News and Notes from Wednesday, October 7th, 2026
News
- The NHL and Fanatics unveiled the Heritage Classic jerseys for both the Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens.
- The Jets will be wearing the same white heritage jersey they wore back in 2016 for the Heritage Classic.
- The Canadiens will be wearing a a jersey in their custom colors, but with nods to their franchise history.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers would make a trade.
- The Oilers acquired forward Filip Hallander.
- The Penguins acquired defenseman Spencer Stastney.
- The New York Islanders announced that defenseman Alexander Romanov has been placed on LTIR.
- Romanov will be having knee surgery to repair an ACL tear in his right knee.
- Romanov will miss 6-8 months.
NHL Scoreboard
- PIT 3 – WAS 5 – HHS Recap
- COL 2 – WIN 3
- EDM 5 – ANA 2
Today’s Games
- UTH v. BOS – 7p ET
- DAL v. BUF – 7p ET – Hockey News Preview
- NAS v. MON – 7p ET
- PHI v. OTT – 7p ET
- MIN v. TB – 7p ET
- VAN v. CAR – 7p ET
- CHI v. NYI – 730p ET
- SJ v. STL – 8p ET
- COL v. CAL – 9p ET
- TOR v. VGK – 10p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Will Bunting Signing Spark Flyers Lineup? (Hockey HotStove)
- Off The Post – October 7, 2026 featuring Greg Wyshynski (Hockey HotStove)
- East Versus West: Which Of The PWHL’s New Conferences Will Be Stronger? (The Hockey News)
- Michael’s Musings: Ovechkin, Igor And PWHL (Hockey HotStove)
- Next Month Pivotal For Capitals (Hockey HotStove)
- The Sheet with Jeff Marek: McKenna Scores First NHL Goal, Larkin Makes Season Debut, and More ft. Dan Rosen & Greg Wyshynski (Daily Faceoff)
