NHL PLAYER NEWS

Vladar (upper body) was a full participant in Sunday's practice and is on track to be ready for the Flyers' regular-season opener against the Penguins on Wednesday, Jackie Spiegel of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Martone is expected to start the 2026-27 campaign on the top line, per Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Pastrnak was named the Bruins' 28th captain in franchise history Sunday.

Samoskevich (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.

Jarvis (shoulder) was placed on the injured non-roster list Sunday.

Rust is being evaluated for an upper-body injury and won't participate in Sunday's practice.

Hart is expected to start at home against San Jose in Saturday's preseason game, per Steve Carp of The Sporting Tribune.

Sanderson (undisclosed) didn't complete Saturday's preseason game against Montreal for precautionary reasons.

Blake scored a power-play goal and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Saturday's 6-0 preseason win over the Predators.