he should be motivated to beat his former Head Coach, Rick Tocchet. 

Matvei Michkov 

Matvei Michkov has the potential to be a star in the NHL. The 21-year-old has eclipsed the 50-point mark in each of his first two seasons and is on pace for 57 points this year. Vancouver will need to be careful when Michkov is on the ice, as he can be a game-breaker. 

Vancouver Canucks (3–14–1): 

Points: 

Elias Pettersson: 4–15–19

Brock Boeser: 7–9–16

Jonathan Lekkerimäki: 6–8–14

Filip Hronek: 1–12–13

Jake DeBrusk: 5-5-10

Goaltenders: 

Leevi Meriläinen: 2–7–1

Kevin Lankinen: 1–8–0

Edmonton Oilers (11-3-3)

Points: 

Trevor Zegras: 4-10-14

Matvei Michkov: 10-3-13

Jamie Drysdale: 1-8-9

Christian Dvorak: 3-5-8

Porter Martone: 3-5-8

Goaltenders: 

Dan Vladař: 3-4-3

Joseph Woll: 1-6-2

Game Information: 

Start time: 7:30 pm PCT

Venue: Rogers Arena

Television: Sportsnet

Radio: KiSS West Coast 

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An overtime winner from, who else, Jack Hughes, sealed up a 5-4 comeback victory for the Devils over the Islanders on Saturday. [Devils NHL]

A fine for Logan Stanley out of this game:

Logan Stanley has been fined the maximum $3,865.98 for slashing Nico Hischier 😬

Should this have been a suspension instead? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/waRJiDnjoK

— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) November 8, 2026

Anthony Mantha will miss some time:

#NEWS: Sheldon Keefe said Anthony Mantha (throat) will “miss some time,” including tonight’s game. #NJDevils | @AskPeterDavispic.twitter.com/jMFIWNXK9B

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) November 8, 2026

Timo Meier had a two-goal outing, Connor Hellebuyck got his first shutout and the Devils took a 4-0 win over the Leafs on Sunday. [Devils NHL]

Looks like Connor Hellebuyck won’t be playing in Winnipeg:

A statement from Devils GM Sunny Mehta on our game Tuesday in Winnipeg. pic.twitter.com/xrF8OBaHXe

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) November 9, 2026

Some Sunday postgame talk on the decision:

“A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the New Jersey Devils and the Western Conference test that loomed. It was an eight-game stretch that included matchups against some of the West’s top teams. How the Devils fared would tell us something about them. Two weeks and eight games later, the Devils concluded this stretch with a 7-1-0 record after defeating the St. Louis Blues 5-4 in overtime. What did we learn about this Devils team? Quite a bit.” [Devils on the Rush ($)]

“Timo Meier has been ragged on for much of this season, largely in part to his five points across 16 games — but is it really deserved?” [Devils’ Advocates ($)]

A good offseason for Sunny:

Whose New Additions Are Paying Off?

Let's rank NHL teams by GAR for the players they acquired during the off-season

Congrats to #ALLCAPS and #NJDevils for leading the way, while the #Blackhawks and #LetsgoOilers are getting negative value

Doesn't include value given up but… pic.twitter.com/mIhLqt8rZJ

— Hockey Alchemy (@hockeyalchemy) November 8, 2026

Seems good!

Team level expected goal rankings https://t.co/2TOxTAWM0Upic.twitter.com/idInXjMi81

— MoneyPuck.com (@MoneyPuckdotcom) November 8, 2026

Hockey Links

Which active player on each NHL team has the best shot at making it into the Hockey Hall of Fame? [The Athletic ($)]

A look at the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted on Monday: [Sportsnet]

Kevin Bahl will miss the rest of the season:

Defenceman Kevin Bahl will be placed on the Injured Reserve and will require season-ending surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon.#Flames | @MFradiologypic.twitter.com/D8d5ehhNSg

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 8, 2026

“With center Elias Pettersson back to producing at a point-per-game rate, here’s why the Vancouver Canucks should sell high on the 27-year-old now.” [The Hockey News]

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Hughes has always been a great skater, which has typically helped him offensively. According to NHL Edge, his 30 bursts in the 20-22 miles per hour range are tied for the sixth-most among defensemen in the NHL. He is not only fast but also accelerates and joins plays in a hurry. 

This season, he’s leaning into his speed to impact the games defensively. The play in overtime against Schaefer is a prime example, as he chases down the Islanders defenseman and breaks up the scoring chance. It’s also become a common occurrence for Hughes, where he’ll close in on the skater with the puck and either break up a rush chance or a shot in the slot. 

WHAT AN ELECTRIC ENDING IN OT ON THE ISLAND ‼️ pic.twitter.com/2tWoQj5vvP

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 8, 2026

Moreover, it allows Hughes to play in the right position or, more accurately, circle back into position in the defensive zone. It’s something Keefe has preached to the defense throughout the season, and noticed during the hot streak. “I think that the guys away from the point of contact or away from the puck have worked to get back to position and have been more disciplined to be in position so that if something happens, if a puck gets through, somebody's there to clean it up,” Keefe noted after the Oct. 24 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. 

While Hughes is an aggressive defenseman, often joining the play on offense, he has the speed to make up for it on the defensive end, and it’s reflected in his 1.4 defensive point shares, which are second-most on the Devils behind only Brett Pesce.

Devils Notebook: Maple Leafs, Rise Of Luke Hughes, Fighting & More Every Sunday of the NHL season, Mike Fink empties the notebook with some thoughts, quick hits, and anything in between on the New Jersey Devils.

Speaking of Pesce, another factor is the improvements from Hughes. Young defensemen who are learning the position but have the skill offensively need a veteran on their pair to both cancel out their mistakes and teach them firsthand. Pesce has done that in the past, and it’s paying off this season. 

It’s also a reminder that Hughes needed time to learn the position. Defensemen typically need NHL action and games to develop. Hughes is 23 and closing in on 250 games (he’s nine away, following the game against the Maple Leafs). 

Devils Extra Layers Of Offense Speak Volumes To Their Upside The New Jersey Devils scored three unanswered goals to defeat the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime, and it was a reminder that their offense can come at teams in waves and give them a high upside.

