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NHL Daily Digest – October 21, 2026

The latest NHL headlines, trade updates, game reaction, injury news and talking points from across the league.

Oilers’ Connor McDavid sets NHL record for assists through first nine games

As the Edmonton Oilers held off the Minnesota Wild for a 4-3 overtime win on home ice, McDavid dished out a trio of assists, including his 20th helper of the year on Evan Bouchard’s game-winning goal.

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Source: Red Wings’ Larkin stretches list of trade options to 10 teams

Dylan Larkin, whose trade request was made public last June, has told the Red Wings he’d be willing to move to at least seven additional teams, bringing his list of options to 10, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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Pens’ Kindel hospitalized after medical emergency on flight

Penguins forward Ben Kindel was being evaluated at a Salt Lake City hospital on Tuesday after having a medical emergency on the team’s flight home from a four-game trip.

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Defending champion Hurricanes beat Canucks 6-3 to take NHL lead

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice and had an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Vancouver 6-3 on Tuesday night to take the NHL points lead and hand the Canucks their eighth straight loss.

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NHL Highlights: Maple Leafs 6, Blue Jackets 2

Both Easton Cowan and Jack Roslovic tallied a goal and two assists, while Morgan Rielly chipped in with three helpers on the night as the Toronto Maple Leafs cruised to a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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Kings secure long-awaited first win, lose Byfield to upper-body injury

The NHL’s sole winless team entering Tuesday’s action, the Los Angeles Kings broke out offensively, authoring a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals to improve to 1-6-2, though they lost center Quinton Byfield in the first period to an upper-body…

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Knies, Marchenko brace for emotional reunions as Maple Leafs visit Blue Jackets

While the Blue Jackets’ side of the trade brought an end to a prolonged dispute that seemed all but certain to end in a move for Kirill Marchenko, for Matthew Knies, the news hit like a crosscheck to the gut.

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Panthers’ Jacob Markstrom to miss 10-14 days; Cooper Black recalled

Markstrom was injured during practice on Tuesday, leading Florida to call up Cooper Black from AHL Charlotte.

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Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov ties franchise all-time points record

With a goal in Tampa Bay’s 6-2 win on Tuesday, Kucherov notched 1,137 career points.

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Stars’ Rantanen caps hat trick with filthy OT winner

Watch as Mikko Rantanen puts the Dallas Stars on his back, scoring two goals in regulation to force overtime before adding a silky backhand finish to complete the hat trick and seal the 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins.

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Celebrini scores his 2nd goal of the game on an OT power play to lift the Sharks past the Canadiens

MONTREAL (AP) — Macklin Celebrini scored his second goal of the game on a power play at 2:13 of overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.

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Leafs’ Jake McCabe leaves game against Blue Jackets with injury

A key member of the Leafs’ defense, McCabe has gone without a point through 10 games to start the season.

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NHL rumors: The 2 forwards Penguins could be shopping amid concerning start

The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to a rocky start to the 2026-27 NHL season. Pittsburgh is just 3-6-1 through their first 10 games. As a result, the Penguins are reportedly looking to shop two forwards. Those players are Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell, per league insider Elliotte Friedman.

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Simon Edvinsson and Red Wings Held Weekend Meeting Amid Contract Standoff

The Simon Edvinsson saga in Detroit took a step forward over the weekend, even if a resolution remains elusive. Pierre LeBrun reported on TSN’s “Insider Trading” that Edvinsson and his agent, J.P.

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Sources: Something ‘has to give’ on trade market with Flyers’ winger logjam

The Flyers need help up the middle and could be open to sacrificing a winger to get it soon.

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