Seven games on for this evening as more teams debut and some play their second games. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Devon Levi man the nets. New York opened in the first period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, coming off of Artemi Panarin and Filip Chytil. The Rangers added on with a Chris Kreider power play goal, powered by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. New York extended the lead in the second period as Panarin scored an unassisted goal. Buffalo got on the board with a JJ Peterka goal, via Owen Power and Henri Jokiharju. The Rangers fired back in the third period with a Kreider shorthanded goal, his second of the game, set up by Zibanejad and K'Andre Miller. New York iced it at 5-1 with a Jacob Trouba empty net goal, passed from Kreider and Zibanejad. The three stars were Kreider, Panarin, and Zibanejad.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Elvis Merzlikins are in the blue paint. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, courtesy of Sean Couturier and Egor Zamula. Columbus tied it with a Jake Bean goal, assisted by Adam Fantilli and Kirill Marchenko. The Flyers retook the lead with a Travis Konecny goal, helped along by Scott Laughton. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a Cam Atkinson empty net goal, set up by the goalie Hart. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Patrik Laine goal, passed from Marchenko and Boone Jenner. The Flyers finished it at 4-2 with a Konecny empty net goal, his second of the game, guided in by Laughton and Travis Sanheim. The three stars were Konecny, Laughton, and Hart (31 for 33 in saves), while Marchenko gets an honorable mention.
East to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Vitek Vanecek are between the pipes. Detroit got going in the second period with a Daniel Sprong goal, going in unassisted. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes power play goal, powered by Ondrej Palat. The Devils took the lead with another Hughes goal, helped along by Tyler Toffoli and Jonas Siegenthaler. The Red Wings retied it in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Shayne Gostisbehere. New Jersey gained the lead with a Dougie Hamilton goal, coming off of Siegenthaler. The Devils added on with an Erik Haula empty net goal, set up by Siegenthaler and John Marino. Detroit got one back with a Robby Fabbri power play goal, with assists provided by J.T. Compher and Jake Walman. The three stars went to Hughes, Siegenthaler, and Hamilton.
Southwest to Dallas, as the Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, via Ty Dellandrea and Wyatt Johnston. St. Louis tied it on a Tyler Tucker goal, coming off of Jakub Vrana and Sammy Blais. The tie went to a shootout, where Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene lifted the Stars to a 2-1 win over Brayden Schenn and the Blues. The three stars were Oettinger (23 for 24 in saves), Binnington (34 for 35 in saves), and Benn.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Juuse Saros are the veteran goalies. Nashville cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a shorthanded Colton Sissons goal, set up by Cole Smith. The Predators added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal in the third period, via Alexandre Carrier and Ryan McDonagh. Nashville iced it at 3-0 with a Juuso Parssinen empty net goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The three stars were Saros (23 save shutout), Sissons, and Nyquist.
North to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Filip Gustavsson are the goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Brock Faber goal, assisted by Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild added on in the second period with an Eriksson Ek power play goal, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. This held for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Gustavsson (41 save shutout), Eriksson Ek, and Faber.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Kaapo Kahkonen patrol the creases. Vegas began in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, coming off of William Karlsson and Nicolas Hague. San Jose tied it on a Filip Zadina goal, via Tomas Hertl and Henry Thrun. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Hague goal, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Jack Eichel. Vegas added on with a Nicolas Roy goal, passed from Jonas Rondbjerg and Ben Hutton. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the third period as Brayden Pachal scored, thanks to Pavel Dorofeyev and Karlsson. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Hague, Karlsson, and Thompson (22 for 23 in saves).
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