It's Week 2 of the NHL schedule and already there have been a slew of injuries. You have to wonder if it's just a fluke, or if the players aren't getting enough game action during the preseason before going all out in the first week, and suffering the consequences.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-19
4 Games – Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Minnesota, Nashville, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Utah, Vancouver
3 Games – Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Vegas, Washington, Winnipeg
Toronto plays all four games at home.
Edmonton, Florida, Nashville and Tampa Bay play four games on the road.
Boston, Carolina, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Seattle play three games on the road.
Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Montreal, Ottawa, Philadelphia and Utah play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Carolina, @ Chicago
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Beckett Sennecke cracked the Ducks roster to start the season, and the third overall pick from 2024 managed to score Anaheim's lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Seattle, as well as a power-play goal Saturday in San Jose. He is currently on the second line, alongside Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier, but he could return to the OHL before he plays 10 games...
It's Week 2 of the NHL schedule and already there have been a slew of injuries. You have to wonder if it's just a fluke, or if the players aren't getting enough game action during the preseason before going all out in the first week, and suffering the consequences.
All stats are through Saturday night unless otherwise noted.
Visit RotoWire's NHL Daily Starting Lineups to find out starters for every game on the schedule!
WEEK OF OCTOBER 13-19
4 Games – Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Edmonton, Florida, Minnesota, Nashville, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Utah, Vancouver
3 Games – Anaheim, Buffalo, Calgary, Carolina, Colorado, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Vegas, Washington, Winnipeg
Toronto plays all four games at home.
Edmonton, Florida, Nashville and Tampa Bay play four games on the road.
Boston, Carolina, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Seattle play three games on the road.
Buffalo, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Montreal, Ottawa, Philadelphia and Utah play three games at home.
ANAHEIM
Games this week
vs. Pittsburgh, vs. Carolina, @ Chicago
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Beckett Sennecke cracked the Ducks roster to start the season, and the third overall pick from 2024 managed to score Anaheim's lone goal in a 3-1 loss to Seattle, as well as a power-play goal Saturday in San Jose. He is currently on the second line, alongside Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier, but he could return to the OHL before he plays 10 games... Ryan Strome (upper body) missed both games this past week but could return in time for Tuesday's tilt versus Pittsburgh... Mason McTavish has four assists in two games.
BOSTON
Games this week
vs. Tampa Bay, @ Vegas, @ Colorado, @ Utah
Tired: @ Utah (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Bruins play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week, so expect to see Jeremy Swayman play at least twice and possibly three times with Joonas Korpisalo tending the twine in the remainder... The Bruins are off to a hot start, winning their first three games of the season... Jordan Harris picked up an assist in his first game with the team Saturday... Elias Lindholm has two goals and two assists in his first three contests.
BUFFALO
Games this week
vs. Colorado, vs. Ottawa, vs. Florida
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Josh Norris will miss a "significant amount of time" after suffering an upper-body injury Thursday... Look for Jiri Kulich to center the top line and Ryan McLeod to anchor the second line in Norris' absence... Owen Power (illness) returned to the lineup Saturday... Jason Zucker has the Sabres' lone goal in two games... Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will be reevaluated Monday and is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
CALGARY
Games this week
vs. Vegas, @ Utah, @ Vegas
Tired: @ Utah (Wednesday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Flames play a pair of games versus Vegas this week... If tempers flare, look for Ryan Lomberg to be involved... Jonathan Huberdeau is out of action with an undisclosed injury but he could return at some point this week... Dustin Wolf started all three games this past week, but look for Devin Cooley to play Tuesday versus Vegas or Wednesday in Utah as the Flames play back-to-back contests.
CAROLINA
Games this week
@ San Jose, @ Anaheim, @ Los Angeles
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Hurricanes make their annual trip to California this week... Pyotr Kochetkov is out at least another week and that makes his appearance for any game this week in doubt... Look for Frederik Andersen to play twice with Brandon Bussi getting one start... Rookie defenseman Alexander Nikishin picked up an assist Thursday in his first regular-season game in the NHL, though he did play in four playoff games last season... Seth Jarvis has three goals in two games.
CHICAGO
Games this week
vs. Utah, @ St. Louis, vs. Vancouver, vs. Anaheim
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Vancouver (Friday)
Notes
Chicago plays four games this week, but do not play three games in four nights... Look for Spencer Knight to play three times with Arvid Soderblom playing once... Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist during a 4-3 loss in Boston on Thursday... Frank Nazar is off to a hot start with a goal and four assists in his first three contests.
