"The 2025-26 NHL season opens this evening with an all-American tripleheader. At 5 p.m. ET, the Florida Panthers begin their quest to become the first three-peat Stanley Cup champion since the early-1980s Islanders when they host Chicago. Pittsburgh Penguins stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin start their 20th (and last?) season together at 8 p.m. ET against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden."
"Edmonton breathed a sigh of relief yesterday when Connor McDavid signed a surprising two-year, $25-million US contract extension that will pay him the same annual salary he's currently making. It's great for the Oilers the world's best player decided to forego free agency and/or a massive raise. But now the pressure is on them to use the unexpected cap space to help McDavid win his first championship after back-to-back defeats to Florida in the final."
The 2025-26 NHL season opens with an all-American tripleheader featuring Florida vs. Chicago, Pittsburgh vs. New York, and Colorado vs. Los Angeles, with Canadian teams starting later. Florida pursues a rare three-peat while Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin begin their 20th season together. Gabriel Landeskog returns from a long absence and Anze Kopitar begins a farewell season. Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Vancouver have staggered openers. Edmonton secured Connor McDavid with a surprising two-year, $25-million US extension, creating cap space pressure to bolster a top-heavy roster and address uncertain goaltending.
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