NHL 2026-27: Completed Preseason Games and Schedules

The Florida Panthers have maintained their consistent form throughout the 2026-27 NHL season. The Panthers currently sit in first place in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The New York Rangers have delivered strong form early in the National Hockey League season. Currently, the Rangers sit in first place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Winning Jets have an impressive run and lead the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Edmonton Oilers currently sit in first place in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Several games produced mixed results. The Rangers defeated the Utah Mammoth, while the Seattle Kraken claimed a victory against the Calgary Flames. The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Florida Panthers, while the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Vegas Golden Knights. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a defeat against the Jets.

In another key game, the Boston Bruins lost against the Ottawa Senators. The Dallas Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks, while the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Carolina Hurricanes. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators in their most recent game. The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Minnesota Wild, and the Detroit Red Wings claimed a win against the Ottawa Senators. The St. Louis Blues were defeated by the Chicago Blackhawks, while the Panthers triumphed over the Los Angeles Kings. The Washington Capitals claimed a victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest game. The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Anaheim Ducks in their NHL game.

Game Schedules: Dates and Venues

Fixtures	Dates	Time Zone (Eastern Time)	Time Zone (Pacific Time)	Time Zone (Indian Standard Time)	Locations
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks	October 10, 2026	03:30 PM	12:30 PM	01:00 AM (Next Day)	Prudential Center, Newark.
San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers	October 10, 2026	04:00 PM	01:00 PM	01:30 AM (Next Day)	SAP Center, San Jose.
Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild	October 10, 2026	06:00 PM	03:00 PM	03:30 AM (Next Day)	Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise.
St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Enterprise Center, St. Louis.
Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Centre Bell, Montreal.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh.
Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Mammoth	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	KeyBank Center, Buffalo.
Colorado Avalanche vs Toronto Maple Leafs	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Ball Arena, Denver.
Chicago Blackhawks vs Carolina Hurricanes	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	United Center, Chicago.
Ottawa Senators vs Nashville Predators	October 10, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa.
New York Islanders vs Tampa Bay Lightning	October 10, 2026	07:30 PM	04:30 PM	05:00 AM (Next Day)	UBS Arena, Elmont.
Vegas Golden Knights vs Los Angeles Kings	October 10, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Valley.
Calgary Flames vs Anaheim Ducks	October 10, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary.

Pivotal Teams and Possible Lineups

San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: October 10, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 04:00 PM ET|01:00 PM PT| 01:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: SAP Center, San Jose.

Projected Lineups for San Jose Sharks

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Yaroslav Askarov and Alex Nedeljkovic
Defensemen	Darnell Nurse, Sam Dickinson, Dmitry Orlov, Michael Kesselring, Jacob Trouba, and Luca Cagnoni
Forwards	Mason Marchment, Igor Chernyshov, Ivar Stenberg, Barclay Goodrow, Alex Wennberg, Michael Misa, Ty Dellandrea, Zack Ostapchuk, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli, Collin Graf, and Kiefer Sherwood

Projected Lineups for Edmonton Oilers

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi
Defensemen	Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Shea, Jake Walman, Evan Bouchard, Connor Murphy, and Ty Emberson
Forwards	Vasily Podkolzin, Max Jones, Alex Formenton, Isaac Howard, Connor McDavid, Colton Dach, Owen Michaels, Josh Samanski, Leon Draisaitl, Kasperi Kapanen, Mathieu Joseph, and Trent Frederic

Latest Injury Report for San Jose Sharks

Players	Position
Macklin Celebrini	Center

Latest Injury Report for Edmonton Oilers

Players	Position
Alec Regula	Defenseman
Frederik Andersen	Goalie
Mattias Janmark, Matt Savoie, Colton Dach, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Center
Zach Hyman	Left Wing

Previous Games

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings in their most recent game. Igor Chernyshov, Tyler Toffoli, Kiefer Sherwood, and Nolan Allan scored for the Sharks. Igor Chernyshov recorded two goals, one assist, and three points. Tyler Toffoli earned one goal, one assist, and two points. Adrian Kempe, Artemi Panarin, Quinton Byfield, and Erik Haula scored for the Los Angeles Kings. Adrian Kempe recorded one goal, one assist, two points, and six shots on goal. Artemi Panarin recorded one goal, one assist, four shots on goal, and two points.

By contrast, the Edmonton Oilers claimed a victory against the Seattle Kraken in their latest game. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Owen Michaels scored for the Oilers. Connor McDavid recorded one goal, one assist, four shots on goal, and two points. Bobby McMann scored the Kraken’s only goal. He recorded one goal, no assists, three shots on goal, and one point.

The Pick: San Jose Sharks

Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild

Date: October 10, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 06:00 PM ET| 03:00 PM PT| 03:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise.

Projected Lineups for Florida Panthers

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid
Defensemen	Gustav Forsling, Niko Mikkola, Uvis Balinskis, Dmitry Kulikov, Seth Jones, and Radko Gudas
Forwards	Brady Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, Eetu Luostarinen, Bokondji Imama, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, Lars Eller, Brad Marchand, Matthew Tkachuk, Sandis Vilmanis, and Garnet Hathaway

Projected Lineups for Minnesota Wild

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Jesper Wallstedt and Calvin Pickard
Defensemen	Quinn Hughes, Olli Maatta, Daemon Hunt, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin, and Zach Bogosian
Forwards	Blake Coleman, Kirill Kaprizov, Yakov Trenin, Nick Foligno, Joel Eriksson Ek, Danila Yurov, Ryan Hartman, Michael McCarron, Matt Boldy, Max Shabanov, Bobby Brink, Nico Sturm, and Marcus Foligno

Latest Injury Report for Florida Panthers

Players	Position
Aleksander Barkov	Center
Jonah Gadjovich	Left Wing
Aaron Ekblad	Defenseman

Latest Injury Report for Minnesota Wild

Players	Position
Brock Faber	Defenseman
Filip Gustavsson	Goalie
Nick Foligno	Left Wing

Previous Games

The Florida Panthers faced the Los Angeles Kings in their latest game. The Panthers scored consistently in the second and third periods. The Los Angeles Kings scored in the first period but struggled to score during the second and third periods. The Florida Panthers ultimately defeated the Los Angeles Kings. The Florida Panthers will aim to secure another victory in the upcoming game.

