TSN Rewind: Auston Matthews scores four goals in NHL debut
On October 12th, 2016, Auston Matthews kicked off his NHL career in style, becoming the first player ever to score four goals in his first game in an overtime loss to Ottawa.
NHL: Kraken 5, Capitals 3
Jared McCann broke a tie with 5:27 left and the Seattle Kraken overcame NHL career leader Alex Ovechkin's first goal of the season to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Sunday night.
NHL: Canucks 2, Rangers 6
Ty Kartye and Will Cuylle scored two goals each and Dylan Garand made 19 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 on Sunday night in their first game since losing goaltender Igor Shesterkin for the season with a knee injury.
NHL: Hurricanes 4, Flyers 1
Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov both finished with a goal and an assist, as the Hurricanes defeated the Flyers who remain winless on the season.
'Classic' Bobrovsky picks up first Leafs win; Bednar on Blackwood: 'Needs to give us a save'
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 of 33 shots on Saturday to pick up his first Leafs win. "Those last two games, a lot of work for him," said coach Jim Hiller. "I guess that's just classic Bob, right? He just has a way to settle everybody down." Meanwhile, Mackenzie Blackwood allowed five goals on 22 shots. "He needs to give us a save at some point there," said coach Jared Bednar.
'He earned that': McKenna makes 'pretty seamless' transition to Leafs top PP unit
With John Tavares home with his family following the birth of his fourth child, rookie Gavin McKenna moved up to the Leafs top power-play unit and delivered a beautiful primary assist Saturday. "Every game he's taking steps," said coach Jim Hiller. "It's pretty impressive."
'Big-time game': Nylander shows off 'real powerful' play in five-point performance
William Nylander matched a career high with five points on Saturday night to lead the Leafs to a win in Colorado. "One of those games where it just seemed like he had the puck on his stick a lot," said Auston Matthews. "That's a big-time game from him."
'Weather the storm': Leafs find a way to slow down MacKinnon's 'merry-go-round'
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in the first period, but the Leafs found a way to keep the Avalanche centre off the scoresheet the rest of the way. "He got off to a hot start, but we made some adjustments and were able to keep him to the outside as much as possible," said Auston Matthews.
'Tough loss' for Leafs as Tanev suffers injury; Blankenburg steps up with first goal
Chris Tanev left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and coach Jim Hiller isn't sure how much time the 36-year-old heart-and-soul defenceman will miss. Nick Blankenburg, who scored in his season debut in Colorado, is the next man up on the depth chart.
NHL: Ducks 4, Flames 2
Ryan Poehling broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 5:35 of the third period, but was injured on the play in the Ducks' victory over the winless Flames on Saturday night to start a home-and-home series.
NHL: Kings 1, Golden Knights 2 (OT)
Mitch Marner scored a power-play goal from the high slot at 2:40 of overtime to give Vegas a victory over the Kings on Saturday night. Marner and Mark Stone each finished with two points, with Stone getting both of his on assists.
NHL: Predators 2, Senators 3 (SO)
Shane Pinto scored the shootout winner to give the Senators a victory over the Predators on Saturday night. Tim Stutzle and Drake Batherson, who tied it with 2:23 left in the third period, scored for Ottawa while Linus Ullmark made 16 saves.
NHL: Lightning 5, Islanders 3
Brandon Hagel scored two goals with less than two minutes to play to complete his hat trick and the Lightning extended their winning streak to four games with a victory over the Islanders on Saturday night. Hagel, who also had an assist, scored the go-ahead goal with 1:44 remaining and an empty-net goal 21 seconds later.
NHL: Mammoth 4, Sabres 1
John Marino, Anders Lee and Kailer Yamamoto each had a goal and an assist to help the Mammoth beat the Sabres on Saturday night.
NHL: Blue Jackets 3, Blues 5
Jimmy Snuggerud scored twice and Dylan Holloway had three assists as the Blues beat the Blue Jackets on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
NHL: Stars 1, Penguins 2 (SO)
Rickard Rakell scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Penguins edged the Stars on Saturday. Arturs Silovs stopped Mikko Rantanen in the shootout to help Pittsburgh snap a three-game losing streak.
NHL: Red Wings 0, Canadiens 1 (SO)
Zachary Bolduc scored in the sixth round of the shootout, Jacob Fowler made 30 saves, and the Canadiens blanked the Red Wings on Saturday night to snap a three-game slide.
NHL: Hurricanes 5, Blackhawks 2
Jackson Blake and Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist each and the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks on Saturday night. Mark Jankowski, Sebastian Aho and Taylor Hall also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions who won their fourth in a row.
Sens continue to grow, show maturity as they rally to down Preds
TSN Senators reporter Claire Hanna has more on the Sens' comeback win over the Predators on Saturday night, which kept Ottawa perfect at home on the season.
Leafs' gutsy road win overshadowed by Tanev injury
Maple Leafs defenceman Chris Tanev was forced to leave the game against the Avalanche in the first period with an upper-body injury. Mark Masters has more from Denver, Colorado.
NHL: Wild 4, Panthers 1
Kirill Kaprizov had three goals and an assist, Matt Boldy scored his first goal of the season in the game's first minute, and the Wild spoiled Florida's home opener by beating the Panthers on Saturday night.
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