During the game, Malkin slashed Winnipeg forward Logan Stanley on the hands, and he was fined $5,000 - the maximum allowable under the CBA - for the slash.
Malkin, 39, has been fined on four different occasions throughout his career, and he has also been suspended by the league twice for slashing and cross-checking infractions. He has three goals and 18 points in 13 games this season.
The Toronto Marlies and Maple Leafs center David Kampf is taking time away from the team to consider his future with the Maple Leafs organization, as reported by Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman on 'Saturday Headlines'.
Ahead of the 2025-26 season, Kampf was demoted from Toronto’s NHL roster, as it’s clear his finesse game is not what Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube wants to see out of his team.
The road that could be ahead for Kampf could be rockier than he envisioned when he signed a four-year, $9.6-million contract with Toronto in 2023. As a matter of fact, it’s precisely Kampf’s contract that’s pushed him into limbo.
When a salary cap hit of $2.4 million, while only generating five goals and 13 points last season, there are going to be younger, hungrier players who’ll do the same job for more than a 50 percent cut in pay.
It’s no accident that rugged left winger Sammy Blais, who earns $775,000 against the cap, was going to jump him on the Leafs’ depth chart after the team claimed him on waivers on Oct. 6.
This is what MLSE CEO and president Keith Pelley was talking about when he said Berube was going to play a larger role in the roster decisions that GM Brad Treliving was ultimately responsible for.
This is the result of prioritizing the physicality Blais brings over the defense-minded and less physical style that Kampf employs. And as the Leafs have gotten grittier, it became apparent at the end of last season that Kampf no longer was a fit.
Indeed, Kampf played only 59 games last season – and more tellingly, one appearance in the playoffs – because he wasn’t the player Berube wanted on the Leafs’ fourth line. In addition, Kampf averaged a career-low 12:24 of ice time in the regular season.
The acquisition of veteran Nicolas Roy from the Vegas Golden Knights last summer made Kampf even more expendable. Plus, if Kampf isn’t going to be in the lineup with veteran centers Scott Laughton and Steven Lorentz injured, with an opening on Toronto’s fourth line, he’s most definitely not going to be in the lineup when they’re healthy.
The problem is, very few teams want to take on that kind of money for that type of player. That’s why, when Kampf was waived before the regular season began, there were no takers for him. Too many players can do what he can do for far cheaper than what he’s getting.
Other NHL players have come to a crossroads with their teams and mutually agreed to terminate their contracts when no trade could be arranged for them.
Terminating a contract is a more abrupt move than a contract buyout would be, but it at least gives a player a chance to find a team that will value his skills and keep him in hockey’s top league.
Ultimately, Kampf is feeling the repercussions of signing a contract that has proved to be too rich for even the Leafs. It's not entirely Kampf’s fault for being where he is right now, but he does have to own it.
Barring some catastrophic injuries to more Leafs forwards, Kampf is going to be in limbo until he comes to terms with needing a change of scenery. He wouldn’t be the first NHL veteran to discover their contractual value isn’t what it had been only a few years prior, and he won’t be the last.
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The Detroit Red Wings have been without forward Patrick Kane since he suffered an upper-body injury during their 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 17.
Shortly before Dylan Larkin's overtime game-winning goal, Kane slid awkwardly into the boards behind the net and skated slowly back to the bench favoring his shoulder.
He had officially been designated as day-to-day by head coach Todd McLellan, though he's been able to skate.
While there was hope that Kane would be able to join the Red WIngs at some point on their five-game road swing which continues with a Sunday evening tilt against the San Jose Sharks, that hope has now been dashed.
Per Max Bultman of The Athletic, who is on the trip with the club, Kane will not be available for the duration of the road swing.
Following their contest against the Sharks, the Red Wings have one game remaining on the road on Tuesday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights before they return home to play the New York Rangers on Nov. 7.
Just as he did last season, Kane had been playing on Detroit's second line combination with Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper.
With three goals and two assists in the five games that he's appeared in, Kane had been producing at a point-per-game pace.
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Week 10's drama-filled recap. How did all of the Week 10 upsets affect the upcoming CFP rankings release? Plus, the guys talk all things Auburn and Hugh Freeze.
The Ducks will celebrate Día de Muertos on Sunday during their game against the New Jersey Devils. They will have their first three-game win streak of the season if they beat the Devils.
Anaheim has won four of its last five games, the sole loss being a tightly-contested affair against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which saw them concede the go-ahead goal in the final five minutes of the third period.
Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry have registered points in all five of those games, with Carlsson matching a career-high for points in a game (4) in Friday’s 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings.
“I think we’re doing the right things to score goals,” Terry said. “The exciting thing is I think we can be even better.”
The Ducks recorded shorthanded goals in consecutive games, scoring one apiece against the Florida Panthers and the Red Wings. After killing six out of seven penalties on Friday, they’ll face another tough task in the Devils’ top-2 power play.
“We’ve got a lot of smart hockey players,” Terry said. “I think we're just learning to when to be aggressive when teams are maybe in tough spots and when to push, when to maybe not get dragged out. That’s a good power play they have over there. I know they got one, but I think (the penalty kill) has been a bright spot for us all year.”
November begins a murderer’s row-esque collection of opponents for the Ducks, who face the 9-3-0 Devils on Sunday and the reigning Cup champion Panthers on Tuesday. This is followed by two road matchups against the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights before a return home to face the Winnipeg Jets, the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA).
Ducks Projected Lines
Chris Kreider - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke Nikita Nesterenko - Ryan Poehling - Alex Killorn Ross Johnston - Jansen Harkins - Frank Vatrano
Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson Olen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba Pavel Mintyukov - Ian Moore
Lukáš Dostál (projected)
Devils Projected Lines
Stefan Noesen - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt Ondrej Palát - Nico Hischier - Arseny Gritsyuk Timo Meier - Juho Lammikko - Dawson Mercer Paul Cotter - Luke Glendening - Brian Halonen
Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton Brendan Dillon - Luke Hughes Dennis Cholowski - Šimon Nemec
Hugh Freeze kept telling us he was close. He probably thought that sounded like a reason for Auburn to keep him. No, it became another reason to fire him.
Ohio State and Indiana keep taking care of business. Texas A&M and Alabama look like the SEC's best. But beyond them, what do we really know about other highly ranked teams in college football?
The Flyers heard some boos Sunday night as they stumbled to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Flames.
The displeasure at Xfinity Mobile Arena was justified.
It was a really disappointing weekend for Rick Tocchet’s club. The Flyers (6-5-1) were swept in a back-to-back set on home ice and scored just three goals over the two losses. They fell to the Maple Leafs, 5-2, Saturday night.
“Our will is being tested right now and we need some guys to step up, leadership,” Tocchet said. “I’m an honest guy, I’m not ripping our players, but we need some guys to get some will. I think we’ve had a couple of guys, the last two or three games, that are accepting, ‘It’s just another hockey game.’
“The fans pay a lot of money here to watch games. I don’t think we gave them a half-decent product the last two games. I think it was kind of a boring game. It falls on myself, I’ve got to get these guys to start to show some will. The Flyer fans, if they see some will, they’ll cheer you on. If they don’t, you’re going to get booed.”
• After his team’s loss Saturday night, Tocchet took accountability for the Flyers’ reluctance to shoot the puck and play around the net.
“It was the focus of our meeting this morning, it was the whole meeting,” Konecny said.
Prior to Sunday night’s game, Tocchet said the club wasted about 10 opportunities to create action in front against Toronto.
“I call it easy ice,” the head coach said. “We don’t want easy ice; we want the hard ice, the hard ice is around the net.”
The Flyers entered Sunday night with the NHL’s second-fewest shots per game at 24. Before the start of the third period against the Flames, the Flyers had only nine shots and were trailing 1-0.
“Just playing on the outside,” Sean Couturier said. “We have guys that are really talented, pretty skilled, but we’ve got to find a way to get to the inside, get to the net.”
Tocchet tried shuffling his lines in the third period, but it didn’t change much. Konecny found the back of the net directly off a draw to give the Flyers some life with 5:40 minutes left.
However, Calgary was able to close the door.
“It was an ugly game,” Tocchet said. “I feel bad for the fans. It wasn’t a fun game to watch.”
The Flames cracked him early in the second period just after the Flyers came up empty on a power play. Jonathan Huberdeau sent a shot through some bodies and past Kolosov’s blocker side, top shelf.
Huberdeau then struck again in the third period with a redirection to make it 2-0.
“They got their two goals from screens and a tip,” Tocchet said. “That’s what we’re looking for; they did it twice and they scored.”
Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf denied 17 of the Flyers’ 18 shots.
I appreciate where Embiid is going, but anything we can do to get actual personality from the referees is welcome in these parts.
Philadelphia is off to a fast 4-1 start this season, with Embiid averaging 17.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in just more than 22 minutes a game. Tyrese Maxey, VJ Edgecombe, and the 76ers' backcourt have sparked the hot start and are the reason Philadelphia has the second-best offense in the league so far.
NEW YORK — For the first time in the 2025-26 season, the Sixers could breathe easily in the final minutes Sunday night.
They earned a 129-105 win over the Nets at Barclays Center and improved to 5-1. Brooklyn fell to 0-6.
Kelly Oubre Jr. tallied 29 points. Tyrese Maxey had 26, seven assists and six rebounds.
The Sixers were down Joel Embiid (left knee injury recovery), Paul George (left knee surgery recovery), Jared McCain (right thumb surgery recovery) and Dominick Barlow (right elbow laceration).
“I know that (George) had a good workout yesterday — both him and Jared — that was live-ish, 3-on-3,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said pregame. “It was good. He is progressing and we’ll just see how it goes.”
Nurse acknowledged that the Sixers were expecting Barlow to have a smoother, quicker recovery. The 22-year-old forward has been out since suffering his injury in the Sixers’ win last Saturday over the Hornets.
“I think there’s (an update) coming here early this week, but it’s been kind of difficult,” Nurse said. “It’s nothing super serious, but it’s just been a little bit longer or more difficult than we maybe initially thought to get this thing healed up, this cut healed up right on his elbow. He’s got to wear this straight kind of brace because it’s right where it bends and all this stuff.
