2026–27 season

NHL transactions: October 2026

Trades, call-ups, send-downs, waivers and injuries, newest first.

September

Friday, October 166 moves

+ Injured reserveOskar Back put on injured reserveFri, Oct 16
↑ Call-upTaylor Raddysh called up from Hartford (AHL)Fri, Oct 16
↓ Sent downJaroslav Chmelar sent down to HartfordFri, Oct 16
↓ LoanedCooper Black loaned to Charlotte (AHL)Fri, Oct 16
↓ Sent downCarson Lambos sent down to Iowa (AHL)Fri, Oct 16
↑ Call-upTy Nelson called up from Coachella Valley (AHL)Fri, Oct 16

Thursday, October 1512 moves

⇄ Trade · Oct 15with the Vancouver Canucks

Maple Leafs getAatu Räty F

Canucks getBrandon Buhr FJacob Quillan F

↑ Call-upFelix Unger Sörum called up from Chicago (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
+ Injured reserveJordan Staal put on injured reserveThu, Oct 15
↑ Call-upJared Wright called up from Ontario (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
↓ LoanedHoyt Stanley loaned to Belleville (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
↓ LoanedJorian Donovan loaned to Belleville (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
↓ Sent downCameron Lund sent down to San Jose (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
+ Injured reserveMiles Wood put on injured reserveThu, Oct 15
↓ Sent downMatthew Murray sent down to Milwaukee (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
↑ Call-upCarson Lambos called up from Iowa (AHL)Thu, Oct 15
↓ Sent downJustin Kirkland sent down to IowaThu, Oct 15
↑ Call-upVille Heinola called up from Henderson (AHL)Thu, Oct 15

Wednesday, October 149 moves

+ Injured reserveSimon Edvinsson put on injured reserveWed, Oct 14
+ Injured reserveAlexander Nikishin put on injured reserveWed, Oct 14
↑ Call-upDavid Reinbacher called up from Laval (AHL)Wed, Oct 14
↓ Sent downCole Beaudoin sent down to Hartford (AHL)Wed, Oct 14
↑ Call-upJustin Dowling called up from HartfordWed, Oct 14
↓ WaiversAlex Barre-Boulet put on waiversWed, Oct 14
↓ Sent downMads Sogaard sent down to Syracuse (AHL)Wed, Oct 14
↓ WaiversAatu Raty put on waiversWed, Oct 14
↓ Sent downVille Heinola sent down to Henderson (AHL)Wed, Oct 14

Tuesday, October 1311 moves

↑ Call-upDennis Gilbert called up from Rochester (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
+ Injured reserveMatt Grzelcyk put on injured reserveTue, Oct 13
↓ Sent downNick Lardis sent down to Rockford (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
↓ WaiversHarrison Scott put on waiversTue, Oct 13
↓ Sent downColin Ralph sent down to Springfield (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
↑ Call-upMads Sogaard called up from Syracuse (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
↑ Call-upRoger McQueen called up from San Diego (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
+ Injured reserveRyan Poehling put on injured reserveTue, Oct 13
↑ Call-upCooper Black called up from Charlotte (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
↑ Call-upJustin Kirkland called up from Iowa (AHL)Tue, Oct 13
+ Injured reserveNico Sturm put on injured reserveTue, Oct 13

Monday, October 1213 moves

+ Injured reserveConnor Brown put on injured reserveMon, Oct 12
↑ Call-upStefan Noesen called up from Utica (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
↓ WaiversHelge Grans put on waiversMon, Oct 12
↓ Sent downCarl Grundstrom sent down to Lehigh Valley (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
+ Injured reserveTrevor van Riemsdyk put on injured reserveMon, Oct 12
↑ Call-upColin Ralph called up from Springfield (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
+ Long-term IRRasmus Sandin put on long-term injured reserveMon, Oct 12
+ Injured reserveMatt Roy put on injured reserveMon, Oct 12
↑ Call-upJustin Holl called up from Hershey (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
↓ Sent downRiley Bezeau sent down to Cleveland (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
↑ Call-upTyler Pitlick called up from Iowa (AHL)Mon, Oct 12
+ Injured reserveMarcus Folingo put on injured reserveMon, Oct 12
↓ Sent downBen Hemmerling sent down to Henderson (AHL)Mon, Oct 12

