Devils double up the Ducks
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Hall made his new fans in New Jersey very happy with two power-play goals in a 4:11 span in the second period and the Devils posted their first win, a 2-1 decision over the road-weary and penalty-plagued Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
Cory Schneider had 23 saves and forced the Ducks’ Chris Wagner to lose control of the puck on a secondperiod penalty shot as New Jersey snapped a five-game losing streak against Anaheim in its home opener.
Sami Vatanen scored on a power play for Anaheim, which is 0-3-1 in its five-game trip to start the season. John Gibson made 26 saves for Ducks, who played shorthanded seven times.
Hall, the former No. 1 overall draft pick who was acquired in a major trade with Edmonton in late June, tied the game at 1-all, putting the rebound of a shot by Mike Cammalleri into an open net at 12:35.
WILD 6, KINGS 3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Erik Haula and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota and assisted on the other’s first-period goal, fueling the Wild for a victory over Los Angeles that triggered an early exit for Kings goalie Jeff Zatkoff.
After Charlie Coyle, Mikko Koivu and Teemu Pulkkinen tacked on scores for the Wild, Kings coach Darryl Sutter pulled Zatkoff for Peter Budaj during the second intermission. Zatkoff stopped 11 shots, taking his third straight loss since replacing star Jonathan Quick just 20 minutes into the season opener last week.
Tanner Pearson had two goals, both assisted by Jeff Carter, and Anze Kopitar also scored in the third period for the Kings, but Jared Spurgeon’s end-to-end empty-net fling from the far corner put the bow on a banner night for the Wild.
SHARKS 3, ISLANDERS 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored with 2:11 left to lift the Sharks to a victory over the Islanders.
Melker Karlsson and Tomas Hertl also scored to help the Sharks win for the third time in four games. Joe Thornton and Brent Burns had two assists each, giving both five on the season. Aaron Dell stopped 21 shots to win his NHL debut.
Capitals 3, Avalanche 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored twice and Alex Ovechkin picked up his first goal of the season, helping the Capitals beat the Avalanche.
STARS 2, PREDATORS 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jason Spezza scored midway through the third period to give the Stars a win over the Predators.
Adam Cracknell added his second goal of the season for Dallas, and Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves.
Mike Fisher scored for Nashville early in the second period to tie it 1-1. The Predators have lost two straight.
SENATORS 7, COYOTES 4
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tom Pyatt, Mark Stone and Chris Kelly had a goal and an assist each as the Senators defeated the Coyotes in front of a sparse crowd of 11,061 at Canadian Tire Centre.
LIGHTNING 4, PANTHERS 3, SO
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point scored the game-winning goal in the sixth round of a shootout, and the Lightning beat the Panthers.
Point’s goal came three rounds after it seemed Tampa Bay had won the shootout 1-0.
After Jonathan Drouin scored for the Lightning in the third round, Vincent Trocheck appeared to fan on his initial shot before sending the puck into the net. It was called no goal on the ice but the ruling was overturned after a video review, tying the shootout at 1.
CANADIENS 4, PENGUINS 0
MONTREAL (AP) — David Desharnais scored twice and Al Montoya made 36 saves as the Canadiens won their home opener, over the Penguins.