Colorado 1, Minnesota 0
Gabriel Landeskog provided an emotional lift and then scored a big goal as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 1-0 on Saturday.
St. Louis 2, Columbus 1
Stuck in one of the worst scoring slumps of his career, St. Louis Blues' right winger Vladimir Tarasenko picked the right moment to break it on Saturday night.
NY Rangers 5, Boston 2
New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault was happy his team got out of TD Garden with its fourth straight victory on Saturday night.
Toronto 6, Vancouver 3
Things are not going well for the Vancouver Canucks but they showed, in losing 6-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night, that they will stick up for each other.
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 4
The Montreal Canadiens knew they needed to be better after one of their worst outings in franchise history. And, with some help from their netminder, they got the job done.
Buffalo 2, Ottawa 1
- Robin Lehner let out a huge roar at the final buzzer, but later insisted beating his old team was nothing extra special.
Tampa Bay 4, New Jersey 1
Eight times in 12 games, the Tampa Bay Lightning allowed the first goal.
Edmonton 4, NY Islanders 3
A pair of goals in the first six minutes of the first period by the New York Islanders on Saturday night had the Edmonton Oilers fearing a repeat of their last experience at Barclays Center.
Washington 4, Florida 2
Just when it looked like it might be another slow third period for the Washington Capitals, they stepped on the gas.
Carolina 3, Nashville 2
For the Carolina Hurricanes, it was a satisfying result in an early season full of road trips and losses.
Chicago 3, Dallas 2
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist and Corey Crawford made 31 saves as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 at American Airlines Center on Saturday.
Los Angeles 5, Calgary 0
The Los Angeles Kings' struggles through the first month of the season was because of a lack of scoring. With contributions throughout the lineup, they scored a season high in goals and won their first game in regulation in 12 tries.
Pittsburgh 5, San Jose 0
Sidney Crosby is off to the fastest start to a season during his illustrious career as he helped the Penguins continue their dominance over San Jose with a 5-0 victory Saturday night at SAP Center.