We're back for the first Saturday games of the season, totaling twelve on the day. First up...
The New Jersey Devils are the listed host against the Edmonton Oilers in Gothenburg, Sweden. Cam Talbot and Keith Kinkaid make the starts in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, via Damon Severson. Edmonton tied it on a Milan Lucic power play goal, powered by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Devils retook the lead in the second period with a Palmieri power play goal, his second of the game, coming off of Will Butcher and Nico Hischier. New Jersey added on with a Travis Zajac goal, with a lone helper by Miles Wood. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Zajac scored his second of the game, with the help of Woods again. The Oilers pulled back on a Draisaitl goal, made possible by Lucic and McDavid. New Jersey capped it at 5-2 with a Stefan Noesen empty net goal, set up by Sami Vatanen and Mirco Mueller.
At the regular times, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Carter Hutton man the nets. Buffalo began in the first period with a Conor Sheary power play goal, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres added on in the second period with another Sheary power play goal, coming off of Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel. New York got on the board in the third period with a Brett Howden goal, via Adam McQuaid and Ryan Spooner. Buffalo finished it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Eichel. The three stars were Sheary, Hutton (43 for 44 in saves), and Eichel.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Dallas opened in the first period with an Alexander Radulov goal, his second of the season, made possible by Tyler Seguin and Connor Carrick. The Stars added on with a Seguin power play goal, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. Winnipeg got on the board with a Kyle Connor goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Josh Morrissey and Jacob Trouba. Dallas replied with a Benn power play goal, with helpers from Spezza and Radulov. The Stars extended the lead as Benn scored another power play goal in the third period, thanks to Seguin and John Klingberg. Dallas padded the lead on a Seguin goal, his second of the game, fueled by Radulov. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Benn, Radulov, and Seguin, while Spezza and Bishop (32 for 33 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Northeast again, as the New York Islanders host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, via Filip Forsberg and P.K. Subban. New York tied it on a Mathew Barzal goal, assisted by Josh Bailey. The Predators retook the lead with a Mattias Ekholm goal, passed from Subban and Colton Sissons. The Islanders tied it again in the second period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Tanner Fritz and Luca Sbisa. Nashville pulled ahead again with a Craig Smith goal, helped along by Kyle Turris and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on with an Arvidsson goal, his second of the game, fueled by Ryan Johansen and Anthony Bitetto. New York got one back with an Anders Lee power play goal, powered by Bailey and Barzal. This only made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Arvidsson, Subban, and Barzal, while Bailey gets an honorable mention.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Mayy Murray protect the nets. Montreal kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brendan Gallagher goal, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. The Canadiens added on with a Paul Byron goal, guided in by Artturi Lehkonen and Jeff Petry. Montreal extended the lead as Byron scored again in the second period, thanks to Max Domi and Lehkonen. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Joel Armia shorthanded goal, set up by Byron and Petry. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Riley Sheahan goal, assisted by Kris Letang and Daniel Sprong. Montreal answered in the third period with a Charles Hudon goal, with a lone assist by Andrew Shaw. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars being Byron, Lehkonen, and Petry.
Way to the south, a Florida battle has the Tampa Bay Lightning bringing in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Andrei Vasilevskiy are between the pipes. Florida struck first in the first period with a Jacob MacDonald goal, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Jonathan Huberdeau. Luongo exited the game injured in the middle of the second period. Tampa Bay tied it in the third period with a shorthanded Anthony Cirelli goal, set up by Ryan McDonagh. In the shootout, J.T. Miller and Nikita Kucherov secured the 2-1 win for the Lightning. The three stars went to Cirelli, Vasilevskiy (42 for 43 in saves), and McDonagh.
