Overview

• Edmonton blanked New York 2-0 at Madison Square Garden, marking the Rangers’ third straight home shutout to start the season.
• Detroit beat Florida 4-1 in Detroit to push its winning run to three games, with Mason Appleton scoring twice including an empty-netter.
• Toronto outlasted Nashville 7-4 as Auston Matthews recorded a multi-goal third period to seal a back-to-back home win.
• Buffalo earned its first victory with an 8-4 result over Ottawa in a game the Senators played without Brady Tkachuk.
• Chicago routed St. Louis 8-3 in a physical opener to their season series, renewing talk of a rivalry between the clubs.