News and Notes from Friday, October 9th, 2026
News
- A slew of injuries would riddle teams as the following would be announced.
- The Florida Panthers announced that Brad Marchand will miss 6 weeks with a lower body injury.
- Montreal Canadiens goaltender Samuel Montembeault will miss 10-14 days due to a lower body injury.
- Ottawa Senators forward William Eklund sustained an ankle injury and will miss an extended period of time.
- The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have suspended Chicago Blackhawks forward Frank Nazar.
- Nazar was suspended two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders forward Bo Horvat on Thursday, October 8th.
- Per the terms of the CBA, Nazar will forfeit $68,041.14 based on his average annual salary.
NHL Scoreboard
- SEA 6 – DET 3
- NYR 1 – WAS 3
- PIT 2 – CLB 3 (SO)
- ANA 5 – WIN 1
Today’s Games
- PHI v. BOS – 1p ET
- VAN v. NJ – 330p ET
- EDM v. SJ – 4p ET
- MIN v. FLA – 6p ET
- UTH v. BUF – 7p ET
- DET v. MON – 7p ET
- NAS v. OTT – 7p ET
- DAL v. PIT – 7p ET
- CAR v. CHI – 7p ET
- CLB v. STL – 7p ET
- TOR v. COL – 7p ET
- TB v. NYI – 730p ET
- ANA v. CAL – 10p ET
- LA v. VGK – 10p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Ovechkin’s Diminishing Role With The Capitals (Hockey HotStove)
- John Carlson understands the difficult recovery facing Brock Faber after skull fracture (The Athletic – $)
- The Sheet with Jeff Marek: Bill Armstrong on NHL’s Crazy Offseason, Utah Mammoth & Rising Salaries ft. Brian Burke (Daily Faceoff)