Maple Leafs drop a weekend home-and-home to Detroit, the Wings completing a Canadian Thanksgiving sweep behind Cam Talbot’s 38-save virtuosity and late surge. Minnesota Wild steal the spotlight with a 4-3 shootout win in a wild Minnesota–LA clash, Jesper Wallstedt closing the door in the shootout and Kaprizov’s early promise mixed with late-game grit. In the meantime, the Flyers grab their first win of the year by outdueling the Panthers, while Vancouver and St. Louis catch fire in bursts, delivering a slate that reshapes nightly fantasy expectations.

Two points matter most in stacked divisions: Wild outlasts Kings in a 4-3 OT finish, and Bruins stumble as Tampa Bay’s counterpunch reveals the delicate balance of depth and goaltending. Across the board, secondary scoring and special-teams urgency emerge as the differentiators, with several veterans and young guns posting breakout moments that fantasy managers will need to chase next week.

Hellebuyck outlines a season-built mindset for Winnipeg: stay in the moment, build the game daily, and trust the process over last year’s numbers. A confident room emphasizes one-day-at-a-time progress that fuels a potential deep playoff run.

Off the ice he riffs on decompressing with fishing, the Four Nations environment, and leadership from peers like Jack Hughes. The talk threads the mental game, two-way play, and the Jets’ path back to contention.

Rangers debate big-picture pairings as Fox could anchor a top unit with Gavrikov, a move that could redefine where Fox logs his minutes. The host weighs the idea against sticking Fox with a more traditional partner and using Schneider to push into the top four. The conversation also spotlights third-line options like Noah Laba, Panarin’s health, and Miller’s captaincy as the roster takes shape. A rough, fire-up-the-boot preseason backdrop fuels the talk ahead of Bruins and Penguins clashes.