There's five games on for the second day of the season. First up...
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Jack Campbell protect the nets. Montreal began in the first period with a Jonathan Drouin goal, coming off of Josh Anderson and Brett Kulak. Toronto tied it on a Pierre Engvall power play goal, powered by Michael Bunting and Rasmus Sandin. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with a William Nylander goal, fueled by Morgan Rielly and Mitchell Marner. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars given to Nylander, Campbell (31 for 32 in saves), and Engvall.
Stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Vitek Vanecek are the backups in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Justin Schultz power play goal, with assists provided by Kuznetsov and Ovechkin. Washington extended the lead as Hendrix Lapierre scored, thanks to Oshie and Conor Sheary. The Capitals padded the lead in the third period with an Ovechkin power play goal, helped along by Anthony Mantha and John Carlson. New York got on the board with a Chris Kreider power play goal, with helpers from Ryan Strome and Adam Fox. Washington fired back on Ovechkin's second goal of the game, a shorthanded tally set up by Kuznetsov and Trevor van Riemsdyk. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Oshie.
Back in Canada, the Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Mike Smith are the masked men. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, assisted by Darnell Nurse and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Zach Hyman power play goal, via Leon Draisaitl and McDavid. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, coming off of Nils Hoglander and Conor Garland on the power play. The Canucks tied it with a Quinn Hughes goal, passed from Hoglander and J.T. Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kyle Turris lifted the Oilers 3-2 over Bo Horvat and the Canucks. The three stars were McDavid, Hoglander, and Turris.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Darcy Kuemper make their first starts with their new teams. Colorado opened in the first period with a Jack Johnson goal, courtesy of Andre Burakovsky and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, via Nazem Kadri and Erik Johnson. Colorado extended the lead as Bowen Byram scored, thanks to Landeskog. Chicago got on the board with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, powered by Ian Mitchell and Henrik Borgstrom. The Avalanche replied with a Kadri goal, fueled by Byram and Mikko Rantanen. The Blackhawks shot back in the third period with a Connor Murphy goal, going in unassisted. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars handed to Kadri, Byram, and Landeskog.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and John Gibson are in the creases. Anaheim started in the first period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg and Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks added on with a Mason McTavish goal, guided in by Lundestrom and Silfverberg. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period with a Kyle Connor goal, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Paul Stastny. Anaheim replied with an Adam Henrique power play goal, powered by Cam Fowler and McTavish. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period as Rickard Rakell scored on the power play, with the help of Jamie Drysdale and Ryan Getzlaf. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being McTavish, Gibson (33 for 34 in saves), and Lundestrom, while Silfverberg gets an honorable mention.
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