FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Jack Drury (18) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, April 5, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Buffalo Sabres right wing Alex Tuch (89) is stick checked by Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Kaedan Korczak (6) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, March 3, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)

FILE - The Houston skyline overlooks the Buffalo Bayou as it snakes its' way into downtown April 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

FILE - Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse, center front, moves the puck against Los Angeles Kings left wing Artemi Panarin, left, and center Scott Laughton, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, April 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

FILE - Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid moves the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings April 11, 2026 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) lifts the Stanley Cup after a win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Candice Ward)

Carolina Hurricanes fans react after a goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)

FILE - Boston Bruins' Patrice Bergeron plays against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL hockey game, March 25, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)