Pittsburgh — Paul Byron had two goals and added an assist in the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Byron had his first multi-goal game since scoring a hat trick last December against Detroit.
Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia and Charles Hudon also scored to help the Canadiens snap a five-game losing streak against Pittsburgh. It was Montreal’s first win against Pittsburgh since Oct. 18, 2016.
Carey Price made 21 saves for his first win against Pittsburgh since Oct. 13, 2015.
Lightning 2, Panthers 1 (so)
Tampa, Fla. — J.T Miller and Nikita Kucherov scored in the shootout and Tampa Bay beat Florida in the regular-season opener for both teams.
Stars 5, Jets 1
Dallas— Jamie Benn had two power-play goals, Tyler Seguin scored another and had a goal at even strength in Dallas’ victory over Winnipeg.
Predators 4, Islanders 3
New York — Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Nashville spoiled New York’s home opener.
Sabres 3, Rangers 1
Buffalo, n.y. — Conor Sheary scored two goals, Carter Hutton made 43 saves and Buffalo beat New York for its first victory of the season.
Devils 5, Oilers 2
Gothenburg, Sweden — Kyle Palmieri and Travis Zajac scored two goals each to lead New Jersey past Edmonton in the season-opener for both teams. Stefan Noesen also scored, Miles Wood had two assists,and Keith Kinkaid made 17 saves.
Senators 5, Maple Leafs 3
Toronto — Thomas Chabot had two goals and an assist, and Craig Anderson made 34 saves in Ottawa’s victory over Toronto.
Dylan DeMelo and Chris Tierney, who were among the players acquired from the San Jose Sharks in a trade for Erik Karlsson, also scored for Ottawa. Mark Stone added an empty-net goal.
Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly each had a goal and an assist for Toronto.
