With plenty of familiarity going up against Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, the Jets fully understand the challenges the Avalanche superstars present for the club tonight.
The Jets share how happy they are with their 2-0-1 start to the season and credit Mark Scheifele for leading the way despite the 33-year-old having yet to make it on the scoresheet.
Gavin McKenna's first career NHL goal sparked a big comeback win by the Leafs. "It was an important moment, and he came up big in an important moment," said coach Jim Hiller. "I like that." McKenna also picked up his first career assist on Tuesday. "I feel like he's got to be humming with confidence now," said William Nylander.
The Leafs rallied from 3-0 and 4-2 down to beat the Predators on Thursday and even their record before heading out on a challenging road trip. "I don't think any second we thought we were going to lose that game," said Gavin McKenna. "We were super confident. That's the way we got to play every single game."
Gavin McKenna has been leaning on fellow first overall picks John Tavares and Auston Matthews as he navigates his first NHL season. The 18-year-old is living with the Tavares family and revealed that Matthews invited him for a sleepover on Sunday. "Might have to have a weekly sleepover now," McKenna joked after scoring his first NHL goal on Tuesday night.
Auston Matthews produced four points, including the OT winner on Tuesday. "There were lots of players that played well, but I really felt something special from Auston," said coach Jim Hiller. "His will to win was pretty strong." Matthews played more than 25 minutes. "Tremendous," said linemate Jack Roslovic. "He [dragged] the team with him."
Victor Olofsson and Tomas Hertl scored two goals apiece, while Jack Eichel scored a goal and had three assists as the Golden Knights routed the Kraken. Carter Hart made 25 saves in the win.
Matthew Tkachuk scored what would prove to be the game winner midway through the third period as the Panthers held on to beat the Kings. However, in the second period, Brad Marchand collided with Kings defenceman Brandt Clarke while driving to the Kings’ net and Clarke’s stick came into contact with Marchand’s face. Marchand also collided with teammate Brady Tkachuk and crashed into the boards. Marchand had to be helped off of the ice.
Sam Rinzel and rookie Anton Frondell scored two minutes apart in the second period as the Blackhawks held on in their home opener for their first win of the season. Spencer Knight made 25 saves for Chicago, which had lost its first three games on the road while being outscored 15-5.
Dylan Larkin scored and picked up an assist in his season debut to drown out the boos and lead the Red Wings to victory over the Senators on Tuesday. Tim Stützle continued his strong start with a goal and an assist but Ottawa couldn't complete the comeback and fell for the first time this season.
Taylor Hall scored twice, Sebastian Aho had a goal and two assists, and the Hurricanes held off the Canadiens to earn their second straight victory. Mark Jankowski, Eric Robinson and Jalen Chatfield had a goal and an assist each for Carolina, which handed the Habs their first loss in regulation to spoil Montreal's home opener.
Auston Matthews scored the game-winning goal in overtime, Gavin McKenna had his first career NHL goal and an assist, and the Maple Leafs erased a three-goal deficit in a comeback win over the Predators. Matthews added three primary assists and William Nylander had a goal and two helpers for Toronto.
Alexis Lafreniere recorded his third career hat trick and Oliver Bjorkstrand added a pair of goals of his own as the Rangers took down the crosstown-rival Islanders.
The Maple Leafs are about to head out onto a tough road trip through the Western Conference, so how important was the comeback win for Toronto to build their confidence? How will Gavin McKenna continue to improve after scoring his first goal of his career?
Nick Schmaltz scored his NHL-best fifth goal of the season and Mikhail Sergachev had three assists to surpass 300 for his career as the Mammoth continued to flex their power play might to beat New Jersey.
Tage Thompson and Noah Ostlund tied the game by scoring six minutes apart in the third period before Owen Power scored 4:22 into overtime to give Buffalo the win.
The Canadiens fell behind once again in the second period, and their battle back fell just short. TSN Hockey analyst Carlo Colaiacovo has more on what went wrong for Montreal against Carolina, the strong play of Zach Bolduc and more.
Gavin McKenna joins TSN's Mark Masters to describe the emotions of scoring his first career NHL goal to help the Leafs storm back to beat the Predators, and discuss the confidence the team had that they can pull off the comeback win after going down three goals early.
Auston Matthews scored the OT winner and added three primary assists, and Gavin McKenna had a goal and an assist for his first two NHL points, as the Maple Leafs avoided disaster against the Predators with a wild comeback win. The TSN Hockey panel breaks down Toronto's thrilling victory over Nashville on Tuesday.
Ottawa started the season with wins over divisional opponents in Toronto and Boston, but fell short to Detroit. Why did it take so long for the Sens to get going, and why did the Red Wings give them trouble? TSN's Director of Scouting Craig Button shares his thoughts on that, as well as his thoughts on Dylan Larkin's season debut.
Dylan Larkin overcame the boos, and made an impact in his first game of the season with the Red Wings, scoring a goal to help lead Detroit to the win. TSN's Jamie McLennan and Dustin Neilson have more on his game, as well as how Ottawa had a tough time getting going after playing three games in four nights.
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