WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor had two goals and an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Saturday for their first win of the season.
Mark Scheifele and Mason Appleton each had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who lost 5-3 at Calgary on Wednesday in their opener. Morgan Barron and defenseman Dylan DeMelo also scored.
Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves for the Jets in the opener of a three-game homestand.
Evan Rodrigues had two goals and two assists for the Panthers, who dropped their second straight game to begin the season. Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 shots.
BLUE JACKETS 5, RANGERS 3
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner had a natural hat trick and Columbus gave Pascal Vincent his first coaching victory.
Rookie David Jiricek and Justin Danforth also scored for Columbus, which opened with a 4-2 loss to Philadelphia on Thursday night. Johnny Gaudreau and Ivan Provorov each had two assists.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots before departing with an illness after the second period. Spencer Martin came in for the last 20 minutes and stopped 15 shots in his Columbus debut.
Erik Gustafsson had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, and Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider also scored. Adam Fox had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 16 stops.
RED WINGS 6, LIGHTNING 4
DETROIT (AP) — Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist in his home debut with Detroit, leading the Red Wings to the victory.
DeBrincat was acquired in a July trade with Ottawa. The Michigan native also scored in the Red Wings’ season-opening loss at New Jersey on Thursday.
Daniel Sprong, Lucas Raymond, J.T. Compher and Moritz Seider also scored for Detroit, and Dylan Larkin added two assists. Ville Husso made 23 saves.
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist for the Lightning, who beat Nashville 5-3 on Tuesday in their season opener. Victor Hedman had a goal and two assists, while Brandon Hagel contributed a goal and an assist. Jonas Johansson stopped 36 shots.
BRUINS 3, PREDATORS 2
BOSTON (AP) — James van Riemsdyk broke a tie with his second goal of the game early in the third period, sending Boston to the win.
Both of van Riemsdyk’s goals — his first two in his initial season with the Bruins — happened on a power play.
Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves in his season debut for Boston (2-0), which killed seven penalties. David Pastrnak scored on a penalty shot.
Colton Sissons scored twice for the Predators (1-2) and Juuse Saros made 29 stops.
SENATORS 5, FLYERS 2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and Jakob Chychrun each scored twice, leading the Senators to the victory.
Anton Forsberg made 19 saves for Ottawa, which earned its first win after losing 5-3 at Carolina in its season opener on Wednesday night. Jake Sanderson also scored.
Travis Konecny and Cam York scored for the Flyers. Carter Hart stopped 26 shots.
Philadelphia opened the season with a 4-2 win over Columbus on Thursday night, but it struggled to generate much against Ottawa.
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