Brady Tkachuk has signed a seven-year, $57.5-million deal with the Ottawa Senators ahead of the club's season opener with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Jets rookie Cole Perfetti says his father, Angelo, got emotional when he called after practice with the news that he'd be making his NHL debut Wednesday in Anaheim.

Past greats Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier — from the team's 1980s Stanley Cup dynasty years — went for a skate to the deafening roar of 18,550 fans prior to the Oilers' NHL regular season opening game at downtown Rogers Place.