NHL 2026-27: Preseason Games with Schedules

The New York Islanders lost 6-1 to the New York Rangers in their National Hockey League (NHL) game. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Nashville Predators in their most recent game. The Buffalo Sabres suffered a defeat to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest game.

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Anaheim Ducks, who currently sit in the middle of the standings. The Anaheim Ducks will look to improve their form in the upcoming games. The Utah Mammoth defeated the Colorado Avalanche, while the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Washington Capitals. The Florida Panthers suffered a defeat against the Tampa Bay Lightning in their most recent NHL game. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Detroit Red Wings, while the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues. The Vancouver Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers in their latest NHL preseason game.

Upcoming Game Schedules: Timings and Dates

Fixtures	Dates	Time Zone (Eastern Time)	Time Zone (Pacific Time)	Time Zone (Indian Standard Time)	Locations
Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers	October 2, 2026	06:30 PM	03:30 PM	04:00 AM (Next Day)	Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals	October 2, 2026	07:00 PM	04:00 PM	04:30 AM (Next Day)	Lenovo Center, Raleigh
Winnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins	October 2, 2026	08:00 PM	05:00 PM	05:30 AM (Next Day)	Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg
Dallas Stars vs St. Louis Blues	October 2, 2026	09:00 PM	06:00 PM	06:30 AM (Next Day)	American Airlines Center, Dallas
Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks	October 2, 2026	10:00 PM	07:00 PM	07:30 AM (Next Day)	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Valley

Top Selected Teams and Projected Lineups

Detroit Red Wings vs New York Rangers

Date: October 2, 2026 (Friday)

Time: 06:30 PM ET| 03:30 PM PT| 04:00 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

Possible Lineups for Detroit Red Wings

Position	Players
Goaltenders	John Gibson and Daniil Tarasov
Defensemen	Albert Johansson, Anton Johansson, Ben Chiarot, Moritz Seider, Justin Faulk, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Forwards	Alex DeBrincat, Emmitt Finnie, Carter Mazur, Mason Appleton, Andrew Copp, J.T. Compher, Marco Kasper, Nate Danielson, Lucas Raymond, Viktor Arvidsson, Keegan Kolesar, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

Possible Lineups for New York Rangers

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Igor Shesterkin and Joonas Korpisalo
Defensemen	Vladislav Gavrikov, Marcus Pettersson, Alberts Smits, Adam Fox, Sean Durzi, and Braden Schneider
Forwards	Gabriel Perreault, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Will Cuylle, Tye Kartye, Mika Zibanejad, J.T. Miller, Noah Laba, Joe Veleno, Alexis Lafreniere, Pavel Dorofeyev, Eeli Tolvanen, and Matt Rempe

Injury Report for Detroit Red Wings

Players	Position
Jacob Bernard-Docker	Defenseman
Dylan Larkin	Center

Injury Report for New York Rangers

Players	Position
No Injuries	–

Previous Games

The Detroit Red Wings faced the Buffalo Sabres in their most recent game. Alex DeBrincat, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, and Sheldon Dries scored for the Red Wings. DeBrincat recorded one goal and one point. Axel Sandin-Pellikka recorded one goal, one shot on goal, and one point. Jiří Kulich and Trevor Kuntar scored for the Sabres. Jiří Kulich recorded one goal, one shot on goal, and one point. In the end, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Buffalo Sabers.

The New York Rangers played against the Boston Bruins in their NHL game. The Rangers failed to score in any period. The Bruins took the lead as Fraser Minten, JJ Peterka, and Mark Kastelic scored for the team. Minten recorded one goal, one assist, three shots on goal, and two points. JJ Peterka recorded one goal, one shot on goal, and one point. The New York Rangers lost to the Bruins.

The Pick: Detroit Red Wings

Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals

Date: October 2, 2026 (Friday)

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

Venue: Lenovo Center, Raleigh

Possible Lineups for Carolina Hurricanes

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Brandon Bussi and Pyotr Kochetkov
Defensemen	Jaccob Slavin, K’Andre Miller, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jalen Chatfield, Sean Walker, and Charles-Alexis Legault
Forwards	Andrei Svechnikov, Taylor Hall, Nikolaj Ehlers, William Carrier, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Staal, Mark Jankowski, Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook, and Nicolas Deslauriers

Possible Lineups for Washington Capitals

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren
Defensemen	Jakob Chychrun, Cole Hutson, Martin Fehervary, Matt Roy, Vincent Desharnais, and Timothy Liljegren
Forwards	Alex Tuch, Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Boone Jenner, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome, Ilya Protas, Justin Sourdif, Tom Wilson, Ryan Leonard, Jordan Kyrou, and Anthony Beauvillier

Injury Report for Carolina Hurricanes

Players	Position
Seth Jarvis	Center
Alexander Nikishin	Defenseman

Injury Report for Washington Capitals

Players	Position
Rasmus Sandin	Defenseman

Previous Games

The Carolina Hurricanes played against the Nashville Predators in their NHL game. The Hurricanes scored consistently throughout the game. Jackson Blake, Nikolaj Ehlers, Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook, Logan Stankoven, and Mark Jankowski scored for the Hurricanes. The Predators failed to score throughout the game. The Carolina Hurricanes ultimately defeated the Nashville Predators. With home-ice advantage, the Hurricanes will aim to capitalize on their winning streak to earn a win in their upcoming game.

