{"id":17741,"date":"2026-09-25T11:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettingpremier.com\/blog\/?p=17741"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T11:38:53","slug":"nhl-2026-27-preseason-matchups-and-team-rosters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettingpremier.com\/blog\/nhl-2026-27-preseason-matchups-and-team-rosters\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL 2026-27: Preseason Matchups and Team Rosters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2026-27 NHL preseason began on September 19, along with returning vital players and newcomers. Evan Bouchard recorded four assists for the Edmonton Oilers, placing him among the preseason assist leaders. Anton Johansson also earned four assists for the Detroit Red Wings. Bradly Nadeau placed among the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 leaders in shots on goal. Cayden Primeau ranked among the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 leaders in save percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bet-ad js-bet-ad-insert\" data-size=\"responsive\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nhl-preseason-key-performances-and-results\"><strong>NHL Preseason: Key Performances and Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening game was between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs. The St. Louis Blues lost to the Dallas Stars in their most recent game. The Edmonton Oilers earned a 5-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in their preseason game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their NHL preseason game, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Los Angeles Kings. The Seattle Kraken earned a 4-2 victory against the Vancouver Canucks. The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders in their most recent game. The Anaheim Ducks claimed a win over the San Jose Sharks, while the Boston Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals. In another matchup, the Tampa Bay Lightning earned a victory over the Nashville Predators. The Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in their NHL game. The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Utah Mammoth, and the Calgary Flames lost to the Seattle Kraken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Washington Capitals secured a win over the Philadelphia Flyers in their previous game. The New Jersey Devils claimed a victory against the New York Rangers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in their last game. The Pittsburgh Penguins suffered a loss to the Detroit Red Wings. The Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-1, in their previous game. In another matchup, the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-1. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Florida Panthers in their most recent game. The Hurricanes started a winning streak in the preseason. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks in their latest game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upcoming-game-schedules-dates-and-venues\"><strong>Upcoming Game Schedules: Dates and Venues<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fixtures<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone (Eastern Time)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone (Pacific Time)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time Zone (Indian Standard Time)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Locations<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>03:00 PM<\/td><td>12:00 PM<\/td><td>12:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Bridgestone Arena, Nashville<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>03:00 PM<\/td><td>12:00 PM<\/td><td>12:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>KeyBank Center, Buffalo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Los Angeles Kings vs Anaheim Ducks<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>01:00 PM<\/td><td>01:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Utah Mammoth vs Colorado Avalanche<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>05:00 PM<\/td><td>02:00 PM<\/td><td>02:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Delta Center, Salt Lake City<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Philadelphia Flyers vs Washington Capitals<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>05:00 PM<\/td><td>02:00 PM<\/td><td>02:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Florida Panthers vs Tampa Bay Lightning<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>06:00 PM<\/td><td>03:00 PM<\/td><td>03:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Detroit Red Wings vs Columbus Blue Jackets<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>07:00 PM<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>04:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Little Caesars Arena, Detroit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>07:00 PM<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>04:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>United Center, Chicago<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vancouver Canucks vs Seattle Kraken<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>07:00 PM<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>04:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Rogers Arena, Vancouver<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>07:00 PM<\/td><td>04:00 PM<\/td><td>04:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Centre Bell, Montreal<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>07:30 PM<\/td><td>04:30 PM<\/td><td>05:00 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>UBS Arena, Elmont<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>09:00 PM<\/td><td>06:00 PM<\/td><td>06:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>Rogers Place, Edmonton<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vegas Golden Knights vs San Jose Sharks<\/td><td>September 26, 2027<\/td><td>10:00 PM<\/td><td>07:00 PM<\/td><td>07:30 AM (Next Day)<\/td><td>T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas Valley<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pivotal-teams\"><strong>Pivotal Teams<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nashville-predators-vs-carolina-hurricanes\"><strong>Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> September 26, 2027 (Saturday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 03:00 PM ET|12:00 PM PT| 12:30 AM IST (Next Day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-nashville-predators\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Nashville Predators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Juuse Saros and Justus Annunen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Brady Skjei, Nicolas Hague, Ryan Ufko, Roman Josi, Adam Wilsby, and Ilya