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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk ready for ‘weird-but-cool experience’ in Ottawa return (Miami Herald)Late Update
'It's deserved': Ottawa Senators fans planning hostile reception for Brady Tkachuk's return (Ottawa Sun)Late Update
Nikita Zadorov, Pavel Zacha return for Bruins against Dallas (Boston Herald)Late Update
Dallas Stars will be without a key defender vs. Bruins as he deals with a lower-body injury (Dallas Morning News)Late Update
Red Wings waiting for Dylan Larkin to break out offensively after slow start (Detroit News)Late Update
'A matter of time' before Blues top line clicks, Jim Montgomery says (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)Late Update
Canadiens turn to Jakub Dobes in goal against Sharks, star centre Macklin Celebrini (Montreal Gazette)Late Update
Penalty killing a Rangers' strength early in the season (New York Newsday)Late Update
Rookie defenceman Luke Mittelstadt provides early-season liftoff for Laval Rocket (Montreal Gazette)Late Update
Cole Knuble grew up watching his dad, Mike, play for the Flyers. Now, he’s living out his own NHL dream on the same ice. (Philadelphia Inquirer)Late Update
Matvei Michkov scores twice, including a power-play goal in Flyers’ 3-2 win over Avalanche (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Rangers handle Ducks for bounce-back win to stay undeafeted at Garden (New York Post)
Auston Matthews, Gavin McKenna score on power play as Maple Leafs end slump (Toronto Sun)
The Mammoth send the Penguins to their fourth straight loss on a revealing road trip (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Rangers sign Luke Glendening on PTO in search for center (New York Post)
After a blockbuster trade on the eve of the season, Maple Leaf Kirill Marchenko returns to Columbus tonight (Toronto Star)
Waters remain murky in unchartered Hellebuyck trade request territory (Winnipeg Free Press)
Ottawa Senators commit to coach Travis Green to help them take the next step (Ottawa Sun)
McKenna surviving under the Toronto microscope (Globe & Mail)
Avalanche star Cale Makar embracing fatherhood, but it’s business as usual on the ice (Denver Post)
Brady Tkachuk's return to face the Senators isn't a hot ticket (Ottawa Sun)
Ducks’ 4-game trip begins with sluggish loss to Rangers (Orange County Register)
Needless penalties cost Sharks in loss to Toronto Maple Leafs (San Jose Mercury News)
Sharks center injured, status for game vs. Montreal Canadiens unclear (San Jose Mercury News)
Leafs’ Gavin McKenna amazed by Macklin Celebrini’s training regimen: ‘Just a machine’ (San Jose Mercury News)
What Michael Misa remembers about his last visit to Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (San Jose Mercury News)
Wild learning to win with the players they have (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Preserving leads takes on new sense of urgency for Canadiens (Montreal Gazette)
Stars' season has lacked offensive firepower. Can David Perron help fill the void? (Dallas Morning News)
Fourth line still in flux for Blues with additions of Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Otto Stenberg (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Manny Malhotra says 'the quicker we get to our identity, the better things are going to look' (Vancouver Province)
Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin: 'I'm ready’ to return to lineup (Buffalo News)
Senators get Jake Sanderson back, but lose Thomas Chabot to injury (Ottawa Sun)
Islanders lose Calum Ritchie, Matias Maccelli to injury in test of roster depth (New York Post)
Hurricanes add to injury list as Jankowski misses game, leaves road trip (Raleigh News & Observer)
Kraken forward’s ‘unique’ chest injury prompts extra caution (Seattle Times)
Babcock not about to separate McDavid and Draisaitl with Edmonton Oilers winning (Edmonton Sun)
Rasmus Andersson taking initiative, finding groove offensively for Knights (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Patrick Kane hasn't had 'dream start' back with Blackhawks, but he sees reasons for optimism (Chicago Sun-Times)
'I will find it': Senators' Burakovsky vows to improve play as team's offence stalls out (Ottawa Sun)
Emergence of big-hitting blueliner Elias Pettersson no surprise (Vancouver Province)
Bruins defenseman Nikita Zadorov ‘disappointed’ with being benched by coach Marco Sturm but ready to put it behind him (Boston Globe)
Penguins defenseman Declan Carlile tries to follow a familiar blueprint (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Flyers recall Alex Bump, Cole Knuble from Lehigh Valley; Owen Tippett placed on IR (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Yager ready to fly with Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Mikey Eyssimont, Henri Jokiharju aspire to return to the NHL — in Boston or elsewhere (Boston Globe)
Clay Stevenson credits therapeutic side of hockey in learning to live with mother’s suicide (Winnipeg Free Press)
New streaming fee structure shuts out some Maple Leafs fans (Toronto Sun)