Nic Dowd, Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored for Washington, and the Capitals defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1.

The Maple Leafs are coming off an overtime loss, and things have not been perfect. This is the one trade they must make now in 2025-26.

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people of color in the sport. Today, he profiles Julia Takatsuka, goaltending development coordinator for the Seattle Kraken Youth Hockey Association.

Jared McCann scored his second goal of the young season in overtime Saturday against the Golden Knights to give the Kraken a pair of victories to start the season.

After back-to-back absences from the postseason, the Seattle Kraken are ready for year No. 5 in the league. With some notable acquisitions this offseason in free agency, this Kraken team looks almost unrecognizable from the squad that rolled out back in 2021.

The puck drops at Bell Centre in Montreal at 4 p.m. The game will be broadcast on KONG with pregame coverage starting at 3:30 p.m. KONG is available for streaming through DirecTV Stream and Fubo and via antenna, cable, and satellite. The game will also be broadcast on the Kraken Hockey Network.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are enjoying considerable time at home these days and they intend to take advantage of it again Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.

Ahead of their home opener against the Kraken, the Canadiens remembered goalie Ken Dryden, who died in September.

For those in weekly leagues, lineups lock at 7 p.m. Eastern on Monday, when the Minnesota Wild visit the New York Rangers, and the Seattle Kraken take the ice against the Philadelphia Flyers. The busiest day of the week is Saturday, with 13 games followed by Thursday with 12. The lightest is Wednesday, with just a mere three games.