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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Dylan Larkin back at practice for the Red Wings (Detroit News)Late Update
What’s next for the Hurricanes’ Taylor Hall. How about another Stanley Cup? (Raleigh News & Observer)Late Update
New role for Bruins sniper pays quick dividend (Boston Herald)Late Update
Wild newcomer Blake Coleman comes full circle, with a third Stanley Cup in his sights (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)Late Update
Why Maple Leafs' Zack MacEwen is in right frame of mind after knee surgery (Toronto Sun)Late Update
Rutger McGroarty believes he’s ready for the NHL, but he isn’t feeling pressure to get there now (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Late Update
Penguins to waive goaltender Taylor Gauthier for assignment purposes (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Late Update
Arizona State failed to follow its own heat rules in Matthew Mayich incident, report says (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Late Update
Woman seeks $10M+ from Blues, Fair Saint Louis for fall during Stanley Cup celebration (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Late Update
How Daniel Alfredsson will help Maple Leafs against the Senators this season (Toronto Sun)Late Update
Wild GM Bill Guerin gets multiyear contract extension with Quinn Hughes’ future still in limbo (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Ducks name Mikael Granlund as team captain (Orange County Register)
Islanders’ Semyon Varlamov off to strong start in return after 662-day injury odyssey: ‘Very special moment’ (New York Post)
Capitals’ Leonsis elected chairman of NHL Board of Governors (Washington Times)
Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs steps down as NHL’s Chairman of Board (Boston Herald)
Did Tottenham Hotspur spill the Bruins’ choice for their new captain on social media? (Boston Globe)
Isles owner Ledecky speaks of team's role as Long Island asset (New York Newsday)
How Chris MacFarland's team-building obsession led him to Predators (The Tennessean)
Lightning’s Victor Hedman looks to put last season behind him (Tampa Bay Times)
Babcock seeing progress as Edmonton Oilers improve to 2-0 in pre-season (Edmonton Sun)
Isles beat Rangers with lineup close to opening night's (New York Newsday)
Golden Knights defeat Sharks in shootout, move to 2-0 in preseason (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Red Wings young players devour Penguins in NHL preseason feast (Detroit Free Press)
Noah Ostlund, Zach Benson team on second line to help Sabres break through against Blue Jackets (Buffalo News)
Bruins pull away from Flyers in third period, 5-1 (Boston Herald)
Kings can’t overcome slow start in preseason loss to Utah (Los Angeles Times)
Sharks stymied by Carter Hart in shootout loss to Vegas Golden Knights (San Jose Mercury News) (San Jose Mercury News)
Columbus Blue Jackets routed by Buffalo Sabres in uneven preseason tilt (Columbus Dispatch)
Owen Tippett and Noah Cates back in action, Cole Knuble strong again in Flyers’ preseason loss to Bruins (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Penguins routed in preseason game vs. Red Wings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Oilers stymie Jets again (Winnipeg Free Press)
Who moved the meter in roster battles as season nears (Vancouver Province)
Islanders’ Matias Maccelli calms two preseason concerns with two-goal performance (New York Post)
First-round pick Alberts Smits tallies assist in telling Rangers performance (New York Post)
Newer Penguins defensemen get physical to defend teammates (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What Ryan Warsofsky said Sam Dickinson needs to improve in second NHL season (San Jose Mercury News) (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild PK fell off a cliff in the playoffs. They have a plan for that (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Injuries to Ben Kindel, Blake Lizotte already testing Penguins’ center depth (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
For Maple Leafs' Sergei Bobrovsky, actions speak louder than words (Toronto Sun)
Goaltender Tarasov makes positive early impression for Red Wings (Detroit News)
Canadiens' Jakub Dobes approaches new season as opportunity to prove himself (Montreal Gazette)
Oilers goalie Devon Levi looks to Hall-of-Famer Grant Fuhr for inspiration (Edmonton Sun)
With Zuccarello gone, Wild’s Kaprizov seeking new chemistry (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jeremy Lauzon to get bigger role with Knights following extension (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flyers defenseman Cam York looking to build on strong foundation: ‘Offensively, there’s a lot there for me still’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bowen Byram's innate confidence will allow him to play his style, handle pressure with Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Oliver Bjorkstrand knows top-six chance that drew him to Rangers won’t come easy: ‘Gotta grab it’ (New York Post)
Jordan Greenway's defensive acumen makes him sneaky-smart addition for Blackhawks (Chicago Sun-Times)
Kevin Bahl's blueline experience more important than ever for Flames (Calgary Sun)
Penguins forward Nick Robertson is more than the ‘other’ Robertson (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
How Ryan McLeod stays centered as Sabres shuffle forwards in training camp (Buffalo News)
How Easton Cowan can make an impact on the Maple Leafs' third line (Toronto Sun)
Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering gets serious (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
What can Avalanche breakout scorer Parker Kelly do for an encore? (Denver Post)
Why Tom Willander is wired the right way to bring better days (Vancouver Province)
Dans Locmelis getting chance to show Bruins what he can do (Boston Herald)
Knocking on door of NHL, Adam Jiricek has 'really good' preseason debut for Blues (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Zhilkin motivated to stick with the big boys (Winnipeg Sun)
The biggest competition in Maple Leafs training camp is between three smaller defencemen (Toronto Star)
In Plano, competing campaigns over Dallas Stars arena taxes face off (Dallas Morning News)