Overview

• Los Angeles opened camp with 59 players as Corey Perry underwent knee surgery and is expected to miss 6–8 weeks, ruling him out for camp and Opening Night.
• Carolina began on-ice work with a 48-player roster, giving first looks to newcomers like Nikolaj Ehlers and K’Andre Miller, with Cayden Primeau in the main goalie group and preseason set to start Sept. 22.
• Toronto invited 73 players and split into two practice groups, with Matias Maccelli skating on Auston Matthews’ line and Max Domi held out to start as day-to-day.
• Montreal launched camp with 60 players and a defined battle for the backup goalie job behind Samuel Montembeault between Kaapo Kähkönen and Jakub Dobeš.
• Boston flagged multiple competitions, including third-line right wing and the backup goalie role between Joonas Korpisalo and Michael DiPietro, as teams across the league use early scrimmages and upcoming preseason games to sort rosters.