The Leafs jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in Vegas on Thursday, but a parade to the penalty box helped the Knights turn the tide and eventually win in a shootout. Coach Jim Hiller and the players did their best to explain how a promising start turned so quickly.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 40 saves to help the Leafs salvage a point in Vegas, but the 38-year-old goalie remains winless on the season. "He gave us a chance in overtime and the shootout," defenceman Chris Tanev said. "So obviously we want to get a win for him badly."
Easton Cowan scored a goal and fired four shots on net on Thursday night while getting a chance to play on Toronto's second line. Coach Jim Hiller felt it was "a strong game" by the sophomore winger, but Cowan was left feeling mixed emotions about his performance.
After Vegas rallied from 3-0 down to beat the Leafs, Mitch Marner joined TSN to talk about the emotions still involved with facing his former team. The winger laughed off a big hit from pal Jake McCabe and shared his perspective on Gavin McKenna's potential.
The Canadiens went 0-for-3 on the power play in a loss to the Predators on Thursday, and have just one goal on the man-advantage in 13 opportunites (7.7%) this season. Cole Caufield isn't stressing about the slow start on the power play and spoke about how they plan to turn things around.
The Canadiens have gotten off to a slow start so far this season, going 1-2-1 through four games, but head coach Martin St. Louis says he's encouraged by Montreal's progress and is confident the results will soon follow.
The Flames' sluggish start to the season has them hovering around some historically bad numbers but have they played as poorly as the scores suggest? TSN Hockey analyst Cameron Gaunce takes a deep dive to answer this question in The Talking Point.
Goaltender Clay Stevenson will start for Winnipeg tonight as they host the Ducks. Stevenson won his Jets debut on Monday, recording 29 saves in a win over the Penguins.
Defenceman Haydn Fleury will make his season debut tonight for the Jets as they host the Ducks in Winnipeg. The 30-year old blueliner said his goal is to keep it simple and try to take advantage of an opportunity.
Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey is considered day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Morrissey sustained the injury during the team's win over the Avalanche on Wednesday. Head coach Scott Arniel said that he's not concerned for Morrissey's health long-term.
The Maple Leafs started well, but gave up a 3-0 lead before ultimately losing in a shootout. It is a wasted opportunity for two points, or should Toronto be happy to earn a point in a tough building? The TSN Hockey panel shares their thought on that, the stellar play between the pipes from Sergei Bobrovsky and more.
Led by Jack Eichel's penalty shot goal and an earlier assist, the Golden Knights climbed out of an 0-3 hole to beat the Maple Leafs in a shootout. Sergei Bobrovsky made 40 saves in the loss for Toronto.
Cale Makar had two goals and an assist, Devon Toews and Jaden Schwartz also each scored twice and Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two helpers as the Avalanche beat the winless Flames in a rout.
Darnell Nurse scored 1:03 into overtime as the Sharks beat the Blues. Tyler Toffoli and Collin Graf also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 shots for San Jose, which has secured each of its three wins in overtime.
Ryan O’Reilly scored the go-ahead goal with 3:16 remaining, as the Predators rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the Canadiens. Adam Edstrom added a pair of empty-net goals for Nashville, which was outshot 34-18. Jacob Fowler stopped 15 shots for Montreal, who are now winless in three games.
Logan Stankoven scored a natural hat trick, lighting the lamp even strength, shorthanded and on the power play as the Hurricanes routed the Canucks. Jake DeBrusk scored twice in the loss.
Carter Yakemchuk broke a tie on a power play with 6:59 left as the Senators held on to beat the winless Flyers in Ottawa's home opener. Linus Ullmark made 29 saves to help the Senators improve to 3-1-0.
Which duo would you rather have on your team, Auston Matthews and William Nylander, or Mitch Marner and Jack Eichel? With Alex Ovechkin announcing his retirement at season's end, how much longer will we see Sidney Crosby play? The TSN Hockey panel discusses this and more in The Quiz.
Bo Horvat scored twice and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves as the Islanders beat the Blackhawks. New York won for the second time in three games. Frank Nazar scored for Chicago, which lost for the fourth time in five games to begin the season.
David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists as the Bruins routed the Mammoth. Jeremy Swayman made 36 saves in the victory.
Defenseman John Carlson scored twice for his 11th career multi-goal game, Nikita Kucherov had two assists and Dennis Hildeby made 34 saves in the Lightning's victory over the Wild.
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