Recap Roundups
October 03, 2019
Tampa Bay 5, Florida 2
Reigning NHL scoring leader Nikita Kucherov tallied a goal and an assist, and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded 35 saves to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a season-opening 5-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
NY Rangers 6, Winnipeg 4
Brett Howden scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:09 remaining in the third period, and the host New York Rangers posted a wild 6-4 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 1
Conor Sheary scored twice Thursday as the visiting Buffalo Sabres downed the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in the season opener for both clubs.
Carolina 4, Montreal 3
Dougie Hamilton scored on the first attempt of the shootout as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in the season opener for both teams Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Nashville 5, Minnesota 2
Mikael Granlund, Austin Watson, Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg scored third-period goals, and Pekka Rinne made 22 saves as the Nashville Predators rallied to defeat the visiting Minnesota Wild 5-2 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Boston 2, Dallas 1
Brett Ritchie and Danton Heinen scored in the first six minutes as the Boston Bruins held off the host Dallas Stars 2-1 in both teams' season opener Thursday night.
Colorado 5, Calgary 3
Mikko Rantanen and Joonas Donskoi had two goals each, J.T. Compher also scored, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 5-3 in Denver on Thursday night.
Anaheim 2, Arizona 1
Defenseman Cam Fowler scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the host Anaheim Ducks presented head coach Dallas Eakins with a win in his debut, courtesy of a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.