Boston 2, Vegas 1
Sean Kuraly experienced the excitement of scoring a goal in a Stanley Cup playoff game, and it was the winner in double overtime of Game 5 of an opening-round series against the Ottawa Senators last spring.
Washington 4, NY Islanders 3
Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz has recently been talking about depth scoring. Thursday night was what he had in mind.
Ottawa 3, Detroit 1
The imposters were chased away from Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday night. At least, that's what the Ottawa Senators would like to think.
NY Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1
After a 2-6-2 start, the New York Rangers have now won three of four games and J.T. Miller's overtime goal might have sparked their biggest win of the early season.
Columbus 7, Florida 3
The Florida Panthers' defense has once again sprung a leak, and even the Columbus Blue Jackets power play -- which entered Thursday's game as the worst in the NHL -- was able to take advantage.
Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 0
Getting shut out seems to bring out a pretty good response from the Philadelphia Flyers.
Minnesota 6, Montreal 3
Matt Cullen defied the odds by lasting in the NHL into his 40s.
Winnipeg 5, Dallas 2
Special-teams success and a Mark Scheifele hat trick led the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.
Colorado 5, Carolina 3
The Carolina Hurricanes kept throwing shots at Semyon Varlamov and he kept turning them away.
Calgary 2, Pittsburgh 1
Mark Giordano may have scored the game-winning goal, but he gave all the credit to goalie Mike Smith.
Buffalo 5, Arizona 4
On a night when the Arizona Coyotes showed it is important to play to the very end of any game, the Buffalo Sabres managed to win mostly because they played to the very end of a period.
Los Angeles 5, Toronto 3
A few of the Los Angeles Kings know what it's like to blow a big lead inside Staples Center.