Bruins Fall 4-1 to Wild for First Loss; Barkov to LTIR; Edvinsson Prefers Trade

Boston's first loss of the season came in Minnesota, where special teams decided a 4-1 Wild win; Florida moved Aleksander Barkov to LTIR and Detroit's Simon Edvinsson prefers a trade.

The Boston Bruins took their first loss of the 2026-27 season on Saturday night, falling 4-1 to the Minnesota Wild and sliding to 2-1-0. Tanner Jeannot opened the scoring at the 1:53 mark, but Minnesota answered with four straight goals over the final 40 minutes — two from Kirill Kaprizov and one each from Quinn Hughes and Jared Spurgeon. Special teams settled the game: Boston went 0-for-3 on the power play while the Wild finished 2-for-3. Kaprizov and Hughes scored with the man advantage in the second period, and Hughes' goal — scored the moment a long Bruins two-man kill became a 5-on-4 — stood as the winner.

Michael DiPietro made 26 saves in his first start for Boston and drew praise from Marco Sturm and David Pastrnak. The Bruins were off Sunday as they traveled home from Minnesota ahead of a week-long, three-game homestand. Once that homestand ends, Charlie McAvoy will be eligible to return to the lineup.

In Detroit, Simon Edvinsson would prefer a trade, according to Elliotte Friedman. The restricted free agent defenseman is back in Sweden awaiting a new contract, with the sides reportedly not in talks. The Red Wings would rather keep him — Shawn Horcoff wants a contract completed — and Edvinsson reported to training camp on a professional tryout while the club tried to negotiate.

Florida placed captain Aleksander Barkov on long-term injured reserve, ruling him out for at least 10 games. Paul Maurice said Barkov will be examined by the team's medical staff when the Panthers return home so the severity of the injury can be determined. Friedman also reported that Edmonton is exploring a "lateral trade" to add forward depth, and that the NHL has put coaches on notice about yelling at officials, with a penalty possible for anyone who goes over the line.

In Pittsburgh, the Penguins saw a 5-1 second-period lead over Montreal dissolve into an overtime game before Tommy Novak's second goal of the night won it. Egor Chinakhov nearly pushed the lead to 6-3, but the play was negated by an offside call on Erik Karlsson, who criticized the ruling afterward. The Philadelphia Flyers, still chasing their first win, lost in overtime for the second straight game, falling to Carolina in the clubs' first meeting since the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Patrick Kane heard boos in his return to Buffalo. Long linked to his hometown Sabres, Kane confirmed they were the second team pursuing him this summer, and that one of his first calls of the offseason came from Jarmo Kekäläinen.

The New Jersey Devils, seeking back-to-back wins, put 36 shots on Ilya Sorokin and lost 6-0 on Long Island. Colorado fared far better, beating St. Louis 6-1 with six goals against Jordan Binnington. Former defenseman Lyle Odelein died at 58. The Saskatoon native played 1,056 games for Montreal, New Jersey, Phoenix, Columbus, Chicago, Dallas, Florida and Pittsburgh, won the Stanley Cup with the Canadiens in 1993 and was the first captain in Blue Jackets history.

Sunday's NHL slate includes five games. Winnipeg visits Detroit at 1 p.m. (NHLN in the U.S.), the Mammoth travel to the Rangers at 6, Florida plays at Anaheim and Calgary at Seattle at 8, and Vegas is at Vancouver at 9.

The Bruins return to action Monday, when the Ottawa Senators visit TD Garden for a 7:30 p.m. EDT start on October 5. The game airs on ESPN+ and NESN.