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FLORIDA PANTHERS goalie James Reimer (34) makes a save as Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) waits for a rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Crosby scored in his return to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win.
FLORIDA PANTHERS goalie James Reimer (34) makes a save as Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) waits for a rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Crosby scored in his return to lead the Penguins to a 3-2 win.
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Sidney Crosby scored in his season debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Crosby, who scored on a power play, missed the team’s first six games with a concussion. Carl Hagelin and Eric Fehr also scored for the Penguins, who extended a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Panthers.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who has started the first seven games of the season for Pittsburgh, stopped 20 shots. Matt Murray, who backstopped the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in June, served as the backup to Fleury after missing the first six games with a broken hand.

Devils 5, Coyotes 3

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Travis Zajac scored twice in the final 2:01 to lead the Devils over the Coyotes.

Taylor Hall scored twice and Adam Henrique also had a goal for New Jersey, which is 3-0-0 at home and 0- 2-1 on the road.

Lightning 7, Maple Leafs 3

TORONTO (AP) — Steven Stamkos matched a career-high with four points — two goals and two assists — and the Lightning beat the Maple Leafs.

Frederik Andersen gave up seven goals on only 24 shots, the third time in five starts he has allowed at least five goals and fourth time he’s allowed four or more. The 27-year-old has an .851 save percentage so far this season.

Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 2

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DETROIT (AP) — Dylan

Larkin scored two goals to lead the Red Wings to their fifth consecutive win, a decision over the Hurricanes.

Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist and Thomas Vanek scored for Detroit (5-2-0). Petr Mrazek made 28 saves for the Red Wings, whose last five-game winning streak was Jan. 13- 27, 2015.

Flames 4, Blues 1

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brian Elliott stopped 23 shots in his return to St. Louis, Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist and the Flames beat the Blues.

Flyers 4, Sabres 3 (SO)

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek scored shootout goals to cap a fantastic Flyers rally in a win over the Sabres.

Stars 3, Jets 2

DALLAS (AP) — Antti Niemi made 28 saves and the Stars beat the Jets.

The win salvaged the last game of Dallas’ 1-1-1 home stand. Winnipeg lost its second straight and fourth in five games.

Brett Ritchie, Patrick Eaves and Tyler Seguin scored for the Stars.

Senators 3, Canucks 0

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ryan Dzingel scored two goals and Craig Anderson made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season and the 34th of his career as the Senators beat the Canucks.

Sharks 2, Ducks 1 (OT)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored less than 90 seconds into overtime to give the Sharks a victory over the Ducks.

Joe Pavelski also scored for the Sharks, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Kings 3, Blue Jackets 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Martinez scored 1:14 into overtime, and the Kings rallied to beat the Blue Jackets for their third straight victory.

Drew Doughty scored the tying goal with 5:57 left in regulation for the Kings, who won their third straight overtime game after an 0-3-0 start to the season. Captain Anze Kopitar also scored.


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