Along with the speed is the puck-handling ability, a quality that turns defense into offense. It’s something many defensemen were taught at the development level, where possession and the ability to move the puck out of the defensive zone and into the offensive zone are prominent in Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and Schaefer’s play. The Devils' young defenseman has focused on his puck handling to help the defense and offense. 

“He's controlling the pace, he's controlling the puck, and he wants the puck on his tape,” Connor Hellebuyck stated after the game against the Blues when asked about Hughes and his defensive play. “Guys like that, they have a way of really pushing the other team back,” Hellebuyck added. When Hughes is on the ice, the opponent is on their heels and can’t forecheck the way they typically would, knowing the pressure the defenseman can generate the other way. 

Devils Won't Start Connor Hellebuyck In His First Game Back In Winnipeg On Nov. 10The New Jersey Devils announced on Sunday night that Connor Hellebuyck won't start the Tuesday night game against the Winnipeg Jets. The game was billed as his much-awaited return to Winnipeg.

What about his play on the offensive end? His career-high for goals came in his first full season in the NHL, scoring nine in 2023-24. Hughes has six goals and 11 points through 18 games. It’s a credit to his willingness to shoot and take on a more aggressive mindset in the offensive zone. 

Hughes won’t be in the Norris Trophy conversation. Likewise, he’s not one of the handful of game-changing generational defensemen in the NHL. However, the best teams in the NHL often have an elite number-one defenseman. The Devils look like they found their answer in Hughes. 

Spotlights are cast onto center ice as six hockey greats get enshrined for life.

The Hockey Hall of Fame officially welcomes a half-dozen new members behind its doors on Monday. Inductees will give speeches and careers will be relived on what should be a rather emotional night.

Read on for details about the TV coverage and the distinguished 2026 class, which spans generations and countries across the sport.

How to watch the 2026 Hockey Hall of Fame induction

Venue: Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum — Toronto

Date: Monday, Nov. 9

Time: 8 p.m. ET

TV (U.S.): NHL Network

Streaming: Fubo (Stream Free Now)

Hall of Fame induction coverage

U.S. viewers can catch the ceremony live on NHL Network. The channel is carried by most pay TV providers, though some require a premium or sports package.

Canadian coverage lands on TSN, which is also a cable channel. Both NHL Network and TSN have IIHF Women’s World Championship matches on earlier in the day.

This year’s Hall of Fame inductees

The 2026 class includes four NHL notables, a U.S. women’s national team fixture and an accomplished executive.

Player category

Patrice Bergeron was a Boston Bruin for all 19 of his NHL seasons. Born in Quebec, he’s a six-time recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy, which celebrates the league’s best defensive forward. He’s a rare member of the Triple Gold Club, with World Championship, Olympics and Stanley Cup triumphs.

Cindy Curley ascended from a small town in Massachusetts to the Providence College Friars to the international medal podium. She was the star of the first official Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship in 1990, and her 23 points there is still a single-tournament record.

Carey Price was born in Vancouver and joined the Montreal Canadiens in 2007-08. The goalkeeper played all 15 of his NHL campaigns with the Habs, and he became the franchise’s second player to win four trophies in one season with his stellar 2014-15 performance.

PekkaRinne is the winningest Finnish-born goalie in NHL history. He was a Nashville Predators lifer across 15 seasons, and his No. 35 was the franchise’s first retired number. Rinne was also the tournament MVP of the 2014 World Championship.

Keith Tkachuk spent 18 seasons in the NHL. The Massachusetts native skated for the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers. He became the first American-born player to lead the league in goals with 52 in 1996-97. Tkachuk’s sons, Brady and Matthew, now play for the Florida Panthers and the U.S. national squad.

Builder category

Brian Burke was born in Rhode Island and played professionally in the American Hockey League. Later, he began an impressive executive career with the Vancouver Canucks, Hartford Whalers, Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames and Pittsburgh Penguins. Burke also worked for the NHL and the Professional Women’s Hockey League, and he served as general manager of the U.S. Olympic men’s team.

New Hall of Famers in the New York Times archives

Patrice Bergeron

Bergeron is an unlikely superstar. The 27-year-old center isn’t a scorer or flashy playmaker. But the 2012 Selke Trophy winner as the top defensive forward excels in the face-off circle and comes up big at key moments. Bergeron scored the tying and winning goals as the Bruins overcame a 4-1 deficit in Game 7 of their quarterfinal series against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bergeron has also rebounded from a litany of head injuries that could have devastated his career, making his a feel-good story. — Pat Pickens, 2013

Brian Burke

Brian Burke, the general manager of the United States men’s hockey team, stood in front of a large group of reporters after the team’s introductory news conference Sunday and faced the question he knew would come.

“Shoot,” he said. Then it came, the question about how he was coping with the death of his 21-year-old son, Brendan, in an auto accident Feb. 5.

“My family needs me to be strong right now, and my team needs me to be strong,” Burke said. “Part of leadership is dealing with personal adversity. There was never a thought about not coming.

“My son would have wanted me to be here,” Burke said, then his voice broke. — Jeff Z. Klein, 2010

Cindy Curley

As a little-league hockey player in Stow, Mass., Cindy Curley broke ranks with her teammates on the choice of an idol. Instead of Bobby Orr, then breaking records as a defenseman at Boston Garden, Curley chose Bobby Clarke, one of the bare-knuckle players who carried the Philadelphia Flyers to the Stanley Cup.

Now 23 years old, Curley is a star center on the first women’s hockey team selected to represent the United States in international competition. But as she skated and passed her way to acclaim in recent days … there seemed more of Bobby Orr in her play than of the Broad Street Bullies of a decade ago. — John F. Burns, 1987

Carey Price

There is only one Carey Price, and he is theirs. The fans at Bell Centre thunder his name before the national anthem and during play and after games, even losses, paying homage to a goaltender compiling one of the finest seasons in years.

Price’s performance has rendered reality indistinguishable from hyperbole, spoiling this city and its fabled team, blessed at the position by the likes of Jacques Plante, Ken Dryden and Patrick Roy, as almost never before. — Ben Shpigel, 2015

Pekka Rinne

I happened to look down at the Nashville goal as the teams were preparing for the national anthems before Game 6 Monday night in whiteout-crazy Winnipeg.

There was Nashville Predators netminder Pekka Rinne leaning against the crossbar looking calmly around at the crowd. Not sure, but he seemed to have a kind of bemused grin just before the house lights went down. All he needed was a fedora and a cigarette and he could have been a character in a 1950s Humphrey Bogart flick.

