NHL Frozen Frenzy 2026 Live Blog: Red Wings, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Jets And Oilers Headline Nonstop Action

Thirty-two teams. Sixteen games. All in one night.

Yes, it's NHL Frozen Frenzy — and this year's eight hours or so of madness promises not to disappoint.

Connor Bedard is (reportedly) back with the Chicago Blackhawks. Alex Ovechkin is back — for the last time? — in Carolina. And Mikko Rantanen is back playing against his former team, the Colorado Avalanche.

Will Dylan Larkin get booed by the home fans in Detroit? Will Brady Tkachuk finally score his first goal as a Florida Panther?" Will the Toronto Maple Leafs escape their road trip out west with five out of a possible six points?

More importantly, will we report on all the action? Yes!

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"Told it's really quiet. No momentum for a trade right now. That said I get the sense the relationship between larkin and the red wings is at such a place it's just a matter of when not if." — ESPN's Emily Kaplan on Dylan Larkin

1-0 for Devils on a goal from Evan Rodrigues, his first since being traded to New Jersey.

Devils outshooting Red Wings 16-3 after 20 minutes. The score is tied 1-1.

Does Connor Hellebuyck want to play in New Jersey? The Red Wings have given up two goals on four shots.

Jack Hughes scores the overtime winner for New Jersey, ending a wild back-and-forth battle to kick off the Frozen Frenzy.

A bit of good news for the Red Wings, who appear to have signed Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year extension with a $13-million cap hit. The contract, which kicks in next season, makes him the 13th highest-paid NHLer — for now.

Columbus scores and Matthew Knies picks up the assist. The ex-Leaf now has five points in five games.

Brady Tkachuk scores his first goals since joining the Panthers. And, of course, Matthew gets the assist.

Matthew finds Brady alone in the slot for his second.

Four points each for the Tkachuk brothers, who pick up assists on a goal from Carter Verhaeghe.

Kids, don't try this at home: Mathieu Olivier gets a five-minute major and a game misconduct for spearing Uvis (in his) Balinskis. Ouch!

Another assist for Matthew Tkachuk. Watch out, Connor McDavid (10 assists), but Tkachuk is now up to seven assists in seven games.

Big night from the players who were off to cold starts, as Sam Reinhart scores his second of the game.

Is a goalie controversy brewing in Montreal? The Habs appear to be starting Jacob Fowler for the third game in a row.

Buffalo scores on a goal from Owen Zellweger, just first since joining the Sabres I a trade for Bowen Byram.

Tough to watch as linesman falls awkwardly on his ankle . Being helped off the ice.

Lane Hutson gets his first on a point shot on the PP. It was a wrister. But it was a snipe .

Save of the Year alert : UPL stops the Habs on a two-on-none.

Noah Dobson takes a shot off the jaw. With Michael Matheson also out, this is not good for the Habs' defense.

What's going on with Montreal in the third period? Buffalo scores twice in under six minutes to tie things up 3-3, despite being outshot 23-14.

For the second straight game, the Habs are heading to overtime.

Carolina was where Alex Ovechkin was drafted No. 1 overall in 2004 . Twenty-two years later, he's playing in his final regular season game in Raleigh, N.C.

According to @ryanhenkel_ , the Canes recognized Ovechkin during a stoppage in play and he received a standing ovation .

Carolina loses Taylor Hall, who "was ruled out in the second period of Tuesday's game against the Washington Capitals due to an upper-body injury." Hall took a hard hit from Justin Sourdif late in the first period.

Looks like Porter Martone and Matvei Michkov will play together on a line.

Bobby McMann scores his third of the season. With 29 goals split between Toronto and Seattle, he was technically the Kraken's leading goal scorer last season.

Make that seven goals in eight game for breakout candidate Lafreniere.

According to reporter Steve Warne , the Senators have three defensemen tonight who each have played in 10 NHL games or less.

It appears that Zee's Buium has been dropped to the Canucks' third defense pairing alongside Luke Schenn.

Calder Trophy Watch: Chicago's Anton Frondell picks up his fifth assist of the season. He now has five points in seven games.

Sidney Crosby scores his first of the season. Last year, he finished with 29.

From @OHaraSports : "Mackenzie Blackwood is 0-4-1 in six regular season games against the Dallas Stars. He holds a 4.10 goals against average and a .887 save percentage in those appearances. Two of those games came when he was was with the New Jersey Devils, three with the San Jose Sharks, and one with the Colorado Avalanche."