After suffering an injury in preseason, Canadiens forward Oliver Kapanen is feeling good and is excited to be back on the ice. Defenceman David Reinbacher draws into the line up tonight to aid in Montreal's injuries on the blue and says he wants to go out there with the mindset of trusting in his abilities, playing with confidence and having fun.
Elias Lindholm assisted on the tying goal and scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Bruins rallied to beat the Ducks for their fourth straight victory. Beckett Sennecke got his fifth goal for Anaheim, who have lost three straight home games.
Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and a power-play goal, while Artturi Lehkonen scored twice as the Avalanche rallied to beat the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead after scoring 29 seconds apart midway through the first period, however the Avs erupted for five straight tallies, including three in the second period.
Linus Ullmark is a perfect 6-0 to start the season, which ties a Senators franchise record. Is the Sens goaltender just off to a hot start or could he win the Vezina Trophy for the second time in his career? Martin Biron joins That's Hockey to share his thoughts.
Maple Leafs rookie Gavin McKenna played just six minutes and 36 seconds during Toronto's overtime loss to the Sabres on Thursday night, with his last shift coming midway through the second period. That's Hockey's Gino Reda and Martin Biron weigh in on head coach Jim Hiller and his decision to bench the first overall pick.
Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson and Arber Xhekaj discuss adapting to some tweaks to the defensive philosophy this season, and the importance of playing more aggressive to take time and space away from the opposition.
Wisconsin native Cole Caufield discusses his excitement to see his Brewers sweep the Dodgers and reach the World Series for the first time since 1982.
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.
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.
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.
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.''
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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