“But nothing super major. Just need to get that thing healed up and get him going.”
The Sixers will cap their three-game road trip with a back-to-back Tuesday night against the Bulls and Wednesday against the Cavs. Here are observations on their win over the Nets:
The team’s defense was again not sparkling out of the gate. Michael Porter Jr. slipped free for a dunk on an out-of-bounds play and Terance Mann scored a fast-break layup that put the Nets up 15-9. Mann’s hoop was preceded by a spectacular, audacious slam attempt by VJ Edgecombe that he narrowly missed.
Oubre was immediately aggressive. The lefty wing was extremely effective driving past defenders and converting in the paint, often with the help of well-controlled jump stops. He’s made major improvement in that area since joining the Sixers. Oubre now generally appears less rushed once he blows by his man, which has enabled him to make sounder decisions and better capitalize on his burst.
By the 1:30 mark of the first quarter, Oubre already had 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting. He had zero misses inside of the arc.
Oubre also knocked down a pair of first-quarter three-pointers, including a heat check corner jumper. The swish confirmed he was still scalding.
Sixers’ offense humming
The Sixers’ defense was much improved to open the second quarter. Edgecombe turned a steal into a transition slam that gave his team a 47-37 lead.
Foul trouble did become problematic for multiple Sixers, especially with Nurse sticking to an eight-man rotation in the first half. Big men Bona and Andre Drummond each had three personals by around the midpoint of the second period.
Offensively, the Sixers remained excellent. They shared the ball, rarely turned it over, probed the defense and found high-quality shots on a regular basis.
Edgecombe was a standout in the second quarter and nailed two catch-and-shoot triples in a row. He missed long on his attempt at three straight, but Trendon Watford grabbed the rebound and dished to the 20-year-old with a head of steam. He jammed in a gargantuan dunk.
Finally playing with a lead
The Sixers’ advantage passed 20 points on a Maxey three early in the third quarter. He made four long-range shots Sunday and is now just three away from moving past Robert Covington for second place on the Sixers’ all-time list.
Over their first five games, the Sixers had shined brightest when battling back into games and wiping out deficits. They hadn’t been accustomed to playing with sizable leads. Brooklyn kept the contest competitive in the third quarter and the Sixers’ turnovers began to pile up.
However, it was always evident that the Sixers had superior talent and the Nets’ odds of winning were slim on a poor three-point shooting night (7 for 38).
The Sixers expanded their lead early in the fourth quarter and pulled away from Brooklyn without any trouble. Grimes dished a behind-the-back assist to Watford, whose and-one layup made it 109-93. Both Grimes (22 points,13 assists, seven rebounds) and Watford (16 points, nine rebounds, seven assists) had very productive nights off the bench.
Second-round pick Johni Broome entered for his NBA debut with 4:43 left and the Sixers’ win secure. He had four points and two rebounds. Kyle Lowry also played the first minutes of his 20th NBA season and sunk a corner three.
Calgary Flames defenseman Zayne Parekh has played nine games in the NHL so far this season.
At this point, Flames GM Craig Conroy and the team need to make a decision on the rookie, whether they want to keep him on the NHL roster or send him back down to junior hockey.
The nine-game marker is important because if he makes one more NHL appearance for Calgary this season, that would mean he burns the first year of his entry-level contract, getting closer to requiring a standard contract that would theoretically cost the team more.
However, if Parekh was sent back down to the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit before featuring in his 10th NHL game of the season, he would still be on the first year of his entry-level deal.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman discussed the possibilities for Parekh and the Flames on 'Saturday Headlines', and the different ways that the two parties could go about this situation.
Friedman noted that Parekh being sent back to the OHL is unlikely, based on what he’s heard.
“I heard this year, there was no way the Flames were sending (Parekh) back to junior, and I don’t think that’s changed at all,” Friedman said.
However, if Calgary want to keep Parekh on the roster, they’ll have to find space for him in the lineup to develop and grow, rather than keeping him in the press box constantly.
Seattle Kraken center Shane Wright went through a similar process in 2022-23. After playing seven games with the Kraken, Wright was loaned to the Coachella Valley Firebirds and featured in five straight games in the minors.
Following that AHL stint, he captained Team Canada at the world juniors. Following the tournament, he finished his season in the OHL with the Windsor Spitfires. The next season, Wright was eligible to become a full-time AHL player as he turned 20 years old.
This is a possible path that the Flames could take with Parekh if they don’t feel comfortable with him being an NHL regular this season. In the same breath, if Calgary continue to be a bottom-feeder in the standings, there may be less harm to play the rookie defenseman on a regular basis.
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Saints won just two of his 13 league matches in charge
Youngest EFL manager departs after five months
Southampton have sacked Will Still after the club dropped into the Championship relegation zone. The 33-year-old, who was the youngest manager in the English Football League, departs five months into a three-year contract.
Still won just two of his 13 league matches in charge, recording a sole win in the division since a stoppage-time opening-day victory over Wrexham.