COLORADO
Games this week
@ Buffalo, @ Columbus, vs. Boston
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Samuel Girard is week-to-week with an upper-body injury... Ilya Solovyov will enter the lineup for Girard... Mackenzie Blackwood is out of action with a lower-body injury, but the Avalanche have not missed a step as Scott Wedgewood is 2-0-0, allowing only two goals on 58 shots ...Blackwood's status is still up in the air for this week's games.
COLUMBUS
Games this week
vs. New Jersey, vs. Colorado, vs. Tampa Bay
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Tampa Bay (Saturday)
Notes
The Blue Jackets exploded for seven goals Saturday in a win over the Wild... Kirill Marchenko led the way with a hat trick while Boone Jenner and Zach Werenski each had a goal and two assists... Sean Monahan was expected to lead the Blue Jackets offensively, but he has yet to hit the scoresheet... Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist versus the Wild while Dmitri Voronkov scored the lone goal Thursday in a 2-1 loss to Nashville.
DALLAS
Games this week
vs. Minnesota, vs. Vancouver, @ St. Louis
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Minnesota (Tuesday)
Notes
Mikko Rantanen got off to a great start this season with a goal and two assists in a 5-4 win over Winnipeg, and he then chipped in with an assist as the Stars beat his ex-Avalanche teammates 5-4 in a shootout... Thomas Harley has a goal and four points in his first two contests.
DETROIT
Games this week
@ Toronto, vs. Florida, vs. Tampa Bay, vs. Edmonton
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Edmonton (Sunday)
Notes
The Red Wings play four times this week, including three games in four nights... Look for John Gibson and Cam Talbot to split the net... Gibson was pulled in the second period Opening Night, allowing five goals on only 13 shots... Patrick Kane is off to a good start with a goal and two assists in two games... Alex DeBrincat had a trio of assists against Toronto on Saturday.
EDMONTON
Games this week
@ New York Rangers, @ New York Islanders, @ New Jersey, @ Detroit
Tired: @ Detroit (Sunday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Oilers breathed a huge sigh of relief when they signed Connor McDavid to a two-year contract extension. They then inked defenseman Jake Walman to a seven-year, $49 million deal... The Oilers play all four games this week on the road, including three games in four nights... Stuart Skinner is likely to play three times with Calvin Pickard playing once... Edmonton made a great signing Wednesday, inking Jack Roslovic to a one-year deal. Don't be surprised if he sees top six-minutes during the season. He should make his debut in New York after sitting out the first two games of the season.
FLORIDA
Games this week
@ Philadelphia, @ Detroit, @ New Jersey, @ Buffalo
Tired: @ New Jersey (Thursday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Panthers play all four games on the road, including three games in four nights... Sergei Bobrovsky should get three starts with Daniil Tarasov between the pipes once... Dmitry Kulikov was placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. He could return for Saturday's tilt in Buffalo... Anton Lundell, who I look to take over from Aleksander Barkov this season, has a pair of goals and an assist in three games.
LOS ANGELES
Games this week
@ Minnesota, vs. Pittsburgh vs. Carolina
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Kings were 1-2-0 this past week, scoring a shootout win over Vegas before dropping a pair of games to Colorado and Winnipeg... Anze Kopitar has one assist in each of the three games... Darcy Kuemper has been charged with both losses, giving up seven goals on 50 shots... Andrei Kuzmenko has fit in nicely on the top line with Kopitar and Adrian Kempe and has a goal and two helpers in three appearances.
MINNESOTA
Games this week
vs. Los Angeles, @ Dallas, @ Washington, @ Philadelphia
Tired: @ Dallas (Tuesday), @ Philadelphia (Saturday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Wild play a pair of back-to-back sets this week... Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt should share the net... Danila Yurov was a healthy scratch the first two games of the season, but the 24th overall pick in 2022 is poised to start Monday against the Kings... Nico Sturm is out six-to-eight weeks with a back injury... Kirill Kaprizov picked up three assists in the opener while Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists. Kaprizov had two goals and an assist Saturday, while Boldy had one of each.
