ALT Top: white text on a dark red background reading "Four players chasing regular season milestones". Top left: photo of Brent Burns on ice in an Avalanche uniform. White text on a burgundy background reads "Brent Burns can overtake Phil Kessel for the most consecutive games played in NHL history". Top right: photo of Sidney Crosby on ice in a Penguins uniform. Yellow text on a black background reads "Sidney Crosby 39 points away from becoming the fifth player in NHL history with 1,800 career points". Middle: white large text that reads "4 days until the 2026-27 season begins". Bottom left: photo of Andrei Vasilevskiy on ice in a Lightning uniform. White text on a blue background reads "Andrei Vasievskiy fewest games in NHL history to record 400 wins". Bottom right: photo of Connor McDavid on ice in an Oilers uniform. White text on a blue background that reads "Connor McDavid can match Mario Lemieux for the second-most 100-point season".

ALT Top: White on a black backgorund reads, "Broadcast Openers" with the NHL Face-Off logo on it Main: Black and white text below the dates of the following matchups ESPN Tripleheader | Sep. 29 FLA vs CAR - 5p ET NYR vs BOX - 8p ET CHI vs VGK 10:30p ET Sportsnet Double header | Sep. 29 MTL vs TOR - 7p ET VAN vs EDM - 10p ET TNT HBO Max Doubleheader | Sep. 30 PIT vs PHI - 7:30p ET LAK vs COL - 10p ET

ALT Countdown graphic featuring a large red number 5 and white text reading "Five rookies to keep an eye on." Cutouts of TOR Gavin Mckenna, SJS Ivar Stenberg, CHI Anton Frondell, WSH Cole Hutson and PHI Porter Martone are beside the 2026 NHL Face-Off logo with white text reading "5 days until the season. The 2025-27 NHL season begins September 29."