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Edmonton Oilers
Veteran winger Trent Frederic will begin the season playing on Edmonton’s top line with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Wednesday’s opener against the visiting Calgary Flames will be his first official game at right wing with the Oilers.
The 27-year-old American was acquired from the Boston Bruins at the trade deadline last year and recorded one goals with three assists over 22 games during Edmonton’s march to the Stanley Cup Final.
Frederic signed an eight-year, $30.8 million deal with the Oilers in June.
Trent Frederic begins the season with McDavid and Draisaitl.
Tonight will be his first (official) game on RW with Edmonton. Mentioned in Camp he played RW in stretches in Boston and is looking forward to it here.
Big opportunity for the new number 10. #Oilers pic.twitter.com/f4aHJvSWkQ
— Tony Brar 🚀 (@TonyBrarOTV) October 8, 2025
Andrew Mangiapane, who spent the first seven years of his NHL career in Calgary, will skate on the second line in his Oilers’ debut on Wednesday.
Mangiapane signed a two-year, $7.2 million contract with Edmonton this past summer.
Oilers’ Projected Lines vs. Flames
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Draisaitl – McDavid – Frederic
Mangiapane – RNH – Savoie
Podkolzin – Philp – Kapanen
Howard – Henrique – Tomasek
Lazar
D
Ekholm – Bouchard
Nurse – Regula
Kulak – Emberson
Walman – Stecher
G
Skinner
Pickard
Forward Zach Hyman, who hasn’t played since last May after dislocating his wrist in the playoffs, skated with his teammates for the first time on Wednesday, but isn’t expected to return soon.
Ottawa Senators
Forward Drake Batherson and defenceman Tyler Kleven are not expected to be sidelined for long periods of time, according to general manager Steve Staios.
Staios added “I think Drake will be sooner than Tyler.”
GM Steve Staios didn’t have an update on timelines for Drake Batherson or Tyler Kleven but said “I wouldn’t suspect that they’d be out for long periods of time.”
Then added “I think Drake will be sooner than Tyler.” #Send
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) October 8, 2025
Both players are on the injured reserve to start the 2025-26 season as Batherson is dealing with a pulled muscle in his upper-body while Kleven has a lower-body injury.
Batherson and Kleven left practice early on Wednesday. Batherson said after practice that he won’t play Thursday, but hasn’t ruled out Saturday.
Drake Batherson just left practice (after 30mins), Tyler Kleven left after about 15mins of practice.
The #Sens are still skating.
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) October 8, 2025
Batherson, 27, scored 26 goals and 42 assists over 82 games last season.
Kleven, 23, had four goals and six assists over 79 games.
In another roster move, defenceman Carter Yakemchuk was sent to the American Hockey League.
The Sens open their season in Tampa Bay on Thursday against the Lightning.
Senators’ Practice Lines
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Tkachuk-Stützle-Zetterlund
Perron-Cozens-Amadio
Greig-Pinto-Giroux
Cousins-Eller-Lycksell
*Batherson working on 1st and 2nd lines
D
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Jensen
Kleven-Spence
Sebrango-Matinpalo
G
Ullmark
Merilainen
Toronto Maple Leafs
Top prospect Easton Cowan was on the ice ahead of Toronto’s optional skate on Wednesday as the team prepares to host the Montreal Canadiens in the opening game of the season.
Cowan remained on the ice after the skate, indicating he’ll be in the press box alongside healthy scratches forward Sammy Blais and defenceman Philippe Myers.
Head coach Craig Berube confirmed Cowan will not play on Wednesday.
Easton Cowan staying out late so it looks like his NHL debut will have to wait
Sammy Blais and Philippe Myers are the other projected healthy scratches tonight @TSN_Sports
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) October 8, 2025
Maple Leafs’ Projected Lineup vs. Canadiens
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Knies-Matthews-Maccelli
McMann-Tavares-Nylander
Joshua-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Roy-Jarnkrok
D
McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Carlo
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson
G
Stolarz
Primeau
The Leafs recalled Cowan from the AHL on Wednesday morning after he was sent to the minors on Monday afternoon.
Forward Jacob Quillan was sent to the Marlies with Cowan’s recall.
The 20-year-old Cowan scored 29 goals and 40 assists over 46 games with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League last season.
Winnipeg Jets
Jets’ Practice Lines
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Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Nyquist-Toews-Chibrikov
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Koepke-Barron-Pearson
Ford, Lambert
D
Morrissey-DeMelo
Fleury-Pionk
Stanley-Schenn
Miller, Gustafsson
G
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Columbus Blue Jackets
Yegor Chinakov will not be in the Columbus Blue Jackets’ opening night lineup on Thursday, head coach Dean Evason confirmed on Wedensday.
#CBJ Dean Evason confirms Yegor Chinakhov will be a healthy scratch for Thursday’s opener. Said he met with Chinakhov late in the preseason to make sure they were on the same page.
— Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) October 8, 2025
Evason says he checked in on Chinakov late in the preseason to make sure they were on the same page. The 24-year-old Omsk, Russia native had previously made a trade request during the summer.
Originally taken with the 21st overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Chinakov will be a restricted free agent at season’s end.
He appeared in 30 games a season ago, registering seven goals and eight assists.
The Blue Jackets open their season on the road against the Nashville Predators.
Anaheim Ducks
Forward Ryan Strome will not play on Anaheim’s opening road trip against the Seattle Kraken and San Jose Sharks due to an upper-body injury.
The 32-year-old scored 10 goals and added 31 assists over 82 games with the Ducks last season, his third in Anaheim.
Vegas Golden Knights
Russian winger Pavel Dorofeyev will be in the lineup for Vegas’ season opener against the visiting Los Angeles Kings after being questionable due to a lower-body injury.
Head coach Bruce Cassidy said Dorofeyev should see time on the team’s top power play unit.
The 24-year-old scored a team-high 35 goals in 2024-25, his fifth season with the Golden Knights.