MONTREAL
Games this week
vs. Seattle, vs. Nashville, vs. New York Rangers
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Oliver Kapanen is seeing third line minutes and had two goals in his first two contests, including a shorthanded goal against the Maple Leafs... Zachary Bolduc was picked up in the offseason in a trade with St. Louis for Logan Mailloux and has started off his Montreal career with a goal in each of his first three games... Lane Hutson is off to a slow start with one point in his first three games.
NASHVILLE
Games this week
@ Ottawa, @ Toronto, @ Montreal, @ Winnipeg
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Predators play four games in Canada this week, including three games in four nights... Juuse Saros should get three starts with Justus Annunen playing once... Brady Martin, the fifth overall pick in 2025, made the roster and is currently centering the top line between Filip Forsberg and Ryan O'Reilly... Martin picked up his first career point Saturday, assisting on Forsberg's first of the season.
NEW JERSEY
Games this week
@ Columbus, vs. Florida, vs. Edmonton
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Florida (Thursday)
Notes
Evgenii Dadonov suffered a fractured hand Thursday and is out of action, but he could return as early as Thursday for the Devils' home opener versus Florida... I thought Luke Hughes would get off to a slow start after he missed training camp, but he has four assists in two games while brother Jack Hughes has only one helper... Connor Brown scored twice Saturday, paying immediate dividends on a low-priced offseason acquisition.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Games this week
vs. Winnipeg, vs. Edmonton, @ Ottawa
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Jonathan Drouin received a one-game suspension (which he served Saturday) for his cross-check on Pittsburgh's Connor Dewar, but will return for all three games this week... First overall selection Matthew Schaefer picked up an assist in his NHL debut Thursday while seeing 17:15 of ice time, then scored his first goal Saturday on the power play. He is going to be a star... Kyle Palmieri still has fantasy value, even at the age of 34. He had a goal and eight shots on net in the opener.
NEW YORK RANGERS
Games this week
vs. Edmonton, @ Toronto, @ Montreal
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
Vincent Trocheck is week-to-week after suffering an upper-body injury Thursday. Look for Mika Zibanejad to move from the wing to center the top line with Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, while Will Cuylle moves down to the second unit, alongside J.T. Miller and Conor Sheary... Igor Shesterkin has been sensational in the early going, allowing only two goals on 84 shots across three games... Adam Fox has three goals and four points in three games.
OTTAWA
Games this week
vs. Nashville, @ Buffalo, vs. Seattle, vs. New York Islanders
Tired: vs. Seattle (Thursday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Senators play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Linus Ullmark should play at least twice and possibly three times with Leevi Merilainen seeing the remainder of the action... Ullmark gave up six goals on 27 shots Saturday and is 1-1-0 with a 5.01 GAA in two games... Shane Pinto has four goals in two contests.
PHILADELPHIA
Games this week
vs. Florida, vs. Winnipeg, vs. Minnesota
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Minnesota (Saturday)
Notes
Bobby Brink had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to Carolina on Saturday... Samuel Ersson gave up four goals on 39 shots in the overtime loss... Trevor Zegras picked up his first assist in a Flyers uniform Saturday... Cam York is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury... Travis Konecny has one assist in two games.
PITTSBURGH
Games this week
@ Anaheim, @ Los Angeles, @ San Jose
Tired: None
Rested: @ San Jose (Saturday)
Notes
The Penguins play all three games in California... Pittsburgh looked great in their first two games with wins over the Rangers and Islanders, but they came back down to earth Saturday in a 6-1 loss to the Rangers... Kris Letang suffered an undisclosed injury Saturday and his status for the road trip is unknown... Bryan Rust (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Saturday, and Ville Koivunen was sent to the minors.
SAN JOSE
Games this week
vs. Carolina, @ Utah, vs. Pittsburgh
Tired: vs. Pittsburgh (Saturday)
Rested: None
Notes
It was somewhat surprising that the Sharks started Alex Nedeljkovic on Opening Night, rather than Yaroslav Askarov two nights later... It didn't work out as the Sharks lost both games in overtime, including a 7-6 defeat Saturday at the hands of the Ducks... Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith each had three assists Saturday, so at least the future still looks bright in San Jose... Jeff Skinner had a goal in each of the first two games.
SEATTLE
Games this week
@ Montreal, @ Ottawa, @ Toronto
Tired: None
Rested: @ Ottawa (Thursday)
Notes
The Kraken play all three games in Eastern Canada... Joey Daccord is off to a great start with a pair of wins, allowing only two goals on 63 shots... Jared McCann scored his second goal of the season with 3.8 seconds left in overtime Saturday to beat Vegas 2-1... Vince Dunn assisted on both goals... Matty Beniers has a goal and two assists.
