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Carolina Hurricanes center Lucas Wallmark (71) celebrates with left wing Jordan Martinook (48) after scoring against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Scott Wedgewood (29) during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Reimer, Forsberg lead Hurricanes in shutout of Lightning

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A worker guides a beam into place on the floor of KeyArena during a major renovation of the building for what will be an NHL hockey team site during a tour for media members Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at the Seattle Center in Seattle. The bowl of the arena has been demolished and excavation work to dig down another 15 feet to the new floor level continues. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

New Seattle NHL arena remains on schedule for summer of 2021

Associated Press

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) scores a goal against Boston Bruins goaltender Kyle Keyser (85) during the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Newark,N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Hughes scores 2 in preseason debut for Devils

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pacioretty has hat trick, Golden Knights beat Coyotes 6-2

Associated Press

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92), of Russia, reaches for the puck against New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ** FILE **

Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended three games by NHL over cocaine test

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018, file photo, Czech Republic' Dominik Kubalik (18) checks Russia's Nikita Nesterov (89) during the second period of the semifinal round of the men's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea. Kubalik is one of the biggest variables for the Chicago Blackhawks as they try to get back to the playoffs after a two-year absence. He could play on one of Chicago’s top lines, but he isn’t looking too far ahead early in training camp. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Far from Czech home, Kubalik adjusts to life with Blackhawks

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2019 file photo, Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov (92), of Russia, skates with the puck during the third period of Game 7 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Washington. Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for inappropriate conduct, less than a month after he was banned from playing for Russia for four years because of a positive test for cocaine. The NHL announced its punishment Saturday, Sept. 14, saying it followed a meeting with Commissioner Gary Bettman on Monday. Kuznetsov will not appeal. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Capitals’ Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHL

Associated Press

FILE - In this March 14, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen (55) looks to pass during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, in Buffalo N.Y. Ristolainen says he's happy to report for the start of training camp despite offseason suggestions he'd prefer a change of scenery. What Ristolainen declined to say Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, was whether he'd still be happy being in Buffalo in March following the NHL's trading deadline.(AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

Sabres’ Ristolainen happy to be in Buffalo - for now

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2019, file photo, Winnipeg Jets' Josh Morrissey speaks to media at their closing press conference after losing in the first round of the NHL playoffs, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenseman Josh Morrissey to an eight-year, $50 million contract extension. The Jets announced the move on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, one day before the start of training camp. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Morrissey signs 8-year, $50 million extension with Winnipeg

Associated Press

Uncertainty with Kuznetsov threatens to hang over Capitals

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 10, 2018, file photo, Boston Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy speaks to reporters during a news conference in Boston. The Boston Bruins have signed coach Bruce Cassidy to a multiyear contract extension, rewarding him for the team's trip to the Stanley Cup Final in just his second full season on the bench. General manager Don Sweeney announced the extension Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, a day before training camp begins. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Bruins’ goal clear after Stanley Cup Final disappointment

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin, of Russia, skates with the puck during an NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks in Columbus, Ohio. After the offseason additions of star winger Artemi Panarin and defenseman Jacob Trouba, goaltender Henrik Lundqvist says the New York Rangers have to set their own realistic expectations for themselves this season. That process is one of several things to watch around the NHL when training camps open Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Rangers are one of NHL’s biggest mysteries going into camp

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) is shown during the second period of Game 2 of an NHL Eastern Conference first-round hockey playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets, in Tampa, Fla. With NHL training camps set to open this week, roughly a dozen prominent restricted free agents still don’t have contracts, including Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point, Toronto’s Mitch Marner, Boston’s Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo and Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen. Those absences could hang over their teams for days, weeks or even months and have raised questions about why it’s taken so long to get them signed. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

NHL camps opening with list of unsigned free agents

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - At left, in a 2015 file photo, is NHL Players Association executive director Donald Fehr. At right, in a 2018 file photo, is NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. No news getting out seems to be good news as the NHL and NHL Players’ Association discuss a potential extension of the collective bargaining agreement. With the players’ Sept. 15 deadline to decide whether to reopen the CBA fast-approaching, dialogue between the two sides continues to be cordial, professional and constructive _ a drastic change from previous labor talks in a sport that has become known for periodic work stoppages. (AP Photo/File)

Quiet nature of NHL labor talks breeds cautious optimism

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Linesman Kirsten Welsh watches at center ice as Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins players take the ice to prepare to play in the Sabres prospects hockey tournament, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, in Buffalo, N.Y. Welsh is one four female officials selected to be the first women to work as on-ice officials at several prospect tournaments taking place across the country this weekend. The other three other women selected were Katie Guay, Kelly Cooke and Kendall Hanley. (AP Photo/John Wawrow)

AP Interview: Welsh happy as 1 of NHL’s 1st female officials

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 25, 2019, file photo, New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL draft, puts on a jersey during a news conference introducing the prospect to local media in Newark, N.J. Hughes takes the next step in his NHL development by taking the ice against Buffalo at the Sabres' annual prospects tournament on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Jack Hughes shows smarts in Devils prospects’ losing debut

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2017, file photo, San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19) looks on from the bench during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Washington. Thornton is coming back for another season at age 40, signing a one-year, $2 million contract with the Sharks on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, after briefly contemplating retirement at the end of this past season. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Joe Thornton, 40, signs 1-year, $2 million deal with Sharks

By JOSH DUBOW - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING TO WELSH, NOT WALSH - FILE - In this Feb 4, 2019, file photo, referee Katie Guay watches a Boston College line change during a Beanpot Tournament NCAA college hockey game against Harvard in Boston. Guay and Kirsten Welsh were among four females selected by the NHL on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, to be the first women to work as on-ice officials at several prospect tournaments taking place across the country this weekend. The other two women selected were Kelly Cooke and Kendall Hanley. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, FIle)

In NHL first, 4 women selected to officiate prospect games

By JOHN WAWROW - Associated Press

Correction: Capitals-Ovechkin story

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 27, 2019, file photo, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks to the media before Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins, in Boston. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association will meet again Friday, Sept. 6, in New York to continue collective bargaining negotiations. Players have until Sept. 15 to decide whether to terminate the current collective bargaining agreement effective a year from now. Owners had the same option and chose not to end it, citing the health of the league and the momentum from a period of labor peace. Unlike previous negotiations where Commissioner Gary Bettman said there was a need for fundamental changes, the issues this time appear more manageable.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NHL, NHLPA set to meet again to talk CBA extension

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press