2025 NHL Opening Night Rosters

The deadline to submit cap-compliant opening night rosters, which must be at or below the 23-player limit, is today at 4:00 p.m. Central. As teams confirm their final moves, we’ll be listing each team’s initial roster for the 2025-26 campaign as announcements come in:

Last updated 4:14 p.m.

Boston Bruins

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Viktor Arvidsson, John Beecher, Michael Eyssimont, Morgan Geekie, Tanner Jeannot, Mark Kastelic, Marat Khusnutdinov, Sean Kuraly, Elias Lindholm, Fraser Minten, Casey Mittelstadt, David Pastrňák, Jeffrey Viel, Pavel Zacha

Defensemen (7): Jordan Harris, Henri Jokiharju, Hampus Lindholm, Mason Lohrei, Charlie McAvoy, Andrew Peeke, Nikita Zadorov

Goaltenders (2): Joonas Korpisalo, Jeremy Swayman

Calgary Flames

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Mikael Backlund, Blake Coleman, Matthew Coronato, Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, Matvei Gridin, Samuel Honzek, Nazem Kadri, Justin Kirkland, Adam Klapka, Ryan Lomberg, Yegor Sharangovich, Connor Zary

Defensemen (8): Rasmus Andersson, Kevin Bahl, Jake Bean, Joel Hanley, Daniil Miromanov, Brayden Pachal, Zayne Parekh, MacKenzie Weegar

Goaltenders (2): Devin Cooley, Dustin Wolf

IR: F Jonathan Huberdeau (undisclosed, day-to-day), F Martin Pospisil (undisclosed, day-to-day)

Carolina Hurricanes

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Sebastian Aho, Jackson Blake, William Carrier, Nikolaj Ehlers, Taylor Hall, Mark Jankowski, Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jordan Martinook, Eric Robinson, Jordan Staal, Logan Stankoven, Andrei Svechnikov

Defensemen (7): Jalen Chatfield, Shayne Gostisbehere, K’Andre Miller, Alexander Nikishin, Mike Reilly, Jaccob Slavin, Sean Walker

Goaltenders (3): Frederik Andersen, Pyotr Kochetkov, Brandon Bussi

SOIR/non-roster: F Juha Jaaska (undisclosed, indefinite)

Chicago Blackhawks

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Connor Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi, André Burakovsky, Colton Dach, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Donato, Nick Foligno, Ryan Greene, Sam Lafferty, Ilya Mikheyev, Frank Nazar, Lukas Reichel, Teuvo Teräväinen

Defensemen (8): Louis Crevier, Ethan Del Mastro, Matt Grzelcyk, Wyatt Kaiser, Artyom Levshunov, Connor Murphy, Sam Rinzel, Alex Vlasic

Goaltenders (2): Spencer Knight, Arvid Söderblom

IR: F Joey Anderson (undisclosed, indefinite), G Laurent Brossoit (hip, indefinite), F Landon Slaggert (lower-body, undisclosed), D Shea Weber (ankle, retired)

Columbus Blue Jackets

Roster size: 22/23
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Forwards (13): Zach Aston-Reese, Yegor Chinakhov, Charlie Coyle, Adam Fantilli, Boone Jenner, Kent Johnson, Isac Lundeström, Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan, Mathieu Olivier, Cole Sillinger, Dmitri Voronkov, Miles Wood

Defensemen (7): Jake Christiansen, Dante Fabbro, Erik Gudbranson, Denton Mateychuk, Ivan Provorov, Damon Severson, Zach Werenski

Goaltenders (2): Jet Greaves, Elvis Merzļikins

SOIR: F Jordan Dumais (right hip strain, proj. return Oct. 17), D Luca Marrelli (shoulder, proj. return mid-Dec.)

Dallas Stars

Roster size: 21/23
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Forwards (12): Nathan Bastian, Colin Blackwell, Mavrik Bourque, Matt Duchene, Radek Faksa, Roope Hintz, Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen, Jason Robertson, Harrison Scott, Tyler Seguin, Sam Steel

Defensemen (7): Thomas Harley, Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Nils Lundkvist, Ilya Lyubushkin, Alexander Petrovic, Trey Taylor

Goaltenders (2): Casey DeSmith, Jake Oettinger

IR: F Oskar Back (undisclosed, indefinite), F Jamie Benn (collapsed lung, proj. return Oct. 23)

SOIR/non-roster: D Luke Krys (achilles, proj. return Jan. – Feb.), F Kyle McDonald (ACL, proj. return Nov.), F Chase Wheatcroft (wrist, proj. return mid-Oct.)

Detroit Red Wings

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Mason Appleton, Jonatan Berggren, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat, Emmitt Finnie, Patrick Kane, Marco Kasper, Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen, Lucas Raymond, Elmer Söderblom

Defensemen (8): Jacob Bernard-Docker, Ben Chiarot, Simon Edvinsson, Erik Gustafsson, Travis Hamonic, Albert Johansson, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Moritz Seider

Goaltenders (2): John Gibson, Cam Talbot

Non-roster: F James van Riemsdyk (personal, indefinite)

SOIR/non-roster: D Shai Buium (undisclosed, indefinite), F Nate Danielson (undisclosed, indefinite)

New York Islanders

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Mathew Barzal, Casey Cizikas, Jonathan Drouin, Anthony Duclair, Marc Gatcomb, Emil Heineman, Simon Holmström, Bo Horvat, Anders Lee, Kyle MacLean, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Kyle Palmieri, Maxim Shabanov, Maxim Tsyplakov

Defensemen (7): Adam Boqvist, Tony DeAngelo, Scott Mayfield, Adam Pelech, Ryan Pulock, Alexander Romanov, Matthew Schaefer

Goaltenders (2): David Rittich, Ilya Sorokin

IR: D Ethan Bear (undisclosed, week-to-week), G Semyon Varlamov (knee, indefinite)

SOIR/non-roster: F Pierre Engvall (hip, proj. return Oct. 2 – Oct. 9), F Daylan Kuefler (upper body, indefinite), F Jesse Nurmi (left knee, proj. return Oct. 10 – 24), F Calum Ritchie (lower body, proj. return Oct. 10 – Oct. 17)

Seattle Kraken

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Matty Beniers, Berkly Catton, Jordan Eberle, Frédérick Gaudreau, Tye Kartye, Mason Marchment, Jared McCann, Jani Nyman, Jaden Schwartz, Chandler Stephenson, Eeli Tolvanen, Ryan Winterton, Shane Wright