Overview

• Panthers GM Barry Zito said Matthew Tkachuk is out until roughly December, a timeline that could cost him about 24–36 games depending on the return date.
• With Mats Zuccarello expected to miss weeks, Marco Rossi is getting a look alongside Minnesota’s top forwards and on the power play.
• Lightning GM Julien BriseBois said Nick Paul had upper-body surgery and is expected back in the first part of November.
• The Blue Jackets acquired Ivan Fedotov for a 2026 sixth-round pick while retaining his $3.275 million cap hit, and Chicago agreed to a three-year, $17.5 million extension with goalie Spencer Knight beginning next season.
• Anze Kopitar said the 2025–26 campaign will be his last, and Utah GM Bill Armstrong said Connor Ingram will go through waivers to seek another NHL team.