NEW YORK (AP) — The Buffalo Bills ' first regular-season game in their new stadium will be against the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17 and will kick off Amazon Prime Video's “Thursday Night Football” schedule.
The matchup was one of three announced by the NFL on Monday on Monday as NBC, Fox and Prime Video made their upfront presentations to advertisers.
The Dallas Cowboys were part of the other two unveilings. The Cowboys will visit the New York Giants in the first NBC “Sunday Night Football” game of the season on Sept. 13 and they will host the Philadelphia Eagles on Fox on Thanksgiving Day Nov. 26.
The full schedule will be released on Thursday with other matchups revealed in the coming days.
The Bills are one of 10 teams to have new coaches this season with Joe Brady taking over after Sean McDermott was fired after nine seasons. The game will feature two of the top quarterbacks in the league with Josh Allen and the Bills hosting Jared Goff and the Lions. Detroit is looking to bounce back after missing the playoffs last season.
The NFL has traditionally used Week 2 to showcase new stadiums in a primetime game.
This is the eighth time in the past 15 years the Cowboys and Giants are opening the season against each other. It also marks the 15th time the NFC East rivals are meeting on NBC's Sunday night package, the second-most played matchup since the network started the package in 2016.
Dallas is always a national television draw as “America's Team,” and New York could get more primetime exposure with Super Bowl winner John Harbaugh in his first year coaching the Giants and Jaxson Dart established as the franchise quarterback coming off his eventful rookie year.
This also could be the NFL debuts for a pair of former Ohio State teammates: Giants linebacker Arvell Reese, taken with the fifth pick, and Cowboys safety Caleb Downs, drafted not long after at No. 11.
This will only be the third time, and first since 2014, that the Eagles will be the Cowboys' Thanksgiving opponent.
Dallas has won its past four Thanksgiving games, including a 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs last year.
The late afternoon Thanksgiving game is traditionally the most viewed of the regular season. Last year’s game averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season game in league history.
This will be the second straight season Philadelphia will have the spotlight on Thanksgiving week. Jalen Hurts and the Eagles hosted last year's Black Friday game and lost to the Chicago Bears 24-15.
Monday's announcements mean the Cowboys know the dates for three of their 17 games. It was announced a couple of weeks ago their game in Rio de Janeiro against the Baltimore Ravens will take place in Week 3 on Sept. 27 and air on CBS.
Dallas at New York in Week 1 also means neither of those teams will be the visitor at Seattle on Wednesday night, Sept. 9, when the defending champion Seahawks unveil their Super Bowl banner and kick off the season. Chicago, Arizona, Kansas City, the Los Angeles Chargers or a title-game rematch against New England are the remaining possibilities.
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New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh speaks during a press conference at rookie minicamp at the NFL football team's practice facility, Saturday, May 9, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
FILE - New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) greets Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) after an NFL football game on Jan. 4, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
FILE - New York Giants running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. (29) runs with the ball past Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson (6) during an NFL football game on Jan. 4, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Golden Knights' penalty kill, backed by goalie Carter Hart's stellar play, has been so good that Vegas has been able to get away with committing more penalties than usual.
That is, until Sunday night when the Anaheim Ducks scored two power-play goals to win 4-3 and even the second-round NHL playoffs series at two games apiece.
Game 5 is Tuesday in Las Vegas (9:30 p.m. EDT, ESPN), and whether the Ducks found something in Game 4 or if it was a momentary blip for the Golden Knights will go a long way in determining which team advances to the Western Conference final.
More than getting back to their penalty kill — which had its streak of 21 straight ended in that game — the Golden Knights will have to try to figure out a way to cut down on the number penalties while maintaining their aggressiveness.
Vegas was second in the league in the regular season in committing 3.12 penalties per game, a hair behind New Jersey's 3.10. But the Golden Knights are up to 4.00 average in the playoffs, though that is the third fewest in the league.
“We've obviously got to stay more disciplined, not wanting to give them momentum off that or give them opportunities on the power play,” Vegas forward Brett Howden said. “They obviously have a good power play, so I think our PK's done a really good job, but no sense in keep giving them those opportunities.”
The Ducks took advantage of their chances on Sunday.
Anaheim had converted 8 of 16 power plays in their first-round, six-game elimination of Edmonton. But the Ducks were 0 of 11 against Vegas before Beckett Sennecke broke through with a goal in the first period.
Alex Killorn converted with the man advantage late in the second period for a 3-2 lead. Golden Knights coach John Tortorella pointed to that as the critical juncture in the game.
“Once you score one, it kind of changes the confidence of a power play,” Killorn said. “You're getting good chances (but) it's not going your way. But to see one go in, I think for us, was kind of a momentum builder and it gives you confidence.”
Killorn's shot just got by Hart, who had a rare down game this postseason. Hart was in a similar situation in the opening-round series against Utah, allowing four goals in 12 shots in a Game 3 loss to the Mammoth. Hart responded by winning five of his next six starts.
“He's been terrific,” Tortorella said Monday. “I don't expect anything different tomorrow.”
When/Where to Watch: Game 4, Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT (ESPN).
Series: Canadiens lead 2-1.
The Canadiens come off a dominant 6-2 victory over the Sabres on Sunday in an electric atmosphere in Montreal. Fans serenaded rookie goalie Jakub Dobes with “Ole! Ole! Ole!” after the game, causing him to pause during an on-ice interview and smile broadly.
But there is still more work to do for the Canadiens, who will need to put the emotions behind them and focus on a Sabres team with every intention of salvaging a split in Montreal and recapturing home-ice advantage.
“You've got to do the things that the game is asking you to do — all the time,” Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. “So you've got to be alert. You're hoping for an offensive shift. That's not what the game is asking you to do at that time. It's just to be really mature and understanding that (situation), and I feel we're equipped to be able to do that knowing that nothing is bullet proof.”
The challenge in many ways is the same for Buffalo.
“Playoffs is about the next game,” Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said Monday. “It's not about the past one. I think we've answered a lot of questions this year about tough situations. ... I'm really confident in the group, so it's all about tomorrow.”
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Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Dahlin (26) celebrates after his goal with teammates Jack Quinn (22) and Zach Benson (6) during the second period of Game 3 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) looks at hockey sticks left over from a fight between multiple players from both teams during the third period of Game 3 in a second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in Montreal, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel (9) and Mitch Marner (93) react after their loss to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 4 of an NHL hockey playoff series Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)
Number one star of the game Anaheim Ducks' Alex Killorn (17) hands an autographed souvenir to a young fan after their win over the Vegas Golden Knights after the third period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey series Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)
