Canadian Olympic hero Sidney Crosby also was named. The announcements will be made at various times of the day on Monday. The rest of the rosters will be announced during the 2025-26 NHL season.

And there was no more telling a moment of that than on the Panthers’ fourth goal – a series definer, perhaps — when Sam Bennett shoulder-dropped Vasily Podkolzin just inside the Panthers’ blue line, finishing his check and ultimately forcing the stunned Podkolzin into a turnover later in the shift the other way.

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