TORONTO (AP) — Owen Power scored in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from two goals down in the third period to overcome Kirill Marchenko's hat trick and beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Thursday.
Marchenko had the fifth hat trick of his career in his 300th NHL game. His third goal, at 16:51 of the second period, put the Leafs ahead 4-2.
Jack Quinn had a pair of goals for Buffalo before Dennis Gilbert and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the third to tie it at 4-all. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots for the Sabres, who were coming off a shootout loss to Montreal two nights earlier.
Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves.
Acquired from Columbus on Sept. 28, just before the season began, Marchenko had scored only once for Toronto before Thursday.
John Tavares had two assists before he left the game early in the third after he collided with Buffalo forward Josh Norris. The former Toronto captain appeared to favor his left leg as he left the ice.
Toronto was sloppy with the puck in the first period — Quinn’s first goal came on a giveaway by defenseman Nick Blankenburg — but the Sabres only managed eight shots to Toronto’s 15 in the frame. Buffalo got back into the game in the third with Tavares not available to anchor the Leafs’ second line.
Up next
Sabres: At the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.
Maple Leafs: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday.
They came close, but the Vancouver Canucks couldn’t quite cut it. Despite leading for the bulk of the game, the Canucks suffered a 3–2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers, bringing their current losing streak to six games. Liam Öhgren and defenceman Elias Pettersson scored Vancouver’s goals, while Leevi Meriläinen produced yet another strong outing with 36 saves on 39 shots.
One key storyline heading into tonight’s game was Filip Chytil’s return to play. The forward missed the start of the 2026–27 season due to an injury sustained during his first pre-season game of the year, but joined the team after taking part in a couple of skates starting on Tuesday. Tonight, he centred a line between Paul Cotter and Brock Boeser, collecting an assist and playing the third-highest minutes of Vancouver’s forwards with 18:30. Not only did he send a smooth backwards pass to Pettersson to set up the defenceman’s goal tonight, he also took one shift on Vancouver’s penalty kill.
The other player that came into the lineup tonight, Victor Mancini, also had a solid game in the limited minutes he played in (13:30). The defenceman took Luke Schenn’s spot on Vancouver’s third-pairing alongside Zeev Buium. He showed up well in the second period in particular, making a timely hit to tie-up an oncoming Brady Tkachuk while also flashing some offensive skill in another sequence by pulling the puck past two Florida players and breaking it out of Vancouver’s zone. The defenceman also spent some time on Vancouver’s penalty kill.
For just the fourth time this season, the Canucks scored the game’s opening goal thanks to a strong shot from Öhgren. Major credit to the goal goes to Linus Karlsson, however, whose battles along the boards managed to pluck the puck away from the Panthers. His work near the corner ultimately helped set Öhgren up to score his second goal of the season.
Tonight’s game was much more solid for Vancouver from a defensive perspective — for the most part. After scoring two goals in the first period, the Canucks were able to plug up the neutral zone well enough to prevent Florida from getting too many good chances on Meriläinen. Shots were 9–4 Florida by the end of the second period, with the Panthers only managing to produce one high-danger scoring chance.
Vancouver nearly had a golden opportunity to score their third goal of the game during the second period. Jonathan Lekkerimäki sent a puck over to forward Elias Pettersson, who had an open stretch of ice to hurtle towards Panthers goaltender Akira Schmid. However, as the pass was sent, referee Francois St. Laurent collided with Pettersson, knocking him to the ice and preventing the Canucks forward from capitalizing on the play.
The tide seemed to change for the Panthers once Vancouver wound up on their third power play of the game. Florida was able to pick the puck off and control play in Vancouver’s zone with the Canucks’ first unit defending on the ice. Florida was able to ride the momentum into a rush sequence that set the younger Tkachuk up for his fourth goal of the season.
