Overview
- Pavel Dorofeyev led the league with five goals and four on the power play, including a season-opening hat trick for Vegas.
- Shane Pinto produced four goals and one assist in two games and became the first Senator to open a season with consecutive multi-goal outings.
- Sergei Bobrovsky went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .925 save percentage to backstop Florida’s perfect start.
- Bobrovsky’s wins came against Chicago, Philadelphia and Ottawa, with 17, 19 and 26 saves respectively.
- The Panthers, two-time defending champions, began a five-game road trip in Philadelphia as Daniil Tarasov prepares for his first appearance with the team.