Sunday, October 1110 moves

+ Long-term IRIgor Shesterkin put on long-term injured reserveSun, Oct 11
↑ Call-upGabriel Beaudoin called up from Hartford (AHL)Sun, Oct 11
↑ Call-upJorian Donovan called up from Belleville (AHL)Sun, Oct 11
+ Injured reserveCameron Crotty put on injured reserveSun, Oct 11
+ Injured reserveTravis Konecny put on injured reserveSun, Oct 11
↑ Call-upOliver Bonk called up from Lehigh Valley (AHL)Sun, Oct 11
+ Injured reserveChristopher Tanev put on injured reserveSun, Oct 11
↑ Call-upMarshall Rifai called up from Toronto (AHL)Sun, Oct 11
+ Injured reserveVictor Olofsson put on injured reserveSun, Oct 11
↑ Call-upVille Heinola called up from Henderson (AHL)Sun, Oct 11

Saturday, October 1010 moves

+ Injured reserveSam Montembeault put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
+ Injured reserveOliver Kapanen put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
+ Injured reserveAlex Turcotte put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
+ Injured reserveMats Zuccarello put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
↓ Sent downCole Beaudoin sent down to Hartford (AHL)Sat, Oct 10
↑ Call-upJuuso Parssinen called up from HartfordSat, Oct 10
+ Long-term IRJoseph Veleno put on long-term injured reserveSat, Oct 10
+ Injured reserveWilliam Eklund put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
+ Injured reserveRasmus Ristolainen put on injured reserveSat, Oct 10
↓ WaiversTrent Miner put on waiversSat, Oct 10

Friday, October 912 moves

⇄ Trade · Oct 9with the Nashville Predators

Canadiens getA 20227 second-round pick

Predators getJayden Struble D

↑ Call-upJared Wright called up from Ontario (AHL)Fri, Oct 9
↓ LoanedStefan Noesen loaned to Utica (AHL)Fri, Oct 9
↓ WaiversIlya Solovyov put on waiversFri, Oct 9
↓ Sent downDominic James sent down to Syracuse (AHL)Fri, Oct 9
↑ Call-upMiles Wood called up from Toronto (AHL)Fri, Oct 9
↑ Call-upRieger Lorenz called up from Iowa (AHL)Fri, Oct 9
↓ Sent downTyler Pitlick sent down to IowaFri, Oct 9
+ Injured reserveNick Foligno put on injured reserveFri, Oct 9
↑ Call-upMatt Kiersted called up from IowaFri, Oct 9
+ Long-term IRFilip Gustavsson put on long-term injured reserveFri, Oct 9
+ Injured reserveWilliam Trudeau put on injured reserveFri, Oct 9

Thursday, October 86 moves

↓ WaiversChase Stillman put on waiversThu, Oct 8
↓ WaiversStefan Noesen put on waiversThu, Oct 8
↓ Sent downJonas Johansson sent down to Belleville (AHL)Thu, Oct 8
↓ WaiversBrett Leason put on waiversThu, Oct 8
↓ LoanedAlexander Petrovic loaned to Charlotte (AHL)Thu, Oct 8
+ Injured reserveRyan Lindgren put on injured reserveThu, Oct 8

Wednesday, October 710 moves

⇄ Trade · Oct 7with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Oilers getFilip Hallander F

