The Athletic Hockey Show

One of the NHL’s Vezina frontrunners, and the New York Rangers’ starting goaltender, Igor Shesterkin, is done for the season after sustaining a knee injury against the Capitals Friday night. The Athletic’s own Peter Baugh joins the show to discuss Igor’s injury and what to expect from the Blueshirts in No. 31’s absence going forward. Plus, Max and Laz break down whether they’re buying or selling six teams’ surprising starts to the season.

Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Peter Baugh
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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Max Bultman, Sean Gentille, and Shayna Goldman break down Alex Ovechkin’s Capitals winning his final home opener against Sidney Crosby’s Penguins and discuss how Caps head coach Spencer Carbery can maximize Ovi’s production throughout the season. Plus, thoughts on Oilers-Ducks, Stu Skinner’s nice start for the Jets, McKenna vs. Marner tonight when the Maple Leafs visit the Golden Knights, and more. And, to close things out, Harman Dayal joins the show to talk about the seven NHL players who could make or break their team’s season.

This episode was recorded live at 3:00pm ET on October 8, 2026.

Hosts: Max Bultman & Sean Gentille
With: Shayna Goldman
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The Panthers Brad Marchand suffers a tough break in Los Angeles, Gavin McKenna breaks out of his slump in Toronto and Dylan Larkin scores in his season debut in front of a hostile Detroit crowd. Plus, is Macklin Celebrini in play, to one day break Alex Ovechkin's goal scoring record? The Sean's and Frank discuss this and stick tap Nick Schmaltz and the Hurricanes and demand more from the Canadiens, Flyers and Predators.

Host: Sean Gentille & Sean McIndoe
With: Frank Corrado
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Jeff Domet

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The Detroit Red Wings, once the NHL’s model franchise, now find themselves in a precarious position with captain Dylan Larkin sidelined due to injury, and awaiting a requested trade out of Hockeytown, and with defenseman Simon Edvinsson back in Sweden awaiting a new contract. The guys discuss the latest out of Detroit and break down how their troubles could have been avoided in the offseason. Plus, reaction to Alex Ovechkin’s final season announcement, an uneven start for the Oilers, how Sasha Barkov’s potentially longterm injury will impact the Panthers and the Eastern Conference, and commissioner Gary Bettman saying the league could tweak no-trade clauses if issues continue to arise.

Hosts: Max Bultman and Mark Lazerus
With: Jesse Granger
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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As the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway this week, the Prospect Series crew looks at the health of every franchise, including current rosters, who’s coming up in the prospect pipelines, and potential to win the Stanley Cup in the future, and drafts them from No. 1 all the way to No. 32.

Hosts: Max Bultman, Corey Pronman, and Scott Wheeler
With: FloHockey’s Chris Peters
Executive Producer: Chris Flannery
Producer: Chris Flannery

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