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)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 29: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks with the media prior to the game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers at Lenovo Center on September 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 29: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks with the media prior to the game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers at Lenovo Center on September 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 29: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks with the media prior to the game between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Florida Panthers at Lenovo Center on September 29, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)