Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker (26) congratulates Logan Stankoven (22) after scoring a second period goal against the Vancouver Canucks at Lenovo Center in Raleigh NC on Thu Oct 8, 2026 (AP News photo)
NHL podcast Len Shapiro:
#1 What is the small sample sizes and early surprises so far?
#2 Logan Stankoven scored an NHL first career hat trick and helped the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 at Lenovo Center on Thursday.
#3 San Jose Sharks Darrell Nurse scored the winning overtime to give the Sharks a lift over the St Louis Blues 3-2 without Macklin Celebrini.
#4 The New York Islanders Bo Horvat scored two goals to help defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night. Isles goaltender Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 shots as the Isles picked up their second win in three games.
#5 The Boston Bruins David Pastrnak picked up his first two goals for the 26-27 season with two assists as the Bruins crushed the Utah Mammoth 6-1 at Boston Garden on Thursday night. Matthew Poitras, Casey Mittelstadt, Mason Lohrei, and Morgan Geekie all scored for Boston.
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