Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Canadiens 4, Penguins 0
MONTREAL
David Desharnais scored twice and Al Montoya made 36 saves as Montreal won their home opener over Pittsburgh. Off-season signing Alexander Radulov got his first goal as a Canadien — with Montoya picking up an assist — while Max Pacioretty also scored for Montreal, which has started the season 2-0-1. Montoya, signed from the Florida Panthers this summer, picked up his sixth career shutout.
Capitals 3, Avalanche 0
WASHINGTON
T.J. Oshie scored twice and Alex Ovechkin picked up his first goal of the season, helping Washington beat Colorado. Ovechkin and Oshie each scored on the power play to end Washington’s man-advantage scoring drought, and the Avalanche lost for the first time under new coach Jared Bednar. Goaltender Semyon Varlamov was sharp in stopping 37 of 40 shots behind Colorado teammates who were noticeably tired playing the second half of a back-to-back and their third game in four days.
Sharks 3, Islanders 2
NEW YORK
Joe Pavelski scored with 2:11 left to lift San Jose to a victory over New York. Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl also scored to help the Sharks win for the third time in four games. Joe Thornton and Brent Burns had two assists each, giving both five on the season. Aaron Dell stopped 20 shots to win his NHL debut. On the tiebreaking goal, Thornton sent a pass into the slot and Pavelski deflected it in.
Devils 2, Ducks 1
NEWARK, N.J.
Taylor Hall made his new fans in New Jersey very happy with two power-play goals in a 4:11 span in the second period and the Devils posted their first win over road-weary and penalty-plagued Anaheim. Cory Schneider had 23 saves and forced the Ducks’ Chris Wagner to lose control of the puck on a second-period penalty shot as New Jersey snapped a five-game losing streak against Anaheim in its home opener. Sami Vatanen scored on a power play for Anaheim, which is 0-3-1 in its five-game trip to start the season.
Wild 6, Kings 3
ST. PAUL, MINN.
Erik Haula and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota and assisted on the other’s first-period goal, fueling the Wild for a victory over Los Angeles that triggered an early exit for Kings goalie Jeff Zatkoff. After Charlie Coyle, Mikko Koivu and Teemu Pulkkinen tacked on scores for the Wild, Kings coach Darryl Sutter pulled Zatkoff for Peter Budaj during the second intermission. Zatkoff stopped 11 shots, taking his third straight loss since replacing star Jonathan Quick just 20 minutes into the season opener last week.
Blackhawks 7, Flyers 4
CHICAGO
Marian Hossa scored his 500th career goal, Artem Anisimov snapped a third-period tie with his first score of the season and Chicago beat Philadelphia. Hossa’s power-play goal chased Michal Neuvirth and gave Chicago a 4-0 lead, but Philadelphia responded with four goals in a 5 1/2-minute span overlapping the second and third periods. Wayne Simmonds, who hit the left post on two different shots, tied it at 4 on the power play at 3:49 of the third.
Lightning 4, Panthers 3
TAMPA, FLA.
Brayden Point scored the game-winning goal in the sixth round of a shootout, and Tampa Bay beat Florida. Point’s goal came three rounds after it seemed Tampa Bay had won the shootout 1-0. After Jonathan Drouin scored for the Lightning in the third round, Vincent Trocheck appeared to fan on his initial shot before sending the puck into the net. It was called no goal on the ice but the ruling was overturned after a video review, tying the shootout at 1.
Stars 2, Predators 1
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Jason Spezza scored midway through the third period to give Dallas a win over Nashville. Adam Cracknell added his second goal of the season for Dallas, and Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves. Mike Fisher scored for Nashville early in the second period to tie it 1-1. The Predators have lost two straight. Spezza’s tiebreaking goal came 9:15 into the third. Antoine Roussel had the puck in the right corner and sent it out front, where Spezza was able get his stick on it and tip it past goaltender Pekka Rinne.
Senators 7, Coyotes 4
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Tom Pyatt, Mark Stone and Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist each as Ottawa defeated Arizona in front of a sparse crowd of 11,061 at Canadian Tire Centre. Bobby Ryan, Zack Smith, Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson, into an empty net, also scored for the Senators, who have won three of four. Mike Hoffman had three assists and Craig Anderson made 31 saves. Jordan Martincook scored twice.
Associated Press