kings 3, sabres 1

Anze Kopitar scored a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the Los Angeles Kings to a season-opening win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Darcy Kuemper stopped 32 shots in an outing where the Kings overcame a 1-0 deficit. Kopitar tied the game at 1-1 by scoring 13 seconds into the third period.

senators 3, panthers 1

Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in his first game for Ottawa, helping the Senators open the season with a victory over the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

The Panthers lost captain Aleksander Barkov to an injury late in the third period when he crashed into the end boards.

maple leafs 4, devils 2

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. Hildeby, Toronto’s fourth-round pick in the 2022 draft, stopped 22 shots in his NHL debut.

Utah 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT

Josh Doan tied it with 1:54 left and Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give Utah a victory over the New York Islanders.

Doan tied it 13 seconds after Islanders newcomer Max Tsyplakov scored his first career goal to give New York a 4-3 lead.

penguins 6, red wings 3

Anthony Beauvillier scored twice, Joel Blomqvist made 29 saves in his NHL debut and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings.

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, each with two assists, figured in four of the six goals.

stars 4, predators 3

Dallas scored three goals on consecutive shots in the second period to hold off the Nashville Predators in the season opener for both teams.

bruins 6, canadiens 4

Jeremy Swayman stopped 21 shots in his first game since signing a new contract, and Mark Kastelic had two goals as Boston scored four times in a row.

wild 3, blue jackets 2

Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on a strong night for the second line and Minnesota opened the season by beating former coach Dean Evason and Columbus.