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Malkin scores, Pens top Senators for 1st victory
(AP) — Evgeni Malkin Ottawa Senators’ Jared Cowen (2) checks Pittsburgh Penguins’ goals and an assist, and — Paul Stastny and Alex-
scored his first goal in nearly Phil Kessel (81) off the puck in front of Milan Michalek (9) during Vladislav Namestnikov also ander Steen scored in the
seven months and Marc- the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh Thursday, scored for the Lightning. third period to help St. Louis
Andre Fleury stopped 22 Oct. 15, 2015. Namestnikov and Stamkos spoil winless Edmonton’s
shots for his 39th career scored 1:38 apart in the home opener.
shutout as the Pittsburgh Associated Press third to get the Lightning Jori Lehtera and Vladi-
Penguins beat the Ottawa within 4-3. mir Tarasenko also scored
Senators 2-0 on Thursday the tying goal past Greiss. 3:13 of the third period. That Spezza, coming off a three- for the Blues, who beat
night. CAPITALS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1 ended a scoreless drought goal game in Tuesday’s Edmonton for the eighth
Rookie Daniel Sprong WASHINGTON (AP) — of 107 minutes, 46 seconds 4-2 win over Edmonton, re- straight time. Stastny, Steen
picked up the first goal of Braden Holtby stopped for the defending Stanley sponded and gave Dallas and Lehtera also each had
his career for Pittsburgh, 26 shots, Alex Ovechkin Cup champions. a 5-3 lead at 10:29. an assist, and Brian Elliott
which won for the first time scored a goal in his return Ovechkin sealed the victo- PANTHERS 3, SABRES 2 stopped 24 shots.
this season. to the Washington lineup ry at 14:18, scoring from the SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jaromir Lauri Korpikoski and Taylor
Craig Anderson made 34 and the Capitals beat left side of the net after a Jagr scored twice in the first Hall scored for the Oilers,
saves for Ottawa but the punchless Chicago. back-and-forth with team- period and added an assist fell to 0-4-0. No. 1 draft pick
Senators failed to muster John Carlson, T.J. Oshie and mate Evgeny Kuznetsov. to lead Florida. Connor McDavid was held
significant momentum a Matt Niskanen also scored STARS 5, LIGHTNING 3 The 43-year-old Jagr stayed without a point in his first
night after dropping seven for the Capitals, who wel- TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jason hot with his third and fourth regular season game in Ed-
goals on Columbus. Ot- comed back Ovechkin fol- Spezza scored a momen- goals of the season and monton. Cam Talbot had
tawa went 0 for 3 on the lowing a one-game disci- tum-shifting goal in the third continues to climb the all- 25 saves.
power play and rarely test- plinary absence. period and had an assist to time leader board in scor- Steen sent a shot in front
ed Fleury over the final two Coming off a 3-0 loss to lead Dallas. ing. Linemate Aleksander that deflected off Stastny
periods as the Senators lost Philadelphia one night ear- Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Barkov had a goal and an and in for a power-play
on the road for the first time lier, the Blackhawks trailed Cody Eakin and Jason De- assist. goal at 4:20 of the third to
in four tries. by three goals in this one mers also scored for the Rookie defenseman Jake extend the Blues’ lead to
ISLANDERS 4, PREDATORS 3 before Viktor Svedberg got Stars. McCabe scored for Buffalo 3-1.
NEW YORK (AP) — John his first goal of the season at Steven Stamkos had two on assists by Marcus Foligno Hall pulled Edmonton back
Tavares and Nikolay Kule- and Nicolas Deslauriers. Ty- within one a little more
min scored in the third pe- ler Ennis scored on assists than two minutes later, but
riod and New York handed from Ryan O’Reilly and Ras- Steen sealed it with a one-
Nashville its first loss of the mus Ristolainen. time with 2:09 left.
season. Florida goalie Roberto Lu- WILD 4, COYOTES 3
Anders Lee and Kyle Ok- ongo made 24 saves for GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) —
poso scored in the second his 403rd career victory, ty- Zach Parise had a goal and
period to tie the score for ing him with Grant Fuhr for an assist, and Minnesota
the Islanders after they fell ninth in all-time wins. remained undefeated by
behind by two, and Thom- CANADIENS 3, RANGERS 0 holding off previously un-
as Greiss finished with 44 MONTREAL (AP) — Carey beaten Arizona.
saves. Tavares and Lee also Price made 25 saves and The Wild had fresh legs af-
had an assist and Mikhail Montreal Canadiens made ter a four-day layoff be-
Grabovski added two as franchise history by starting tween games, jumping on
New York won its second a season with a fifth straight the tired Coyotes for a 3-0
straight and improved to win. lead.
2-0-1 in its new Brooklyn Tomas Fleischmann, Dale Parise and Thomas Vanek
home. Weise and Tomas Plekan- scored less than a min-
Austin Watson, Filip Fors- ec, with an empty-net ef- ute apart in the first period
berg and James Neal fort, scored for as the Ca- and Mikko Koivu added a
scored for the Predators, nadiens handed the Rang- short-handed goal midway
who had opened the sea- ers (3-2-0) their second through the second. Mikael
son 3-0-0. Pekka Rinne had straight defeat. Granlund also scored in the
24 saves. Despite powerhouse Ca- second.
Tavares’ goal with 8:11 left nadiens teams that won The Coyotes clawed their
in the third period gave the a record 24 Stanley Cups, way back through a string
Islanders a 4-2 lead. Neal the previous club record for of Minnesota penalties,
pulled the Predators within wins to start a season was pulling within 4-3 on Mi-
one less than three minutes four, last accomplished in chael Stone’s 4-on-4 goal
later, but they couldn’t get 1977-78. There was playoff- with just over 5 minutes left.
like speed and intensity in Devan Dubnyk closed it
the meeting of last season’s out, though, stopping 18
two top regular season shots for his 100th career
clubs, marked by a thrilling win. The Wild are 3-0 for the
duel between perhaps the first time since opening 4-0
world’s two best goalies — in 2008-09.
Price and New York’s Henrik Anthony Duclair scored his
Lundqvist. fourth goal in two games
BLUES 4, OILERS 2 and Max Domi had his third
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) of the season for Arizona.q
