Bob Moniz

The Brad Marchand injury landed on the same day Florida announced captain Aleksander Barkov will miss 6-8 weeks. And that one-two punch leaves the Panthers without their two most important forwards almost before the season found its footing. Marchand's left leg injury is expected to sideline him for

The Alexander Romanov injury news landed Wednesday, October 7, 2026. And it's the worst kind of October headline for the New York Islanders: a torn ACL in his right knee, surgery to repair it. And six to eight months on the shelf (NHL.com). One awkward collision in

Alex Ovechkin's final home opener is Wednesday night, and the symmetry is almost too tidy to be real. Two days after he announced the 2026-27 season will be his last, the Washington Capitals captain plays the final opening night of his career against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Somebody, somewhere,

The Dylan Larkin return watch ends Tuesday night in Detroit. The Red Wings listed their No. 1 center as a game-time decision for the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena, 7 p.m. ET, and for the first time all fall, coach Todd McLellan stopped hedging. After the morning skate,

Penguins vs Jets is the headline event. But Monday's four-game NHL slate for October 5, 2026 is a first-week sampler. One game features a 40-year-old chasing a mark Gordie Howe set in 1968-69. Another features a team with exactly one goal all season. The rest is injury fallout,

The Aleksander Barkov injury news broke Saturday and instantly changed the math on Florida's season. Two games. That's how long the captain's comeback lasted before the Panthers placed him on long-term injured reserve with a lower-body injury. Sit with that for a second. Barkov