Mark Scheifele celebrated a record-setting night with a power-play goal, and Connor Hellebuyck continued his domination of Nashville on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Predators 4-1.
Scheifele’s goal allowed him to pass Blake Wheeler as the franchise’s all-time leader with 813 points. Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter both scored and assisted on a goal, while Logan Stanley found the back of the net as well. Jonathan Toews added two assists for his first multipoint game with his hometown team.
A Michael Bunting goal with 1:04 left denied Hellebuyck’s attempt for his first shutout of the season. Still, the two-time defending Vezina Trophy winner’s performance helped the Jets win their fourth straight as he stopped 30 shots as he posted his 18th win over Nashville in 30 games.
Juuse Saros made 20 saves for Nashville, which ended a four-game road trip losing the last three (0-2-1). The Predators finished 0-for-4 on power-play chances and are just 2-for-23 (8.7%) six games into the season. Winnipeg has scored five times in 15 chances with the man advantage (33.3%) in five games.
Kraken 4, Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Defenseman Josh Mahura scored at 3:06 of overtime and visiting Seattle Kraken defeated Toronto.
Mahura scored on an 11-foot wrist shot in the Kraken’s fourth straight overtime game (one went to a shootout). They have won three of five to open the season and have a point in every game. It was the second consecutive overtime game for the Maple Leafs, who had won two straight.
Shane Wright had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Jani Nyman and Vince Dunn scored a goal apiece and Mason Marchment and Chandler Stephenson each added two assists. Joey Daccord stopped 26 shots. For Toronto, John Tavares scored twice, Morgan Rielly tallied once, William Nylander contributed two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 24 saves.
Hurricanes 4, Kings 3 (OT)
Seth Jarvis scored 1:45 into overtime to give Carolina a win over host Los Angeles.
Captain Jordan Staal had two goals, including his 300th, and Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored for Carolina, who blew a 3-0 lead. Defenseman K’Andre Miller had two assists and Brandon Bussi made 25 saves. Carolina is the NHL’s only undefeated team at 5-0-0.
Trevor Moore, Andrei Kuzmenko and Kevin Fiala got the goals for the Kings, who lost their fourth straight (0-2-2). Adrian Kempe had two assists and Anton Forsberg stopped 36 shots.
Flyers 2, Wild 1 (OT)
Noah Cates scored his first career overtime goal to propel Philadelphia to a victory over visiting Minnesota.
Owen Tippett also scored for the Flyers, while Vladimir Tarasenko scored his first goal since joining the Wild. Philadelphia’s Dan Vladar (15 saves) and Minnesota netminder Jesper Wallstedt (19 saves) held firm in the low-scoring contest.
Vladar made a glove save midway through overtime and kept the play alive, sending Jamie Drysdale up the ice. Tyson Foerster dropped a pass to Cates and took out a Wild defenseman, allowing Cates to get a clean look at the decisive wrister from the slot.
Rangers 4, Canadiens 3
Artemi Panarin scored his first goal this season 5:51 into the third period and collected three assists as New York rallied from an early two-goal deficit and hung on for a victory over host Montreal.
The Rangers, who have scored all 15 of their goals on the road, improved to 7-0-2 in their past nine trips to Montreal and snapped a three-game skid. Matthew Robertson scored his first career goal, Mika Zibanejad scored on the power play and J.T. Miller also scored for New York, which got 21 saves from Jonathan Quick.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki scored in the opening 3:42, but the Canadiens’ four-game winning streak ended as they took their first regular-season home regulation loss since Feb. 9 after going 12-0-2 on home ice. Sam Montembeault allowed four goals on 22 shots.
Sabres 3, Panthers 0
Josh Doan netted his first goals with Buffalo by producing two power-play markers, goaltender Alex Lyon denied all 32 Florida shots and Buffalo blanked visiting Florida.
