Hockey headlines for September 27, 2025

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has knee surgery, likely out entire 2025-26 season (Miami Herald)
Joel Blomqvist exits Penguins’ camp competition in goal after suffering a longer-term injury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Canadiens lose David Reinbacher for four weeks with broken hand (Montreal Gazette)
Back at practice one last time, Penguins star Marc-Andre Fleury had 'a lot of fun' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Popular former goaltender rejoins Maple Leafs on a PTO contract (Toronto Sun)
Still a towering presence, Bruins are excited to have Zdeno Chara officially back in the fold (Boston Globe)
Sabres arena lease to go for five more years as negotiations for new deal continue (Buffalo News)
What could Connor McDavid be thinking when it comes to contract stuff? (Edmonton Sun)
Canadiens won’t dwell on pre-season pasting by Leafs, Brendan Gallagher says (Montreal Gazette)
Patrick Roy admits Islanders’ five-on-five struggles haven’t gone away (New York Post)
‘Skate and compete is his theory’: Sabres learn the ropes of a Lindy Ruff-run training camp (Buffalo News)
Nils Höglander out week to week (Vancouver Province)
Artemi Panarin returns to Rangers practice after injury (New York Post)
Sabres’ Alex Tuch ‘ready to go,’ will play Saturday vs. Detroit, UPL could be ready vs. Pittsburgh (Buffalo News)
Canadiens’ Jacob Fowler learning in crease and in virtual classroom (Montreal Gazette)
Drew Commesso believes he's NHL-ready, but there's no Blackhawks roster spot available (Chicago Sun-Times)
Flames backup hopeful Devin Cooley on challenging winter, summer of learning: ‘I’m glad it happened’ (Calgary Sun)
Contract status with Wild resolved, Marco Rossi looks ahead to having productive season (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Duclair has to prove to Islanders that he's finally healthy (New York Newsday)
Finnish D-man Leppanen taking the North American plunge with the Oilers organization (Edmonton Sun)
Ryan Hartman more settled, but still playing on the edge (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Jack-of-all-trades Jakob Pelletier seeks to show Lightning he’s a fit (Tampa Bay Times)
‘I wanted to continue to be part of a winning culture’ (Winnipeg Free Press)
Brayden Yager fixing 'timing' issues with help of childhood role model Jonathan Toews (Winnipeg Sun)
Jets prospect Elias Salomonsson earning his minutes early in the preseason (Winnipeg Sun)
Quartet of exciting young Rangers getting long look with chance to make roster (New York Post)
Calgary Flames prospects Andrew Basha, Etienne Morin among 13 players assigned to AHL (Calgary Sun)
Penguins beat Red Wings for first preseason win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Sharks’ Askarov kept busy by Golden Knights in his first preseason game (San Jose Mercury News)
Braeden Cootes' shining rookie report (Vancouver Province)
Jets’ depth players fall flat in 4-0 pre-season loss to Oilers (Winnipeg Free Press)
John Gibson makes Detroit Red Wings preseason debut in loss at Pittsburgh Penguins (Detroit Free Press)
Jani Nyman scores again, but Kraken lose to Canucks in preseason game (Seattle Times)
Senators’ Linus Ullmark turns goalie gear into hope for kids battling cancer (Ottawa Sun)
Predators' Zach L'Heureux has a big fish story after catching 150-pound goliath grouper (The Tennessean)
The Flower effect: How Marc-Andre Fleury inspired a generation of Pittsburgh kids to strap on the pads (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)