Joel Farabee had a goal and three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers broke things open in the third period Wednesday in a 6-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.

Morgan Rielly scored at 3:24 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Wednesday night in the season opener.

Ondrej Palat scored on Tampa Bay's first power play of the season in a three-goal first period, and the Lightning began their Stanley Cup title defense with a season-opening 5-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Brock Boeser scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the visiting Vancouver Canucks to a 5-3, season-opening victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night.

Oskar Sundqvist had two goals, Jordan Binnington stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 on Wednesday night in Denver.