“New Jersey” defeated “Colorado” 4: 1. Toronto beat Rangers 8-5 in a super-productive match. “Pittsburgh” defeated “Nashville” 4: 0, “Washington” — “Montreal” 6: 1.
New Jersey Devils — Colorado Avalanche 4: 1
Toronto Maple Leafs — New York Rangers 8: 5
Florida Panthers — Tampa Bay Latning 5: 4
“Lightning” were leading in the score 2: 0 and 3: 2 (in the 47th minute), but lost. The Panthers scored three goals in 88 seconds.
New York Islanders — Buffalo Sabers 6: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 — 0 Nashville Predators
Shootout was made by 23-year-old Matt Murray, having reflected 26 shots.
Evgeni Malkin opened the scoring in the 66th second of the meeting.
Washington Capitals — Montreal Canadiens 6: 1
Alexander Ovechkin became the first player in 100 years to score 3 goals in two regular season opening matches. In the 1917-18 season, three players did this — Si Denneney (Ottawa Senators), Joe Malone (Montreal Canadiens) and Reg Noble (Toronto Arenas).
Carolina Huricanes — Minnesota Wild 5-4 (shootouts)
The guests were leading in the score 1: 0 and 3: 1 (in the 37th minute), but almost lost in regulation time. Mikko Koivu equalized 1 second before the end of the third period.
Saint Louis Blues — Dallas Stars 4: 2
Chicago Black Hawks — Columbus Blue Jackets 5: 1
Arizona Coyotes — Vegas Golden Knights 1: 2 (overtime)
Vegas became the first NHL team in 50 years to kick off their debut season with two wins. Before that, only Los Angeles Kings and California Seals (in 1967) were able to do this.
On the 6th minute, Tobias Reeder opened the score 1: 0.
The Knights played 72 seconds before the end of the third period. Distinguished former player “Washington Capitals” Nate Schmidt 1: 1. The victorious goal in the 64th minute was scored by James Neal, who was marked with a double the day before.
Vancouver Canucks — Edmonton Oilers 3: 2
Anaheim Ducks — Philadelphia Flyers 2: 3 (overtime)
Wayne Simmonds scored the winning goal in the 44th second of overtime.
Calgary Flames — Winnipeg Jets 6: 3
The guests were leading in the account 1: 0 and 3: 1 (in the 29th minute).
San Jose Sharks — Los Angeles Kings 1: 4
Anzhe Kopitar scored two goals.
