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2026-27 season · Sat, Oct 3

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Final

Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the Flames

Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for Vancouver and the Canucks had a four-goal third period in a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

Final/OT

SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, CA

Chernyshov's 2nd goal of the game gives the Sharks a 5-4 overtime win over the Kings

Igor Chernyshov scored his second goal of the game with 1:42 remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday night for their second straight win to open the season.

Final

Ball Arena, Denver, CO

Necas and Roy score quick goals as the Avalanche rout the Blues 6-1

Nicolas Roy and Martin Necas scored 23 seconds apart in a four-goal second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday night.

Final

Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN

Kaprizov scores twice as the Wild beat the Bruins 4-1

Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night.

Final

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

Saros makes 29 saves as Predators beat Stars 2-1

Steven Stamkos and Nils Hoglander scored power-play goals in the first period, Juuse Saros made 29 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Saturday night.

Final

UBS Arena, Elmont, NY

Sorokin has 30th career shutout as Islanders blank Devils 6-0

Ilya Sorokin made 36 saves for his 30th career shutout in a 6-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.

Final

KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY

Jiri Kulich scores go-ahead goal, Sabres rally to beat the Blackhawks 4-3

Jiri Kulich scored with 6:40 left and the Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Buffalo’s home-opener on Saturday night.

Final/OT

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Novak scores 2 goals, including OT winner, to help the Penguins beat the Canadiens 6-5

Tommy Novak scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Final

Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL

Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1 in home opener

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves, Charle-Edouard D'Astous and Conor Geekie scored in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their home opener with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.

Final

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON

Senators open season with a 3-2 victory over the Maple Leafs

Stephen Halliday broke a tie at 9:46 of the third period, Linus Ullmark made 27 saves and the Ottawa Senators opened the season with a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.

Final/OT

Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Hurricanes beat the Flyers 3-2 in OT for their first win as Aho scores 2

Sebastian Aho scored a pair of goals and assisted on Shayne Gostisbehere's overtime winner as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night.

Final

Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH

Nick Schmaltz scores twice, reaches 500 points as Mammoth beat Blue Jackets 4-1

Nick Schmaltz had two goals and the Utah Mammoth scored three times on the power play to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday night for its second straight victory to open the season.

Final

Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB

McDavid has a goal and an assist as the Oilers beat the Kraken 3-1

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist to give him nine points through three games as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Saturday night.