Overview

• Los Angeles opened camp with 59 players and ruled Corey Perry out for roughly 6–8 weeks after knee surgery, with split-group practices and three preseason games set through Sept. 24.
• Carolina began on-ice sessions with a 48-player roster, giving Jesperi Kotkaniemi the initial look at second-line center as newcomers Nikolaj Ehlers and K’Andre Miller hit the ice and preseason starts Sept. 22 vs. Tampa Bay.
• Toronto invited 73 players and ran split groups on Day 1, with Matias Maccelli skating on Auston Matthews’ line and Max Domi listed day-to-day as top-six right wing and bottom-six roles draw early focus.
• Montreal opened camp with 60 players and a defined battle for the backup goalie job behind Samuel Montembeault, with Kaapo Kähkönen and Jakub Dobeš competing for the spot.
• Colorado set a three-day practice slate before a Sept. 21 split-squad preseason against Utah, with questions centered on the unsettled bottom six, third-line center options and Gabriel Landeskog’s return to camp shaping team dynamics.