UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers are 3-0 for the second straight season after knocking off the two-time defending Stanley Cup champs.
Aleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal 3:40 into the third period of the Panthers’ 4-1 decision over the Lightning. Barkov’s tally came 64 seconds after the Lightning tied it 1-all on Brayden Point’s goal.
Florida also got goals from defenseman Brandon Montour, Anton Lundell and Anthony Duclair.
Rookie netminder Spencer Knight made 30 saves in his first start this season for the Panthers.
Tampa Bay goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves in his fourth consecutive start.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first two goals of the season and Alex Ovechkin put his 734th career goal into an empty net as the Capitals doubled up the Avalanche, 6-3. Nick Jensen, Anthony Mantha and Nic Dowd also scored for Washington, and Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves in his season debut.
— The Oilers are 3-0 after Leon Draisaitl furnished two goals and two assists in a 6-5 decision over the Ducks. Zack Kassian also scored twice to help Edmonton overcome two-goal performances by Kevin Shattenkirk and Sam Steel.
— Ilya Sorokin turned back 39 shots and Oliver Wahlstrom scored twice in the third period of the Islanders’ first win of the season, 4-1 at Chicago. Anthony Beauvillier and Cal Clutterbuck also scored as New York improved to 1-2-0 on its opening 13-game road trip.
— Joel Eriksson Ek completed a hat trick by providing the tying and winning goals in the Wild’s 6-5 verdict over the Jets. Ek tied the game with 59 seconds remaining in regulation and winning it on a power play in overtime.
— The Stars pulled out a 2-1 win over the Penguins on shootout goals by Joe Pavelski and Alexander Radulov. The Penguins have picked up at least one point in each of their first four games despite playing without injured stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.
— Rookie Jonathan Dahlen scored his first two goals in his second career game as the Sharks rolled to a 5-0 win. Erik Karlsson and Timo Meir each had a goal and two assists in San Jose’s 10th straight victory over Montreal.
— Matt Duchene and Tanner Jeannot scored in the third period to give the Predators a 2-1 win versus the Kings. Nashville goalie Juuse Saros made 25 saves.
— Rookie Dawson Mercer and Damon Severson scored first-period goals in the Devils’ 4-2 downing of Seattle. The expansion Kraken went 1-3-1 ahead of its first-ever home game against Vancouver.
— Lucas Raymond made his first NHL goal a big one for the Red Wings, breaking a scoreless tie in the third period of their 4-1 victory against the Blue Jackets. Raymond also assisted on Tyler Bertuzzi’s fifth goal of the season just over two minutes after he beat goalie Joonas Korpisalo.
— The Sabres earned a 5-2 win over the Canucks behind Jeff Skinner and Tage Thompson, who scored 23 seconds apart in the third period. Kyle Okposo and Zemgus Girgensons each added a goal and an assist to help Buffalo improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2008.
