Each Monday throughout the 2025-26 NHL season, ESPN and NHL Network analyst Kevin Weekes will provide fans with a guide of games that will be nationally televised. Today, a look at games for the second week of the regular season.
Highlights include the season debut of "Prime Monday Night Hockey" with the Detroit Red Wings visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs and then the St. Louis Blues at the Vancouver Canucks, and Alex Ovechkin continuing his quest for 900 goals.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs (2 p.m. ET; TVAS, Prime, FDSNDET)
"Prime Monday Night Hockey" returns for its second season and kicks off with a doubleheader on Canadian Thanksgiving. First, the Red Wings visit the Maple Leafs in an Original Six matchup, two days after Detroit defeated Toronto 6-3 at