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Guentzel's goal

sends Penguins past

unbeaten Ducks 2-1

By The Associated Press since 2007.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake LIGHTNING 7, MAPLE LEAFS
Guentzel scored the tie- 3
breaking goal in the third TORONTO (AP) — Nikita
period to lead the Pitts- Kucherov scored twice
burgh Penguins to a 2-1 and finished with four
victory over the previously points, Brayden Point had
unbeaten Anaheim Ducks two goals and an assist in
on Thursday night. his season debut and Tam-
Guentzel finished Sidney pa Bay beat Toronto.
Crosby's backhand feed Steven Stamkos added a
from the slot at 7:24 of the goal and three assists and
third. Guentzel has five Ondrej Palat also scored
goals in five career games for Tampa Bay.
against the Ducks, includ- Anthony Cirelli had three
ing his second career hat assists and Andrei Vasilevs- Pittsburgh Penguins' Patric Hornqvist (72) cannot get his stick on the puck in front of Anaheim
Ducks goaltender John Gibson (36) with Cam Fowler (4) defending during the first period of an
trick last season. kiy made 25 saves as the NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Crosby also scored a pow- Lightning snapped a two- Associated Press
er-play goal, his second of game slide.
the season. He has multiple Auston Matthews had a Anthony Duclair scored for Nashville past Washington. Gaudreau put a backhand
points in five of his last 10 goal and an assist, and the Senators (0-3-0), who Ryan Johansen scored past Dallas goalie Ben Bish-
games against Anaheim. John Tavares and Andreas are off to their worst start twice and Filip Forsberg, op in a shootout and Cal-
Matt Murray made 31 saves Johnsson also scored for after losing three straight Matt Duchene and Nick gary beat the Stars.
for the Penguins. He needs Toronto. games in regulation. Bonino added goals for Tyler Seguin was the only
one more win to reach 100 Frederik Andersen allowed Anders Nilsson stopped 31 Nashville, which finished 3-1 one of three Stars who beat
in the NHL. seven goals on 28 shots shots in his first start of the on a season-opening, four- Calgary goalie David Rit-
Pittsburgh concluded a before being replaced by season for Ottawa. game homestand. tich in the shootout. It was
season-opening, four- Michael Hutchinson seven JETS 5, WILD 2 Alex Ovechkin scored a tied 1-1, with Sean Monah-
game homestand with a minutes into the third pe- WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) pair of power-play goals an beating Bishop before
2-2 record. riod. Hutchinson had five — Patrik Laine scored twice and Lars Eller, Tom Wilson Gaudreau won the game
Ondrej Kase scored his first saves. and added a pair of assists and T.J. Oshie also scored on the last attempt in the
of the season for Anaheim, OILERS 4, DEVILS 3, SO. as Winnipeg beat Minne- for Washington. John Carl- first round.
which tried to open a sea- NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Leon sota. son had three assists for the Rittich had 34 saves, includ-
son with four straight wins Draisaitl scored the only Laine set up Kyle Con- Capitals, who lost in regu- ing the stop of a penalty
for the first time in franchise goal in the shootout to give nor's third-period goal that lation for the first time this shot awarded to Alexander
history. undefeated Edmonton a broke a 2-2 tie, giving the season. Radulov with 21 seconds
John Gibson, a Pittsburgh victory over winless New Finnish shooter the lead in Pekka Rinne finished with 21 remaining in overtime.
native, stopped 26 shots. Jersey. team points with 10 (three saves. Braden Holtby made The Flames got goals in reg-
He allowed more than one Draisaitl, who also scored goals and seven assists). 32 saves. ulation from Elias Lindholm
goal for the first time this in regulation, connected Jack Roslovic scored 28 SHARKS 5, BLACKHAWKS 4 and Noah Hanifin.
season. in the third round of the seconds after Laine and CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Joel L'Esperance and Ja-
RED WINGS 4, CANADIENS 2 shootout as the Oilers im- then Laine finished it off Marleau scored two goals mie Benn scored for Dallas.
MONTREAL (AP) — Antho- proved to 4-0-0. with an empty-net goal. in his first game back with Bishop made 27 saves.
ny Mantha scored his sixth James Neal and Connor Blake Wheeler recorded San Jose, and the Sharks AVALANCHE 4, BRUINS 2
goal of the season and De- McDavid also had Oil- a goal and one assist and earned their first win of the DENVER (AP) — Andre
troit snapped a nine-game ers goals. Mikko Koskinen Mark Scheifele contributed season. Burakovsky scored the go-
losing streak against Mon- stopped 28 shots. a pair of assists. Barclay Goodrow snapped ahead goal with 7:06 re-
treal. Kyle Palmieri, Nikita Gusev Connor Hellebuyck made a third-period tie and Brent maining, Boston had two
Darren Helm, Tyler Bertuzzi and Damon Severson 38 saves for the Jets, who Burns scored his 200th ca- goals disallowed after vid-
and Luke Glendenning also scored for New Jersey (0-2- won their home opener af- reer goal for San Jose, eo reviews, and unbeaten
scored for the Red Wings, 2). Mackenzie Blackwood ter starting the season with which opened with four Colorado handed the Bru-
who have three wins in four made 19 saves. a four-game trip. consecutive losses. Kevin ins their first loss of the sea-
games this season. BLUES 6, SENATORS 4 Ryan Hartman and Brad Labanc also scored, and son.
Defenseman Danny De- OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Hunt scored for the Wild, Dylan Gambrell had two Gabriel Landeskog added
keyser had two assists and David Perron's second goal who opened the season assists. an empty-net goal with
Jonathan Bernier made 33 of the game proved to be with three straight losses for Andrew Shaw had two 1:01 remaining for the Ava-
saves on 35 shots. the winner as St. Louis beat the first time since the ex- goals for Chicago, which lanche, who are off to a 3-0
Joel Armia and Max Domi Ottawa. pansion franchise started hadn't played since its start for just the second time
scored for the Canadiens, Oskar Sundqvist, Jay Bouw- playing in 2000-01. season-opening loss to since relocating to Denver
who were playing the sec- meester, Brayden Schenn Devan Dubnyk stopped 27 Philadelphia in Prague last from Quebec in 1995. The
ond game of a back-to- also scored for the Blues. of the 31 shots he faced for Friday. Dylan Strome had 2013-14 club opened the
back following a 5-4 over- Ryan O'Reilly had a goal Minnesota. a goal and an assist in the season 6-0.
time loss in Buffalo. Carey and three assists and Jake PREDATORS 6, CAPITALS 5 opener of a seven-game Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Price stopped 30 of 33 Allen made 25 saves in his NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — homestand. Dominik Kuba- and Nathan MacKinnon
shots. season debut. Mattias Ekholm scored with lik also added a goal. also had goals for Colo-
Detroit had not won in Vitaly Abramov, Artem Ani- 4:40 remaining to cap a FLAMES 3, STARS 2, SO. rado and Philipp Grubauer
regulation time in Montreal simov, Chris Tierney and wild third period and lead DALLAS (AP) — Johnny made 39 saves.q