In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Frederik Andersen are the similarly named goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Dylan DeMelo goal, coming off of Zack Smith and Thomas Chabot. Toronto tied it in the second period on a Morgan Rielly goal, helped along by Mitchell Marner and Zach Hyman. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, his third of the season, assisted by Patrick Marleau and Tyler Ennis. The Senators retied it with a Chabot goal, passed from Mikkel Boedker and Smith. Ottawa pulled ahead with a Chris Tierney goal, fueled by Ryan Dzingel. Toronto retied it on a Marner power play goal, powered by Matthews and Rielly. The Senators regained the lead in the third period with another Chabot goal, made possible by Bobby Ryan and the goalie Anderson. Ottawa iced it at 5-3 with a Mark Stone empty net goal, set up by Matt Duchene. The three stars were awarded to Chabot, Marner, and Matthews, while Smith and Rielly get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Jake Allen are in the creases. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Colton Parayko power play goal, powered by Pat Maroon and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, with a lone assist by O'Reilly. Chicago got on the board with a Jonathan Toews goal, his second of the season, via Erik Gustafsson and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks tied it in the second period with a Patrick Kane goal, his second of the year, fueled by Nick Schmaltz. Chicago pulled ahead with a Marcus Kruger goal, helped along by Kane and Schmaltz. St. Louis retied it in the third period with a Tarasenko power play goal, his second of the game, with assists provided by Maroon and O'Reilly, the latter earning a sock trick. The Blues went ahead on a Chris Butler goal, guided in by Jaden Schwartz. The Blackhawks tied it again with another Toews goal, his second of the game and third of the season, courtesy of Henri Jokiharju and DeBrincat. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime with a Toews goal to complete a hat trick, with a lone helper by Brandon Saad. The three stars belonged to Toews, Kane, and Tarasenko, while Schmaltz, DeBrincat, O'Reilly, and Maroon get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Devan Dubnyk tend the twines. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Matt Dumba goal, made possible by Charlie Coyle. Vegas tied it in the third period with a Max Pacioretty goal, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Colin Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Erik Haula gave the Golden Knights a 2-1 win on his lone tally. The three stars were Fleury (29 for 30 in saves), Dubnyk (41 for 42 in saves), and Pacioretty.
Southwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Semyon Varlamov are the average goalies. Colorado started in the first period with a Colin Wilson goal, coming off of Alexander Kerfoot and Erik Johnson. Philadelphia tied it with a Sean Couturier goal, made possible by Travis Konecny and Claude Giroux. The Avalanche retook the lead with a J.T. Compher goal, his second of the season, assisted by Samuel Girard. The Flyers tied it again in the second period with a Mikhail Vorobyev goal, going in unassisted. Colorado regained the lead with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Johnson. The Avalanche added on with a Wilson power play goal in the third period, his second of the game, powered by Carl Soderberg and Kerfoot. Colorado finished with a 5-2 win on a MacKinnon empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Mikko Rantanen and Johnson, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Wilson, Johnson, and MacKinnon, while Kerfoot takes the honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Antti Raanta have the green light to start in goal. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Max Comtois goal, via Cam Fowler and Jakob Silfverberg. This was the only goal in the Ducks' 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Gibson (41 save shutout), Comtois, and Raanta (19 for 20 in saves).
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Mike Smith are the goalies. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with an Elias Lindholm goal, via T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nikolay Goldobin and Loui Eriksson. The Canucks took the lead with a shorthanded and unassisted Brandon Sutter goal. The Flames retied it on a Giordano goal, fueled by Brodie and Lindholm. Vancouver pulled ahead again in the second period with a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Alexander Edler and Bo Horvat. Calgary tied it again with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, with assists provided by Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk. The Canucks took the lead again with a Horvat power play goal, with helpers from Pettersson and Edler. The Flames tied it once again with a Monahan power play goal, his second of the season, guided in by Gaudreau and Tkachuk. Calgary took the lead with a Lindholm power play goal, his second of the game, helped along by Gaudreau and Tkachuk. The Flames added on with an Austin Czarnik empty net goal, set up by Giordano. Calgary iced it at 7-4 with a shorthanded and unassisted Michael Frolik goal into an empty net. The three stars went to Lindholm, Pettersson, and Gaudreau, while Giordano, Brodie, Horvat, Monahan, Edler, and Tkachuk get the honorable mentions.
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