NHL Games & Standings

• Oct 10, 2026 Cam Talbot’s Shootout Stops Lift Blue Jackets Past Penguins After 45-Shot Night Columbus outshot Pittsburgh 45-22, but needed Cam Talbot’s perfect shootout and Kent Johnson’s lone conversion to secure the win.
• Oct 09, 2026 Damon Severson’s Return Gives Blue Jackets a Needed Lift Against Penguins After six days off, Columbus gets defenseman Damon Severson back for a key Metropolitan Division test against Pittsburgh.
• Oct 08, 2026 Dmitri Voronkov’s Assertiveness Could Unlock More Offense for Columbus Voronkov has 58 goals in 213 NHL games, but Columbus needs more from his size and strength after a quiet start.
• Oct 08, 2026 Brady Tkachuk’s Quiet Panthers Start Sets a Career First Through Four Games Tkachuk has no points through four games for Florida, the first scoreless opening stretch of that length in his NHL career.
• Oct 08, 2026 Capitals Top Penguins 5-3 as Ovechkin Opens His Final Washington Home Season Tom Wilson’s three-point night and a perfect penalty kill led Washington past Pittsburgh, while Ryan Leonard scored on the power play.
• Oct 07, 2026 Blue Jackets Prospect Alessandro Di Iorio Opens OHL Season With Eight Points in Six Games Columbus prospect Alessandro Di Iorio has three goals and five assists in six games as captain of a resurgent Sarnia Sting team.
• Oct 07, 2026 Matthew Tkachuk’s Late Goal Lifts Panthers Past Kings, 2-1 Tkachuk’s third-period goal gave Florida its first regulation win of the season, though Brad Marchand’s injury added to the Panthers’ early concerns.
• Oct 06, 2026 Panthers Get Aleksander Barkov Injury Timeline Before Home Opener Florida says Barkov will rehab without surgery and aims to return in six to eight weeks, though coach Paul Maurice cautioned that the schedule remains uncertain...
• Oct 06, 2026 DeBrincat’s Contract Target, Robertson Talks and Pittsburgh’s Knies Near-Miss DeBrincat is reportedly seeking $12 million to $14 million, Dallas plans to step up extension talks with Robertson, and Pittsburgh nearly drafted Knies.
• Oct 06, 2026 Mikael Pyyhtia Hits Waivers as Blue Jackets Look to Send Him to Cleveland Columbus is seeking to assign Pyyhtia to Cleveland after a crowded camp and injury setback. If he clears, his AHL scoring record gives the Monsters a lift.
• Oct 06, 2026 Panthers’ Record Without Aleksander Barkov Shows Both Resilience and a Clear Cost Florida has gone 102-105-17 without Barkov, but the scoring, special teams and faceoff numbers reveal what his absence takes away.
• Oct 06, 2026 Blue Jackets Need Conor Garland’s Speed and Scoring Back in the Mix Garland has managed seven points in 23 games with Columbus. The Blue Jackets need his playmaking and pace to lift their forward group.
• Oct 05, 2026 Damon Severson Nears Blue Jackets Return as Top-Pairing Option Severson skated with Zach Werenski at practice, raising hopes he can return Thursday and strengthen Columbus’ defense.
• Oct 05, 2026 Denton Mateychuk Earns Heavy Blue Jackets Role With Strong Early Play Mateychuk is averaging 27:48 through two games, driving possession beside Zach Werenski as Columbus navigates injuries on defense.
• Oct 05, 2026 Panthers’ Penalty Trouble Costs Them Again in Overtime Loss to Ducks Florida rallied to force overtime, but Anaheim converted three of four power plays and ended the Panthers’ latest one-goal game.
• Oct 05, 2026 Panthers Await Monday Assessment After Aleksander Barkov’s Latest Injury Barkov is on long-term injured reserve after leaving Florida’s San Jose game early. Doctors will assess the captain Monday.