Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career regular-season victory as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night in the first meeting between the teams since last spring’s Eastern Conference finals.
Bobrovsky joined Minnesota’s Marc Andre-Fleury as the second active goaltender to reach the milestone. Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, also became the 14th in NHL history to notch 400 wins.
In his 707th career appearance, Bobrovsky became the fastest to reach the milestone, eclipsing Henrik Lundqvist’s 727 games. The 36-year-old also joined Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph and Tony Esposito as the fourth undrafted goalie to reach the milestone, doing so a little over 14 years after his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Rangers, who lost to Florida in six games in last season’s East final, were handed their first regulation loss after going 5-0-1 and scoring 31 goals in their first six contests. Alexis Lafreniere scored in the first period for New York, which had scored at least four goals in each of its first six games. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves.
Kings 3, Sharks 2
Warren Foegele scored two goals as the Kings won their home opener against San Jose in Los Angeles.
Jordan Spence also scored, Alex Laferriere had two assists and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who have won three of their past four games.
Mikael Granlund scored both San Jose goals on assists from Jack Thompson and Alexander Wennberg. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Sharks, who fell to 0-6-2 and remain the only winless team in the NHL.
Jets 4, Kraken 3 (OT)
Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 1:26 of overtime to help Winnipeg win in Seattle and remain the lone undefeated team in the NHL.
Nino Niederreiter tallied twice and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who improved to 7-0-0. They have won 15 straight regular-season games dating to the end of the 2023-24 campaign. Kyle Connor extended his point streak to seven games with two assists, and goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves.
Matty Beniers moved back to Seattle’s top line, scored his first two goals of the season and added an assist for the Kraken, who rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final nine minutes of regulation to earn a point in the standings. Jordan Eberle also scored and Joey Daccord stopped 32 of 36 shots.
Stars 5, Bruins 2
Matt Duchene and Tyler Seguin each recorded a goal and two assists as Dallas beat host Boston.
Dallas enjoyed a 3-for-5 night on the power play, taking advantage of an opponent that had committed a league-leading 39 minor penalties entering the game. Boston’s continued penalty trend allowed the visitors to pull away in the second period, as Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Seguin scored on three consecutive power plays — all before the 9:00 mark.
Roope Hintz also scored and Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for Dallas, which has split four games since a 4-0-0 start. Boston’s David Pastrnak and Justin Brazeau scored, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots.
Blues 5, Maple Leafs 1
Dylan Holloway scored two goals and visiting St. Louis defeated Toronto.
Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier and Jake Neighbours also scored for the Blues, who opened a four-game trip with their third win in four games. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each added two assists.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two in a row. Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll made his first start of the season after recovering from a groin strain. He stopped 22 shots.
Wild 4, Lightning 2
Matt Boldy netted the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play and visiting Minnesota topped Tampa Bay.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots as the Wild won their fourth straight and improved to 5-0-2. Kirill Kaprizov had a three-point night with two goals, and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored.
Brandon Hagel scored short-handed for the Lightning in his 300th NHL game. Nikita Kucherov netted his team-leading eighth goal, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 14 saves.
Red Wings 5, Devils 3
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal with 3:32 remaining and Detroit won its third straight game, topping visiting New Jersey.
Kane and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Detroit’s Christian Fischer, Dylan Larkin and Michael Rasmussen also scored, while Cam Talbot made 37 saves.
Nico Hischier scored twice on the power play for New Jersey, and Erik Haula added a power-play goal while appearing in his 700th game. Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots as the Devils suffered their third consecutive loss (0-2-1).
Avalanche 5, Utah Hockey Club 1
Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and two assists to lead Colorado to its fourth straight victory, beating Utah in Salt Lake City.
Cale Makar, Ross Colton, Ivan Ivan and Joel Kiviranta also scored goals and Mikko Rantanen and Nikolai Kovalenko each added two assists for Colorado. Justus Annunen made 25 saves to win his third consecutive start for the Avalanche.
Lawson Crouse scored and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which lost for the fourth time in its past five games (1-3-1).
Hurricanes 4, Flames 2
Martin Necas scored and added an assist to pace visiting Carolina over Calgary.
Seth Jarvis, Jack Roslovic and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won consecutive games and four of their past five. Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves and also collected an assist for his first NHL point.
Jake Bean and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Flames, who lost in regulation for the first time this season. Dan Vladar stopped 39 shots and kept his team in the game to the end despite Carolina holding the bulk of the play through the first two periods.
–Field Level Media