After a strenuous two minutes defending against Florida at 6-on-5, featuring shift lengths of over 1:30 minutes for players like Chytil, Boeser, and defenceman Pettersson, it looked as though Vancouver may have escaped with a win in regulation. However, with the clock winding down to less than 12 seconds, Tkachuk sent the puck past Meriläinen to tie things up for the Panthers.
It was all Florida once overtime started. The Canucks weren’t quite able to gain full control of the puck whenever it touched their sticks, allowing the Panthers to generate better chances with sustained time in Vancouver’s zone. Halfway through the overtime period, Tkachuk took advantage of long shifts for Buium, Boeser, and Max Sasson, cutting in past the Canucks and scoring his third goal of the game and sixth in the past two games.
Vancouver has now dropped all five of their games on their current east-coast road trip. They only have one more shot at a win — Saturday’s matinee game against the Tampa Bay Lightning at 1:00 pm PT.
Oct 15, 2026; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers left wing Brady Tkachuk (8) scores the winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during overtime at Amerant Bank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Stats and Facts:
Vancouver finishes the game with a collective faceoff win rate of 49.2%
Canucks score the first two goals of a game for the first time in 2026–27
Filip Chytil records his first point in 364 days
Leevi Meriläinen records an in-game save percentage higher than .920% for the fourth time this season
Scoring Summary:
1st Period:
7:23 - VAN: Liam Öhgren (2) from Linus Karlsson
17:06 - VAN: Elias Pettersson (3) Filip Chytil and Brock Boeser
2nd Period:
No Scoring.
3rd Period:
11:11 - FLA: Brady Tkachuk (4) from Aaron Ekblad and Matthew Tkachuk
19:47 - FLA: Brady Tkachuk (5) from Carter Verhaeghe and Seth Jones
Overtime:
2:23 - FLA: Brady Tkachuk (6) from Seth Jones and Sam Reinhart
Up Next:
Vancouver Canucks @ Tampa Bay Lightning, October 17, 1:00 pm PT
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The New York Islanders continue to alternate wins and losses as they fall 2-1 to the Ottawa Senators in a shootout on Thursday night.
Matias Maccelli scored at 19:48 of the first period, while Ridley Greig scored at 15:43 of the second period. Long Island native Shane Pinto scored the shootout winner, the lone goal in the skills competition.
Semyon Varlamov, in his second start of the season, made 18 saves, while Linus Ullmark, who improved to 6-0-0, made 20 saves.
It was a sloppy game for both sides. Both teams struggled on the power play, with the Islanders going 0-for-3 while Ottawa went 0-for-4.
The Islanders are now 3-3-1 while the Senators are now 6-2-0.
Here's how the game unfolded.
The Islanders drew official first blood in this one when Maccelli stripped Pinto at Ottawa's blue line before walking in and beating Ullmark high glove side for a 1-0 lead at 19:48 of the first period.
The Senators thought they scored twice in the opening period, but Warren Foegle's wrist shot early in the frame hit the crossbar, after a replay review, and Drake Batherson was offside on Steven Halliday's short-side snipe later on.
At 15:43 of the second period, Grieg evened the score at 1-1 after finishing off a Foegele pass at the back post, after Tony DeAngelo left Foegele open. Kyle Palmieri, covering for Matthew Schaefer, who had pinched in, couldn't stop the pass across as he tried to cover DeAngelo:
In the third period, head coach Pete DeBoer moved Emil Heineman to the second line while demoting Cal Ritchie to the fourth line. Brayden Schenn moved from left wing to Ritchie's center spot. He made changes to every line minus Bo Horvat's:
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane earned another career milestone in becoming the NHL’s career leader in assists among U.S.-born players.
The 37-year-old from Buffalo, New York, earned his 895th career assist on Connor Bedard’s game-opening power-play goal against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. In doing so in his 1,377th game, Kane surpassed the American-born record held by defenseman Phil Housley, who had 894 assists in 1,496 games.
Kane then added a second assist by having a hand in Artyom Levshunov's goal 1:37 into overtime of a 4-3 win.
