UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers are 4-0 for the first time in team history.
Sam Bennett scored the go-ahead goal and Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his 300th NHL win as the Panthers dumped the Avalanche, 4-1. Bennett’s power-play goal put the Panthers ahead 2-1 midway through the second period.
Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist for Florida, which also received goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored his first goal for Carolina in his return to Montreal, helping the Hurricanes beat the winless Canadiens, 4-1. Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist against the Habs, who are 0-5 just months after reaching the Stanley Cup Final.
— Daniel Sprong set up the Capitals’ first goal and scored on a second-period breakaway to lead a 4-1 victory over the Devils. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the third time in two games for Washington, which also received goals from Anthony Mantha and Dmitry Orlov in improving to 3-0-1.
— The Blue Jackets pulled out a 3-2 win over the Islanders on Patrik Laine’s goal 1:49 into overtime. Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves as Columbus improved to 3-1.
— Alexis Lafrenière furnished the tiebreaking goal with 9:07 remaining in the third period of the Rangers’ 3-1 verdict over the Predators. Filip Chytil and Barclay Goodrow also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves in New York’s third win in a row.
— The Flames blanked the Red Wings, 3-0 as Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves in his ninth career shutout. Erik Gudbranson set up second-period goals by Elias Lindholm and Andrew Mangiapane before Matthew Tkachuk pushed a shot into an empty net.
— Jason Dickinson, Tanner Pearson and Brock Boeser each scored their first goals of the season to help the Canucks defeat the winless Blackhawks, 4-1. Thatcher Demko made 29 saves and Conor Garland added an empty-netter with 1:02 left to secure Vancouver’s first victory in four games.
— Logan Couture and Kevin Labanc scored in the second period of the Sharks’ 2-1 win over the Senators. James Reimer finished with 30 saves for the 3-0 Sharks.
— The Jets got their first win of the season as Kyle Connor scored twice and added an assist in a 5-1 downing of the Ducks. Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and assist as Winnipeg won while top forwards Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele were in COVID-19 protocol.
— Connor McDavid went over the 200-goal threshold for his career by scoring twice in Edmonton’s 5-1 thumping of the Coyotes. Zach Hyman also tallied twice for the 4-0 Oilers.
Devils’ Hughes has shoulder dislocation
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Devils forward Jack Hughes is sidelined indefinitely with a dislocated left shoulder suffered in Tuesday’s game against Seattle.
The Devils say the top pick in the 2019 NHL draft has begun physical therapy and will not need surgery at this time.
The team says Hughes will be re-evaluated next week.
