NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – October 5, 2026
Recapping Sunday’s action and more in today’s NHL Morning Coffee Headlines.
GAME RECAPS
NHL.COM: An overtime goal by Mikael Granlund lifted the Anaheim Ducks (2-0-0) to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers (1-0-2). Cutter Gauthier had two goals and an assist, linemate Leo Carlsson collected three assists, and goalie Lukas Dostal stopped 29 shots. Carter Verhaeghe and Brad Marchand replied for the Panthers.
Anaheim Ducks winger Cutter Gauthier (NHL Images)
SPECTOR’S NOTE: This was Marchand’s first game since undergoing offseason surgery for hip and sports hernia issues. Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad missed this game with an undisclosed injury.
Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor scored twice and collected an assist as his club held off the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists, and goaltender Stuart Skinner made 33 saves for the Jets (1-0-1). Viktor Arvidsson and Emmitt Finnie scored for the Red Wings (0-2-0).
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Red Wings forward Keegan Kolesar left the game in the first period and went into concussion protocol after losing a fight with Jets defenseman Tyrel Bauer.
The New York Rangers picked up their third win in their first four games (3-1-0) by doubling up the Utah Mammoth 4-2. Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves and picked up an assist while Vladislav Gavrikov had a goal and an assist. Nick Schmaltz and Andrew Peeke tallied for the Mammoth (2-1-0).
SPECTOR’S NOTE: Shesterkin nearly had his second empty-net goal in as many games. However, Mammoth defenseman Mikhail Sergachev foiled the attempt, much to the chagrin of Rangers fans. Rangers forward Joe Veleno and former Blueshirts forward Vincent Trocheck left this game with lower-body injuries.
Vegas Golden Knights forward Marc Gatcomb scored the winning goal to give his club a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks (2-2-0). Mitch Marner and Victor Olofsson also scored for the Golden Knights (2-1-0). Canucks forward Paul Cotter scored his fourth goal of the season, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 25 shots.
The Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 6-1. Mackie Samoskevich scored his first two goals for the Kraken (2-1-0), and teammate Berkly Catton had a goal and an assist. Morgan Frost replied for the Flames, who dropped their first three games of this season (0-3-0).
IN OTHER NEWS…
OTTAWA SUN: Senators defenseman Jake Sanderson will undergo further testing for an undisclosed lower-body injury. Sanderson left Saturday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and could miss their next two contests.
TSN: St. Louis Blues forward Alexey Toropchenko will be sidelined for at least six weeks with an upper-body injury.
DAILY FACEOFF: Boston Bruins forward Michael Eyssimont and San Jose Sharks winger Patrick Giles were placed on waivers Sunday.
Crowd reaction or just the crowd…….I don’t have
access to a TV but I want to know over the course
of the Detroit/Winnipeg game if their were chants
“SELL THE TEAM” or were signs held up with the
same remark.
OWNERSHIP…..I just turned 70 and have been following hockey since my mid teens. I have never
seen a fan base that I can recall turn on ownership
like the Detroit fans are doing. Ownership deserves
it. All I am asking has there ever been anything like
this happen before in the NHL.???
I’d say the both the last years of Toronto’s Ballard years (I know I’m old) and the Ottawa’s Melnyk years are comparables. Chicago also had a similar stretch under previous ownership.
You have never been to Arizona eh? Fans turned on several owners here. All of whom deserved it
FREDO, Rob and AZHockeyNut cited 2 of at least 5 other similar fan reaction.
Here in Ottawa there was the “Melnyk Out” episode, which went WAY beyond fans chanting in the arena. In fact, a fund was raised from donations by outraged fans to plaster “sell demands” on billboards around the city, and that more or less continued right up to the time of the death of owner Eugene Melnyk and the eventual sale to Andlauer.
Chicago owner Bill “Dollar Bill” Wirtz earned the nickname foisted upon him by enraged fans who charged that his modus operandi was the run the team on the cheap, including a ban on televised home games charging it was unfair to season ticket-holders. Fans there often left the huge Chicago rink almost empty, and when the team asked for “a moment of silence” at a home game following his death, many of the small crowd there booed.
And on Long Island, NYI fans, fed up with the antics of owner Charles Wang also chanted “sell the team” and “we want Wang out.”
So, what’s occurring in Detroit is not exactly unique.
Thanks for that.
Pocklington became public enemy #1 in Edmonton and might top the most hated NHL owner chart.
GeorgeO, Boston Ottawa tonight! No Mcavoy and Sanderson. Ullmark vs. Swayman,should be a good game!
New NHL heavy weight in town. Winnepeg Bauer. Handled Bostons Kastellac and Detroits Kolesar handily!
Wait for when he has to face Olivier.
I want to chime in on comments yesterday about Detroit in the 1970’s ad some poor management decisions.
Full disclosure the Big M was my favourite player for his 4 years on the Habs. No point in explaining why as all who watched him then know his qualities and either like him or don’t.
However, that trade was good for Detroit, a young Mickey Redmond just started scoring, Bill Collins and Guy Charron were solid 2-way centres.
Between the three of them they scored 136 more goals than Mahovlich over the same four year period.
Redmond on his own outscored Mahovlich during those four years.
The trade was great for the Habs for the reasons enumerated yesterday and to be fair it was a real win/win trade.
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Loved the Power line of Howe, Mahovlich and Delvecchio, but Mickey Redmond was great add to Detroit, and he is still serving Detroit fans!!!!!