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Dan Muse was very intentional when he chose the Pittsburgh Penguins' starting lineup on opening night.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman isn't the biggest fan of taking a nearly three-week break in the middle of the season so players can participate in the Milan-Cortina Olympics. That said, he obviously sees the value.

Connor McDavid gave the Oilers a hometown discount, signing a two-year, $25 million deal that keeps him in Edmonton through 2028.

The NHL's season-opening rosters are in, and they include three of the top five picks from the most recent draft.

Among the highlights of the ring: A play on the speeches that Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett gave at the Stanley Cup parade, where they both gleefully pointed out that they apologize to no one for the Panthers being the Panthers.

Connor McDavid will count $12.5 against the salary cap from 2026-28, the same he has had since 2019.

Zdeno Chara is set to become the 13th player in franchise history to have his number raised to the rafters and the first since Willie O'Ree in 2022.

Niko Mikkola had an assist on a goal that gave the Florida Panthers an 8-0 lead. Problem was, he'd been kicked out of the game a few minutes earlier and nobody noticed.

The Minnesota Wild announced a five-year, $34 million contract extension for goalie Filip Gustavsson on Saturday.

The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions claimed Schwindt off waivers Friday -- a move that, somewhat ironically, figures to help them get through playing without Tkachuk for the first few weeks of the season.