Around the Hockey World — Sunday, October 11

13 items · updated 11:04 PM

Top stories

• SIMMONS SAYS: It's tough to label Ovie as the NHL's greatest goal-scorer — the Toronto Sun11:49 AM
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  Ovechkin is not the greatest goal scorer ever, no matter what the numbers might tell you. And more with Mike Ditka.

News

• Maple Leafs rule D Tanev out with upper-body injury — TSN11:04 PM
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  The Toronto Maple Leafs have ruled out defenceman Chris Tanev from their game against the Colorado Avalanche after the veteran suffered an upper-body injury. Tanev skated in five shifts in the first period, registering a minus-1 rating in 3:29 of ice time.

• Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal out vs. Flyers with lower-body injury — Sportsnet7:02 PM
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  The Carolina Hurricanes will be without their captain as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night. Jordan Staal was ruled out ahead of the contest with a lower-body injury by the team.

• Bedard nearing return for Blackhawks after full-contact practice — NHL.com
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  ESPN, Sportsnet
  5:40 PM
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  CHICAGO -- Connor Bedard was a full-contact practice participant for the first time this season Sunday and the Chicago Blackhawks captain is closer to returning from offseason shoulder injury. “There's no real official date or anything, but obviously a good step today, getting to practice with the team and feel contact and be in battle drills, 5-on-5, stuff like that,” Bedard said. “I felt really

• Flyers place Travis Konecny on injured reserve — Daily Faceoff
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  Philly Hockey Now
  5:39 PM
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  On Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that the team has placed forward Travis Konecny on injured reserve due to a lower-body injury. In response, the Flyers have called up defenseman Oliver Bonk from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

• Ice Chips: Blackhawks’ Bedard cleared for contact, to be evaluated for return — TSN2:50 PM
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  Keep updated on all the injury news and roster updates from around the NHL with daily Ice Chips. Sounds like Connor Bedard has been cleared for some practice contact, but not a full go just yet. pic.twitter.com/t7CKtsr1SD

• ‘It was interesting’: Red Wings’ Larkin reacts to Canadiens fans chanting his name — Daily Faceoff12:59 PM
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  Detroit Red Wings center, and their former captain, Dylan Larkin may not have gotten a warm reception when he was introduced at Little Caesars Arena this season, but he sure did at the Bell Centre on Saturday night when the Red Wings visited the Montreal Canadiens .

• Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin out for season with lower-body injury — Daily Faceoff
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  ESPN
  12:57 PM
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  The Rangers announced on Saturday that goaltender Igor Shesterkin will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury. Shesterkin sustained the injury during Friday night’s game against the Washington Capitals . Midway through the second period of the game, a defensive scramble caused him to leave the net aggressively, and then as he was returning to the crease, he wiped out into the post.

• Rodrigues fined maximum for high-sticking in Devils game — NHL.com
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  New Jersey Hockey Now, Daily Faceoff, TSN
  12:56 PM
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  NEW YORK -- New Jersey Devils forward Evan Rodrigues has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for high-sticking Vancouver Canucks forward Marco Rossi during NHL Game No. 71 in New Jersey on Saturday, Oct. 10, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

• Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup – October 11, 2026 — Lyle Richardson of Spector's Hockey9:21 AM
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  Could the Rangers pursue Connor Hellebuyck ? What’s going on with Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson , Hurricanes blueliner Alexander Nikishin , and Flames forward Connor Zary ? Find out in the Sunday NHL Rumor Roundup.

• Tonight's games — Sunday, October 11 — NHL3:00 AM

Columns

• What Does The Future Hold For Patrik Laine In the NHL, Why Hasn't He Been Signed Yet? — The Hockey News5:37 PM
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  Patrik Laine still hasn't signed with an NHL team to this point. Why can't the Finnish sniper find a home, and what does the future hold for the 28-year-old in the NHL?

• Is Evan Bouchard the best defenseman in the NHL right now? — Daily Faceoff12:56 PM
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  If you asked someone who the best defenseman in the NHL is, you would likely hear the usual suspects: the Colorado Avalanche’s Cale Makar, the Minnesota Wild’s Quinn Hughes or Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets .