News and Notes from Thursday, October 15th, 2026
News
- Per Mike Augello of Hockey HotStove and The Hockey News, Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev is week to week with an upper body injury.
- Per Bruce Garrioch of TSN and The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Senators forward William Eklund had surgery on his ankle to repair a torn tendon, and will be out 10-12 weeks.
- Arizona State University announced that they have hired Dave Hakstol as head coach.
- ASU would part ways with former head coach Greg Powers, who had been on paid administrative leave since September 30th following the fallout of Matthew Mayich’s collapse and subsequent coma.
- Matt Greene will be joining Hakstol’s staff as an assistant coach.
- The Vancouver Canucks acquired F Jack Quillan and F Brandon Buhr from the Toronto Maple Leafs for F Aatu Räty.
NHL Scoreboard
- BUF 5 – TOR 4 (OT)
- NYI 1 – OTT 2 (SO)
- SEA 3 – TB 4 (OT)
- VAN 2 – FLA 3 (OT)
- NYR 1 – NJ 7
- PHI 1 – DET 2
- WIN 3 – CHI 4 (OT)
- SJ 3- NAS 2 (SO)
- STL 4 – MIN 5
- UTH 4 – EDM 2
- CAL 2 – VGK 6
Today’s Games
- PIT v. COL – 9p ET
- BOS v. ANA – 10p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- DFO Insider: DeBrincat’s $91M Deal, Larkin Trade Rumours & Hellebuyck’s Future (Daily Faceoff)
- 32 Thoughts: The Cat Gets the Bag (SportsNet)
- Capitals: Uneven Win over Habs (Hockey HotStove)
- The future of Frozen Frenzy? Why it’s here to stay, and what the NHL might tweak (The Athletic – $)
- The Sheet with Jeff Marek: Shawn Horcoff Shuts Down Edvinsson Trade Talk ft. Michael Augello & Greg Wyshynski (Daily Faceoff)
- Wysh List: The NHL team being run by a fan (ESPN)
