Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a shootout goal to complete a special return to the lineup as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 on Thursday night.
Nugent-Hopkins also notched a goal and an assist in regulation in his season debut, having recovered from a lower-body injury. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each provided two goals and three assists for the Oilers. McDavid has an NHL-record 23 assists across the first 10 games of the season.
Carolina’s Seth Jarvis scored in his first outing of the season, Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, and Jackson Blake, Logan Stankoven and Juuso Valimaki also tallied. Jordan Martinook and Shayne Gostisbehere each posted two assists.
Oilers goalie Devon Levi stopped 22 shots. Brandon Bussi made 16 saves for Carolina.
Bruins 6, Predators 0
David Pastrnak notched two goals and two assists, and Michael DiPietro stopped all 28 shots he faced in his first career shutout as Boston beat visiting Nashville.
Boston, which is 6-0-1 in its past seven games, scored twice in each period to cruise to the win. Casey Mittelstadt netted the opening and eventual game-winning goal, while Elias Lindholm, JJ Peterka and Mark Kastelic also found the back of the net. Charlie McAvoy had four assists, and Pavel Zacha dished out two.
Justus Annunen made 25 saves in his first start of the season for the Predators, who have dropped four of five (1-2-2).
Penguins 4, Panthers 0
Nick Robertson scored two goals, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and host Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak with a shutout win against Florida.
Evgeni Malkin and Hendrix Lapierre each had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who were 1-6-1 in their previous eight games. Connor Dewar logged two assists, and Silovs earned his second shutout of the season.
Cooper Black made 17 saves in his NHL debut for the Panthers, who were shut out for the first time this season. At 6-foot-9, Black became the tallest goaltender in league history.
Maple Leafs 5, Rangers 4
Troy Stecher fired in the winning goal on a delayed penalty with 28 seconds left as Toronto edged visiting New York.
Brandon Duhaime had a goal and two assists, Teddy Blueger tallied a goal and an assist and Zack MacEwen had two helpers in a statement game from the Maple Leafs’ fourth line. Easton Cowan and Kirill Marchenko also scored as Toronto won its third game in a row. Maple Leafs goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves.
Adam Fox had four assists for the Rangers while Mika Zibanejad recorded a goal and an assist. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafreniere also scored and Dylan Garand turned away 30 shots as New York fell to 1-2-1 in its past four games.
Kings 3, Islanders 2 (OT)
Brandt Clarke scored with 2:17 left in overtime as Los Angeles pulled out a victory in Elmont, N.Y.
Artemi Panarin scored twice in the first period for the Kings, who have won two straight since opening the season 0-4-2. Goalie Darcy Kuemper made 41 saves and assisted on the winning goal. Clarke also registered an assist.
Victor Eklund and Matthew Schaefer scored for the Islanders, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Semyon Varlamov, seeking his first win since Nov. 14, 2024, recorded 24 saves.
Kraken 5, Mammoth 3
Mackie Samoskevich scored the tiebreaking goal at 14:35 of the third period and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as Seattle defeated visiting Utah.
Jordan Eberle and Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist apiece and Matty Beniers and Frederick Gaudreau also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 5-1-1 in their past seven games.
Logan Cooley scored twice, Vincent Trocheck added a goal and Mikhail Sergachev had two assists for the Mammoth, who had won four of their previous five. Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 of 22 shots.
Stars 3, Jets 2 (OT)
Roope Hintz scored the tying goal with two minutes left in regulation, then struck at 3:47 of overtime, giving Dallas a victory over visiting Winnipeg.
Wyatt Johnston scored his first goal of the season and added an assist for the Stars, who have won four straight. Dallas’ Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists. Jake Oettinger stopped 17 shots for the victory.
Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor scored for the Jets, who were outshot 38-19 while falling to 0-2-2 in their past four games. Stuart Skinner made 35 saves.
Blues 6, Golden Knights 2
Justin Barron, who had never tallied more than two points in a game during his six NHL seasons, recorded a goal and three assists in St. Louis’ win over visiting Vegas.
Dylan Holloway had two goals and an assist for the Blues, who are on a two-game winning streak. Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist while Mason McTavish and Pavel Buchnevich scored the Blues’ other goals. Joel Hofer stopped 27 shots for the victory.
Brett Howden and Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost consecutive games for the first time this season. Adin Hill made 25 saves.
Devils 4, Ducks 1
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the fourth straight game to help New Jersey pick up a win over Anaheim in Newark, N.J.
Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Nico Hischier and Anthony Mantha also scored, and Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils, who have won four of five. New Jersey’s Nico Daws made 16 saves.
Tim Washe scored and Ville Husso turned away 25 shots for the Ducks, who have lost five in a row after a 4-1-0 start. Anaheim was outshot 11-2 in the first period.
Flames 2, Wild 1
Calgary scored a pair of power-play goals in the first period, and that proved to be all it needed in a win over visiting Minnesota.
Aydar Suniev and Joel Farabee scored a goal apiece for the Flames, who notched back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Calgary goaltender Devin Cooley stopped 36 of 37 shots.
Michael McCarron scored the lone goal for the Wild, who fell to 0-1-1 to start a five-game road trip. Jesper Wallstedt allowed two goals on 22 shots.
Sharks 6, Senators 2
Yaroslav Askarov set a career high with 41 saves as San Jose topped Ottawa for its second straight win.
Collin Graf and Jacob Trouba both finished with a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who won in regulation for the first time this season. Tyler Toffoli, Nolan Allan, Zack Ostapchuk and Ivar Stenberg also tallied, and Kiefer Sherwood recorded two assists.
Tim Stutzle and Jordan Spence scored for the Senators, who have alternated wins and losses for six games. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves.
Red Wings 5, Canucks 2
Lucas Raymond scored twice and added an assist, leading visiting Detroit to a win over Vancouver.
William Wallinder, Michael Rasmussen and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings, who have earned points in six straight games (3-0-3). Detroit goalie John Gibson made four saves on five shots through two periods but left the game with an upper-body injury. Michal Postava entered and stopped seven of eight shots in his NHL debut.
Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored and added an assist while Elias Pettersson also tallied for the Canucks, who are winless in nine straight (0-8-1) and dropped to 1-4-0 on home ice this season. Kevin Lankinen, who stopped 26 shots, fell to 1-7-0 on the season.