It was a successful night for two Canadian teams.
The Montreal Canadiens continued their home-opening dominance over the Boston Bruins, while Clarke MacArthur powered the Ottawa Senators past the Colorado Avalanche.
Here are the best stories from Thursday night:
Habs have Bruins' number
Few matchups live up to the hype. The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens-Boston Bruins rarely — if ever — falls into that category, and the Bell Centre's home opener was no exception. Habs goalie Carey Price was busy on and off the ice. First, the team released a dark-humoured commercial starring the Habs goaltender. Price was also part of a special pre-game ceremony where legendary netminder Ken Dryden passed him the torch. The game had several entertaining moments, including the reaction of Jiri Sekac Sr. after his son scored his first NHL goal. The Canadiens went on to defeat Boston 6-4 on the strength of two Brendan Gallagher goals. The Habs' record in home openers against the Bruins now stand at an impressive 9-2-1. But the best — as far as Montreal fans were concerned — was saved for last. Bruins bruiser Milan Lucic, who allegedly threatened Montreal's Dale Weise and Alexei Emelin after Game 7 of the Stanley Cup series last season, was called for a penalty with more than a minute left, which would preserve the win for Montreal. Let's just say Lucic demonstrated that he wasn't amused with the call.
MacArthur stars for Senators
Ottawa was also victorious in its home opener. Powered by Clarke MacArthur's winner, the Senators scored four unanswered tallies to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3. The news on the goalie front isn't good for Avalanche coach Patrick Roy, who saw starter Semyon Varlamov placed on injured reserve early in the day. Backup Reto Berra wasn't in the game for more than three minutes when he was knocked over by Ottawa's Kyle Turris, who was pushed by Colorado's John Mitchell. That left Calvin Pickard to finish the game, one that he couldn't win.
Pens' get scare then lose
Pittsburgh's night went from frightening to bizarre to a last-second loss. Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis appears to be fine after leaving the ice on a stretcher in the second period against the Dallas Stars. With the game tied 2-2 and less than 10 seconds remaining in the third, Sidney Crosby was called for tripping. At least the Pens would see overtime time, right? Wrong. After the Stars won the draw, forward Tyler Seguin snapped home the winner with 3.9 seconds remaining. Dallas 3, Penguins 2. Wow.
Tavares continues to produce
The New York Islanders have started the season winning their first four games. That's not a typo. The Isles did it again against the previously unbeaten San Jose Sharks (3-0-1). It's only the third time in franchise history the Islanders have begun the season 4-0. It wasn't easy but the Islanders dusted off San Jose 4-3 in a shootout at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Who else but John Tavares came through with the decisive shootout goal on some nifty stick work. Tavares, who was hit with a shot earlier in the game, has now registered multiple-point games in all four contests.
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