Hockey headlines for October 16, 2026

Friday, October 16, 2026

Devils earn their offense, Luke Hughes shines in 7-1 rout of Rangers (NJ.com)
Patrick Kane breaks NHL assists record for US-born player in Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 OT win vs. Winnipeg Jets (Chicago Tribune)
Burned by the refs? Brady Tkachuk stars, but ... (Vancouver Province)
Owen Power’s overtime goal caps off Sabres' comeback win at Toronto (Buffalo News)
William Eklund undergoes ankle surgery as battered Senators blue line gets boost with Artem Zub return (Ottawa Sun)
Maple Leafs acquire forward Aatu Raty from Vancouver Canucks (Toronto Sun)
Dallas Stars add 20-year veteran wing in attempt to boost their ailing offense (Dallas Morning News)
Avalanche hire Brett McLean to replace Dave Hakstol as assistant coach (Denver Post)
Wings have no interest in trading Simon Edvinsson, Horcoff says (Detroit News)
Wings' Chris Ilitch on GM hire: 'Could be at the end of the season' (Detroit Free Press)
Why the Maple Leafs can't simply trade their way out of defence problems (Toronto Sun)
Mark Stone hat trick powers Golden Knights to win over Flames (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Victor Hedman lifts Lightning to overtime win over Seattle Kraken (Tampa Bay Times)
Macklin Celebrini, Alex Nedeljkovic play hero in Sharks’ dramatic win over Predators (San Jose Mercury News) (San Jose Mercury News)
Matt Boldy gets tricky as Wild survive late Blues push (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Late Copp goal send Wings to 2-1 victory over winless Philadelphia (Detroit News)
Senators' Shane Pinto scores shootout winner in thrilling win over New York Islanders (Ottawa Sun)
Steven Stamkos ties game late, but Predators fall 3-2 to Sharks in shootout (The Tennessean)
Senators defeat Isles as Shane Pinto of Franklin Square scores winner in shootout (New York Newsday)
Jets salvage point in Chicago (Winnipeg Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers offence stuck in ice age in loss to Utah Mammoth (Edmonton Sun)
Kirill Marchenko hat trick not enough as Maple Leafs lose to Sabres in OT (Toronto Sun)
Late Blues push can't overcome Matt Boldy's hat trick in 5-4 loss to Wild (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Flyers winless streak reaches nine games with 2-1 loss to the Red Wings (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Flames fall back into bad habits in ugly loss to Golden Knights (Calgary Sun)
Steven Stamkos says Predators 'need more' after buzzer beater saves point vs Sharks (The Tennessean)
Rangers expect Dylan Garand to bounce back after getting pulled in ugly outing (New York Post)
Daniil Tarasov, Anton Johansson key to Detroit Red Wings' point streak (Detroit Free Press)
Why did Gavin McKenna play just six minutes in an OT loss? Only Maple Leafs coach Jim Hiller knows for sure (Toronto Star)
Islanders coach benches two forwards late in game as he rips team’s poor play (New York Post)
Former Oil Kings star Dylan Guenther works on rounding out his game with Utah Mammoth (Edmonton Sun)
Marco Sturm’s schemes appear to be working better in Year 2, as the defensemen have hit a hot streak of scoring (Boston Globe)
Red Wings’ backup goaltender confident and off to a solid start (MLive.com)
Finally healthy and comfortable with the Penguins, Sam Girard is producing (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Defenseman Kaedan Korczak appreciates fresh start with Penguins (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Rookie Oliver Bonk’s ability to bounce back has impressed his coach: ‘I love that about a young guy’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Dominic James’ return creates competition among Lightning’s forwards (Tampa Bay Times)
Rangers add veteran goalie James Reimer to AHL Hartford in Igor Shesterkin injury fallout (New York Post)