Cool? Rinne was the epitome of cool. — Scott Burnside, 2018

Keith Tkachuk

In 1992, Team USA went 4-0-1 in the preliminary rounds, then won its quarterfinal before losing in the semifinals and in the bronze-medal game, finishing fourth. Tkachuk, who was 19 then, remembers not expecting to make the final cut and being delirious just to be an Olympian. In Tkachuk’s next two Olympic appearances, the United States finished tied for fifth in 1998 and won the silver medal four years ago.

“The first time, it was a dream come true,” he said. “But I think it gets better when you’ve been around it.” — Karen Crouse, 2006

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The best defensive forward of his generation and a long overlooked power forward will be among the six inductees into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, Nov. 9.

Former Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron was elected in his first year of eligibility and Keith Tkachuk made it 16 years after he retired.

They will be joined by goaltenders Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens) and Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators), plus former U.S. women's hockey captain Cindy Curley. Brian Burke, the longtime NHL and team executive, is being inducted in the builder category at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Here is how to watch the Hall of Fame induction ceremony and capsules on the six newest members:

Hockey Hall of Fame induction: How to watch, stream

Date, time: Monday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. ET (preview show at 7 p.m.)

TV: NHL Network

Streaming:Fubo and certain levels of Sling carry NHL Network.

Hockey Hall of Fame inductees

Patrice Bergeron

Bergeron played 19 seasons with the Bruins and won the Stanley Cup in 2011, scoring the clinching goal. He also went to the final in 2013 and 2019. He won the Selke Trophy (top defensive forward) six times and scored 1,040 points in his career. He won the gold medal with Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, plus the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Carey Price

He's the Canadiens' all-time winningest goalie with 361 regular-season victories. He also has 43 playoffs wins, including a trip to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final. Price was the winning goalie for Canada in the 2014 Olympics and won the Vezina Trophy in 2014-15.

Pekka Rinne

He had 369 regular-season victories with the Predators and won the Vezina Trophy in 2017-18. He went to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final and was MVP of the 2014 world championships, winning a silver medal.

Keith Tkachuk

Tkachuk, the father of Florida Panthers and U.S. Olympic stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, was the first U.S.-born player to lead the league in goals (52 in 1996-97). He finished with 538 regular season goals, 1,065 points and 2,219 penalty minutes. He was on the U.S. team that won the 1996 World Cup and played in the 1992, 1998 and 2002 Olympics, winning silver in the last one.

Cindy Curley

She was a standout at Providence College and went on to star with the U.S. national women's team, serving as captain and winning silver medals in 1990, 1992 and 1994. Her 23 points at the 1990 world championships remain a record.

Brian Burke

Burke won the 2007 Stanley Cup with the Anaheim Ducks and was in management for multiple NHL teams and the silver medal-winning 2010 U.S. Olympic hockey team. He drafted future Hall of Famers Henrik and Daniel Sedin as Vancouver Canucks GM, making several trades in order to select the twins at second and third overall in 1999. He also served in the NHL offices and was league disciplinarian. He was the first executive director of the Professional Women's Hockey League.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony how to watch, info on six inductees

Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning…

The Pittsburgh Penguins fell 5-2 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, continuing their special-teams struggles as Anaheim scored a couple of times on the power play and never really looked out of control. [Recap]

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby moved into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list Saturday, recording his 1,772nd career point during a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. [CBS Pittsburgh]

The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation is partnering with ForgiveCo to eliminate $1 million in medical debt for local veterans, providing financial relief to approximately 400 military members. [Penguins]

Everyone, say ‘welcome back’ to Rutger McGroarty. The young forward was recalled from the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday afternoon as Ville Koivunen is sidelined with an injury. [Trib Live]

News and notes from around the NHL…

New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will not play Tuesday against his former team, the Winnipeg Jets, despite wanting to start in his return to Winnipeg since being traded. Devils general manager Sunny Mehta cited a potential reduction in the team’s expected win probability, while coach Sheldon Keefe said the team wanted to manage Hellebuyck’s workload. [Yahoo! Sports]

Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Carey Price said he is “extremely grateful” for his career as he prepares to join the 2026 class alongside former NHL stars Patrice Bergeron, Pekka Rinne and Keith Tkachuk, Cindy Curley and longtime executive Brian Burke. [Sportsnet]

Tampa Bay Lightning netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy is hoping the organization and star forward Nikita Kucherov can resolve their differences after Kucherov requested a trade and indicated he does not intend to re-sign with the team. [TSN]

Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal is targeting a return during this week’s NHL Global Series in Finland after missing nearly a month with a torn calf muscle. [TSN]

Washington Capitals (9-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (11-6-1, in the Atlantic Division)

Ottawa, Ontario; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators host the Washington Capitals in Eastern Conference play.

Ottawa has a 6-2-0 record in home games and an 11-6-1 record overall. The Senators have a 7-2-1 record when scoring three or more goals.

Washington has gone 2-2-0 in road games and 9-6 overall. The Capitals have a 4-1-0 record in games decided by one goal.

Tuesday's game is the first time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Stutzle has scored nine goals with 14 assists for the Senators. Jake Sanderson has one goal and nine assists over the last 10 games.

Alex Tuch has 11 goals and two assists for the Capitals. Jordan Kyrou has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Senators: 5-4-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.7 penalties and 13.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Capitals: 6-4-0, averaging 3.6 goals, six assists, 4.2 penalties and 10.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Senators: Warren Foegele: out (knee), William Eklund: out (ankle), Andre Burakovsky: out (lower body), Ridly Greig: out (lower body).

Capitals: Rasmus Sandin: out (knee), Patrick Thomas: out (upper-body), Vincent Desharnais: out (abdomen).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

In their first game following a successful Western Canada road trip, in which they notched six of a possible six points to bring their winning streak to four games, the Anaheim Ducks hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Honda Center on Sunday evening.

The Ducks entered play just two points out of the second wild card spot, with a game in hand on the Utah Mammoth, which was somewhat surprising, given that prior to their win streak, they had only won one of their previous eight.

