Rangers 6, penguins 0

Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and New York opened the season with a victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.

Chris Kreider scored twice for the reigning Metropolitan Division champions. Sam Carrick, Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which dominated Pittsburgh while beating the Penguins for the fifth time in their last six meetings.

Chytil’s goal was his first in over 18 months after he missed most of last season due to a concussion. The center’s flick to the far post against Tristan Jarry just before the game’s midway point boosted New York’s lead to 4-0.

Jarry stopped 35 of the 41 shots he faced for Pittsburgh. Penguins star Sidney Crosby was held scoreless in his 20th season opener.

Evgeni Malkin was held without a point. The Russian star began his 19th season with 498 career goals and 798 career assists.

New York wasted little time showcasing the talent disparity between the two clubs. Outside of the opening minutes of the first period, New York was crisper, faster and less mistake-prone.

The Penguins power play has a new coach but the same results. Pittsburgh went 0 for 3 with the man advantage and gave up a short-handed goal to Kreider in the third period.

Canadiens 1, maple leafs 0

Sam Montembeault made 47 saves, Cole Caufield scored on a first-period power play and Montreal beat Toronto in the season opener for both teams.

Caufield scored at 7:48 of the opening period, finishing off a tic-tac-toe play with Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach.

The Canadiens were 1 for 5 on the power play after going 0 for 30 in the preseason.

Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves for Toronto after expected starter Joseph Woll was held out of the lineup. Coach Craig Berube said Woll had “lower-body tightness.”

Montembeault became the seventh Canadiens goalie with a season-opening shutout. He has two career NHL shutouts.

Toronto had trouble staying out of the penalty box with five minor penalties in the first 40 minutes.

The Maple Leafs were 0 for 4 on the power play and hit three posts in the second period.