Recap Roundups
October 04, 2018
Boston 4, Buffalo 0
Brad Marchand had four assists, and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves as the Boston Bruins rebounded from an embarrassing season-opening loss to blank the host Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday.
Pittsburgh 7, Washington 6
In a last-one-out-turn-off-the-lights game, Kris Letang scored from the top of the slot on a power play at 1:20 of overtime Thursday to give the host Pittsburgh Penguins a 7-6 win over the rival Washington Capitals.
NY Islanders 2, Carolina 1
Josh Bailey scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime and goalie Thomas Greiss made 45 saves to give New York Islanders coach Barry Trotz a successful debut in a 2-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Nashville 3, NY Rangers 2
P.K. Subban scored the tiebreaking goal with 16:32 left in the third period and the Nashville Predators spoiled the coaching debut of David Quinn with a 3-2 victory over the host New York Rangers on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
Chicago 4, Ottawa 3
Patrick Kane scored 38 seconds into overtime Thursday night as the Chicago Blackhawks came back to beat the host Ottawa Senators 4-3 in the season opener for both teams.
Columbus 3, Detroit 2
Artemi Panarin scored at the 2:11 mark in overtime to give the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in the season opener for both teams on Thursday.
Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 1
Patrik Laine, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist Thursday, and the Winnipeg Jets opened their season in impressive fashion, recording a 5-1 road victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Dallas 3, Arizona 0
Dallas scored three times over a 1-minute, 36-second span of the second period, and Ben Bishop turned away 30 shots for the 25th shutout of his career as the Stars beat the visiting Arizona Coyotes 3-0 on Thursday in the season-opening game for both teams.
Colorado 4, Minnesota 1
Mikko Rantanen and Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist each, Nathan MacKinnon and J.T. Compher also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Thursday night at Denver in the season opener for both teams.
Philadelphia 5, Vegas 2
Wayne Simmonds scored two goals, and Brian Elliott made 23 saves as the visiting Philadelphia Flyers cruised to a 5-2 victory over the defending Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night in Las Vegas.