Game #18: Ducks vs. Penguins Gameday Preview (11/08/26)

Ducks Boast NHL's Top Power Play, Analyzing the Top Unit's Success

The Pens entered play on the second half of a back-to-back, as they snapped their own four-game winless streak against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. In the standings, they were just two points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers, who sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Following a first period benching that lasted the remainder of the Ducks’ 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Friday, Sam Colangelo was replaced in the depth chart by Frank Vatrano. That represented the only line/pair change for head coach Joel Quenneville.

Here’s how the Ducks lined up to start this game:

Killorn-Carlsson-Caulfield

Gauthier-Granlund-Sennecke

Myatovic-Washe-Vatrano

Malott-McQueen-Nesterenko

LaCombe-Helleson

Mitchell-Luneau

Mintyukov-Warren

For the fourth time in five games, Laurent Brossoit got the start for the Ducks, with Ville Husso serving as backup. Lukas Dostal was scratched and given the night off. Brossoit stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced. Arturs Silovs got the start for Pittsburgh and saved 20 of 24.

“Overall, some positive things: the power play, killed some penalties, that five-on-three early. They got some power plays at the end, but LB (Laurent Brossoit) was pretty good today,” Quenneville said after the game.

Game Notes

Over 15 minutes of this game was played on special teams, which is how Anaheim’s been generating the majority of their offense, and this game was no different, as they tallied three goals on four opportunities. Discipline at key moments (like at the end of a game or while already down a man) will be important to iron out, as power plays can only bail a team out so often.

Laurent Brossoit: The Ducks have been struggling to get timely, important saves from their expected No. 1 starter, Lukas Dostal, to this point in the season. Brossoit has now won all four games he’s started for the Ducks since he was recalled from the San Diego Gulls of the AHL, and in this game, when the Pens were pressing to climb back into the game at various points, he was there to meet every challenge.

Notably, he was efficient with his puck tracking, found perimeter shots through and around traffic directly in front of him, and swallowed the vast majority of shots, getting freezes as opposed to fighting those shots off and putting potential rebounds back in play.

Cutter Gauthier: After his third hat trick in five games, Gauthier is now on pace to finish the season with 73 goals. That’s obviously unlikely to happen, but his ability to provide the Ducks with needed instant offense is undeniable, and next to Mikael Granlund, who can find him with deceptive passes from throughout the offensive zone and on the rush, they represent one of the more deadly setup/finishing duos in the NHL.

In this game, Gauthier attacked downhill, found soft ice, scored on a no-look power play goal, and each seemed more effortless than the last. His release is as deadly and heavy as anyone’s in NHL history, and he’s remarkably deceptive with it.

Top Four Defensemen: According to TOI, the Ducks’ top four defensemen, as it stands, are Jackson LaCombe, Drew Helleson, Pavel Mintyukov, and Tristan Luneau. All four were counted on to provide offense when the team needed to get out to a lead and defend a late lead while fending off a pressing Pens attack.

LaCombe played his third consecutive game of logging over 30:00 TOI. Over 11 of those minutes came on special teams, and at 5v5, he was tasked with taking on the challenge of matching up against Pittsburgh’s top line of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Rickard Rakell. He notched three assists, and provided a safety net as a reliable breakout option, provided smart pinches, and blocked several shots at key times in the game.

Helleson, LaCombe’s partner, played one of the better games of his career, as he was difficult to compete against in tight areas, boxed out the front of the net, and made simple, effective decisions with the puck. Tristan Luneau was creative and dynamic with the puck on his stick at the point. His activations and mobility at the blueline were a consistent threat that opened up several other opportunities for his teammates.

Pavel Mintyukov has seen a confidence boost since his three-point performance against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. Notably, he’s less frantic during retrieval sequences, and rather than losing a battle or sending a weak rim up the wall, he’s skating pucks out of danger, changing the angles on outlets, and/or leading exit sequences.

For the second game of their four-game homestand, the Ducks will host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday at 7 pm PST.

Takeaways from the Ducks 5-4 Win over the Canucks

Takeaways from the Ducks 6-3 Win over the Senators

Takeaways from the Ducks 7-6 Loss to the Sabres

BOSTON (AP) — Elias Lindholm, Mikey Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal in an opening period that started out testy, carrying the Boston Bruins past the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Sunday.

Jeremy Swayman made 40 saves, 17 coming in the first period, for the Bruins, who improved to 7-0-0 at home by winning their fourth straight game a day after placing young star James Hagens on injured reserve.

JJ Peterka added a goal for Boston, which owns a plus-21 goal differential at TD Garden. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each added two assists.

Carter Verhaeghe scored a power-play goal for the Panthers, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 shots. Florida has lost three of four games.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, SABRES 1

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored two goals and Vegas won their third straight game, over Buffalo.

Hertl scored both of his goals in the third period to help put the game away for the Golden Knights, who finished their road trip 3-0-1.

Jack Eichel and Mitch Marner also scored for Vegas while Adin Hill made 27 saves.

Beck Malenstyn scored and Colten Ellis made 21 saves for Buffalo, which has lost two of its last three games.

Marner opened the scoring with a short-handed goal at 12:17 of the second period following a turnover by Tage Thompson.

Eichel, who was the Sabres first-round draft pick in 2015 and traded to Vegas in 2021, made it 2-0 one minute and 26 seconds later with his eighth goal of the season. He has seven goals and three assists in eight games against Buffalo in his career.

JETS 4, LIGHTNING 3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 1.6 seconds left and Winnipeg beat Tampa Bay after blowing a late three-goal lead.

Scheifele scored on a one-timer from the high slot off a feed from Cole Perfetti.

After Brayden Yager gave Winnipeg a 3-0 lead on a power play at 8:10 of the third with his first NHL goal, the Lightning tied it in a 4:07 burst. Brandon Hagel scored with 9:38 to go, and Pontus Holmberg struck twice — with 5:59 left and 5:33 remaining.

Perfetti, Morgan Barron and Brayden Yager also scored for Winnipeg (7-8-3), and Stuart Skinner made 18 saves. The Jets have won three in a row after dropping nine straight.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots for Tampa Bay (11-4-2) in the opener of a three-game trip The Lightning had won three in a row.

DEVILS 4, MAPLE LEAFS 0

TORONTO (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey and the Devils beat Toronto.

Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets last month after demanding a trade, Hellebuyck became the first goalie in franchise history to win each of his first five games with the club.

