Zary's OT Winner, Montembeault's Shutout, Knights Roll Avs

CAN’T MISS HOCKEY NEWS 🎯

🍾 Connor Zary scores gorgeous winner, adds assist, Flames rally for 6-5 overtime win past Canucks. The 21-year-old center collected an apple on MacKenzie Weegar’s 3rd period snipe to tie the game at 4-4 before leading the rush in overtime, looking off a pass, faking a shot, dangling around the Canucks defenseman followed by their netminder and sliding the puck into the open cage for the game-winner — the 4th of his young NHL career — just 93 seconds into the extra period. The Flames battled back from a 3-0 first period deficit thanks to goals from newly acquired Anthony Mantha followed by Rasmus Andersson, Martin Pospisil, Weegar, and Jonathan Huberdeau to force OT. Dan Vladar made 20 saves for the Flames to collect his 1st win of the season. Read more →

☝️ Cole Caufield scores lone goal, Sam Montembeault makes 48 saves, Canadiens shutout the Maple Leafs 1-0. Wisconsin-native Caufield wasted no time ‘dusting off’ Juraj Slafkovsky’s feed on the power play, unleashing a wicked one-timer to the back of the net for his 1st power play tally of the season 7:48 into the 1st period. From there, the story was all Montembeault as the former 3rd round pick stopped everything the Leaf’s potent offense could throw his way, including a beautiful glove save on Auston Matthew’s 2nd period one-timer to earn just the 2nd shutout of his NHL career. His 48 saves sets a new NHL record for most saves in a season-opening shutout. Read more →

🚨 Ivan Barbashev and Jack Eichel each collect 4 points, Golden Knights whoop Avalanche 8-4. Barbashev, the former 2nd round pick of the Blues, accepted a Noah Hanifin feed in the slot and sniped high blocker for his 1st of the season late in the 1st period followed by earning helpers on Mark Stone’s 1st period tally 25 seconds later and Zach Whitecloud’s 2nd period goal, before scoring a goal-of-the-year candidate in the 3rd period, walking an Av’s defender and firing a lethal backhand to the top left corner for his 2nd goal and 4th point of the night. Jack Eichel collected assists on Barbashev’s 1st goal, both of Stone’s goals, and Whitecloud’s 2nd period bury. Stone added an assist for 3 points on the night, Shea Theodore earned 3 apples, Victor Olofsson scored twice and Adin Hill made 28 saves in the Golden Knights win. Read more →

POLL 🗳️

OTHER GAMES:

Connor Hellebuyck makes 30 saves, Jets blank Oilers 6-0. Mason Appleton scored and added two assists, Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele each scored and collected an apple, while Kyle Connor, Rasmus Kupari, and Dylan Samberg all scored their 1st goals of the season. Josh Morrissey and Nino Niederreiter each earned two helpers. Read more →

Chis Krieder scores twice, Igor Shesterkin makes 29 saves, Rangers shutout the Penguins 6-0. Alexis Lafreniere scored and added an assist, while Vince Trocheck, Filip Chytil, and Sam Carrick all scored their first of the season. Jacob Trouba and Artemi Panarin each collected two assists. Read more →

ICYMI 💥

After knocking Kevin Rooney unconscious with a big hit, J.T. Miller fought Anthony Mantha en route to recording a Gordie Howe hat trick last night.

QUICK HITS ⚡️

• Kraken sign Joey Daccord to five-year, $25M extension (TSN)

• Senators sign goalie Ullmark to four-year contract extension worth $33 million (AP News)

• Celebrini ready for Sharks debut, rigors of 82-game regular season (NHL.com)

• Crosby, Ovechkin remain front and centre entering 20th NHL seasons (Sportsnet)

• Report: Los Angeles to Host 2025 NHL Draft (Breakaway on SI)

• Utah Hockey Club's First Home Game Was A Raucous Success – Especially In Beer Sales (The Hockey News)

COACHES CORNER 🏒

• Intermediate to advanced defensive footwork sequence (Nicholas Kuqali)

• Corner to half wall 2-on-1 (Ice Hockey Systems)

TRIVIA 🧠