Semyon Varlamov made his return to game action for the New York Islanders on Tuesday, stopping all 10 shots he faced in relief as the Islanders rallied past the New York Rangers 4-3, according to NHL.com’s preseason roundup. It was Varlamov’s first appearance in nearly two years as he completes his recovery from double partial knee replacements. Matias Maccelli scored twice and added an assist for the Islanders, while Matthew Schaefer had a goal and two assists.
Elsewhere around the league Tuesday, the Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 at TD Garden behind two goals from Michael Eyssimont, with Morgan Geekie, Brian Halonen and Elias Lindholm also scoring. Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves for Boston, per NHL.com. Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar left the game with an upper-body injury in the first period; his status beyond that had not been detailed by the team as of NHL.com’s report.
In Carolina, the Hurricanes edged the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout at Lenovo Center, with Bradly Nadeau and Justin Robidas scoring in regulation and Brandon Bussi making 11 saves. Aleksander Barkov and Brady Tkachuk scored for Florida, but Tkachuk did not return for the third period; Panthers coaching staff described the decision as precautionary, according to NHL.com.
The Detroit Red Wings pulled away from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the third period for a 7-4 win at PPG Paints Arena, with Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scoring twice and Anton Johansson picking up four assists. Viktor Arvidsson made his Red Wings debut after signing a two-year, $10-million contract in the off-season. Nick Robertson scored short-handed for Pittsburgh in his Penguins debut, having signed a two-year, $6.5-million deal after being traded from Toronto. Twin brothers Liam and Markus Ruck also debuted for the Penguins after being selected in the 2026 NHL Draft, NHL.com reported.
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 at KeyBank Center, with Noah Ostlund scoring twice and Tage Thompson adding a goal and an assist. Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 13 saves for Buffalo. In New York, Pavel Dorofeyev made his Rangers debut after being acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights and signing a seven-year, $77-million contract, according to NHL.com.
None of Tuesday’s results directly involved the Edmonton Oilers, who beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in overtime in a separate preseason game at Canada Life Centre. NHL clubs continue exhibition play through the final week of September before the 2026-27 regular season opens Sept. 29.