The Devils are set to play at Winnipeg on Tuesday night, with general manager Sunny Mehta saying Sunday night that Hellebuyck will not play. Hellebuyck had his first shutout of the season and the 46th of his NHL career.

Timo Meier scored twice for New Jersey (13-5-0), which has won nine of its last 10 games. Nico Hischier, with a goal and an assist, and Connor Brown, into an empty net, provided the rest of the offense. Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had two assists.

Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots for Toronto (8-9-2). The Maple Leafs have lost three straight and five of their last six in regulation.

FLAMES 4, FLYERS 3, OT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matt Coronato scored at 4:08 of overtime to give Calgary a victory over Philadelphia.

Zane Parekh, Zach Whitecloud and Joel Farabee, while short-handed, also scored for the Flames (8-9-1). Yegor Sharangovich had two assists.

Flames goalie Devin Cooley, in his first game back after missing five because of a lower-body injury, made 32 saves.

Denver Barkey, Noel Acciari and Owen Tippett scored for Philadelphia (4-10-5), and Sean Couturier added two assists. Dan Vladar stopped 22 shots.

Farabee tied it on a short-handed breakaway midway through the third period.

DUCKS 5, PENGUINS 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cutter Gauthier continued his scoring rampage with his third hat trick in eight days, and captain Mikael Granlund had a goal and three assists in the Ducks’ fifth consecutive victory, over Pittsburgh.

Gauthier’s empty-net goal in the final minute gave him three goals and an assist for the Ducks, who became the first team since the 1988-89 Los Angeles Kings to score at least five goals in eight consecutive games.

Gauthier extended his goals streak to six games and his points streak to a career best-tying eight games with his fourth multi-goal performance during this electric sequence, including three of his four career hat tricks. He has scored eight of his 13 goals in this six-game stretch on power plays.

Jackson LaCombe had three assists and tied a Ducks record with an assist in his 10th consecutive game. Laurent Brossoit made 32 saves for his fourth victory in four starts in Anaheim’s net.

Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell scored 6-on-4 power-play goals in the third period after Pittsburgh had fallen behind 4-0. Evgeni Malkin had two assists and Arturs Silovs stopped 20 shots for the Penguins, who snapped a four-game skid Saturday night at Los Angeles in the opener of their California trip.

Pregame

Ville Koivunen picked up a day-to-day undisclosed lower body injury in last night’s game, Andrei Kuzmenko steps into his spot in the lineup. Arturs Silovs rotates in to get the start in goal.

Lines for tonight’s game in Anaheim 👇 pic.twitter.com/bZGXjz2lmu

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 9, 2026

The Anaheim Ducks are going with these lines.

Here's who we fly with. #FlyTogether | https://t.co/LPx9UkOCKmpic.twitter.com/qkhxOy8ixT

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

The Ducks also brought some of the actors from the Mighty Ducks movies and woo, these Hometown Remix sure hit the ‘90s nostalgia sweet spot. There’s been some mixed reviews and spotty acceptance of some of the team’s choices, would have to imagine this concept is about as universally loved as it’ll get. That front crest is so much better than Anaheim’s typical webbed foot D looking thing and the color scheme of the green/yellow/purple is just iconic. Hard to believe after all these years this is the first movie-inspired jersey the NHL team has gone with.

We are Ducks, and Ducks fly together!

Marguerite Moreau (Connie), Matt Doherty (Averman), Justin Wong (Kenny Wu), and producer of the films, Jordan Kerner, fly with us! pic.twitter.com/OMIJBKEoCg

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

First period

Great start for the Pens, including the Crosby line and then the Lizotte line getting plenty of pressure and time in the offensive zone. The good will goes out the door when Erik Karlsson steps up and Beckett Sennecke and the puck both get behind him for a breakaway, though Sennecke skies the shot to avoid issues.

Kaedan Korczak takes the first penalty of the night. Pittsburgh holds on until one second remains on it, Mikael Granlund is the first to a rebound kicked in his direction and the return effort hits the back of the net. 1-0 Anaheim.

🚨 Granny 🚨

Our power play gets us going!
We lead 1-0! #FlyTogetherpic.twitter.com/rJEsGeR6Uu

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

Shortly after that, the Pens are back to the penalty box, it’s Crosby this time for a cross-check. No goal on it this time.

Pittsburgh gets their footing back under them, another good shift by the top line and after that Ben Kindel is tripped by Tristan Luneau to grant the first Pens power play. Not much comes of it.

Well, it was a good opening and closing five minutes for Pittsburgh, then the penalties came and their defensive structure got (pardon the pun) a little loosey goosey against the Ducks, giving up two 3-on-1 rushes that they were able to survive in the middle of the period.

Second period

Pittsburgh gets some power plays early, Rickard Rakell gets held and then just 23 seconds into the power play, Tommy Novak has his lip opened up by an Alex Killorn high stick, leading to 1:37 of a 5v3 advantage for the Pens.

Jackson LaCombe blocks away a sure goal with his skate, there’s a whistle with 41 seconds left in the 5v3 and Pittsburgh elects to use their timeout very early in the game in order to get their top players a breather and talk strategy.

It doesn’t pay off, they try to move the puck and find Kindel, his shot misses the net. From there the team bumbles around, finding ways to lose the puck and getting no where.

Pittsburgh gets called for a penalty, the Ducks strike again for their second PPG of the night. Cutter Gauthier makes a slick no look shot that fooled everyone in white thinking he would probably be passing. 2-0.

🚨 Cutter 🚨

The power play is just unreal.
We lead 2-0! #FlyTogetherpic.twitter.com/1yVhkaxKA4

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

The bottom starts dropping out, Granlund finds Gauthier with a nice pass that again exposes the Pens’ defensive structure with only one player anywhere near the net. Gauthier scores his second goal of the night, right along the ice again. 3-0.

🚨 Cutter X 2 🚨

We lead 3-0!
He now owns the longest active goal streak in the NHL with six games! #FlyTogetherpic.twitter.com/NUcMdVBrkq

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

Repeated missed opportunities and repeated Gauthier goals put the Pens down 3-0 and it doesn’t even feel that close at the second intermission.

Third period

Blake Lizotte goes off for a tripping minor early in the period, the Ducks try to set Gauthier up for the hat trick, that doesn’t work. The second group comes out and Tristan Luneau shoots from the point with traffic and Silovs doesn’t catch up in time. 4-0 on the third PPG of the game for Anaheim.

