Three games on Sunday to close the first weekend of the season. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Petr Mrazek play in goal. New York began in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, assisted by Kevin Hayes and Jesper Fast. The Rangers added on with a Chris Kreider goal, passed from Brett Howden and Vladislav Namestnikov. Carolina got on the board with a Warren Foegele goal, coming off of Justin Williams and Martin Necas. The Hurricanes tied it with a Jordan Martinook goal, his second of the season, fueled by Williams and Jordan Staal. New York regained the lead in the second period with another Vesey goal, via Brady Skjei and Filip Chytil. Carolina tied it again with a Staal goal, his second of the year, helped along by Foegele and Jaccob Slavin. The Rangers pulled ahead with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Hayes. The Hurricanes equalized again with a Micheal Ferland goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Justin Faulk. New York took the lead once more with a Kreider goal, his second of the game, made possible by DeAngelo and Fast. Carolina retied it on a Lucas Wallmark goal, guided in by Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes finally took a lead of their own on a Svechnikov goal, with helpers from Faulk and Calvin de Haan. Carolina extended the lead as Foegele scored his second of the game, with the help of Williams, who got a sock trick, and Staal. The Hurricanes capped it at 8-5 with a Teuvo Teravainen power play empty net goal, set up by Sebastian Aho and Ferland. The three stars were Foegele, Svechnikov, and Williams, while Staal, Martinook, Ferland, Faulk, Kreider, Vesey, Hayes, Fast, and DeAngelo receive honorable mentions.
Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Cam Ward are set to start in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Dominik Kahun and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks added on with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his second of the year, via Kahun and Keith. Toronto got on the board with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, with a lone assist by Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs tied it with a Matthews goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Kapanen. Toronto took the lead in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his second of the year, made possible by Zach Hyman and Morgan Rielly. Chicago tied it again with a John Hayden goal, courtesy of Henri Jokiharju and Keith, the latter earning a sock trick. The Maple Leafs pulled ahead again with a Tavares power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner and Rielly. The Blackhawks equalized in the third period on a Brandon Manning goal, passed from Brent Seabrook and Chris Kunitz. Toronto restored the lead when Tavares finished his hat trick on his fourth of the year, assisted by Marner. Chicago tied it again with a Patrick Kane goal, his third of the season, guided in by Jokiharju and Nick Schmaltz. The Maple Leafs surged ahead on a Matthews goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with assists provided by Patrick Marleau and Jake Gardiner. The Blackhawks pulled even on a Kane goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, fueled by Jokiharju, who got a sock trick, and Schmaltz. Toronto won 7-6 in overtime with a Rielly goal, his second of the year, dished from Marleau and Matthews. The three stars were awarded to Matthews, Tavares, and Kane, while Kapanen, Marleau, Marner, Rielly, Schmaltz, Jokiharju, Kohun, and Keith all get honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Jack Campbell are the backups in goal. Los Angeles got going in the second period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his second of the season, via Ilya Kovalchuk and Jake Muzzin. Detroit tied it on an Anthony Mantha power play goal, powered by Andreas Athanasiou and Dennis Cholowski. The Kings took the lead back with a Paul LaDue goal, coming off of Tyler Toffoli. Los Angeles added on in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, courtesy of Kovalchuk. The Red Wings got one back with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, with assists provided by Gustav Nyquist and Cholowski. The Kings iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Iafallo, his second of the game, set up by Toffoli and Alec Martinez. The three stars were Iafallo, Kovalchuk, and Toffoli, while Cholowski gets an honorable mention.
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