Carolina Hurricanes
Jaccob Slavin (soreness) has not skated at camp for precautionary reasons, and coach Rod Brind'Amour said Sunday his top defenseman, along with defenseman Jalen Chatfield (hip), may be held out for the preseason. "I think we've made the decision that we're just going to overly hold them off ... it's just not worth it at this point,” Brind’Amour told the Hurricanes website. “I think if we were starting (the regular season) today, they'd be in the lineup. But we're not." Carolina opens its regular season on Oct. 9 against the New Jersey Devils.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Max Domi practiced with the Maple Leafs on Sunday for the first time in training camp. The forward sustained a lower-body injury during offseason training and had been held out of practice. He did not play in Toronto’s preseason opener at the Ottawa Senators on Sunday.
Seattle Kraken
Jared McCann is day to day with a lower-body injury, the Kraken announced Sunday. The forward is entering his fifth season with Seattle; he played all 82 games in 2024-25 and had 61 points (22 goals, 39 assists). The team also announced center Nathan Villeneuve (lower body) will miss the remainder of training camp. Villeneuve was a second-round pick (No. 63) by the Kraken at the 2024 NHL Draft.
Chicago Blackhawks
Andre Burakovsky (lower body) did not practice Sunday. Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said the forward sustained “a little bit of a tweak, but he’ll be fine.” Burakovsky, who was acquired from the Kraken for forward Joe Veleno on June 21, had 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 79 games last season. Defenseman Connor Murphy (maintenance) also did not practice Sunday. Forwards Landon Slaggert and Brett Seney left practice early; Blashill said he’d provide an update on Monday.
Tampa Bay Lightning
Andrei Vasilevskiy did not practice again Sunday after missing a scrimmage on Friday. "It's player management, so he'll be out probably a few days, latest hopefully a week and then he'll be back in there," coach Jon Cooper said Saturday. He added there is no concern his No. 1 goalie would not be ready for the start of the season, which begins Oct. 9 against the Senators.
Minnesota Wild
Mats Zuccarello could be out for the start of the season. General manager Bill Guerin said "something came up" and did not know if the forward would need surgery. The Wild open their regular season at the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 9.
Buffalo Sabres
Alex Tuch (undisclosed injury) participated in practice prior to a scrimmage on Saturday but did not play. The forward is expected to return to practice in full on Monday but likely won't play in the Sabres' preseason opener that night against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (lower body) is progressing, and the team is hopeful he can return to practice this week.
Utah Mammoth
Alex Kerfoot is week to week with a lower-body injury. It is uncertain if the forward will play before Utah's season opener on Oct. 9 at the Colorado Avalanche.