Lyubushkin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, Ross Colton, Alex Kerfoot, Ryan O&#8217;Reilly, Matthew Wood, Mavrik Bourque, Jack Drury, Jonathan Marchessault, Nils Hoglander, Brady Martin, and Reid Schaefer<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-carolina-hurricanes\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Brandon Bussi and Pyotr Kochetkov<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Jaccob Slavin, K&#8217;Andre Miller, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jalen Chatfield, Sean Walker, and Mike Reilly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Andrei Svechnikov, Taylor Hall, Nikolaj Ehlers, Nicolas Deslauriers, Sebastian Aho, Logan Stankoven, Jordan Staal, Mark Jankowski, Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook, and William Carrier<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-nashville-predators\"><strong>Injury Report for Nashville Predators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vitali Pinchuk<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-carolina-hurricanes\"><strong>Injury Report for Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Seth Jarvis<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alexander Nikishin<\/td><td>Defenseman<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-analysis\"><strong>Team Analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nashville Predators faced the Tampa Bay Lightning in their most recent game. Both teams failed to score in the first period. After the first period, the Lightning took the lead as Jeffrey Viel scored two goals. Pontus Holmberg recorded one assist and one point for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In the third period, Matthew Wood and Felix Nilsson scored for the Predators. Wood recorded two goals, zero assists, and two points. The match went to overtime, and the Predators defeated the Lightning. With home-ice advantage, the Nashville Predators will look to earn a victory in the upcoming game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florida Panthers faced off against the Carolina Hurricanes, in contrast. Bradly Nadeau and Justin Robidas were key contributors for the Hurricanes. Nadeau recorded one goal, seven shots on goal, and one point. Robidas recorded one goal, no assists, and one shot on goal for a point. Aleksander Barkov and Brady Tkachuk were key contributors for the Florida Panthers. Barkov recorded one goal, one assist, three shots on goal, and two points. Tkachuk scored one goal, added one assist, and recorded two shots on goal for two points. In the end, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Florida Panthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Nashville Predators<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-detroit-red-wings-vs-columbus-blue-jackets\"><strong>Detroit Red Wings vs Columbus Blue Jackets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> September 26, 2027 (Saturday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Little Caesars Arena, Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-detroit-red-wings\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Detroit Red Wings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>John Gibson and Daniil Tarasov<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson, Ben Chiarot, Moritz Seider, Justin Faulk, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Alex DeBrincat, Emmitt Finnie, Mason Appleton, Michael Rasmussen, Andrew Copp, Marco Kasper, Nate Danielson, J.T. Compher, Lucas Raymond, Viktor Arvidsson, Michael Brandsegg-Nyg\u00e5rd, and Keegan Kolesar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-columbus-blue-jackets\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Columbus Blue Jackets<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Jet Greaves and Elvis Merzlikins<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Zach Werenski, Ivan Provorov, Jake Christiansen, Damon Severson, Denton Mateychuk, and Dante Fabbro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Kent Johnson, Dmitri Voronkov, Mathieu Olivier, Ryan Lomberg, Adam Fantilli, Sean Monahan, Charlie Coyle, Cole Sillinger, Kirill Marchenko, Valeri Nichushkin, Miles Wood, and Conor Garland<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-detroit-red-wings\"><strong>Injury Report for Detroit Red Wings<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dylan Larkin<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-columbus-blue-jackets\"><strong>Injury Report for Columbus Blue Jackets<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Isac Lundestrom<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dante Fabbro<\/td><td>Defenseman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mikael Pyyhtia<\/td><td>Left Wing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-analysis-0\"><strong>Team Analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in their latest game. Both teams scored in the first period. Kaedan Korczak, Nicholas Robertson, Rickard Rakell, and Rutger McGroarty scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Korczak recorded one goal, one assist, and two shots on goal with two points. Robertson recorded one goal, one assist, and two shots on goal, finishing with two points. Michael Brandsegg-Nyg\u00e5rd, Wilmer Skoog, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Jesse Kiiskinen, Mason Appleton, and Ond\u0159ej Becher scored for the Red Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Columbus Blue Jackets suffered a defeat against the Buffalo Sabres in their NHL game. Both teams failed to score in the first period. After the first period, Noah \u00d6stlund, Tage Thompson, Conor Timmins, and Josh Norris scored for the Buffalo Sabres. The Blue Jackets scored in the second period, with Corson Ceulemans scoring their only goal. Furthermore, the Columbus Blue Jackets struggled with inconsistent performances in the early NHL preseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Detroit Red Wings<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-montreal-canadiens-vs-ottawa-senators\"><strong>Montreal Canadiens vs Ottawa Senators<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> September 26, 2027 (Saturday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 07:00 PM ET| 04:00 PM PT| 04:30 AM IST (Next Day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Centre Bell, Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-montreal-canadiens\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Montreal Canadiens<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Mike Matheson, Jayden Struble, Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson, Alexandre Carrier, and Arber Xhekaj<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Chris Kreider, Juraj Slafkovsky, Zack Bolduc, Phillip Danault, Jake Evans, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Ivan Demidov, Alexandre Texier, and