FILE - Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, center, draws up a play during a time out in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Feb. 26, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby looks on during a break in Game 6 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs series, April 29, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

FILE - Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson (72) celebrates his goal during the third period in Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series against the Boston Bruins on April 19, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield (13) skates during the NHL hockey team's training camp in Brossard, Quebec, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas reacts after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, March 1, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)

Ottawa Senators' Philip Tomasino (62) chases Toronto Maple Leafs' Luke Haymes (43) during first period NHL hockey pre season action in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

In this photo taken with a smartphone, San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini, center, is presented with the captain's jersey by general manager Mike Grier, left, and coach Ryan Warsofsky during an NHL hockey news conference in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Josh Dubow)

FILE - San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) drives the puck as Vancouver Canucks left wing Liam Ohgren (92) defends during the third period of their NHL ice hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)