Sebastian Aho snipes OT winner

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Andrew Mangiapane snipes shorthanded game-winner, Capitals trounce Flyers 4-1. Nic Dowd also scored shorthanded while John Carlson and Jakob Chychrun scored even strength goals and Connor McMichael collected two helpers. Carl Lindgren made 17 saves for a .944 save percentage as Capitals win their 4th straight. Travis Sanheim scored for the Flyers.

Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Mats Zuccarello each score and add an assist, Wild dominate Panthers 5-1. Marco Rossi and Marcus Johansson added goals, Jake Middleton earned three assists while Kirill Kaprizov earned two. Filip Gustavsson made 24 saves for a .960 save percentage as Wild improve to 4-0-2 on the season. Sam Bennett scored Florida’s lone goal.

Brandon Hagel scores natural hat trick, adds assist, Lightning torch Devils 8-5. Victor Hedman scored twice and Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel, and Janis Moser added goals. Anthony Cirelli racked up four assists while Nikita Kucherov and Moser added two each. Jonas Johansson made 30 saves as Lightning improve to 4-2-0. Timo Meier scored twice and Jack Hughes, Nathan Bastian, and Stefan Noesen buried for the Devils.

Tage Thompson scores game-winner, adds helper, Sabres best Stars 4-2. Alex Tuch scored and earned a helped while Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod added goals for Buffalo. Owen Power collected three assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves for a .933 save percentage as Sabres win their 2nd straight to improve to 3-4-1. Thomas Harley and Tyler Seguin scored for the Stars.

Filip Chytil scores twice, adds helper, Rangers dominate Canadiens 7-2. Kappo Kakko scored and added two assists, Reilly Smith scored the game-winner and picked up an assist, Braden Schneider scored and added an assist, while Mika Zibanejad and Jonny Brodzinski rounded out the Rangers scoring. Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as Rangers win 4th straight to improve to 5-0-1. Nick Suzuki scored twice for the Habs.

Mathieu Olivier scores twice including game-winner, Blue Jackets best Maple Leafs 6-2. Justin Danforth scored and added two apples while James van Riemsdyk, Sean Monahan, and Kirill Marchenko scored. Daniil Tarasov made 26 saves for a .929 save percentage as Blue Jackets improve to 3-3-0 on the year. Matthew Knies and Nicholas Robertson scored for the Leafs.

Alex Lyon makes 29 saves, Red Wings shutout Islanders 1-0. Patrick Kane scored his 1st of the season with assists from Vladimir Tarasenko and J.T. Compher. Despite being outshot 29 to 11, the Red Wings improve to 3-3-0.

Kyle Connor scores game-winner for goals in 4th straight, Jets rout Blues 3-2. Nino Niederreiter and Colin Miller scored for the Jets while Cole Perfetti collected three helpers in the win. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for a .931 save percentage as Jets remain undefeated at 6-0-0. Brandon Saad scored twice for the Blues.

J.T. Miller scores and added two assists, Canucks down Blackhawks 6-3. Danton Heinen scored twice, Conor Garland scored and added a helper, while Brock Boeser and Pius Suter added goals for Vancouver. Kyle Sherwood and Quinn Hughes collected two helpers each while Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves as Canucks win 3rd straight. Ryan Donato, Taylor Hall, and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Hawks.

Nathan MacKinnon snipes game-winner on the power play, Avalanche drop Kraken 3-2. Joel Kiviranta scored twice and Cale Makar picked up two assists while Justus Annunen made 25 saves as the Avs win their 3rd straight. Jared McCann and Ryker Evans scored for Seattle.

Juuse Saros makes 33 saves, Predators blank Bruins 4-0. Luke Evangelista scored and added a helper while Ryan O’Reilly, Tommy Novak, and Gustav Nyquist added goals as the Preds secure their first win of the season to stand at 1-5-0, handing the Bruins their 2nd straight loss.

Sebastian Aho claps home OT winner, adds assist, Hurricanes rally past Oilers 3-2. Shayne Gostisbehere and Martin Necas scored while Frederik Andersen made 33 saves for a .943 save percentage as Hurricanes improve to 3-2-0. Connor McDavid scored both of Edmonton’s goals.

Anton Forsberg makes 31 saves, Senators shutout Utah 4-0. Drake Batherson, Claude Giroux, Ridly Greig, and Brady Tkachuk scored for the Sens while Nick Jensen picked up two apples as Ottawa wins second straight to improve to 4-2-0.

Rasmus Andersson scores and earns assist, Flames rally in a shootout past Pens 4-3. Mackenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri scored in regulation and Justin Kirkland scored the shootout winner. Dustin Wolf made 35 saves in regulation plus overtime before making another 4 saves in the shootout as Flames improve to 5-0-1 to sit atop the Pacific Division standings. Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, and Noel Acciari scored for the Pens.

Cutter Gauthier collects two helpers for 1st points of the season, Ducks beat Sharks 3-1. Tory Terry and Leo Carlsson scored power play goals while Alex Killorn buried an empty-netter and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves for a .964 save percentage as Ducks improve to 3-2-1. Mikael Granlund scored the Sharks lone goal.

Tomas Hertl scores twice and adds two helpers for 4-point night, Golden Knights crush Kings 6-1. Mark Stone scored and collected two assists and Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexander Holtz, and Ivan Barbashev added goals for Vegas. Alex Pietrangelo collected three assists while Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves for a .970 save percentage as Golden Knights improve to 4-2-1. Warren Foegele scored for the Kings.

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QUICK HITS ⚡️

• Blues forward Jake Neighbours signs 2-year, $7.5M extension (ESPN)

• Stanley Cup champion Panthers and coach Paul Maurice agree on contract extension (AP News)

• Blackhawks activate 2nd overall pick Artyom Levshunov, assign him to minors (Sportsnet)

• Avalanche Captain Not Ready to Retire (Breakaway on SI)

• The early good news, and bad news, for every NHL team (Sportsnet)

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