BUFFALO, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 3: Zach Benson of the Buffalo Sabres arrives on the blue carpet ahead of tonight's NHL game against the Chicago Blackhawks at KeyBank Center on October 3, 2026 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images)

FILE - Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, front, gestures while speaking during an NHL hockey rally and parade to celebrate the NHL hockey team winning the Stanley Cup, Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) battles for the puck between Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal, left, and Nikolaj Ehlers (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: Judd Caulfield #28 of the Anaheim Ducks, playing in his first career NHL game, waits for a faceoff in the second period against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Golden Knights 4-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: Judd Caulfield #28 of the Anaheim Ducks, playing in his first career NHL game, shoots under pressure from Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights in the third period of their game at T-Mobile Arena on October 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Golden Knights 4-3. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: Noah Warren #47 and Judd Caulfield #28 of the Anaheim Ducks skate rookie laps before playing in their first career NHL games against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: Judd Caulfield #28 of the Anaheim Ducks skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 02: Judd Caulfield #28 of the Anaheim Ducks skates a rookie lap before playing in his first career NHL game against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on October 02, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)