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Kessel, 35, skated in his 990th consecutive NHL contest,
eclipsing Keith Yandle's mark to become the league's new
ironman. He also recorded career goal No. 400 -- becoming the
12th U.S.-born player to reach the mark.
Shea Theodore added a goal and an assist for Vegas, and Adin
Hill won for the third time in three starts by making 29 saves.
Nico Sturm scored for the second straight game, Matt Nieto
netted on a breakaway and James Reimer stopped 27 shots as the
Sharks took their third straight home loss to start the season.
Avalanche 3, Rangers 2 (SO)
Alexandar Georgiev made a season-high 44 saves in his return to
New York and then made three more in a shootout as Colorado beat
the Rangers.
Evan Rodrigues netted the game-winning goal in the fourth round
of the shootout as the defending Stanley Cup champions survived
blowing a pair of one-goal leads.
Colorado's Valeri Nichushkin scored a power-play goal in the
first period and Logan O'Connor netted a short-handed goal in
the opening minute of the third. The Rangers got goals from
Barclay Goodrow and Adam Fox, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 42
shots.
Flames 4, Penguins 1
Nazem Kadri recorded two goals and an assist and Jacob Markstrom
made 32 saves as Calgary blew out visiting Pittsburgh and
improved to 5-1-0 on the season.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Michael Stone scored Calgary's other
goals, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 32 shots. Kadri, who four
goals and five assists, became the 12th player in Flames history
to begin a season with points in six or more straight games.
Evgeni Malkin scored for the Penguins, who got 32 saves from
Casey DeSmith.
Bruins 3, Stars 1
David Pastrnak logged a goal and an assist while Taylor Hall
scored the winner with 1:03 left in the second period as Boston
beat visiting Dallas.
Patrice Bergeron also lit the lamp for the Bruins, who have won
three straight and are 5-0-0 on home ice. Linus Ullmark (30
saves) earned his fifth win in as many starts.
Wyatt Johnston scored the lone goal and Boston University
product Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for the Stars. Oettinger
was 4-0-0 to begin the night.
Devils 6, Red Wings 2
Jesper Bratt tallied two goals and an assist to lead New Jersey
to a win at Detroit.
Jack Hughes added a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which
outshot Detroit 41-22. Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich and
Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils, and Vitek Vanecek made
20 saves.
Dominik Kubalik recorded a goal and an assist for Detroit, and
Dylan Larkin scored the other goal (the first of the game). Alex
Nedeljkovic stopped 35 shots.
Coyotes 6, Blue Jackets 3
Defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere had two goals and an assist and
Clayton Keller added two assists as Arizona ended its
season-opening, six-game road trip with a win over at Columbus.
Zack Kassian, Dylan Guenther, Jack McBain and Lawson Crouse also
scored for the Coyotes, who got 30 saves from Connor Ingram.
The Blue Jackets fell behind 5-0 before getting third-period
goals from Johnny Gaudreau, Kent Johnson and Andrew Peeke.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 8 of 12 shots before being replaced by
Elvis Merzlikins, who saved eight of 12 shots.
Wild 3, Canadiens 1
Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and Minnesota emerged with a win
over host Montreal.
Brandon Duhaime added a goal and an assist for the Wild, who
improved to 2-0-1 in the past three games. Marc-Andre Fleury
stopped 26 shots for the victory.
Cole Caufield scored and Jake Allen made 28 saves for the
Canadiens, who lost their second game in a row to close a 2-2-0
homestand.
Blackhawks 4, Panthers 2
Host Chicago killed five second-period penalties -- including a
five-on-three PK -- and Alex Stalock made 29 saves in a victory
over Florida.
Chicago has won four straight games. In the past three, Chicago
rallied from 2-0, first-period deficits. On Tuesday, however,
the Blackhawks led 2-0 in the first. Patrick Kane led the
Blackhawks' offense with one goal and one assist. Taylor Raddysh,
Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews (empty-netter) had Chicago's
other goals.
Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers,
who went 0-for-6 on power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18
shots.
Kraken 5, Sabres 1
Seattle jumped out to an early lead and never looked back while
routing Buffalo for its first home win of the season.
Daniel Sprong had a goal and two assists, and Brandon Tanev and
Vince Dunn each had two assists for the Kraken. Martin Jones
made 15 saves.
Dylan Cozens scored and Eric Comrie made 19 saves for the Sabres,
whose three-game winning streak was snapped.
Kings 4, Lightning 2
Gabriel Vilardi tallied a goal and assist for Los Angeles in a
win against visiting Tampa Bay.
Phillip Danault, Blake Lizotte and Adrian Kempe also scored, and
Jonathan Quick made 23 saves for the Kings, who ended a 10-game
losing streak against Tampa Bay.
Brandon Hagel and Nikita Kucherov scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy
made 29 saves for the Lightning in the opener of their
three-game trip through California.
--Field Level Media
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