Kirill Marchenko apologized for taking a high-sticking penalty on Tim Stutzle that led to Ottawa's game-winning goal on Saturday. "Penalty is penalty and it's on me," the winger said. "I can play better next time." Marchenko didn't want to comment about whether the Senators centre embellished.
Kirill Marchenko scored his first goal with the Leafs on Saturday. "It's amazing feeling and I'm happy for that so much," the winger said, "but I'd be most happy if we win the game." Marchenko is making a big impact on his new teammates. "He's been dominant out there," said William Nylander.
Auston Matthews is impressing his new Leafs teammates with his leadership. "Just has a presence, I guess I would say, around him," observed Colton Sissons. Meanwhile, Brandon Duhaime described the 29-year-old centre as "a true captain."
Kirill Marchenko joined the Maple Leafs a day before the regular season began, and because of it, has had limited time to practice with his linemates in Auston Matthews and Jack Roslovic. Sunday, Toronto held an optional skate, where the trio was seen putting the work in. TSN's Mark Masters has more.
Liam Ohgren celebrated his 100th NHL game by scoring a goal and assisting on defenceman Elias Pettersson’s winner as the Canucks defeated the Flames on Saturday night.
Stephen Halliday broke a tie at 9:46 of the third period, Linus Ullmark made 27 saves, and the Senators opened their season with a victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Auston Matthews and Kirill Marchenko scored for Toronto, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots.
Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 remaining in overtime and the Sharks beat the Kings on Saturday night for their second straight win to open the season.
Nicolas Roy and Martin Necas scored 23 seconds apart in a four-goal second period, and the Avalanche thumped the Blues on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon continued his hot start with three assists and has five points in Colorado's first two games.
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to give him nine points through three games as the Oilers beat the Kraken on Saturday night. Owen Michaels and Leon Draisaitl also scored for Edmonton while Devon Levi made 19 saves to earn the win.
Tommy Novak scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Penguins a victory over the Canadiens on Saturday night. Novak converted a 2-on-1 from Evgeni Malkin at 1:33 of overtime, as Pittsburgh recovered after allowing a four-goal lead in the second period slip away.
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves, and the Wild beat the Bruins on Saturday night. Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Jared Spurgeon also scored.
Sebastian Aho scored a pair of goals and assisted on Shayne Gostisbehere's overtime winner as the Hurricanes beat the Flyers on Saturday night.
Jiri Kulich scored with 6:40 left and the Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Blackhawks in Buffalo’s home-opener on Saturday night. Rasmus Dahlin tied the game 6:10 into the third period, and Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson also scored for Buffalo.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves, Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period, and the Lightning won their home opener with a victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.
Steven Stamkos and Nils Hoglander scored power-play goals in the first period, Juuse Saros made 29 saves, and the Predators beat the Stars on Saturday night.
TSN Hockey analyst Cameron Gaunce joins SportsCentre to discuss if he's seeing signs of improvement from the Oilers, what stands out the most to him from the Maple Leafs' first three games of the season, and what an extended absence for Jake Sanderson would mean for the Senators.
Florida centre Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve by the Panthers, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games and quite possibly beyond.
Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves for his 30th career shutout in a win over the Devils on Saturday. Matthew Schaefer, named the youngest assistant captain in Isles history on Tuesday, had two assists.
Alex Newhook discusses what it means to be a reliable player for the Montreal Canadiens, and how he's shaped his game around being trusted to make a difference in big games.
Juraj Slafkovsky discusses what he liked about how the Montreal Canadiens played in their season opener, and what he likes about playing alongside Ivan Demidov.
After some criticism of missing an optional skate earlier in the week, Gavin McKenna was out early for the Maple Leafs, even working on his shot with associate coach Daniel Alfredsson as practice winded down. TSN's Mark Masters has more.
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