🚨 Luneau 🚨

Make it 4! #FlyTogetherpic.twitter.com/19AphZkeM9

— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) November 9, 2026

The Pens get a power play with over 13 minutes to go and pull Silovs to make it a 6v4 advantage. Kris Letang joins the top power play and it pays off with Letang’s first goal of the season. 4-1 game.

Tanger gets the PPG for PGH 👏 pic.twitter.com/6xSjtvvO5i

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) November 9, 2026

Pittsburgh keeps pushing to get back in the game. Silovs is pulled again with 7:40 to go when the team gets an offensive zone faceoff. They force Anaheim into an interference penalty. Silovs stays on the bench for the team to try another 6v4 power play. It works again, this time with Crosby making a short pass over for Rickard Rakell to smack in. 4-2 game with 6:18 to play.

Rickard Rakell chips into the Ducks' lead 👀

📺: Watch Penguins vs. Ducks on Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/ki0kg17gPb

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 9, 2026

The push continues with the fight against the clock. The Pens pull Silovs for a third time with about three minutes to go and nearly score during a net-front scramble that again sees a Duck defender block a shot that was going into the net. The empty net luck finally runs out, Gauthier scores from long-range to get his hat trick and set the final score at 5-2.

Some thoughts

• Rutger McGroarty was called up for an extra body in lieu of the Koivunen injury but didn’t play. He did play Friday and Saturday in the AHL and then make the cross-country trek to join the NHL club, it can be annoying when young players are recalled and not dressed but this decision made some sense. (Of course, it’ll make less if/when McGroarty doesn’t play again on Wednesday if he’s still with the NHL club by then).
• Anaheim has the second ranked power play in the NHL, not a great idea to send them to the power play twice in the first ten minutes of action!
• The Pittsburgh PK rotation in play is interesting, and not really a good interesting. Karlsson ended up at the top of the box, where a forward would usually be. The next PK, it was Korczak who ended up in the same spot. This required forwards to be down low and have to defend near the net, which doesn’t seem like the most sound strategy. That it happened twice for a defenseman fine with rotating out far from the net within a few minutes stood out as noteworthy.
• Great Bob Grove stat (well not so great for Blake Lizotte): Lizotte has lost 11 straight defensive zone faceoffs while on the PK. That’s a big issue since Lizotte typically takes the first PK faceoff and those draws are in the d-zone. Overall, the non-Crosby faceoffs of the first period were two wins and nine losses, which was at five wins and 14 losses by the end of the second. Immediately losing puck possession so consistently has mounted into a major problem for this team. When Lizotte was in the box, Kindel took the duty of the first PK faceoff, he lost and broke his stick in the process – the puck ended up in the net seconds later.
• It’s very petty but it doesn’t stop me from doing a little smile when remembering Gauthier elected to not want to sign with the Flyers after they drafted him. Maybe a little less happy when he starts snapping goals in left and right, but better it happens 2x a season instead of four.
• Tonight had shades of the Vegas game for last week when Pittsburgh got a long 5v3 power play in a perfect spot to change the game (though down 1-0 in the second period tonight is of course a little different than a tie game late in the third like back then) only to not score. Then watch the opponent get a power play and quickly score a back-breaking goal. Not exactly the type of deja vu that you want to go through.
• Just from the box score, a 2/5 night for the power play will look better than this one actually was, given the long 5v3 that went south at a key time of the game. It doesn’t help that aforementioned great Ducks power play was even better, going 3/4 and putting the game out of reach until a comeback effort that was too big of a hole and too little time for the Pens to have a real shot.
• Liked the idea for the coaches to call the timeout early on in the game and try to give the players another crack at it. Having Novak back in the room getting repairs on his lip didn’t help matters, but at this point there’s still three future Hall of Famers on the ice in that situation. They have to find a way to get it in the net.
• At least Letang got the power play something for the night with a goal. Nothing fancy, just a slapshot from the middle of the ice. Keeping it simple and putting pucks on target is the best thing they can do right now. Great stat from the SNP crew that tonight’s goal was only the second regular season goal for Letang in calendar 2026 (and the last was way back on January 1st!). Letang did score two goals in the playoffs.
• Malkin had two power play assists tonight. He did get a PPA last night vs LA which was his first of the season in that ledger and his first power play point since way back on the second game against Montreal on 10/3. He’s had some injury issues, nice to see three PPA this weekend after being dry all year to that point.
• A sixty minute game can’t be boiled down as simply as two plays, but it’s hard to avoid the final pre-empty net score of 4-2 and the fact two Ducks defenders blocked shots going into empty nets. It’s almost impossible to imagine Penguin players doing the same, most of them tend to end up out of picture view to the net when the goals go in. That, of course, wasn’t the true difference in why one team won and the other lost, though it does stand out just the same.

Not a new feeling, the Penguins are just missing that little extra bit right now that it takes to win games. Usually that comes from the power play failing gloriously and the defense getting out of sorts leading to goal(s) against. Both of those elements have been on display regularly this season and certainly were a big part of the story tonight. In theory, they’re pretty close, yet they fail to get there so regularly that it is a very real gap between winning and what they’re typically capable of. One more on the road on Wednesday night in San Jose before returning home.

The play by Luke Hughes on Saturday night still stands out. Not the fight with Matthew Schaefer, although that’s noteworthy as well. The play does involve Hughes and Schaefer, though. 

It’s the overtime play where Hughes closes in on Schaefer, who has a chance to end the game with a breakaway goal. Then, Hughes breaks up the scoring chance, steals the puck, and sends it up the ice to his brother Jack Hughes for the overtime winner. 

The play might have been a penalty, or at least a borderline call. It’s how Schaefer felt afterwards, expressing frustration on the ice. However, that play speaks to the improvements Hughes has made on defense, allowing the New Jersey Devils to win that game 5-4 and become one of the top teams in the NHL. 

Hughes is where this week’s Devils notebook should start. After all, it’s been quite the week for the young defensemen. He’ll get a deep dive, but first, some thoughts on the recent 4-0 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. 