In January while with the Detroit Red Wings, Kane set the record for most points among American NHLers, with the two assists now increasing his total to 1,405.
Kane is in his 20th NHL season and signed a two-year contract in July to return to Chicago where he won three Stanley Cups during his first 16 NHL seasons. He was selected first overall by Chicago in the 2007 draft, and was the NHL’s MVP and leading scorer in 2016. ___
Former Senators forward David Perron isn't quite ready to hang up his skates.
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman posted on social media Thursday night that he's hearing the 38-year-old veteran is joining the Dallas Stars, extending an impressive NHL career that began nearly two decades ago.
It would be the tenth time Perron has changed teams since breaking into the league with the St. Louis Blues in 2007.
For Senators fans, the news is a reminder of a free-agent signing that never quite worked out as planned.
Perron was one of a slew of free agent forwards the Sens signed in 2024, along with Michael Amadio, Noah Gregor, Adam Gaudette, and Nick Cousins. Perron got a two-year, $8 million deal to provide secondary scoring, leadership and some much-needed playoff experience.
At the time, Perron was coming off a productive season with the Detroit Red Wings, where he had just recorded 47 points in 76 games.
But his time with the Sens wasn't nearly as productive.
In his first season with the Senators in 2024-25, Perron managed just 16 points in 43 games. While trying to adapt to a new team, his season was disrupted by injuries and personal circumstances, making it difficult for him to get any consistency going.
He did contribute two goals and an assist in six playoff games against the Toronto Maple Leafs. His game-tying third period goal in Game 6 briefly gave the Sens the belief they might actually rally from an 0-3 series deficit to force Game 7, but it was not to be.
Perron showed some improvement in his second season, putting up 25 points in 49 games. However, his lingering sports hernia eventually required surgery in January, bringing his time with the Sens to an end.
The Senators traded Perron back to Detroit at the deadline in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick (goalie Elliot Lennon). His return to the Red Wings wasn't particularly productive either. Perron registered just three goals and no assists in 16 games.
At this stage of his long career, Dallas certainly won't be expecting Perron to produce the kind of numbers he did during his prime.
But after 19 seasons, more than 1,200 games, and a Stanley Cup championship, signing on for a 20th NHL season is an achievement in itself.
The Chicago Blackhawks have been waiting for the moment when Connor Bedard scored a goal assisted by Patrick Kane. It came in the first period of his first game back, as Kane assisted on Bedard's first goal of the season.
The goal was on the power play, a 5-on-3, and Tyler Bertuzzi also collected an assist. In addition to being special because it was Bedard's first as captain and his first goal assisted by Kane, it also made USA Hockey history.
Kane's assist was the 895th of his incredible Hall of Fame career, and that passed Phil Housley for the most by an American-born forward. Kane already has a ton of American hockey records, and this one is another on a long list.
and with that assist, Patrick Kane takes the top spot for 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻-𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 in the NHL ‼️ pic.twitter.com/Y8LyB8OJ9Q
The goal put the Blackhawks up 1-0 as they look to build momentum now that the team is healthy with Connor Bedard in the lineup. This won't be the last goal that Bedard and Kane combine to score over the next two seasons.
When the puck entered the net, you can see that Kane was genuinely impressed with Bedard's shot, but it's equally as impressive that he is now the all-time greatest assist man in the history of Americans playing in the NHL.
Tyler Bertuzzi also reached a personal milestone with his assist on the goal. It was the 200th in his NHL career. All sorts of milestones are happening at the United Center.
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The Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League have signed goaltender James Reimer to a professional tryout contract.
With Igor Shesterkin’s season-ending injury and Joonas Korpisalo’s lower-body injury that’s expected to keep him out for one month, the New York Rangers’ goaltending depth suddenly became thin at both the NHL and AHL levels.
Dylan Garand and Spencer Martin, both called up by the Rangers, left the Wolf Pack with Callum Tung and Gabriel Carriere at the goaltending position.