Traded by the rebranded Utah Mammoth to Buffalo in late June, the 23-year-old Doan tallied in the first and second periods. Owen Power also scored for Buffalo, who beat the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday and were 2-for-4 on the power play Saturday while killing off all seven opposing man advantages.
Blanked for the first time this season, Florida’s offense continued its anemic production as the two-time Cup defending champions lost for the fourth straight time in regulation. The Panthers have only four goals in the four setbacks, and their losing streak is the longest active skid in the Eastern Conference.
Islanders 5, Senators 4
Anders Lee scored with 1:03 left to cap a comeback win by visiting New York over Ottawa.
Emil Heineman and Bo Horvat began the Islanders’ comeback from a 2-0 deficit by scoring in the second period before Max Shabanov and Kyle Palmieri also collected game-tying goals. Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves, including a stop of Shane Pinto on a third-period penalty shot.
Pinto, David Perron, Tim Stutzle and Dylan Cozens scored for the Senators, who have lost four of their first six games. Ullmark recorded 18 saves.
Devils 5, Oilers 3
Jack Hughes had two goals and one assist to pace New Jersey over visiting Edmonton.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist, Connor Brown scored short-handed and Jake Allen made 27 saves for the Devils, who have won four in a row. New Jersey defeated both 2025 Stanley Cup finalists in a three-day span.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals, Curtis Lazar also scored, Connor McDavid had two assists and Calvin Pickard made 18 saves for the Oilers, who have lost two in a row following three straight wins to open the season.
Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2
Kirill Marchenko scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to help Columbus beat Tampa Bay for its first home win of the season.
Marchenko gave Columbus the lead 1:15 into the third period with a wrist shot from the right circle that beat Tampa Bay goaltender Jonas Johansson under his left arm. Kent Johnson and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves made 22 saves.
Ryan McDonagh and Anthony Cirelli scored for the Lightning, who had their three-game point streak (1-0-2) snapped, to stake them to a 2-1 lead after the opening period. Johansson made 28 saves.
Golden Knights 6, Flames 1
Mark Stone had two goals and two assists, Mitch Marner scored two goals and Jack Eichel dished off four assists as Vegas cruised to a victory over visiting Calgary.
It was the 28th multi-goal game of Marner’s career. Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl each added a goal and an assist for Vegas, which won its third straight game while extending its season-opening point streak to six games. Adin Hill made 26 saves to pick up his first win in three starts this season.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored a goal in his season debut for Calgary, which lost its fifth straight game. Dustin Wolf finished with 14 saves before being pulled at the start of the third period for Devin Cooley, who made eight saves for the Flames.
Blues 3, Stars 1
Jordan Kyrou, Jimmy Snuggerud and Pius Suter scored as St. Louis defeated visiting Dallas.
After getting outscored 13-3 while losing their first two home games, the Blues tightened up their defensive play and allowed the Stars to put just 19 shots on goal. Jordan Binnington made 18 saves to earn the victory.
Mikko Rantanen scored, and goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 19 of 21 shots for the Stars.
Avalanche 4, Bruins 1
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals, Josh Manson also scored and Colorado beat Boston.
Martin Necas added an empty-net goal, Artturi Lehkonen contributed three assists and Scott Wedgewood needed just 13 saves to secure the win for Colorado, which scored on its first two shots. The Avalanche have started the season on a six-game points streak.
John Beecher scored and Jeremy Swayman turned away 34 shots for Boston. The Bruins have dropped their last three games after beginning the season 3-0.
Penguins 3, Sharks 0
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each scored a goal and added an assist, leading Pittsburgh to a win over host San Jose.
Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who have won back-to-back games and improved to 4-2-0 to start the season. Tristan Jarry made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season and improved to 2-1-0.
Alex Nedeljkovic, who spent parts of two seasons in the Penguins’ crease, stopped 24 shots and dropped to 0-2-1. San Jose remains the only team without a win this season.
–Field Level Media