 The Minnesota Wild played against the Buffalo Sabres in their most recent game. The Wild struggled to find the net during the first and third periods. The Sabres also failed to score during the first two periods. In the end, the Minnesota Wild suffered a defeat against the Buffalo Sabres.

The Pick: Florida Panthers

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Dallas Stars

Date: October 10, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 07:00 PM ET|04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh.

Projected Lineups for Pittsburgh Penguins

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Sergei Murashov and Arturs Silovs
Defensemen	Declan Carlile, Samuel Girard, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Erik Karlsson, Kaedan Korczak, and Kris Letang
Forwards	Nicholas Robertson, Egor Chinakhov, Andrei Kuzmenko, Connor Dewar, Nicholas Robertson, Sidney Crosby, Thomas Novak, Ben Kindel, Blake Lizotte, Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin, Ville Koivunen, and Hendrix Lapierre

Projected Lineups for Dallas Stars

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Jake Oettinger and Casey DeSmith
Defensemen	Esa Lindell, Thomas Harley, Lian Bichsel, Miro Heiskanen, Nils Lundkvist, and Tyler Myers
Forwards	Jason Robertson, Sam Steel, Justin Hryckowian, Oskar Back, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, Arttu Hyry, Radek Faksa, Jamie Benn, Mikko Rantanen, Tyler Seguin, and Colin Blackwell

Latest Injury Report for Pittsburgh Penguins

Players	Position
Justin Brazeau	Right Wing

 

Latest Injury Report for Dallas Stars

Players	Position
Matt Duchene	Center

 

Previous Games

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Montreal Canadiens in their most recent game. Evgeni Malkin, Tommy Novak, Ben Kindel, Declan Carlile, and Samuel Girard scored for the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin recorded one goal, two assists, one shot on goal, and three points. Tommy Novak scored two goals, added one assist, and registered three shots on goal for three points. Nick Suzuki, Chris Kreider, Cole Caufield, and Ivan Demidov scored for the Montreal Canadiens. Nick Suzuki recorded one goal, three assists, four shots on goal, and four points. Chris Kreider earned one goal, one assist, and two points.

The Dallas Stars played against the Nashville Predators in their latest game. Nils Höglander and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators. Nils Höglander recorded one goal, zero assists, two shots on goal, and one point. Steven Stamkos recorded one goal, no assists, four shots on goal, and one point. Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars’s only goal. Miro Heiskanen recorded one goal, no assists, five shots on goal, and one point. The Stars currently sit in the Central Division of the Western Conference.

The Pick: Pittsburgh Penguins

Buffalo Sabres vs Utah Mammoth

Date: October 10, 2026 (Saturday)

Time: 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: KeyBank Center, Buffalo.

Projected Lineups for Buffalo Sabres

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Colten Ellis and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Defensemen	Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, Louis Crevier, Mattias Samuelsson, Olen Zellweger, and Zach Metsa
Forwards	Josh Norris, Zach Benson, Peyton Krebs, Justin Danforth, Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund, Jiri Kulich, Ryan McLeod, Josh Doan, Jack Quinn, Konsta Helenius, and Beck Malenstyn

Projected Lineups for Utah Mammoth

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Karel Vejmelka and Sebastian Cossa
Defensemen	Mikhail Sergachev, Nate Schmidt, Dmitri Simashev, MacKenzie Weegar, John Marino, and Andrew Peeke
Forwards	Clayton Keller, Anders Lee, Lawson Crouse, Michael Carcone, Nick Schmaltz, Logan Cooley, Barrett Hayton, Kevin Stenlund, Vincent Trocheck, Dylan Guenther, Jack McBain, and Daniil But

Latest Injury Report for Buffalo Sabres

Players	Position
Jason Zucker	Left Wing
Conor Timmins	Defenseman
Alex Lyon	Goalie

Latest Injury Report for Utah Mammoth

Players	Position
No Injuries	–

Previous Games

The Buffalo Sabres faced the Chicago Blackhawks in their most recent game. The Sabres scored consistently throughout the game. The Blackhawks scored consistently in the first and second periods but struggled to find the net in the third period.  The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Chicago Blackhawks. Furthermore, the Sabres currently compete in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Utah Mammoth faced the New York Rangers in their latest game. The Rangers scored in the first and third periods but failed to score in the second. The Mammoth scored in the second and third periods but failed to score in the first. Ultimately, the Utah Mammoth lost to the New York Rangers. The Mammoth currently sit second in the Central Division of the Western Conference. The matchup will feature two teams from different divisions and conferences of the NHL.

The Pick: Buffalo Sabres

Conclusion and Key Takeaways

Several NHL teams will aim to deliver their resilience and potential determination in the upcoming fixtures. The San Jose Sharks will host the Edmonton Oilers on October 10. The Oilers will pose a tough challenge to the Sharks in the upcoming game. In another key matchup, the St. Louis Blues will host the Columbus Blue Jackets on October 10.

The Colorado Avalanche will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 10. The Maple Leafs will give a tough challenge to the Avalanche in the upcoming game. The Calgary Flames will host the Anaheim Ducks on October 10.