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Winnipeg Jets
Forward Jonathan Toews participated in the team’s morning skate and will play as the Jets get open their season against the Winnipeg Jets, according to team reporter Mitchell Clinton.
Toews, 37, “tweaked something” during the team’s 3-2 pre-season loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sept. 30 and his availability for the season opener was in question.
The 6-foot-2 centre skated on the second line with Gustav Nyquist and Nikita Chibrikov.
Toews, a Winnipeg native, joined the club in the off-season after missing two seasons due to health issues.
The Jets used these lines during Thursday’s morning skate:
#NHLJets line rushes in morning skate:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Nyquist-Toews-Chibrikov
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Koepke-Barron-Pearson
Ford, Lambert, Gustafsson
Morrissey-DeMelo
Fleury-Pionk
Stanley-Schenn
Miller
Hellebuyck
Comrie
— Mitchell Clinton (@MitchellClinton) October 9, 2025
Ottawa Senators
The Senators are projected to use these line when they open the season against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday:
Carolina Hurricanes
Goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will not be available on Thursday when the Hurricanes open their season against the New Jersey Devils.
Rod Brind’Amour says goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will not be available tonight, and he’ll be evaluated again tomorrow.
“It’s definitely not something we wanted to hear…”
Brandon Bussi will back up Frederik Andersen in this evening’s season-opener vs. New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/BtXgkifSSw
— Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) October 9, 2025
Kochetkov, 26, has not been available to practice this week with a undisclosed injury.
The 6-foot-3 netminder went 27-16-3 last season with a 2.60 GAA and an .898 save percentage.
Frederik Andersen will be in net against the Devils on Thursday.
Andersen only appeared in 22 games last season as he recovered from injury, going 13-8-1 with a 2.50 GAA and an .899 save percentage.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jet Greaves will get the start in net when the Blue Jackets open their season against the Nashville Predators.
#CBJ head coach Dean Evason just met with the media and said Jet Greaves will start the season opener in net tonight at Nashville.
Both goalies played well in preseason, Evason said, but Greaves gets the nod for game one.
— Jeff Svoboda (@JacketsInsider) October 9, 2025
Greaves, 24, made 11 appearances last season and went 7-2-2 with two shutouts.
Florida Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky will be between the pipes when the Panthers take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.
Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 19 shots in the Panthers season-opening win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday.
The 37-year-old netminder went 33-19-2 last season with a .906 save percentage and 2.44 GAA.
Minnesota Wild
Defenceman Jonas Brodin won’t be available on Thursday when the Wild open their season against the St. Louis Blues, head coach John Hynes confirmed.
Jonas Brodin won’t play tonight, #mnwild coach John Hynes said. Hynes said Brodin is day-to-day. “It’s imminent.”
Also, Hunter Haight will make his NHL debut at St. Louis. Danila Yurov won’t play.
— Sarah McLellan (@sarah__mclellan) October 9, 2025
Brodin, 32, had surgery to correct an upper-body injury in the off-season and didn’t participate in the pre-season.
The 6-foot-2 left-shot defenceman had four goals and 20 points in 50 games last season while averaging 22:57 of ice time.
New Jersey Devils
Jacob Markstrom is expected to get the start in net on Thursday when the Devils open the season against the Carolina Hurricanes, according to team reporter Amanda Stein.
Markstrom, 35, had a 26-16-6 record in his first season with the Devils last year with a .900 save percentage and 2.50 GAA.
The Devils used these lines during Thursday’s morning skate:
Your first #NJDevils morning skate lineup ahead of facing the Hurricanes tonight:
• No changes from yesterday.
• Pesce set to play his 700th NHL game
• NHL debut coming up for Arseny Gritsyuk
• Devils debut for: Dadonov, Brown and Glendening pic.twitter.com/mgVJkVbA46
— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) October 9, 2025
New York Rangers
Head coach Mike Sullivan confirmed that Igor Shesterkin will get the start in net when the Rangers take on the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
No surprise, but Igor in net tonight, per Sullivan. #NYR
— Vince Z. Mercogliano (@vzmercogliano) October 9, 2025
Shesterkin, 29, allowed a goal on 29 shots when the Rangers fell 3-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins to open the season on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-1 netminder had a 27-29-5 record last season with a .905 save percentage and 2.86 GAA.
Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Vladar will be in the Flyers net on Thursday when they open the season against the Florida Panthers.
Vladar, 28, joined the Flyers as an unrestricted free agent in the off-season on a two-year, $6.7 million deal.
The 6-foot-5 netminder had a 12-11-4 record with the Calgary Flames last season with a 2.80 GAA and an .898 save percentage.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Forward Bryan Rust will not be available to the Penguins on Thursday when they take on the New York Islanders, head coach Dan Muse confirmed.
Rust, 33, sustained an lower-body injury during practice on Oct. 2 and was originally given a two-week timeline for his return.
He was a full participant in the team’s optional morning skate on Thursday but isn’t ready to play.
The 5-foot-11 winger recorded 31 goals and 65 points in 71 games with the Penguins last season.
Additionally, Muse confirmed that Tristan Jarry will get the start in net against the Islanders.
Dan Muse said Tristan Jarry starts the home opener tonight: “I think it’s so early, we just want to get everybody going, get different guys going.” The Penguins Head Coach added that Jarry was trending in “a really good direction” at the end of training camp.
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 9, 2025
Jarry, 30, struggled last season, going 16-12-6 with a 3.12 GAA and an .893 save percentage.
San Jose Sharks
Alex Nedeljkovic confirmed he will make his Sharks debut when his team takes on the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
Nedeljkovic says he’s starting
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 9, 2025
Nedeljkovic, 29, was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on July 1 in exchange for a 2028 third-round draft pick.
The 6-foot netminder went 14-15-5 last season with a 3.12 GAA and an .894 save percentage in Pittsburgh.
Additionally, rookies Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson, as well as defenceman Vincent Desharnais and goaltender Yaroslav Askarov stayed out late after practice and are not expected to play in the team’s season opener.
Misa, Dickinson, Desharnais & Askarov staying out late. They’re not playing
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 9, 2025
St. Louis Blues
Jordan Binnington is expected to get the start when the Blues open the season against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, according to Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic.
Binnington, 32, had a 28-22-5 record last season with a 2.59 GAA and .900 save percentage.
The Blues are projected to use these lines during their opener against the Wild:
#stlblues projected opening-night lineup:
Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Holloway-Schenn-Kyrou
Neighbours-Suter-Joseph
Toropchenko-Bjugstad-Walker
Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Tucker-Mailloux
Binnington
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) October 9, 2025
Seattle Kraken
Joey Daccord was the first goaltender off the ice during the Kraken’s pre-game skate, indicating he’ll be the starting goaltender when they open the season against the Ducks, according to Kate Shefte of the Seattle Times.
No surprise here – Joey Daccord is the first goalie off the ice at !!our first regular-season Kraken morning skate at Climate Pledge Arena!!
Your likely starter against the Ducks.
— Kate Shefte (@KateShefte) October 9, 2025
Daccord, 29, went 27-23-5 last season with a 2.75 GAA and .906 save percentage.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy will be in net on Thursday when the Lightning open the season against the Ottawa Senators, confirmed head coach Jon Cooper.
Vasilevskiy, 31, went 38-20-5 last season with a .921 save percentage and 2.18 GAA as he finished second in Vezina Trophy voting.
Utah Mammoth
Karel Vejmelka was the first goaltender off the ice during Thursday’s pre-game skate, indicating that he will start in the season opener against the Colorado Avalanche, according to Cole Bagley of KSL Sports.
Vejmelka is the first goaltender off the ice for the Mammoth.
That indicates he should start against Colorado.
— Cole Bagley (@BagleyKSLsports) October 9, 2025
Vejmelka, 29, is fresh off signing a new five-year $23.75 million extension in the off-season.
The 6-foot-4 netminder went 26-22-8 last season with a 2.58 GAA and .904 save percentage