PATRIK NEMETH

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang started their 17th season together with a bang as the Pittsburgh Penguins raced by the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.

Seth Jarvis and Jordan Staal scored third-period goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in a showdown for first place in the Metropolitan Division.

Mika Zibanejad had his eighth career hat trick, Igor Shesterkin stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0.

While the fisticuffs never materialized, the Washington Capitals made a season-opening 5-1 victory against the division-rival New York Rangers memorable for Alex Ovechkin’s 731st and 732nd goals and Hendrix Lapierre’s first.

The Colorado Avalanche have acquired goaltender Devan Dubynk from the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fifth-round pick in the 2021 draft.

Mathias Brome of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his first career NHL goal during the second period in front of Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers at Little Caesars Arena on February 20, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. DETROIT – Mathias Brome scored his first NHL goal late in the second period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers. Patrik Nemeth also scored his first goal of the season for the Red Wings, who won for only the second time in seven games. Alex Wennberg scored for Florida in the first period, but the Panthers allowed two goals in the second. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier was strong in net for Detroit, stopping 38 shots on goal.