{
  "id": 10158977,
  "title": "NHL stars ready to hit ice as league drops puck on expanded 84-game season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/nhl-stars-ready-to-hit-ice-as-league-drops-puck-on-expanded-84-game",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T06:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/09/27/new-longer-nhl-season/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The road to the Stanley Cup Final in June will be even longer as the NHL expanded its season by two games in an effort to balance out the number of divisional matchups.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}