The addition of Reimer provides the Rangers with more goaltending depth and a potential backup option for Garand until Korpisalo is activated from injured reserve, if the team decides to call him up in place of Martin.
Reimer has 16 years of NHL experience playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks, Carolina Hurricanes, Detroit Red Wings, Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators.
The 38-year-old goaltender most recently played for the Senators during the 2025-26 season, recording a 7-4-2 record, a .886 save percentage and a 2.42 goals-against average.
Already this week, amid the team's dreadful 0-5-3 start to the 2026-27 campaign, it has been reported that many clubs around the NHL have been calling the Philadelphia Flyers for trade talks, presumably looking to buy low from the Eastern Conference's only winless team.
The Flyers have been hit with a swath of injuries early, too, which never helps things, especially when two top-four defensemen, Cam York and Rasmus Ristolainen, are out, along with top-six winger Travis Konecny.
All the early adversity aside, the Flyers and their front office are not ready to pull the plug on the season, nor are they ready to begin selling off any quantity of their many struggling players.
But for as long as the winless slide continues, the Flyers will keep getting calls from other NHL teams, and one player, in particular, seems to be a hot commodity around the league.
According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, in a recent article for Sportsnet, rival clubs are pondering the possibility of getting 24-year-old winger Tyson Foerster from the Flyers in a trade.
"While vultures circle the Philadelphia Flyers amid their franchise-worst start, rival teams have been wondering: Is there any way we could get our hands on Tyson Foerster? He seems to be on a list of untouchables. Really impressive player," Seravalli wrote.
Foerster, the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2020 draft, has one more year on his current contract remaining at a $3.75 million cap hit before his eight-year, $56.8 million extension ($7.1 million AAV) kicks in on July 1.
Tyson Foerster's big contract extension with the Flyers will kick in on July 1. (Photo: Kyle Ross, Imagn Images)
Notably, Foerster does not have trade protection of any kind until the 2029-30 season, when he'll have a modified no-trade clause that permits him a 10-team no-trade list.
Until then, the Flyers can, of course, trade Foerster wherever and whenever they want to, but as Seravalli noted, the Flyers still consider the 6-foot-2 winger untouchable, even with his injury history and recent struggles.
Foerster played just 29 regular season games for the Flyers last season, dealing with upper-body injuries at the start and middle of the season, and while the 24-year-old scored 13 times in those 19 games, Foerster has just two goals - his only two points - in his last 18 games played, including the playoffs, at the time of this writing.
Such struggles before and after a lucrative contract extension could conceivably give any team a bit of reason for pause, though the Flyers, according to Seravalli's latest, are holding strong on the promising winger.
The Vancouver Canucks and the Toronto Maple Leafs have made a trade. Vancouver has sent forward Aatu Räty to Toronto in exchange for forwards Brandon Buhr and Jacob Quillan. At the time of the trade, Buhr was assigned to the ECHL, while Quillan had been playing in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies.
Seeing Räty traded is not unexpected. The 23-year-old center had been a healthy scratch multiple times this season and cleared waivers on Thursday. The return, however, is intriguing, as Vancouver was able to pick up two 24-year-old forwards.
Starting with Buhr, he wrapped up his NCAA career last year and has made the jump to pro. He was assigned to the ECHL and is waiting for the season to start. Buhr, who is from North Vancouver, was over a point per game last year with Union College and made his AHL debut with the Marlies last season where he recorded two assists in five games.
Buhr's game revolves around physicality. He is listed at 6'2", 205 lbs, and can use his size to not just throw hits, but win board battles at a high rate. Buhr is also a decent skater and, based on his time in the NCAA, isn't shy about shooting the puck.
As for Quillan, he already has some experience in the NHL. He has played 24 games for the Maple Leafs, where he has scored one goal and recorded two assists. Before making the jump to the pro level, Quillan spent three years at Quinnipiac University and also had a stop in the BCHL with the Penticton Vees.
