Although the 2022-23 regular season isn’t starting in North America until October 11, when the New York Rangers will host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden, the NHL season already began yesterday in Prague with a game between Nashville Predators and the San Jose Sharks. The Global Series game marked the NHL's return to Europe after a three-year pause caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
The Predators defeated the Sharks 4-1: Kiefer Sherwood scored the first goal of the regular season after an assist from our old friend Ryan McDonagh.