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It's time to trade in helmets for masks.
Around the NHL, players have embraced the Halloween spirit, dressing as their favorite characters or monsters, perhaps in the hopes of netting some free candy.

Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban dressed up as the late, great artist Prince, and Toronto Maple Leafs star rookie Auston Matthews got political as viral presidential debate legend Ken Bone.
Here is a sampling of some of the best costumes that NHL players had to offer.

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Boston Bruins
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Buffalo Sabres
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Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel; Zach Bogosian and his wife Bianca, Matt Moulson and his wife Alicia, and Kyle Okposo and his wife Danielle; Zemgus Girgensons and Katie Sullivan.

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Chicago Blackhawks
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Jonathan Toews and his girlfriend Lindsey; Scott Darling and fiancee Martha Buckley; Dennis Rasmussen and Michal Kempny; Artem Anisimov and Artemi Panarin.

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Colorado Avalanche
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Matt Duchene and his wife Ashley; Calvin Pickard; Nikita Zadorov and his Aleksandra Fedorova.

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Edmonton Oilers
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Pat Maroon and his wife Francesca; Jesse Puljujarvi and Iiro Pakarinen; Jordan Eberle and his fiancee Lauren Rodych; Anton Slepyshev and wife Julia and son.

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Florida Panthers
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Aaron Ekblad and Dayna Mastro; Jonathan Huberdeau; Jaromir Jagr and Veronika Koprivova; Jason Demers and Jillian Mueller.

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New York Rangers
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Adam Clendening and Katherine Donnelly; Brandon Pirri and Josh Jooris; Dylan McIlrath, Mika Zibanejad, Dylan McIlrath, Henrik Lundqvist; Pavel Buchnevich.

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Nashville Predators
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Subban; Ryan Johansen and Madison Bell

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Ottawa Senators
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Cody Ceci and Jamie Thompson; Erik Karlsson and Melinda Currey ; Kyle Turris and wife Julie.

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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Kris Letang, his wife Catherine and son Alex; Chris Kunitz and wife Maureen.

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Toronto Maple Leafs
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James van Riemsdyk, Mitch Marner, Tyler Bozak; Jake Gardiner and fiancee Lucy Cashin; Peter Holland and his Sasha Sheiman and Auston Matthews; Matt Martin and Sydney Esiason; Connor Carrick and Lexi Solofra.

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Washington Capitals
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Tom Wilson and Andre Burakovsky; Nate Schmidt and Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen, Braden Holtby; TJ Oshie, his wife Lauren and their daughter Lyla; Alex Ovechkin; Dmitry Orlov and his wife Varvara