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Thursday, October 8, 2026 · Wilson leads Capitals past Penguins in Ovechkin's final home opener; Connor scores twice as Jets edge Avalanche in final minute; Bouchard scores twice as Oilers pour in five second-period goals
The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at Capital One Arena on Wednesday in Alex Ovechkin's final NHL home opener. Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists. Pierre-Luc Dubois added a goal and an assist, and Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring 23 seconds into the first period. Ryan Leonard scored on the power play at 3:55 of the third to make it 5-3. Logan Thompson made 27 saves for Washington. Bryan Rust scored in his season debut, and Tommy Novak and Nicholas Robertson also scored for Pittsburgh.
Kyle Connor scored twice, including the winner with one minute left, as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Canada Life Centre on Wednesday. Connor tipped in Neal Pionk's point shot in the second period and beat Mackenzie Blackwood from the slot at 19:00 of the third off a Mark Scheifele pass. Cole Perfetti also scored, and Stuart Skinner made 32 saves as Winnipeg improved to 3-0-1. Jaden Schwartz and Fedor Svechkov each had a goal and an assist for Colorado.
The Edmonton Oilers scored five unanswered goals in the second period and beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday. Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, and Leon Draisaitl had four assists. Beckett Sennecke scored twice on the power play in the first period for Anaheim. Devon Levi made 29 saves as Edmonton won its third straight game.
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Wilson leads Capitals past Penguins in Ovechkin's final home opener
The Washington Capitals defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 at Capital One Arena on Wednesday; Tom Wilson had a goal and two assists, Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist, Ryan Leonard scored on the power play in the third period, and Logan Thompson made 27 saves in Alex Ovechkin's final NHL home opener.
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Connor scores twice as Jets edge Avalanche in final minute
The Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 at Canada Life Centre on Wednesday; Kyle Connor scored the winner with one minute left and also tied the game in the second period, Cole Perfetti added a goal, and Stuart Skinner made 32 saves as Winnipeg improved to 3-0-1.
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Bouchard scores twice as Oilers pour in five second-period goals
The Edmonton Oilers rallied from a 2-0 deficit and beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 at Honda Center on Wednesday; Evan Bouchard had two goals and an assist, Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, Leon Draisaitl had four assists, and Beckett Sennecke scored twice on the power play for Anaheim.
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- Canucks end skid; Fowler shuts out Blues; all 11 NHL finals.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Kings win in New York
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
- Eller’s late winner; Stars win 5th straight; Canadiens take Heritage Classic; Predators power past Avalanche; Hughes reaches 500 points
Monday, October 26, 2026
- 12 NHL finals: Batherson’s hat trick, Nylander’s milestone and 4 overtime winners
Sunday, October 25, 2026
- Evans leads Montreal; MacKinnon powers Colorado
Saturday, October 24, 2026
- DiPietro's shutout; Stecher's late winner; Hintz's overtime finish; Edmonton's shootout comeback
Friday, October 23, 2026
- Knuble scores twice; Senators overwhelm Panthers
Thursday, October 22, 2026
- NHL finals: Rantanen’s hat trick, Celebrini’s comeback and the Kings’ first win
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Rangers beat Ducks 5-2; Flyers hold off Avalanche 3-2; Maple Leafs defeat Sharks 3-1; Mammoth withstand Penguins rally, win 5-4
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- Flames defeat Hurricanes 3-2; Wild edge Blue Jackets 2-1
Monday, October 19, 2026
- McDavid leads Edmonton; Panthers score 8; Flyers earn first win; Carolina wins again; The remaining October 17 finals
Sunday, October 18, 2026
- Avalanche erase 2-0 deficit to beat Penguins 5-2; Bruins power play drives 4-2 comeback against Ducks
Saturday, October 17, 2026
- Panthers rally past Canucks 3-2 in overtime; Boldy hat trick carries Wild past Blues 5-4; Stone scores 3 as Golden Knights beat Flames 6-2; Sabres erase deficit, beat Maple Leafs 5-4 in overtime; Lightning defeat Kraken 4-3 in overtime; Devils overwhelm Rangers 7-1; Red Wings edge Flyers 2-1; Senators beat Islanders 2-1 in shootout; Blackhawks defeat Jets 4-3 in overtime; Sharks beat Predators 3-2 in shootout; Mammoth end Oilers' winning streak with 4-2 victory
Friday, October 16, 2026
- Tuch scores twice as Capitals outlast Canadiens in back-and-forth finish; Hintz wins shootout as Stars split home-and-home with Avalanche
Thursday, October 15, 2026
- Jack Hughes wins it in overtime as Devils edge Red Wings on Frozen Frenzy; Brady Tkachuk natural hat trick powers Panthers past Blue Jackets; Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers cool Lightning at Madison Square Garden; Blues erupt for seven, end Senators' three-game run; McDavid posts four points in 800th game as Oilers stay perfect on the road
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Ostlund power-play goal breaks tie as Sabres beat Panthers despite Dahlin injury; Stutzle stars as Senators roll Devils for third straight win; Wild score three in the first and end Golden Knights' four-game run
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- McCann breaks tie as Kraken beat Capitals despite Ovechkin's first goal; Garand makes 19 saves as Rangers rout Canucks without Shesterkin; Hurricanes stay hot and send Flyers to franchise-record seventh straight loss
Monday, October 12, 2026
- Nylander ties career high with five points as Maple Leafs rout Avalanche; Hagel hat trick lifts Lightning past Islanders in third-period flurry; Kaprizov hat trick powers Wild past Panthers in home opener; McDavid extends streak as Oilers win fourth straight; Minten leads Bruins past winless Flyers
Sunday, October 11, 2026
- Gaudreau scores twice as Kraken pour in four second-period goals; Jenner breaks tie as Capitals beat Rangers after Shesterkin exits; Talbot perfect in shootout on Blue Jackets debut against Penguins; Caulfield nets first NHL goal in Ducks' rout of Jets
Saturday, October 10, 2026
- O'Reilly power-play goal caps Predators' five-goal rally in Montreal; Pastrnak scores twice as Bruins pour in three power-play goals; Stankoven nets natural hat trick in Hurricanes' first home win; Oettinger posts second straight shutout as Stars sweep Sabres; Golden Knights rally from 3-0 and edge Maple Leafs in shootout
Friday, October 9, 2026
- Wilson leads Capitals past Penguins in Ovechkin's final home opener; Connor scores twice as Jets edge Avalanche in final minute; Bouchard scores twice as Oilers pour in five second-period goals
Thursday, October 8, 2026 · current
- McKenna scores first NHL goal as Maple Leafs rally past Predators in OT; Lafreniere hat trick powers Rangers past Islanders 5-2; Eichel and Hertl each post four points in Golden Knights' 6-2 win; Blackhawks hold off Blues for first win in Kane homecoming; Larkin scores in season debut as Red Wings beat Senators 5-3
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
- Lightning pull away to beat winless Flyers 4-1; Stutzle powers Senators to 4-1 win over Bruins; Perfetti answers quickly as Jets edge Penguins 3-2; Oettinger shutout lifts Stars over Sharks 5-0
Tuesday, October 6, 2026