By contrast, the Washington Capitals faced the Philadelphia Flyers in their latest game. The Capitals took the lead as Andrew Cristall, Ethen Frank, Lynden Lakovic, Maxim Schäfer, and Theodor Niederbach scored for the team. The Flyers failed to score in the first and third periods. Jamie Drysdale scored the Flyers’ only goal. In the end, the Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Pick: Carolina Hurricanes

Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues

Date: October 2, 2026 (Friday)

Time: 09:00 PM ET| 06:00 PM PT| 06:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas

Possible Lineups for Dallas Stars

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

Possible Lineups for St. Louis Blues

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Joel Hofer and Jordan Binnington
Defensemen	Philip Broberg, Theo Lindstein, Cam Fowler, Logan Mailloux, Colton Parayko, and Brandon Carlo
Forwards	Dylan Holloway, Connor McMichael, Jake Neighbours, Alexey Toropchenko, Robert Thomas, Mason McTavish, Dalibor Dvorsky, Pius Suter, Jimmy Snuggerud, Pavel Buchnevich, Jonatan Berggren, and Dillon Dube

Injury Report for Dallas Stars

Players	Position
Matt Duchene	Center

Injury Report for St. Louis Blues

Players	Position
Logan Mailloux	Defenseman

Previous Games

The Dallas Stars faced the Minnesota Wild in their most recent NHL game. Radek Faksa and Thomas Harley scored for the Stars. Radek Faksa recorded one goal, one shot on goal, and one point. Thomas Harley also recorded one goal, three shots on goal, and one point. Joel Eriksson Ek scored the Wild’s only goal. Joel Eriksson Ek recorded one goal, one shot on goal, and one point. The Dallas Stars defeated the Minnesota Wild.

The St. Louis Blues and the Dallas Stars compete in the same Central Division of the Western Conference in the NHL standings. The St. Louis Blues played against the Chicago Blackhawks in their latest game. Colton Parayko and Jonatan Berggren scored for the Blues. Parayko recorded one goal, two shots on goal, and one point. Berggren recorded one goal, three shots on goal, and one point. In the end, the St. Louis Blues lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Pick: Dallas Stars

Vegas Golden Knights vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: October 2, 2026 (Friday)

Time: 10:00 PM ET| 07:00 PM PT| 07:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Valley

Possible Lineups for Vegas Golden Knights

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Carter Hart and Adin Hill
Defensemen	Brayden McNabb, Parker Wotherspoon, Jeremy Lauzon, Shea Theodore, Rasmus Andersson, and Noah Hanifin
Forwards	Ivan Barbashev, Brett Howden, Trevor Connelly, Marc Gatcomb, Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, Tomas Hertl, Nic Dowd, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Victor Olofsson, and Braeden Bowman

Possible Lineups for Anaheim Ducks

Position	Players
Goaltenders	Lukas Dostal and Ville Husso
Defensemen	Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, Travis Mitchell, Tristan Luneau, Nick Jensen, and Tyson Hinds
Forwards	A.J. Greer, Nikita Nesterenko, Alex Killorn, Jeff Malott, Leo Carlsson, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Poehling, Tim Washe, Cutter Gauthier, Beckett Sennecke, Frank Vatrano, and Judd Caulfield

Injury Report for Vegas Golden Knights

Players	Position
No Injuries	–

Injury Report for Anaheim Ducks

Players	Position
Troy Terry	Right Wing
Ian Moore	Defenseman
Drew Helleson	Defenseman
A.J. Greer	Left Wing

Previous Games

The Vegas Golden Knights faced the Utah Mammoth in their latest NHL game. The Golden Knights scored in the first and third periods. Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Jeremy Lauzon, Tomáš Hertl, and Victor Olofsson scored for the Golden Knights. The Utah Mammoth also scored throughout the match. Zac Jones, Artyom Duda, Liam O’Brien, and Tomas Lavoie scored for the Mammoth. Ultimately, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Utah Mammoth.

The Anaheim Ducks played against the Los Angeles Kings in their latest matchup. The Ducks scored only in the first period but failed to score in the second and third periods. Beckett Sennecke and Nikita Nesterenko scored for the Ducks. The Kings scored throughout the game. Alex Turcotte, Mats Zuccarello, Adrian Kempe, Erik Haula, and Scott Laughton scored for the Kings. The Anaheim Ducks lost to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Pick: Vegas Golden Knights

Finis

Every day, NHL action features several elite teams competing in head-to-head matchups. The Detroit Red Wings will host the New York Rangers on October 2. In another key matchup, the Carolina Hurricanes will compete against the Washington Capitals. The Capitals will aim to win in this road challenge.

The Boston Bruins will face the Winnipeg Jets on October 2 at Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg. Will the Bruins defeat the Jets, or will Winnipeg secure the win? The middle-of-the-pack teams will aim to enhance their position in the standings in the upcoming games. The Maple Leafs, Rangers, Blackhawks, and Kraken will aim to avoid dropping in the standings.