Utah Hockey Club defenseman Sean Durzi (50) celebrates with Lawson Crouse, right, after scoring a goal during the second period of a pre-season NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) celebrates with the bench after his goal against the Florida Panthers during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

FILE - Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito talks to defenseman Uvis Balinskis (26) after Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers, on June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Florida Panthers head coach coach Paul Maurice, right, receives his Stanley Cup championship ring from Teresa Viola, wife of owner Vincent Viola, during a private ceremony commemorating the NHL team's Stanley Cup title last season, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk celebrates after opening the box containing his Stanley Cup championship ring, during a private ceremony commemorating the NHL team's last season's Stanley Cup title, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

FILE - Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) lifts the Stanley Cup trophy after Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, on June 24, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, left, and Travis Konecny celebrate after a preseason NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Flyers' Matvei Michkov, left, gets past New York Islanders' Calle Odelius during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)