Last Night’s Scores
Vegas Golden Knights 3 – Dallas Stars 0 (series tied 1-1)
Today’s Game
Tampa Bay Lightning – New York Islanders (series 1-0 Lightning)
NHL Draft and Free Agency Dates
Elliotte Friedman: The NHL has moved the 2020 NHL draft ahead a few days. Round one of the draft will be on Tuesday, October 6th, with the remaining rounds on Wednesday, October 7th.
Pierre LeBrun: Free Agency is scheduled to get begin on Friday, October 9th.
Devils hire an assistant
Wes Crosby: The New Jersey Devils have hired Mark Recchi as their assistant coach.
On loan
Mark Divver: The Boston Bruins have loaned defenseman Jakub Zboril to HC Kometa Brno in the Czech League.
Chicago Blackhawks: The Blackhawks have loaned forward Pius Suter to GCK Lions of the Swiss League.
Columbus Blue Jackets: The Blue Jackets have loaned forwards Emil Bemstrom (HIFK Helskinki) and Alexandre Texier (KalPa) and goaltender Veini Vehvilainen (JYP Jyvaskyla) to SM-Liiga teams.
Edmonton Oilers: The Edmonton Oilers have loaned forward Gaeton Haas to SC Bern of the Swiss League.
Edmonton Oilers: The Oilers have loaned defenseman Evan Bouchard to Sodertalje SK of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan.
Vince Mercogliano: The New York Rangers have loaned defenseman Libor Hajek to the Czech Extraliga.
Stars still without three … Islanders could get one back
Sean Shapiro: Dallas Stars goaltender Ben Bishop, and defensemen Taylor Fedun and Stephen Johns remain unfit to play.
Fedun did skate yesterday morning.
Andrew Gross: New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz said that there is a possibility that forward Cal Clutterbuck is able to play in Game 2. Clutterbuck will be ‘re-assessed’ before the game.