Quillan projects as a bottom-six forward who has decent speed and plays a physical brand of hockey. Over his 24 NHL games, he has recorded 47 hits and won 42.0% of his faceoffs. Quillan is listed at 6'1", 204 lbs, and was part of Toronto's Calder Cup victory in 2026.
Ultimately, this is an intriguing bet by Ryan Johnson. Both Buhr and Quillan have potential, but also need to be re-signed at the end of the campaign. Overall, it will be interesting to see how both develop and whether either gets called up later this season.
Sep 25, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jacob Quillan (26) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
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The Flyers’ disastrous start to the season reached another low point Thursday night.
The team lost its ninth game in a row by dropping to the Red Wings, 2-1, at Little Caesars Arena.
Rick Tocchet’s club had already set the franchise record for the longest skid to start a season four nights ago when it lost its seventh straight. Now the Flyers are just adding to this ugly mark.
On Thursday night, the Flyers had their first lead since the third game of the season. Matvei Michkov provided it by batting one home with 2:28 minutes left in the opening stanza.
But Detroit tied the game 4:31 minutes into the second period and took the lead with 4:38 left in the third.
The Flyers had a golden opportunity to force overtime with eight seconds to go, but Oliver Bonk’s shot at the doorstep went wide.
This season-opening spiral has been a serious one-eighty.
The Flyers had won 22 of their last 31 games heading into last season’s second-round playoff series against the Hurricanes. Since then, they’ve lost 13 straight — a sweep to Carolina and nine consecutive this season.
Tocchet’s club has been outscored 32-11 in these nine games (excluding shootout goals). The Flyers have scored an unsightly 1.22 goals per game. Last season, Tocchet’s first as the team’s head coach, the Flyers had 24 goals through nine games (2.67 per game) and were 5-3-1.
“I can’t get frustrated,” Tocchet said Wednesday after practice. “If [the players] see me frustrated and getting upset, what’s that going to do? I’ve got to be a teacher. Keep teaching, keep teaching, keep pounding it.”
The Red Wings picked up their second win of the season (2-3-2).
• Joseph Woll did his job again, converting 24 saves on 26 shots.
Andrew Copp scored Detroit’s game-winning goal. The Red Wings rimmed the puck into the offensive zone and went to work on the Flyers’ third defensive pair of Simon Benoit and David Jiricek.
In the second period, 13 seconds after the Flyers came up empty on a power play, they surrendered their lead. They gave up a 2-on-1 rush and Anton Johansson took advantage by squeezing a shot through Woll.
Owen Tippett lost the puck as he entered the offensive zone and Bonk was in too deep.
Detroit netminder Daniil Tarasov stopped 17 of the Flyers’ 18 shots.
With 1:16 minutes left in the second period, Tyson Foerster put the Red Wings on a power play. He tripped Alex DeBrincat when the Detroit winger didn’t have a stick.
On the Red Wings’ power play, Noah Cates had a chance to give the Flyers the lead. Tarasov, though, denied Cates’ shorthanded look from the slot with 21 seconds to go in the middle frame.
• The Flyers have at least been more competitive, but they’ve been inept offensively. They’ve been held to one or fewer goals six times and they own a minus-119 shot differential.
As a result, they’ve fallen into one of these dreadful slides again.
In a span of under five years, the Flyers have had the following losing streaks:
13 games — 0-10-3 from Dec. 30, 2021-Jan. 25, 2022 10 games — 0-8-2 from Nov. 18-Dec. 8, 2021 10 games — 0-7-3 from Nov. 10-26, 2022 9 games — 0-6-3 from Sept. 30-Oct. 15 (current) 8 games — 0-6-2 from March 24-April 9, 2024
• Rasmus Ristolainen missed his sixth straight game, but he was able to practice Wednesday.
Tocchet called the defenseman day to day and said he’s “getting better.” Ristolainen is recovering from an injury to his left hand. The Flyers definitely could use his top-pair presence.