Maple Leafs Remind The Devils Of The Woes They Addressed

The 4-0 final indicates that the game was lopsided. The play was even at the start but the Devils wore the Maple Leafs down and pulled away. The pace and how the Devils took over was a reminder of many issues that had to be addressed this season to become a contender. 

The noticeable one was a slow defense, which the Devils fixed and the Maple Leafs stil have. Throughout the latest game, Jack Hughes and the fast-paced skaters blew by the Maple Leafs defensemen, many of which are veterans in their 30s who have lost a step. 

Outside of Luke Hughes, the Devils defense is older yet doesn’t play that way. One reason why is the Declan Chisholm addition, as the 26 year old defenseman adds a burst of speed to the third pair, and he gets ice time when the matchups call for it. 

Speaking of wearing the opponent down, the Devils managed to do so to the Maple Leafs despite playing with 11 forwards. Another issue general manager Sunny Mehta addressed this offseason was the depth and he wanted the forward unit to have multiple lines that could come at teams. They have throughout the season and they wore down the Maple Leafs. 

The other key is in the net. The Maple Leafs thought their fix was signing Sergei Bobrovsky, which is fair considering his playoff success. The problem is that they are relying on two goaltenders who have slowed down in the regular season with injuries and don’t have a workhorse who can get them throught the season. It’s costing them as the Maple Leafs lost their third game in a row and sit at the bottom of the Atlantic Division.

The Devils meanwhile addressed their issues in the net with the Connor Hellebuyck move. It’s a risk considering his playoff woes but his success in the regular season has boosted the Devils. His 23-save shutout against the Maple Leafs was his best start as a Devil and proved why he was worth making the move to acquire. He gives them stability in the net while the rest of the roster makes them an early season Cup contender. 

Luke Hughes Leaning Into His Strengths To Become An Elite Defenseman

Hughes has always been a great skater, which has typically helped him offensively. According to NHL Edge, his 30 bursts in the 20-22 miles per hour range are tied for sixth-most among defensemen in the NHL. He is not only fast but also accelerates and joins plays in a hurry. 

This season, he’s leaning into his speed to impact the games defensively. The play in overtime against Schaefer is a prime example, as he chases down the Islanders defenseman and breaks up the scoring chance. It’s also become a common occurrence for Hughes, where he’ll close in on the skater with the puck and either break up a rush chance or a shot in the slot. 

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Moreover, it allows Hughes to play in the right position or, more accurately, circle back into position in the defensive zone. It’s something Keefe has preached to the defense throughout the season, and noticed during the hot streak. “I think that the guys away from the point of contact or away from the puck have worked to get back to position and have been more disciplined to be in position so that if something happens, if a puck gets through, somebody's there to clean it up,” Keefe noted after the Oct. 24 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. 

While Hughes is an aggressive defenseman, often joining the play on offense, he has the speed to make up for it on the defensive end, and it’s reflected in his 1.4 defensive point shares, which are second-most on the Devils behind only Brett Pesce.

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Speaking of Pesce, another factor is the improvements from Hughes. Young defensemen who are learning the position but have the skill offensively need a veteran on their pair to both cancel out their mistakes and teach them firsthand. Pesce has done that in the past, and it’s paying off this season. 

It’s also a reminder that Hughes needed time to learn the position. Defensemen typically need NHL action and games to develop. Hughes is 23 and closing in on 250 games (he’s nine away, following the game against the Maple Leafs). 

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Along with the speed is the puck-handling ability, a quality that turns defense into offense. It’s something many defensemen were taught at the development level, where possession and the ability to move the puck out of the defensive zone and into the offensive zone are prominent in Cale Makar, Quinn Hughes, and Schaefer’s play. The Devils' young defenseman has focused on his puck handling to help the defense and offense. 

“He's controlling the pace, he's controlling the puck, and he wants the puck on his tape,” Connor Hellebuyck stated after the game against the Blues when asked about Hughes and his defensive play. “Guys like that, they have a way of really pushing the other team back,” Hellebuyck added. When Hughes is on the ice, the opponent is on their heels and can’t forecheck the way they typically would, knowing the pressure the defenseman can generate the other way. 

What about his play on the offensive end? His career-high for goals came in his first full season in the NHL, scoring nine in 2023-24. Hughes has six goals and 11 points through 18 games. It’s a credit to his willingness to shoot and take on a more aggressive mindset in the offensive zone. 

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Hughes won’t be in the Norris Trophy conversation. Likewise, he’s not one of the handful of elite defensemen in the NHL. However, the best teams in the NHL often have an elite number-one defenseman. The Devils look like they found their answer in Hughes. 

Timo Meier’s Fight To Be A Team Player

In the game against the St. Louis Blues, Timo Meier dropped the gloves with Jake Neighbours after the Blues skater delivered a big hit on Nico Hischier. Meier was given a game misconduct for instigating the fight. 

After the game, head coach Sheldon Keefe said something interesting about fighting and the way it’s changed recently. “The guy who threw the hit is often the first one to get his gloves off and throw the first punch. That’s happening a lot around the league.” It suggests that when a player delivers a hit, even if it’s clean, they are anticipating a fight right away. 

I reached out to multiple former NHL enforcers turned scouts (as an aside, a surprising number of former enforcers are now scouts) for their thoughts on this. Here are three takeaways about what’s happening in the league. 

1. The player who delivers the hit is anticipating a fight, whether it’s a clean hit or not. They might not drop their gloves, but they have their head on a swivel, knowing someone is likely coming after them. 
2. When a hit happens, it’s easy to miss it. However, the skaters must make a snap decision. Either they can play on or drop the gloves and stick up for their teammates. They must make this decision with the game being played at warp speed, and ignoring the hit for a few seconds can make the skaters look like bad teammates.
3. It’s why most players will stand up for their teammates and drop the gloves regardless of the hit. Meier wants to be known as someone who will stand up for his captain, and likewise, the coaching staff wants to see players respond. The opposite was on display last season when Radko Gudas injured Auston Matthews with a knee-on-knee hit, and the lack of a response from the Maple Leafs was a bad look. 

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A problem is how these fights are officiated. Meier was given a game misconduct for instigating. It’s a side effect of fighting returning to hockey and referees not being used to seeing them, certainly not as often as they used to. 

Moreover, the NHL has turned over many of the older officials recently, many of whom have retired, for younger refs. The pros are that they can skate with the players and keep up with plays. They see more. The downside is that they are making more calls both because they see more and don’t have the same feel for the game. They’ll make the right call by the book but not for the flow. 

