The Las Vegas Golden Knights face the San Jose Sharks in a regular season NHL game on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 (1/11/26) at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

Only Scotty Bowman (2,141) and Panthers coach Paul Maurice (1,974) has coached more. It will be Ruff's 1,291st game coaching the Sabres, second most for a single team behind Al Arbour's 1,500 for the New York Islanders.

The NHL will assemble a tent-like structure shielding the ice from what could be an unfavorable temperature and humidity combination at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Upper Deck announced the creation of the Rookie Debut Game Jersey Program, which will feature images from the debut game and pieces of the game-used jersey from an NHL rookie’s first game embedded directly into cards. The cards will be included in 2025-26 Upper Deck Extended Series, which will be out this summer.

There are three games on the NHL schedule for Friday, including one nationally televised in the U.S. and Canada. Here are the three things to watch today, along with the complete game schedule.

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