TORONTO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Gavin McKenna #92 of the Toronto Maple Leafs takes a rookie lap prior to his first NHL game against the Montréal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena on September 29, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPT 29: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media before the game between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on September 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPT 29: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media before the game between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on September 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images)

TORONTO, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29: A general view of Scotiabank Arena prior to an NHL game between the Montréal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on September 29, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images)

Montreal Canadiens' Cole Caufield (13) skates during the NHL hockey team's training camp in Brossard, Quebec, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Senators' Philip Tomasino (62) chases Toronto Maple Leafs' Luke Haymes (43) during first period NHL hockey pre season action in Toronto on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

FILE - San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini (71) drives the puck as Vancouver Canucks left wing Liam Ohgren (92) defends during the third period of their NHL ice hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Players stand for the national anthem before NHL pre-season hockey action between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in Toronto, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)