Auston Matthews scored two goals, Ilya Mikheyev added a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Ottawa Senators 5-3 Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Jakub Vrana's overtime goal lifted the visiting Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, a season-opening showdown between the last two Stanley Cup champions.

Connor McDavid scored the go-ahead goal at 14:37 of the third period as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to defeat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Reilly Smith scored two goals, Mark Stone had a goal and an assist, and Marc-Andre Fleury tied an NHL record with his 10th season-opening win as the Vegas Golden Knights skated to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.