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The Detroit Red Wings have been without forward Patrick Kane since he suffered an upper-body injury during their 2-1 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 17. 

Shortly before Dylan Larkin's overtime game-winning goal, Kane slid awkwardly into the boards behind the net and skated slowly back to the bench favoring his shoulder.

He had officially been designated as day-to-day by head coach Todd McLellan, though he's been able to skate. 

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While there was hope that Kane would be able to join the Red WIngs at some point on their five-game road swing which continues with a Sunday evening tilt against the San Jose Sharks, that hope has now been dashed.

Per Max Bultman of The Athletic, who is on the trip with the club, Kane will not be available for the duration of the road swing. 

No, he will not join Red Wings on this trip https://t.co/9fd3ihqAFk

— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) November 2, 2025

Following their contest against the Sharks, the Red Wings have one game remaining on the road on Tuesday evening against the Vegas Golden Knights before they return home to play the New York Rangers on Nov. 7. 

Just as he did last season, Kane had been playing on Detroit's second line combination with Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper. 

With three goals and two assists in the five games that he's appeared in, Kane had been producing at a point-per-game pace. 

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The Ducks will celebrate Día de Muertos on Sunday during their game against the New Jersey Devils. They will have their first three-game win streak of the season if they beat the Devils.

Anaheim has won four of its last five games, the sole loss being a tightly-contested affair against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which saw them concede the go-ahead goal in the final five minutes of the third period.

Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry have registered points in all five of those games, with Carlsson matching a career-high for points in a game (4) in Friday’s 5-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings.

“I think we’re doing the right things to score goals,” Terry said. “The exciting thing is I think we can be even better.”

The Ducks recorded shorthanded goals in consecutive games, scoring one apiece against the Florida Panthers and the Red Wings. After killing six out of seven penalties on Friday, they’ll face another tough task in the Devils’ top-2 power play.

“We’ve got a lot of smart hockey players,” Terry said. “I think we're just learning to when to be aggressive when teams are maybe in tough spots and when to push, when to maybe not get dragged out. That’s a good power play they have over there. I know they got one, but I think (the penalty kill) has been a bright spot for us all year.”

November begins a murderer’s row-esque collection of opponents for the Ducks, who face the 9-3-0 Devils on Sunday and the reigning Cup champion Panthers on Tuesday. This is followed by two road matchups against the Dallas Stars and Vegas Golden Knights before a return home to face the Winnipeg Jets, the second game of a back-to-back (SEGABABA).

Ducks Projected Lines

Chris Kreider - Leo Carlsson - Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko - Ryan Poehling - Alex Killorn
Ross Johnston - Jansen Harkins - Frank Vatrano

Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov - Ian Moore

Lukáš Dostál (projected)

Devils Projected Lines

Stefan Noesen - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt
Ondrej Palát - Nico Hischier - Arseny Gritsyuk
Timo Meier - Juho Lammikko - Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter - Luke Glendening - Brian Halonen

Jonas Siegenthaler - Dougie Hamilton
Brendan Dillon - Luke Hughes
Dennis Cholowski - Šimon Nemec

Jake Allen (projected)

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The Flyers heard some boos Sunday night as they stumbled to a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Flames.

The displeasure at Xfinity Mobile Arena was justified.

It was a really disappointing weekend for Rick Tocchet’s club. The Flyers (6-5-1) were swept in a back-to-back set on home ice and scored just three goals over the two losses. They fell to the Maple Leafs, 5-2, Saturday night.

“Our will is being tested right now and we need some guys to step up, leadership,” Tocchet said. “I’m an honest guy, I’m not ripping our players, but we need some guys to get some will. I think we’ve had a couple of guys, the last two or three games, that are accepting, ‘It’s just another hockey game.’

“The fans pay a lot of money here to watch games. I don’t think we gave them a half-decent product the last two games. I think it was kind of a boring game. It falls on myself, I’ve got to get these guys to start to show some will. The Flyer fans, if they see some will, they’ll cheer you on. If they don’t, you’re going to get booed.”

Travis Konecny provided the lone goal against Calgary. The Flyers missed Tyson Foerster, who was out with a lower-body injury after blocking a shot.

The Flames (3-9-2) came in at the bottom of the NHL standings. The Flyers see them again on New Year’s Eve when the clubs meet in Calgary, Alberta.

• After his team’s loss Saturday night, Tocchet took accountability for the Flyers’ reluctance to shoot the puck and play around the net.

“It was the focus of our meeting this morning, it was the whole meeting,” Konecny said.

Prior to Sunday night’s game, Tocchet said the club wasted about 10 opportunities to create action in front against Toronto.

“I call it easy ice,” the head coach said. “We don’t want easy ice; we want the hard ice, the hard ice is around the net.”

The Flyers entered Sunday night with the NHL’s second-fewest shots per game at 24. Before the start of the third period against the Flames, the Flyers had only nine shots and were trailing 1-0.

“Just playing on the outside,” Sean Couturier said. “We have guys that are really talented, pretty skilled, but we’ve got to find a way to get to the inside, get to the net.”

Tocchet tried shuffling his lines in the third period, but it didn’t change much. Konecny found the back of the net directly off a draw to give the Flyers some life with 5:40 minutes left.

However, Calgary was able to close the door.

“It was an ugly game,” Tocchet said. “I feel bad for the fans. It wasn’t a fun game to watch.”

• Aleksei Kolosov received his first start of the season after being called up three days ago to fill in for the injured Samuel Ersson.

The 23-year-old converted 19 saves on 21 shots.

The Flames cracked him early in the second period just after the Flyers came up empty on a power play. Jonathan Huberdeau sent a shot through some bodies and past Kolosov’s blocker side, top shelf.

Huberdeau then struck again in the third period with a redirection to make it 2-0.

“They got their two goals from screens and a tip,” Tocchet said. “That’s what we’re looking for; they did it twice and they scored.”

Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf denied 17 of the Flyers’ 18 shots.

• Couturier was back in the lineup after missing the Flyers’ loss Saturday night because of an undisclosed injury.

• The Flyers head to Montreal for a matchup Tuesday with the Canadiens (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP).