Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN)
The Maple Leafs-Canadiens matchup at Bell Centre highlights three all-Canadian video games Wednesday. Auston Matthews enters the season as the primary United States-born captain in the 107-year historical past of the Maple Leafs and ranks third in franchise historical past with 368 targets, 52 behind chief Mats Sundin (420). Toronto added defensemen Chris Tanev and Oliver Ekman-Larsson and coach Craig Berube, who grew to become the forty first coach in franchise historical past and guided the St. Louis Blues to the Stanley Cup in 2019. Montreal's most vital offseason transfer was buying ahead Patrik Laine in a commerce with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Aug. 19, however he'll be out for the primary 2-3 months of the season after spraining his left knee in a preseason sport in opposition to the Maple Leafs on Sept. 28. However, middle Kirby Dach will return to the lineup after he sustained a season-ending knee harm in the house opener in 2023-24.
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins (7:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT)
Sidney Crosby begins his twentieth NHL season when his Penguins host the Rangers at PPG Paints Arena. Crosby (592 targets, 1,004 assists) wants 4 factors to turn into the tenth participant in League historical past with 1,600. The Penguins added forwards Kevin Hayes, Blake Lizotte, Cody Glass and Anthony (*3*), however Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and defensemen Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson stay the core items. New York continues to be smarting over shedding three one-goal video games in the Eastern Conference Final to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. Reilly Smith and Sam Carrick are new to the ahead group, however the Rangers hope the road of Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere can choose up the place it left off final season, when the three mixed for 254 factors.
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights (10 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT)
The new-look Golden Knights host the Nathan MacKinnon-led Avalanche at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas acquired goalies Ilya Samsonov and Akira Schmid and forwards Victor Olofsson and Alexander Holtz in the offseason. The greatest additions had been made earlier than the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, when Vegas acquired Tomas Hertl from the San Jose Sharks on March 8 and defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames on March 6. Colorado is one in all two groups (Carolina Hurricanes) to win at the very least 50 video games every of the previous three seasons, and will once more depend on forwards MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and defenseman Cale Makar. MacKinnon and Rantanen every is aiming for a 3rd straight 100-point season.
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers (10 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNW)
Oilers captain Connor McDavid begins his tenth season needing 18 factors to hit 1,000 in his NHL profession for the Oilers at Rogers Place. The Jets' Connor Hellebuyck (275 wins in 505 video games), a two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the very best goalie in the NHL, is trying to turn into the quickest one born in the United States to attain 300 wins (Ryan Miller, 566 video games).
Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks (10 p.m. ET; SN1, SNP)
Quinn Hughes returns after profitable the Norris Trophy because the NHL's finest defenseman, and Rick Tocchet is again after profitable the Jack Adams Award as coach of the 12 months in Vancouver's opener at Rogers Arena. Forwards Yegor Sharangovich and Blake Coleman will every look to construct on his first 30-goal season with expanded roles for the Flames in 2024-25, although Sharangovich is week to week due to a lower-body harm and was positioned on injured reserve Monday.
