SportsHOT TAKE OR NOT

NHL Tonight: Golden Knights, Wild meet in early Western showdown

Only three NHL games are scheduled for Monday, with this matchup serving as the headline event of a sparse evening; a tasting menu, if you will.

On air: Vera Bullock, Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 7:54 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

Photo: Matt Boulton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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At a glance

First reported by ESPN: “NHL Tonight: Golden Knights, Wild pair off in early-season Western showdown”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:54 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Vera Bullock, Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: NHL, Western.
BBN covered this story before: Dumba Retirement Official; Ohio QB Walks Senior Night (October 10).

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ESPNNHL Tonight: Golden Knights, Wild pair off in early-season Western showdown

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHot Take or Not, I'm checking the temperature.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorESPN says only three NHL games are on Monday, and the Golden Knights and Wild meet in an early Western showdown. Kenji, you're up.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThree games is the perfect number. It's a tasting menu, and the Golden Knights and Wild are the only course I'd order.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA tasting menu of hockey. Not bad. That one's HOT.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN says it could set the tone for playoff contention. It's October. The tone is a hum.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, I need your take, and your picks for the record.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNo picks. But I did put a small bet on the Wild, in the coffee can, next to the peas.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat confession doesn't count. NOT. And Kenji's tasting menu is cooler than your freezer.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy final take: the Wild win in overtime, and Hank's coffee can is a federal matter.

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