Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career regular-season win 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 joins 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 reach 400 wins.
In his 707th career appearance, Bobrovsky became the fastest to reach the milestone, surpassing Henrik Lundqvist’s 727 game. The 36-year-old also joins Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph and Tony Esposito as the fourth undrafted goaltender to reach the milestone, which comes more than 14 years after making his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Rangers, who lost to Florida in six games in the Eastern Conference finals last season, lost their first in regulation 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 has scored at least four goals in each of its first six games. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves.
King 3, Shark 2
Warren Foegele scored two goals as the Kings won their home opener against San Jose in Los Angeles.
Jordan Spence also scored a goal, 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 of San Jose’s goals with assists from Jack Thompson and Alexander Wennberg. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Sharks, who fell to 0-6-2 and remain the NHL’s only winless team.
Jets 4, Kraken 3 (OT)
Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 1:26 of overtime to help Winnipeg win at Seattle and remain the only undefeated team in the NHL.
Nino Niederreiter scored twice and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who improved to 7-0-0. They have won 15 straight regular season games through 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 returned to Seattle’s top line, scoring his first two goals of the season and adding an assist for the Kraken, who rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final nine minutes of regulation to gain 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 defeated host Boston.
Dallas enjoyed a 3-for-5 night on the power play, taking advantage of opponents who 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 its 4-0-0 start. Boston’s David Pastrnak and Justin Brazeau scored goals, while Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots.
Blues 5, Maple Leafs 1
Dylan Holloway scored two goals and visiting St. Louis beat Toronto.
Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier and Jake Neighbors also scored for the Blues, who opened their 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 goalkeeper 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 scored the go-ahead goal on the 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 three points on the 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 scored eight goals, 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 game in a row, beating 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 in his 700th game appearance. Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots as the Devils suffered their third straight 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 and Mikko Rantanen and Nikolai Kovalenko each added two assists for Colorado. Justus Annunen made 25 saves to win his third straight start for the Avalanche.
Lawson Crouse scored and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which has lost four times in its past five games (1-3-1).
Typhoon 4, Fire 2
Martin Necas scored a goal and added an assist to lead Carolina past Calgary.
Seth Jarvis, Jack Roslovic and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won consecutive games and four of the 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 until the end even though Carolina held most of the game in the first two periods.
–Field Level Media