News and Notes from Sunday, November 1st, 2026
News
- The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined Boston Bruins forward Nikita Zadorov.
- Zadorov would be fined $5,000 for roughing Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic on Saturday, October 31st.
- The fine is the maximum allowable per the CBA.
- The NHL announced that they have named Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler Rookie of the Month for October.
- The NHL announced that they have named Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid as the First Star of the Month for October.
- Forward Kirill Kaprizov (MON) and goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR) would round out the rest of the Three Stars.
- The Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils would make a trade.
- The Capitals acquired goaltender Rémi Poirier.
- The Devils acquired a 2027 7th Round Pick.
- The Seattle Kraken and Nashville Predators would make a trade.
- The Predators acquired forward Shane Wright.
- The Kraken acquired forward Matthew Wood.

NHL Scoreboard
- WIN 0 – CAR 7
- MIN 5 – WAS 1
- UTH 3 – PHI 6
- EDM 4 – NYR 1
- OTT 3 – ANA 6
Today’s Games
- VGK v. BOS – 7p ET
- DET v. FLA – 7p ET
- COL v. CHI – 8p ET
- CAL v. SJ – 9p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- Capitals’ slow start proves costly against the Wild (The Hockey News)
- Kraken Deal Wright, Have Great Opening Month (Hockey HotStove)
