TORONTO - Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday.

The Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to two games after a season-opening loss to Montreal.

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens grabbed a 2-0 lead on first-period goals by Emil Heineman and Cole Caufield and went on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Saturday at the Bell Centre.

Goaltender Ilya Samsonov will make his first start with the Golden Knights when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday to end a three-game homestand to start the season.

It was an explosion of offense at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. But it was Utah Hockey Club captain Clayton Keller who called game.

CALGARY - Eugene Lewis caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Tre Ford with 1:09 remaining in the game to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 23-18 win over the Calgary Stampeders at McMahon Stadium on Saturday.

Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist each to give the Golden Knights a win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday at T-Mobile Arena.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Steven Lorentz had a goal and an assist, goalie Dennis Hildeby won his first NHL game and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Thursday night. Hildeby, Toronto’s fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft, stopped 22 shots in his NHL debut.Max Pacioretty, Bobby McMann and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs.Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier scored goals for New Jersey.The loss spoiled the home debut of Devils coach Sheldon Keefe, who was fired in May after guiding the Maple Leafs for five seasons. He replaced Lindy Ruff, who was let go by New Jersey near the end of the last regular season.Jacob Markstrom had 18 saves for the Devils. New Jersey swept the Buffalo Sabres last Friday and Saturday by a combined 7-2 to open the season in the NHL Global Series in Prague, Czechia.Toronto's 1-0 loss at Montreal on Wednesday ended its 252-game run (including playoffs) of scoring at least one goal, the third-longest streak in NHL history.TakeawaysThe Maple Leafs' defense prevented few…

The victory came against former head coach Sheldon Keefe, who was fired last spring after five seasons behind the Maple Leafs bench.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Finn Marshall earned a 40-save shutout as the Sudbury Wolves blanked the Peterborough Petes 1-0 on Thursday in Ontario Hockey League action.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newe Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe faced a familiar foe on Thursday night.Keefe squared off against his former team when the Devils opened their home schedule against the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Jersey came out on the short end of the game, falling 4-2.“I was adjusting to the red, then the blue and white is back again,“ Keefe kidded, citing the Devils' colors. ”I’ve never coached against a team that I’ve been associated with in the past. We are just trying to build our own game here, but (tonight) was not nearly as close as we performed in Prague.”The Devils won both season-opening games in Prague against the Sabres, outscoring Buffalo 7-2 last weekend in the NHL Global Series.“I like to believe that I’m focused and content enough with where I’m at that I’m not too concerned about anything else outside of the task of competing against one of the league’s top teams,” Keefe said.Keefe was fired by Toronto on May 9 and then promptly hired by New Jersey a few weeks later. The Maple Leafs…

BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots in his first game since signing a new contract, and Mark Kastelic had two goals on Thursday night as the Boston Bruins scored four times in a row to overcome an early deficit and beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4.Elias Lindholm and Cole Koepke each had a goal and two assists for Boston, which lost 6-4 to the Florida Panthers in its season opener on Tuesday night. Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak also scored to help the Bruins open a 5-2 lead. Brendan Gallagher scored twice for Montreal, the second with four minutes left to make it a one-goal game. Kaiden Guhle had a goal and an assist and Cayden Primeau made 23 saves for the Canadiens, who beat Toronto 1-0 on Wednesday night in Montreal.TakeawaysCanadiens: Opening the season with games on back-to-back nights, Montreal didn't have the energy to keep up with Boston.Bruins: After losing their opener in Florida with Joonas Korpisalo in net, a game they trailed 5-1 in the second period, Boston looked more at home with Swayman.…

OTTAWA - Linus Ullmark’s official debut with the Senators was a success, with the goaltender making 30 saves in a 3-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line, Mats Zuccarello added a power-play goal and the Minnesota Wild opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2.