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 Right wingers Jason Pominville and Nino Neiderreiter, and
defensemen Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter added goals for the Wild,
who also got a 16-save shutout from goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
Avalanche goalie Seymon Varlamov stopped 33 of the 38 shots he faced
in the opening two periods, giving way to Reto Berra, who made 10
saves in the final 20 minutes.
Minnesota improved to 12-0-2 all-time in home openers and set a
franchise record with 48 shots on goal for the game.
Devils 6, Flyers 4
PHILADELPHIA -- Left winger Dainius Zubrus scored the go-ahead goal
7:13 into the third period to lift New Jersey over Philadelphia in
their season opener.
Left winger Mike Cammalleri scored two goals, including an
empty-netter. Right winger Michael Ryder, center Adam Henrique and
left winger Patrik Elias also scored goals for New Jersey.
Right winger Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and centers Claude
Giroux and Vincent Lecavalier also had goals for Philadelphia.
Blue Jackets 3, Sabres 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Cam Atkinson scored the game-winning goal with 7:15
remaining to lead Columbus to a win in Buffalo.
Right winger Jack Skille and center Artem Anisimov also scored for
Columbus while goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves.
Center Zemgus Girgensons scored the lone goal for Buffalo.
Penguins 6, Ducks 4
PITTSBURGH -- Right winger Pascal Dupuis recorded four points,
defenseman Olli Maatta registered three assists and center Sidney
Crosby scored two goals as Pittsburgh skated past Anaheim.
Anaheim right winger Corey Perry scored a hat trick of power-play
goals in the loss.
Wingers Patric Hornqvist and Blake Comeau scored their first goals
for Pittsburgh while center Ryan Kesler scored his first for
Anaheim. Center Brandon Sutter also scored for Pittsburgh.
Red Wings 2, Bruins 1
DETROIT -- Wingers Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist scored to
lead Detroit to win over Boston.
Right winger Johan Franzen had two assists for Detroit and
goaltender Jimmy Howard stopped 16 shots for Detroit.
Center Patrice Bergeron scored for Boston while netminder Tuukka
Rask made 22 saves in the loss.
Montreal 2, Capitals 1 (SO)
WASHINGTON -- A third-period goal by center Tomas Plekanec sent the
game into overtime and right winger Brendan Gallagher won it in a
five-round shootout, giving Montreal a shootout victory over
Washington.
Washington winger Andre Burakovsky picked up his first NHL goal in
his first NHL game in the opening period. Washington goaltender Braden Holtby made 23 saves in the loss while
his Canadiens counterpart, Dustin Tokarski, stopped 29 of 30 shots
for his first win of the season.
Lightning 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay opened the season with an overtime win over
Florida as defenseman Victor Hedman scored his team's third
power-play goal just 1:11 into the extra period.
Right winger Ryan Callahan and center Tyler Johnson also scored with
the extra man for Tampa Bay and goaltender Ben Bishop made 19 saves.
Center Jonathan Huberdeau and defenseman Erik Gudbranson scored for
Florida while goaltender Roberto Luongo made 29 saves in the losing
effort.
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Predators 3, Senators 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Center Craig Smith, defenseman Shea Weber and
left winger Eric Nystrom made Peter Laviolette's debut behind the
Nashville bench a success as it beat Ottawa in each team's season
opener.
Kyle Turris opened the scoring in the second period for Ottawa
before Nashville scored three straight in the third to take the
lead.
Ottawa pulled within one at 13:48 when right winger Alex Chiasson
deflected a slap shot by defenseman Cody Ceci past goaltender Pekka
Rinne with Nystrom in the penalty box for boarding.
Goaltender Craig Anderson registered 34 saves for the Senators and
Rinne wound up with 18.
Rangers 3, Blues 2
ST. LOUIS -- Rick Nash scored his second goal of the game with 1:50
to play, breaking a tie and giving New York a win in St. Louis in
the season opener for both teams.
Center Chris Kreider scored the other goal for New York.
Center Paul Stastny scored 10:22 into the final period for St.
Louis, which also got a goal from left winger Jaden Schwartz.
Blackhawks 3, Stars 2 (SO)
DALLAS -- A backhand goal by center Patrick Kane was the clincher in
a shootout as Chicago defeated Dallas in the season opener for both
teams.
In regulation, Chicago got the first goal by defenseman Duncan Keith
with 44 seconds remaining in the opening period.
Dallas defenseman Trevor Daley whistled a slap shot home for a
power-play goal to make it 1-1 in the second before Dallas center
Cody Eakin and Chicago center Patrick Sharp traded goals in
regulation.
Flames 5, Oilers 2
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Led by a hat-trick from left winger Mason
Raymond, Calgary rolled into Rexall Place and spoiled Edmonton's
opening ceremony on a night when it paid tribute to its 1984 Stanley
Cup championship team.
Center Jiri Hudler and defenseman TJ Brodie also scored for the
Flames.
Left wingers Ted Purcell and Taylor Hall scored for Edmonton.
Jets 6, Coyotes 2
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Right winger Blake Wheeler scored two goals 15
seconds apart during a first-period barrage, helping Winnipeg beat
Arizona in the season opener for both teams.
Center Bryan Little had two goals and left winger Dustin Byfuglien
and defenseman Mark Stuart ass goals for Winnipeg
Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec made 26 saves in his fifth straight
victory against Arizona, which got goals from left winger Mikkel
Boedker and center Martin Hanzal .
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