Overview
- Connor McDavid agreed to a two-year extension with the Oilers at a $12.5 million average annual value, confirming a short-term commitment to Edmonton’s current window.
- Opening night featured Florida’s 3-2 banner-night win over Chicago, Colorado’s 4-1 victory in which Nathan MacKinnon became the Avalanche’s all-time points leader, and Pittsburgh’s 3-0 shutout of the Rangers behind Arturs Silovs.
- Calgary rallied from 3-0 down to beat Edmonton 4-3 in an eight-round shootout, with Nazem Kadri netting the decider as Leon Draisaitl scored his 400th career goal and Connor McDavid posted two assists.
- The Kings edged the Golden Knights 6-5 in a shootout despite Pavel Dorofeyev’s hat trick for Vegas, as Mitch Marner’s first game with the Golden Knights ended in a shootout defeat.
- Winnipeg is closing in on a long-term extension with Kyle Connor with an expected average annual value in the low-$12 million range, while Vegas confirmed Alex Pietrangelo will miss the season for a hip issue, creating full LTIR cap relief on his $8.8 million hit.