Penguins getSpencer Stastney D

↑ Call-upCole Castagna called up from Calgary (AHL)Wed, Oct 7
↑ Call-upAydar Suniev called up from Calgary (AHL)Wed, Oct 7
↑ Call-upDominic Toninato called up from Rockford (AHL)Wed, Oct 7
+ Injured reserveAndrew Mangiapane put on injured reserveWed, Oct 7
↓ WaiversMackenzie Entwistle put on waiversWed, Oct 7
↓ Sent downAlex Bump sent down to Lehigh Valley (AHL)Wed, Oct 7
+ Injured reserveAndrew Mangiapane put on injured reserveWed, Oct 7
+ Injured reserveAndrei Kuzmenko put on injured reserveWed, Oct 7
↑ Call-upTyler Pitlick called up from Iowa (AHL)Wed, Oct 7

Tuesday, October 68 moves

↑ Call-upGabriel Beaudoin called up from Hartford (AHL)Tue, Oct 6
+ Injured reserveJoe Veleno put on injured reserveTue, Oct 6
↑ Call-upMarcus Johansson called up from Belleville (AHL)Tue, Oct 6
↓ Sent downDonovan Sebrango sent down to BellevilleTue, Oct 6
↓ WaiversJansen Harkins put on waiversTue, Oct 6
↑ Call-upMatt Murray called up from Milwaukee (AHL)Tue, Oct 6
+ Injured reserveJustus Annunen put on injured reserveTue, Oct 6
↓ WaiversMikael Pyyhtia put on waiversTue, Oct 6

Monday, October 58 moves

↓ WaiversBrayden Pachal put on waiversMon, Oct 5
↓ WaiversConnor Zary put on waiversMon, Oct 5
↓ Sent downCameron Bertucci sent down to Texas (AHL)Mon, Oct 5
↓ WaiversMatthew Robertson put on waiversMon, Oct 5
↑ Call-upDonovan Sebrango called up from Belleville (AHL)Mon, Oct 5
+ Injured reserveAndre Burakovsky put on injured reserveMon, Oct 5
+ Injured reserveAlexey Toropchenko put on injured reserveMon, Oct 5
+ Injured reserveNikita Grebenkin put on injured reserveMon, Oct 5

Sunday, October 44 moves

↓ WaiversMichael Eyssimont put on waiversSun, Oct 4
↓ WaiversPatrick Giles put on waiversSun, Oct 4
↑ Call-upYegor Pinchuk called up from Milwaukee (AHL)Sun, Oct 4
↓ Sent downMatt Murray sent down to MilwaukeeSun, Oct 4

Saturday, October 36 moves

↓ Sent downCharles Alexis Legault sent down to Chicago (AHL)Sat, Oct 3
↓ WaiversDavid Gustafsson put on waiversSat, Oct 3
+ Long-term IRAleksander Barkov put on long-term injured reserveSat, Oct 3
↑ Call-upAlexander Petrovic called up from Charlotte (AHL)Sat, Oct 3
↑ Call-upMatthew Murray called up from Milwaukee (AHL)Sat, Oct 3
+ Injured reserveJacob Melanson put on injured reserveSat, Oct 3

Friday, October 24 moves

↓ LoanedDennis Gilbert loaned to Rochester (AHL)Fri, Oct 2
+ Injured reserveDylan Larkin put on injured reserveFri, Oct 2
↓ LoanedHoyt Stanley loaned to Belleville (AHL)Fri, Oct 2
↓ Sent downRyan Ufko sent down to Milwaukee (AHL)Fri, Oct 2

Thursday, October 114 moves

↑ Call-upDennis Gilbert called up from Rochester (AHL)Thu, Oct 1
+ Injured reserveAlex Lyon put on injured reserveThu, Oct 1
+ Injured reserveOlen Zellweger put on injured reserveThu, Oct 1
+ Long-term IRMatthew Savoie put on long-term injured reserveThu, Oct 1
+ Injured reserveRyan Nugent-Hopkins put on injured reserveThu, Oct 1
+ Long-term IRAlec Regula put on long-term injured reserveThu, Oct 1
↑ Call-upJosh Samanski called upThu, Oct 1
+ Long-term IRMatt Duchene put on long-term injured reserveThu, Oct 1
↑ Call-upArttu Hyry called up from Texas (AHL)Thu, Oct 1
↑ Call-upColin Blackwell called up from Texas (AHL)Thu, Oct 1
+ Injured reserveJoonas Korpisalo put on injured reserveThu, Oct 1
↑ Call-upDylan Garand called up from Hartford (AHL)Thu, Oct 1
↓ Sent downRutger McGroarty sent down to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)Thu, Oct 1
+ Injured reserveIvan Provorov put on injured reserveThu, Oct 1