Rasmus Ristolainen at practice. He has missed last five games after taking a shot to his left hand. pic.twitter.com/h4eNybGLvb
Cam York, who’s dealing with an upper-body injury, missed his fourth straight game. The defenseman has been considered day to day.
Travis Konecny also missed his fourth straight game. The winger has a lower-body injury. He’ll be eligible to come off injured reserve next game, but it’s uncertain if he’ll actually be cleared to return then.
Konecny’s absence has probably been the biggest for the Flyers because of their inability to score.
• The Flyers are back in action Saturday when they host the Senators (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).
TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Aatu Räty from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade Thursday after the one-time top prospect cleared waivers hours earlier.
Toronto sent fellow forwards Jacob Quillan and Brandon Buhr to Vancouver for Räty.
“We want to thank Aatu for all he has done for the organization, and we wish him well in Toronto,” Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson said. “By acquiring Jacob and Brandon this move gives our group two new young players to work with as we continue to look for ways to improve our overall depth.”
The Leafs are the third NHL organization for the young Finn, who was drafted in the second round by the New York Islanders in 2021. The Islanders dealt Räty to Vancouver in the winter 2023 as part of the return for Bo Horvat.
Räty, who turns 25 next month, has struggled to produce in the league with just 29 points in 118 games.
Raty was drafted by the New York Islanders in 2021 with the 52nd overall pick in the second round.
The 23-year-old has played a total of 118 regular-season games in the NHL. He scored 14 goals and 15 assists in those appearances across parts of five seasons.
Raty played his first full NHL season in 2025-26, featuring in 66 games. He went on to score four goals and 14 points and averaged 12:01 of ice time.
He's played four games this year with Vancouver, recording one goal and averaging 10:10 of ice time.
His greatest strength comes in the faceoff dot. Over the past two campaigns, Raty has taken 821 draws (the second most on the team in that span) in 70 total games, winning his faceoffs at a 60.2 percent rate, which led the team among forwards to take more than one draw.
Toronto gives up Quillan, who has played 24 NHL games with the Leafs, 23 of which came last season. He scored one goal and three points in 2025-26, averaging 10:16 of ice time.
The 24-year-old put up great numbers in the American League, registering 14 goals and 36 points in 40 games, as well as becoming a Calder Cup champion with the Marlies last year.
In other news, Miles Wood, left winger acquired in the Kirill Marchenko trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, has been placed on IR. He has yet to play a game for the Maple Leafs or the Marlies.
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Räty, 23, who was selected by the Islanders in the second round (No. 52) of the 2021 NHL Draft, was dealt to the Canucks along with forward Anthony Beauvillier and their 2023 first-round pick in exchange for Bo Horvat, who is now the Islanders' captain.
The Finnish forward, who had just one goal in four games this season, was placed on waivers Wednesday but went unclaimed.
In 118 NHL games, Räty has 14 goals and 15 assists for 29 points.
James Reimer, the 38-year-old who has played in 539 career NHL games, signed a professional tryout agreement with AHL Hartford, the Wolf Pack announced Thursday. Reimer can play in up to 25 games before they’d need to make a call on his future, and Hartford’s depth has been thinned with Dylan Garand and Spencer Martin — who began the season as the Blueshirts’ top two AHL options — now in the NHL. Callum Tung and Gabriel Carriere have been the Wolf Pack’s goaltenders so far. The Rangers said Saturday that Korpisalo would miss another four weeks.
Reimer hasn’t started more than 25 games in a season at the NHL level since 2022-23. Last season, he appeared in 14 with the Senators — including 13 starts — while posting a 7-4-2 record, an .886 save percentage and a 2.42 goals against average. For his career, which began with the Maple Leafs in 2010-11, Reimer has recorded a .909 save percentage and 2.87 goals against average.
His is not a splashy name to drastically alter the Rangers’ goaltending picture, but Reimer will get a chance to carve out a place on the depth chart that has already experienced an overhaul since opening night. Before the Blueshirts’ second game of the season, Korpisalo was ruled out with a lower-body injury. Just over a week later, Shesterkin sustained a season-ending right knee injury.
