Overview

• Florida beat Philadelphia 2-1 without Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk, with Brad Marchand netting the third-period winner and Sergei Bobrovsky stopping 19 of 20.
• Flyers debutant Dan Vladař made 32 saves on 34 shots, but Philadelphia was outshot 34-20 and took five penalties that blunted their push under new coach Rick Tocchet.
• Montreal routed Detroit 5-1 as Jakub Dobes made 30 saves, while new Red Wings starter John Gibson was pulled after allowing five goals on 13 shots.
• Pittsburgh topped the Islanders 4-3 on Justin Brazeau’s late goal, as top pick Matthew Schaefer recorded an assist to become the youngest defenseman to register a point in his NHL debut.
• Minnesota blanked St. Louis 5-0 behind Filip Gustavsson’s 26-save shutout and Ryan Hartman’s two goals, and the Rangers shut out Buffalo 4-0 with Igor Shesterkin making 37 saves for Mike Sullivan’s first New York win.