After up-and-down start, Habs believe they're trending in the right direction
Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis and forward Cole Caufield discuss the team's up-and-down start to the season and why they believe the group is on the right track.
Anderson discusses his newfound scoring prowess, credits his linemates
Canadiens forward Josh Anderson, who has four goals in seven games, discusses his newfound scoring prowess, his elevation to the second line to play with Chris Kreider and Alex Newhook, and the chemistry the trio is developing together.
The Talking Point: Hiller benched McKenna! How? Why? And who's to blame?
Gavin McKenna's season-low ice time in Thursday's loss against the Sabres stood out like sore thumb but how could something like that happen to a rookie who was riding a four-game point streak for the Maple Leafs? TSN Hockey analyst Martin Biron shares his thoughts.
'We just give up too much room': Bobrovsky says Leafs must learn from Sabres setback
Sergei Bobrobsky believes the Leafs must learn from Thursday's loss to the Sabres, which saw the team blow a 4-2 lead in the third period. "It was a good lesson for us," the goalie said. "I think we give up lots of chances 5-on-5 and I think it can be cleaned up.''
Matthews insists Leafs 'actually had a good process' despite blowing third-period lead
The Leafs were outshot 11-4 in the third as Buffalo rallied from two down to force OT. "Honestly, I thought we actually had a good process," Auston Matthews said. "We were doing the right things, taking care of the puck." The captain liked how the top line operated with William Nylander.
Marchenko shows 'pure skill' in first Leafs hat trick but overtime mistake spoils night
Kirill Marchenko broke out with his first hat trick with the Leafs on Thursday, but the winger found it hard to enjoy the moment. "I will remember this night, but it's so bad when we lose," he said. "I kind of frustrated, because it's my mistake in overtime."
'It's not fair to him': Leafs coach Hiller explains why McKenna was benched
Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna did not play in the second half of Thursday's game against the Sabres. Coach Jim Hiller insisted the benching was more about game management and not performance related.
NHL: Islanders 1, Senators 2 (SO)
Linus Ullmark made 20 saves in regulation and couldn't be beat in the shootout as the Senators edged the Islanders on Thursday night. Ridly Greig scored for Ottawa, which also had two goals called back, helping Ullmark improve to 6-0 on the season.
NHL: Canucks 2, Panthers 3 (OT)
Brady Tkachuk scored his second straight hat trick to power the Panthers past the Canucks at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday. Tkachuk scored twice in the third period, including the tying goal with 13 seconds remaining, before finishing off his hat trick at 2:23 of overtime with a wrist shot from the left hash marks.
NHL: Jets 3, Blackhawks 4 (OT)
Artyom Levshunov scored his first goal of the season in overtime to help the Blackhawks ground the Jets on Thursday night. Playing in his second game of the season, Connor Bedard sniped a power play goal and assisted on Levshunov's OT winner as Chicago collected its second straight victory.
NHL: Flames 2, Golden Knights 6
Mark Stone had a hat trick, Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists and Ivan Barbashev dished out three helpers as the Golden Knights rolled to a rout of the Flames on Thursday night for their sixth win in the last seven games.
NHL: Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 4 (OT)
Owen Power capped Buffalo's comeback with his second overtime-winner of the season as the Sabres stunned the Maple Leafs Thursday night, spoiling Kirill Marchenko's hat trick. Defencemen Dennis Gilbert and Mattias Samuelsson scored in the third period to erase Toronto's two-goal lead and set the stage for Power's winner.
NHL: Mammoth 4, Oilers 2
Clayton Keller scored twice, Logan Cooley had a goal and an assist, and Nick Schmaltz had a pair of helpers as the Mammoth cruised to victory on the road Thursday night to hand the Oilers their first regulation loss of the season.
NHL: Flyers 1, Red Wings 2
Anton Johansson scored his first career NHL goal and Andrew Copp netted the go-ahead goal with under five minutes remaining in the third period as the Red Wings rallied past the Flyers on Thursday. Winless in nine straight to open the season, Philadelphia (0-6-3) is off to its worst start in franchise history.
NHL: Kraken 3, Lightning 4 (OT)
Victor Hedman scored the game-winning goal with 2:53 remaining in overtime to lead the Lightning a win over the Kraken on Thursday. Brandon Hagel scored twice for Tampa Bay, which has won five of six and is a perfect 4-0-0 at home this season.
NHL: Sharks 3, Predators 2 (SO)
Mason Marchment and Will Smith scored in regulation and Macklin Celebrini had the lone goal in the shootout as the Sharks prevented the Predators comeback on Thursday after Steven Stamkos forced overtime with the tying goal at the buzzer.
NHL: Blues 4, Wild 5
Matt Boldy had a hat trick and an assist to help the Wild hold off a late push from the Blues on Thursday night. Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists, Danila Yurov also scored and Jesper Wallstedt made 20 saves for Minnesota, which won for the third time in four games.
Button: Skinner's been excellent for Jets, Hellebuyck can't be feeling very good right now
The Jets wiped away a two-goal deficit but couldn't complete the comeback in Chicago as they suffered their first road loss of the season. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to discuss how the Blackhawks caused Winnipeg problems on Thursday night.
Knight robs Pionk, Levshunov nets winner as Blackhawks beat Jets in OT
TSN Hockey analyst Landon Ferraro joins Dan Robertson to break down the Jets falling to the Blackhawks in overtime on Thursday despite big performances from Neal Pionk and Stuart Skinner.
NHL: Rangers 1, Devils 7
Luke Hughes scored twice, Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist and the Devils used a balanced offensive attack to chase Dylan Garand in a rout of the Rangers Thursday night. New York is undefeated (5-0) at home but falls to 1-3 on the road this season.
Donovan declares Ullmark 'the best goaltender in the league right now' after 6-0 start
Linus Ullmark tied a Senators franchise record with his sixth consecutive win to open the season, making 20 saves to guide Ottawa to a shootout win over the Islanders on Thursday. TSN Hockey analysts Cheryl Pounder and Shean Donovan join Kara Wagland to discuss Ullmark's red-hot start and his importance to the Sens.
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