FILE - Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, front, gestures while speaking during an NHL hockey rally and parade to celebrate the NHL hockey team winning the Stanley Cup, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) battles for the puck between Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal, left, and Nikolaj Ehlers (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

FILE - Los Angeles Kings left wing Andrei Kuzmenko skates before an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Nov. 28, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang, File)

FILE - Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau (13) awaits the face-off during an NHL hockey game against the Nashville Predators, March 9, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

In this photo provided by the New York Racing Association, Gaudreau, a horse named after late NHL player Johnny Gaudreau, wins his first race, with jockey Flavien Prat aboard, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Aug. 8, 2026. (Coglianese Photos/New York Racing Association via AP)

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stands in the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, center, after an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

New York Rangers players react after goaltender Igor Shesterkin scored a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)