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 7:05 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Leo Carlsson, Sam Colangelo, Cutter Gauthier, Mikael Granlund, Ross Johnston, Alex Killorn, Chris Kreider, Mason McTavish, Nikita Nesterenko, Ryan Poehling, Beckett Sennecke, Ryan Strome, Troy Terry, Frank Vatrano

Defenseman (6): Radko Gudas, Drew Helleson, Jackson LaCombe, Pavel Mintyukov, Jacob Trouba, Olen Zellweger

Goaltenders (3): Lukáš Dostál, Ville Husso, Petr Mrázek

IR: F Jansen Harkins (upper body, proj. return Nov. 22)

SOIR: F Coulson Pitre (upper body, indefinite)

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

Buffalo Sabres

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Zach Benson, Justin Danforth, Josh Doan, Mason Geertsen, Tyson Kozak, Peyton Krebs, Jiri Kulich, Beck Malenstyn, Ryan McLeod, Joshua Norris, Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker

Defensemen (6): Jacob Bryson, Bowen Byram, Rasmus Dahlin, Ryan Johnson, Mattias Samuelsson, Conor Timmins

Goaltenders (3): Colten Ellis, Alexandar Georgiev, Alex Lyon

IR: F Jordan Greenway (lower body, week-to-week), D Michael Kesselring (undisclosed, week-to-week), G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body, week-to-week), D Owen Power (undisclosed, day-to-day)

SOIR: F Carson Meyer (undisclosed, indefinite)

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)

Colorado Avalanche

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Zakhar Bardakov, Gavin Brindley, Ross Colton, Jack Drury, Parker Kelly, Joel Kiviranta, Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, Valeri Nichushkin, Victor Olofsson,

Defensemen (7): Brent Burns, Samuel Girard, Cale Makar, Sam Malinski, Josh Manson, Ilya Solovyov, Devon Toews

Goaltenders (3): Mackenzie Blackwood, Trent Miner, Scott Wedgewood

IR: F Logan O’Connor (hip, proj. return Nov. 6 – Dec. 6)

SOIR: D Ronnie Attard (undisclosed), D Sean Behrens (undisclosed), D Jacob MacDonald (hip, projected return in February or March), F Nikita Prishchepov (undisclosed), D Ilya Solovyov (visa)

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)

Nashville Predators

Roster size: 22/23
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Forwards (13): Michael Bunting, Filip Forsberg, Erik Haula, Tyson Jost, Joakim Kemell, Jonathan Marchessault, Brady Martin, Michael McCarron, Ryan O’Reilly, Cole Smith, Steven Stamkos, Fedor Svechkov, Ozzy Wiesblatt

Defensemen (7): Justin Barron, Nick Blankenburg, Roman Josi, Nick Perbix, Brady Skjei, Spencer Stastney, Adam Wilsby

Goaltenders (2): Justus Annunen, Juuse Saros

Non-Roster: F Luke Evangelista (awaiting immigration)

IR: D Nicolas Hague (upper-body, week-to-week), F Matthew Wood (lower-body, week-to-week)

New Jersey Devils

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Jesper Bratt, Connor Brown, Paul Cotter, Evgenii Dadonov, Cody Glass, Arseny Gritsyuk, Lenni Hämeenaho, Nico Hischier, Jack Hughes, Shane Lachance, Juho Lammikko, Timo Meier, Dawson Mercer, Ondrej Palat

Defensemen (7): Dennis Cholowski, Brenden Dillon, Dougie Hamilton, Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec, Brett Pesce, Jonas Siegenthaler

Goaltenders (2): Jake Allen, Jacob Markstrom

IR: D Johnathan Kovacevic (knee, indefinite), F Stefan Noesen (groin, indefinite)

PTO: F Luke Glendening, G Georgi Romanov, F Kevin Rooney

SOIR: D Seamus Casey (lower body, indefinite), F Marc McLaughlin (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)

Philadelphia Flyers

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (14): Rodrigo Abols, Bobby Brink, Noah Cates, Sean Couturier, Nicolas Deslauriers, Christian Dvorak, Tyson Foerster, Nikita Grebenkin, Garnet Hathaway, Travis Konecny, Jett Luchanko, Matvei Michkov, Owen Tippett, Trevor Zegras

Defensemen (7): Jamie Drysdale, Dennis Gilbert, Adam Ginning, Noah Juulsen, Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler, Egor Zamula

Goaltenders (2): Samuel Ersson, Daniel Vladar

IR: D Cam York (lower body, DTD)

SOIR: D Oliver Bonk (upper body, proj. return Oct. 15), Rasmus Ristolainen (triceps, proj. return Oct.-Nov.), D Ethan Samson (upper body, indefinite)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Roster size: 23/23
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Forwards (13): Noel Acciari, Justin Brazeau, Sidney Crosby, Connor Dewar, Filip Hallander, Benjamin Kindel, Ville Koivunen, Blake Lizotte, Evgeni Malkin, Anthony Mantha, Thomas Novak, Rickard Rakell, Philip Tomasino

Defensemen (8): Harrison Brunicke, Connor Clifton, Matt Dumba, Caleb Jones, Erik Karlsson, Kris Letang, Ryan Shea, Parker Wotherspoon

Goaltenders (2): Tristan Jarry, Arturs Silovs

IR: F Kevin Hayes (upper body, proj. return Oct. 19), F Bryan Rust (undisclosed, proj. return Oct. 16)

SOIR: G Joel Blomqvist (lower body, proj. return Oct. 24), F Tanner Howe (undisclosed), F Rutger McGroarty (undisclosed, indefinite), D Jack St. Ivany (lower body, proj. return Nov. 13),

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