ST. LOUIS
Games this week
@ Vancouver, vs. Chicago, vs. Dallas
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Blues looked bad in losing their home opener 5-0 to Minnesota, but they bounced back nicely Saturday, upending Calgary on the road 4-2... Jake Neighbours had a pair of goals with Robert Thomas scoring once and adding an assist... Jordan Kyrou is pointless thus far but it has been only two games... Milan Lucic is still with the Blues. He is out of action with a lower-body injury and had his professional tryout offer extended by 10 days.
TAMPA BAY
Games this week
@ Boston, @ Washington, @ Detroit, @ Columbus
Tired: @ Washington (Tuesday), @ Columbus (Saturday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Lightning play all four games on the road this week, with a pair of back-to-back sets... Andrei Vasilevskiy should get two starts and don't be surprised if Jonas Johansson also sees a pair of starts... Vasilevskiy has not looked good in his first two appearances, allowing nine goals on only 62 shots while losing to Ottawa and New Jersey at home... Nikita Kucherov scored twice in the opener but is minus-4 after two games.
TORONTO
Games this week
vs. Detroit, vs. Nashville, vs. New York Rangers, vs. Seattle
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Maple Leafs play three games in four nights as part of their four-game week... Look for Anthony Stolarz to play three games with Cayden Primeau playing once in his Maple Leafs debut... The Maple Leafs defeated Montreal 5-2 in their home opener and led 2-0 after one period versus Detroit before the Red Wings stormed back to win 6-3... Morgan Rielly is off to a great start with a goal and three assists in two appearances.
UTAH
Games this week
@ Chicago, vs. Calgary, vs. San Jose, vs. Boston
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Calgary (Wednesday), vs. Boston (Sunday)
Notes
The Mammoth picked up their first win of the season Saturday when Dylan Guenther scored in overtime to secure a 3-2 victory over Nashville... Karel Vejmelka picked up the win, allowing two goals on 22 shots after giving up two goals on 27 shots in a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Thursday... Mikhail Sergachev is without a point in his first two games of the season.
VANCOUVER
Games this week
vs. St. Louis, @ Dallas, @ Chicago, vs. Washington
Tired: @ Chicago (Friday)
Rested: None
Notes
The Canucks play four games this week, including three contests in four nights... Thatcher Demko will play at least twice and possibly three times with Kevin Lankinen patrolling the crease in the remainder of the action... Brock Boeser is off to a good start with goals in each of Vancouver's first two games... Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson each have only one assist after two games... Filip Chytil had two goals in the Canucks 5-1 Opening Night victory.
VEGAS
Games this week
@ Calgary, vs. Boston, vs. Calgary
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Golden Knights play a pair of games against the Flames this week... Look for Jeremy Lauzon to be involved if there are any fisticuffs... The Golden Knights inked Jack Eichel to an eight-year, $108 million contract Wednesday. He then went out that night and scored once while adding three assists in a 6-5 shootout loss to Los Angeles... Alex Pietrangelo (hip) won't play this season or during the playoffs as the Golden Knights placed him on season-ending injured reserve to allow for maximum salary cap relief... Mitch Marner has two assists in three games.
WASHINGTON
Games this week
vs. Tampa Bay, vs. Minnesota, @ Vancouver
Tired: None
Rested: vs. Tampa Bay (Tuesday)
Notes
The Capitals are 1-1-0 after defeating the Islanders on Saturday... Aliaksei Protas picked up where he left off last season with a pair of goals and an assist Saturday after assisting on the lone Washington goal against the Bruins... Alex Ovechkin has not scored in his first two games and has one assist... Logan Thompson has started both games and is 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and a .930 save percentage.
WINNIPEG
Games this week
@ New York Islanders, @ Philadelphia, vs. Nashville
Tired: None
Rested: None
Notes
The Jets signed Kyle Connor to an eight-year, $96 million contract and he struck gold offensively the next day with a hat trick in a 5-4 loss to Dallas... Connor Hellebuyck was shaky against Dallas, allowing five goals on 37 shots, but he bounced back nicely against the Kings on Saturday, stopping 30 shots in a 3-2 victory... Mark Scheifele scored a pair of goals in the win, giving him five points in two games.