Josh Anderson<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-ottawa-senators\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Ottawa Senators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Linus Ullmark and Samuel Ersson<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Jake Sanderson, Thomas Chabot, Tyler Kleven, Carter Yakemchuk, Jordan Spence, and Artem Zub<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Andre Burakovsky, William Eklund, Ridly Greig, Nick Cousins, Tim Stutzle, Dylan Cozens, Shane Pinto, Stephen Halliday, Drake Batherson, Fabian Zetterlund, Michael Amadio, and Claude Giroux<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-montreal-canadiens\"><strong>Injury Report for Montreal Canadiens<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kaiden Guhle<\/td><td>Defenseman<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-ottawa-senators\"><strong>Injury Report for Ottawa Senators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artem Zub<\/td><td>Defenseman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Warren Foegele<\/td><td>Left Wing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-analysis-1\"><strong>Team Analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Montreal Canadiens faced the Ottawa Senators in their most recent game. Both teams scored in the first period. After the first period, the Senators dominated throughout the rest of the game. Meanwhile, the Canadiens took the lead in the third period. After the third period, the game went to overtime. The Montreal Canadiens dominated in overtime and scored the winning goal. Ultimately, the Montreal Canadiens claimed a victory over the Ottawa Senators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, the Ottawa Senators faced the Toronto Maple Leafs in their latest game. Auston Matthews, Jack Roslovic, John Tavares, Jake McCabe, Morgan Rielly, and Zack MacEwen scored for the Maple Leafs. The Senators took the lead in the first period. They struggled to score during the first period. Tim St\u00fctzle scored one goal for the Ottawa Senators. In the end, the Ottawa Senators lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Montreal Canadiens<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edmonton-oilers-vs-calgary-flames\"><strong>Edmonton Oilers vs Calgary Flames<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> September 26, 2027 (Saturday)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 09:00 PM ET| 06:00 PM PT| 06:30 AM IST (Next Day)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Rogers Place, Edmonton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-edmonton-oilers\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Edmonton Oilers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Ryan Shea, Jake Walman, Mattias Ekholm, Evan Bouchard, Connor Murphy, and Shakir Mukhamadullin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Leon Draisaitl, Trent Frederic, Isaac Howard, Alex Formenton, Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jason Dickinson, Colton Dach, Vasily Podkolzin, Zach Hyman, Kasperi Kapanen, and Mathieu Joseph<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-possible-lineups-for-calgary-flames\"><strong>Possible Lineups for Calgary Flames<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goaltenders<\/td><td>Dustin Wolf and Devin Cooley<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Defensemen<\/td><td>Kevin Bahl, Jacob Middleton, Yan Kuznetsov, Simon Nemec, Zayne Parekh, and Zach Whitecloud<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Forwards<\/td><td>Maxim Tsyplakov, Connor Zary, Samuel Honzek, Matvei Gridin, Martin Pospisil, Ryan Strome, Mikael Backlund, Morgan Frost, Adam Klapka, Yegor Sharangovich, Joel Farabee, and Matt Coronato<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-edmonton-oilers\"><strong>Injury Report for Edmonton Oilers <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Players<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alec Regula<\/td><td>Defenseman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Frederik Andersen<\/td><td>Goalie<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mattias Janmark<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Matthew Savoie<\/td><td>Center<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-injury-report-for-calgary-flames\"><strong>Injury Report for Calgary Flames<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jonathan Huberdeau<\/td><td>Left Wing<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-team-analysis-2\"><strong>Team Analysis<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Winnipeg Jets in their NHL match. The Edmonton Oilers took control of the game, with Atro Lepp\u00e4nen and Viljami Marjala each scoring a goal. Lepp\u00e4nen recorded one goal and two shots on goal, with one point. Marjala scored one goal and had two shots on goal, with one point. The Jets responded when Alex Iafallo scored in the first period. Iafallo scored one goal and had three shots on goal for one point. The Winnipeg Jets failed to score after the first period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Calgary Flames defeated the Seattle Kraken in their latest game. Jon-Randall Avon, Logan Morrison, Jagger Firkus, and Ty Nelson scored for the Kraken. Morrison scored one goal and recorded one assist for two points. Firkus scored one goal and recorded four shots on goal for one point. Aydar Suniev scored for the Calgary Flames. Suniev scored two goals and had four shots on goal, with two points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The Pick:<\/em><\/strong><em> Edmonton Oilers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-closure\"><strong>Closure<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026-27 NHL preseason features several notable teams aiming to build momentum ahead of the regular season. One of the top team clashes is between the Nashville Predators and the Carolina Hurricanes at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Another key matchup will see the Buffalo Sabers host the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 26. The Utah Mammoth will host the Colorado Avalanche on September 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers will face the Calgary Flames on September 26 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. The remaining teams will aim to avoid dropping to the bottom of the NHL standings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026-27 NHL preseason began on September 19, along with returning vital players and newcomers. Evan Bouchard recorded four assists for the Edmonton Oilers, placing him among the preseason assist leaders. Anton Johansson also earned four assists for the Detroit Red Wings. Bradly Nadeau placed among the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 leaders in shots on goal. 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