Overview
- Adam Fox is on long‑term injured reserve with an upper‑body injury and is not expected to be re‑evaluated until around Christmas.
- Mike Sullivan deployed a five‑forward power‑play with Artemi Panarin at the point, which looked disjointed and generated just one shot on three early chances with no goals overall.
- New York beat Dallas 3–2 in overtime in the first game without Fox, with Vladislav Gavrikov netting the winner after Will Cuylle’s late equalizer.
- Braden Schneider moved into Fox’s spot alongside Gavrikov on the top pair as Scott Morrow’s role increased, including second‑unit power‑play work.
- Sullivan and players framed the replacement as a group effort, with the coach praising Gavrikov’s two‑way instincts even as the blue line focuses on defending first.