The Rangers’ AHL affiliate Hartford has added veteran goalie James Reimer on a professional tryout. NHLI via Getty Images
That forced Garand — who’d lost the backup competition in training camp and was sent to Hartford after clearing waivers before getting recalled when Korpisalo sustained his injury — to become the starter.
Garand has thrived with his chance so far, winning both of his starts since Shesterkin’s injury entering Thursday’s match with the Devils. He has collected a .951 save percentage and 1.15 goals against average through his four appearances, with both numbers leading NHL goaltenders with at least three appearances.
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) is helped off the ice by Marcus Pettersson (26) and Sean Durzi (5) after suffering an injury during a game against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 9, 2026. NHLI via Getty Images
Back in 2024-25, two years before Justin Dowling centered the Rangers’ fourth line Thursday, he was in a similar spot with the Devils. An early-season injury led to his recall from the AHL. He capitalized on the opportunity, carving out a role on New Jersey’s fourth line and skating in a career-high 52 NHL games that season.
He’s facing a similar chance this year with the Blueshirts. Joe Veleno, who opened the season as the fourth-line center, was projected by the team Sunday to be out another 3-3 ¹/₂ months with a lower-body injury. Cole Beaudoin, the 20-year-old acquired in the Vincent Trocheck trade, skated in four games before getting assigned to the Wolf Pack on Wednesday — allowing him to log more minutes in the AHL.
That brought Dowling, who skated in two games with the Rangers last year, back to the Blueshirts as the next option. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jaroslav Chmelar skated alongside him against the Devils.
“He’s a veteran guy,” head coach Mike Sullivan said. “He has some experience. He understands what he is. I think he can play within himself. He’s a smart player. He can move the puck. He sees the ice pretty well. He brings an element of experience, I think, that will help us.”
Matt Rempe and Scott Morrow were the Rangers’ scratches for Thursday’s game. … Garand made his third consecutive start.
When the Florida Panthers pulled the trigger on a Seth Jones trade, fans around the NHL had mixed reactions.
While Jones was a highly touted prospect heading into the 2013 NHL draft and was stellar in the early parts of his career, Jones failed to live up to expectations with the Chicago Blackhawks. Blackhawks and NHL fans heavily scrutinized him before the trade, which is why reactions were so mixed.
But since joining the Panthers prior to the 2025 trade deadline, all Jones has done is arguably perform as the Panthers' best defenseman.
Jones has taken over the top power-play unit and is the team's best offensive threat on the man advantage and at 5-on-5 from the blueline. In 80 regular-season games since joining the Panthers, Jones has notched 10 goals and 48 points. He also leads the team in average time on ice in that period, playing 24:12.
In 2026-27, his 25:52 of ice time ranks seventh in the NHL and leads the Panthers by more than four minutes. While Gustav Forsling deservedly earns praise for his defensive game, Jones has morphed into the team's No. 1 defenseman.
On Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, a former team of Jones, the 32-year-old recorded four assists, matching a franchise record.
This was just another great night in what's becoming quite routine for Jones.
“I’ve played with a lot of great players this year,” Jones said after the win. “I try to do my part and be the best player I can be out there – whether it’s 5-on-5 or special teams. I’m making some plays to some great players, and they’re putting the puck in the net.”
While Jones was modest in his response, coach Paul Maurice and teammate Brady Tkachuk were quick to acknowledge his stellar start to the season.
“He had a great summer of training with Aaron Ekblad,” Maurice said. “They spent the entire time here, for the most part, in Florida. They trained hard. He’s a fit, fit man. He’s a little faster with everything he does and has got a little more confidence.”
“He's been excellent all year,” said Tkachuk. “He's played some big minutes for our team.”
Jones has been eating up minutes for the Panthers, and he's had a positive impact. He's recorded one goal and seven points in seven games, ranking tied for fifth in points among defensemen.
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