That’s also been a trend in the NHL. The refs are making more calls and calling more penalties. The Devils game against the Edmonton Oilers had a combined nine penalties called, which disrupted the flow of the game and made it longer. It’s a fine line between making the right calls and managing the game, making sure it’s not too long (plus, allowing the players to police the game themselves). The younger officials are still learning where the line is and how to control a game because of it. 

As for Meier, it’s been a frustrating season for him. It’s what made his two-goal night against the Maple Leafs a relief. He’s been playing the right way yet hasn’t had the puck luck. He was due for a big game and finally got it. 

Quick Hits

The Utica Comets swept their back-to-back this weekend. The Devils' American Hockey League affiliate is 8-2 and has the best winning percentage in the North Division (third-most points). They are a good team, and oddly enough, they mirror how the Devils are built.

The Comets have four forward lines that come at teams in waves, a young rising star on the defense (in this instance, it’s Devils prospect Anton Silaev), and steady goaltending. It’s great for the Devils' future and the present. 

With Anthony Mantha out and missing time, the Devils might turn to one of the Comets to add depth for the time being. Stefan Noesen is the go-to call-up considering his time with the Devils, and he’s a depth veteran. Riley Tufte is a power forward who can slide in on the fourth line. Then there’s Lenni Hämeenaho, a 23-year-old forward who leads the AHL team with eight points in 10 games, the one fans will want to get a glimpse of.

The Devils' 4-3 win over the Oilers was in a shootout. It’s always fascinating to see who goes in the shootout and how coaches decide who takes a shot. Every team has the usual suspects (for both teams, it was Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt, Connor McDavid, and Leon Draisaitl), but then some coaches must guess, rely on instinct, or rely on what the players say. 

The Devils went with Evan Rodrigues for the third attempt and Arseny Gritsyuk for the fourth and game-winner. “Putting together historical data, stats, and how guys have done. Rodrigues is right up there with our top guys, especially if you just factor in recent years,” Keefe stated on the selection, adding Gritsyuk has a small sample; he’s only taken one shot in the NHL, but he’s done well in the KHL previously, and obviously he's the hot hand.” It’s something Keefe had in his back pocket for the Devils' first shootout, and it worked. Chances are the next time the Devils are in a shootout, they’ll go with Hughes, Bratt, and Grityuk. 

The upcoming week will be an interesting one, to say the least. It starts with the big news on Sunday night that Hellebuyck won't start the Tuesday night game against the Jets, a game many anticipated he would get the nod for, as it's the first time he makes the trip back. There will be plenty of coverage of it here at The Hockey News. 

The Calgary Flames found a way to get the job done Sunday night, overcoming three separate deficits before Matt Coronato played overtime hero in a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

With overtime needed to decide a winner, Coronato buried the game-winner with just 51.7 seconds remaining, sending the home crowd home happy.

It was a relatively quiet opening period until the Flyers broke through at the 12:46 mark. Sean Couturier put a shot on Devin Cooley, who kicked out the initial attempt, but Denver Barkey was right there to collect the rebound and fire it past the Flames goaltender to make it 1-0 Philadelphia.

The Flames responded with some sustained offensive-zone pressure and found an equalizer at 15:26. Zayne Parekh showed off his skating ability, walking through two Flyers defenders before driving toward the net and ripping a shot into the far-side top corner past Dan Vladar. Yan Kuznetsov and Yegor Sharangovich picked up the assists as Calgary tied the game 1-1.

Philadelphia regained the lead early in the second period. Just 2:16 into the frame, Noel Acciari got his stick on a rolling point shot from Nick Seeler, redirecting it past Cooley to put the Flyers ahead 2-1. Couturier collected his second assist of the night on the play.

Once again, the Flames had an answer.

At 5:59, Aydar Suniev found Zach Whitecloud, who stepped into a wrist shot and picked the blocker side of Vladar with a well-placed attempt. It was Whitecloud’s first goal of the season, tying the game 2-2. Sharangovich added his second assist of the night.

The Flyers took their third lead of the game at 15:07, capitalizing on the power play. Owen Tippett found a loose puck in the slot, spun around and fired it past Cooley to give Philadelphia a 3-2 advantage.

The Flames needed another response, and they got one from an unlikely situation.

At 8:27 of the third period, Martin Pospisil turned the puck over at centre ice, allowing Joel Farabee to jump on the opportunity. Scoring against his former team, Farabee broke in alone on Vladar, made a slick move to his backhand and slid the puck underneath the goaltender’s pad for his seventh goal of the season.

The game was tied 3-3.

Vladar came up with two enormous pad saves in the late stages of regulation to keep the game even and send the contest to overtime.

With 51.7 seconds remaining in the extra frame, the Flames found their opening. Calgary moved quickly up ice, with Matvei Gridin feeding Coronato, who made no mistake, firing the puck past Vladar to secure the 4-3 victory.

The Flames completed the comeback and picked up two points in front of their home fans.

Three Takeaways

1. Zayne Parekh continues to impress

Parekh’s first-period goal was another example of the skill and offensive instincts that make him such an exciting young defenceman. He walked through two Flyers defenders, used his skating ability to create space and finished with a terrific shot into the far-side corner.

He’s been putting together more consistent efforts on both sides of the puck, although there’s still some learning to do. There were moments Sunday when he looked a little disconnected, but the talent is undeniable. The more experience he gets, the more comfortable he’ll become.

2. Cooley gives the Flames a chance

It was good to see Devin Cooley back between the pipes for Calgary. Despite allowing three goals, he battled throughout the night and made several important saves to keep his team within reach.

One of the highlights came shortly after Philadelphia’s second goal, when Cooley came up with a terrific glove save. He’s shown an ability to stay locked in regardless of what’s happening in front of him, and that kind of composure gives the Flames a chance to win games.

3. Sharangovich finds the scoresheet

Yegor Sharangovich turned in a productive night offensively, recording a pair of assists in the victory.

He’s a player the Flames need to generate offence from, and he was involved in several key moments Sunday. His work on Parekh’s goal and Whitecloud’s equalizer helped Calgary stay within striking distance throughout the game.

The two assists were a welcome contribution from a player who can be an important part of the Flames’ offensive attack.