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Shuttle board

◀ Sent down · Called up ▶

3NYR6
3MIN6
5OTT3
2ANA4
3NSH3
2VGK2
2FLA2
2CHI1

Teams have made 79 call-ups and send-downs in the 18 days since opening night, 2.5 a team: 11 fewer than at this point last season (90).

Regular season since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Training-camp moves aren’t counted.

Back and forth

Each square is a day: ■ with the NHL team, ■ in the minors.

Matthew Murray NSH · GDown since Oct 15
10 of 18 days up · 1 game · 4 moves
Tyler Pitlick MIN · FUp since Oct 12
7 of 18 days up · 2 games · 3 moves
Dennis Gilbert BUF · DUp since Oct 13
5 of 18 days up · 2 games · 3 moves
Ville Heinola VGK · DUp since Oct 15
5 of 18 days up · 0 games · 3 moves

Since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Games are NHL games with shift charts.

Injury pressure

35 of 55 IR placements met by a call-up

Counted when the same team called a player up from the day before to 2 days after. The Toronto Maple Leafs have made the most placements (5).

Regular season since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Training-camp moves aren’t counted.

Waiver wire

4 of 181 waiver placements claimed

About 1 in 45 was claimed by another team.

The 2026–27 league year since July 1, training camp included.

Moves by month

JASO

147 player moves in October so far; an average October since 2022–23 had 379.

Player moves (one per player per move) in the 2026–27 league year. Lines: the average month since 2022–23.

Trade web

9 trades so far. The Nashville Predators have made the most (3).

NSH3
MTL2
ANA2
PIT2
VAN1
NJD1
CGY1
CAR1
TOR1
EDM1

Trades in the 2026–27 league year since July 1, picks-only trades included. Thicker lines: more trades between two teams.

Call-up impact

call-ups: 42
played while up: 21
days, typical stay: 2

13 have been sent back down, 11 of them without playing a game.

Regular season since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Training-camp moves aren’t counted. Call-ups of players we could identify; games are NHL games with shift charts. The typical stay is the middle length of the call-ups that ended with a send-down.

Shuttle board

◀ Sent down · Called up ▶

3NYR6
3MIN6
5OTT3
2ANA4
3NSH3
2VGK2
2FLA2
2CHI1

Teams have made 79 call-ups and send-downs in the 18 days since opening night, 2.5 a team: 11 fewer than at this point last season (90).

Regular season since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Training-camp moves aren’t counted.

Back and forth

Each square is a day: ■ with the NHL team, ■ in the minors.

Matthew Murray NSH · GDown since Oct 15
10 of 18 days up · 1 game · 4 moves
Tyler Pitlick MIN · FUp since Oct 12
7 of 18 days up · 2 games · 3 moves
Dennis Gilbert BUF · DUp since Oct 13
5 of 18 days up · 2 games · 3 moves
Ville Heinola VGK · DUp since Oct 15
5 of 18 days up · 0 games · 3 moves

Since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Games are NHL games with shift charts.

Injury pressure

35 of 55 IR placements met by a call-up

Counted when the same team called a player up from the day before to 2 days after. The Toronto Maple Leafs have made the most placements (5).

Regular season since opening night, Sep 29, 2026. Training-camp moves aren’t counted.

Waiver wire

4 of 181 waiver placements claimed

About 1 in 45 was claimed by another team.

The 2026–27 league year since July 1, training camp included.

Moves by month

JASO

147 player moves in October so far; an average October since 2022–23 had 379.

Player moves (one per player per move) in the 2026–27 league year. Lines: the average month since 2022–23.