BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - SEPTEMBER 29: New York Rangers manager Mike Sullivan looks on from the bench, coaching his 1000th NHL game, during the Boston Bruins season home opener at TD Garden on September 29, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeat the Rangers 3-0. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

EDMONTON, CANADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Owen Michaels #43 of the Edmonton Oilers completes a rookie lap during warm-up prior to his first career NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place on September 29, 2026, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Leila Devlin/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Connelly #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Connelly #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Connelly #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Roman Kantserov #80 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Trevor Connelly #24 of the Vegas Golden Knights skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 29: Roman Kantserov #80 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on September 29, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)