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The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Noah Gregor to a one-year contract worth US$775,000.

Covering the spread on an empty-net goal with about a second left? Hockey betting is back!

Jonas Johansson made 28 saves in his first start in place of the injured Andrei Vasilevskiy, Nicholas Paul had two third-period power-play goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 in the NHL regular-season opener on Tuesday night. Johansson was signed to be Vasilevskiy's backup. Vasilevskiy had back surgery two weeks ago and is expected to miss another six to eight weeks.

"They were like Velcro," a former coach said of MacKinnon and Drouin, who are now reunited with the Avalanche.

Here are the coaches who could be in trouble, with our attempts at deciphering the rationale and making a case in the opposite direction.

The Avs will need to Ryan Johansen, Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin, Tomas Tatar to carry the flag if Colorado is to reach the NHL's summit again.

Connor Bedard did not disappoint in his NHL debut.

Oddsmakers set their expectations for every NHL team. Now the FTW crew weighs in.

Connor Bedard skated into the faceoff circle, saw one of his idols standing across from him and tried to soak in the moment. Then the puck dropped, and the instincts that have made the 18-year-old Bedard the NHL's next big thing kicked in. Playing with a charismatic fearlessness, Bedard dazzled in Chicago's 4-2 comeback win over Crosby and the Penguins on Tuesday night.

Some pre-game challenges made for a memorable debut when Joe Bowen became the voice of the Toronto Maple Leafs over four decades ago.