NHL roundup: Streaking Hurricanes trip Canucks

Jordan Staal, Brett Pesce, Sebastian Aho, Andrei Svechnikov and Warren Foegele
scored for the Hurricanes, who have won three in a row.

Teuvo Teravainen and Jaccob Slavin each logged two assists for Carolina, which
recorded three first-period goals.

Vancouver's Sven Baertschi scored twice and recorded an assist, and Bo Horvat
also scored. Alexander Edler had two assists.

Maple Leafs 7, Stars 4

Auston Matthews and John Tavares scored two goals each, and Mitchell Marner
had a goal and three assists as visiting Toronto outlasted Dallas.

Toronto has now scored 20 goals over its first four contests and has three
wins despite surrendering an average of more than four goals per game. Dallas
suffered its first loss of the season.

Tyler Seguin had a goal and three assists to lead the Stars. Alexander Radulov
also scored and had two assists.

Jets 2, Kings 1

Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored goals, and goalie Connor Hellebuyck
made 16 saves as Winnipeg won its home opener against Los Angeles.

The Jets, who were the NHL's best home team last season, finishing with a
32-7-2 record at Bell MTS Place, held the Kings to just 17 shots on goal.

Ilya Kovalchuk scored a first-period goal for the Kings, his first NHL tally
since April 25, 2013, after returning to the league following a stint in
Russia.

Flames 3, Predators 0

Sean Monahan scored two goals, Johnny Gaudreau had three assists and Mike
Smith posted his 37th career shutout as Calgary spoiled Nashville's home
opener.

Elias Lindholm also scored for the Flames, who have amassed 10 goals while
winning their last two games after a season-opening loss. Monahan has four
goals this season, Lindholm has three and Gaudreau has six assists.

Smith made 43 saves, including 21 in the second period when the Flames killed
off two power plays, one when the Predators had a 5-on-3 advantage for the
full two minutes.

Sharks 8, Flyers 2

Joe Pavelski and Evander Kane scored two goals apiece, and San Jose easily
rolled to ruin Philadelphia's home opener.

The Sharks also got tallies from Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Timo Meier and
Barclay Goodrow.

Kevin Labanc contributed a career-high four assists for the Sharks, who looked
sharp without Joe Thornton. The veteran center is on injured reserve for at
least a week due to swelling in his right knee.

Blue Jackets 5, Avalanche 2

Nick Foligno scored twice and had an assist, Artemi Panarin had a tiebreaking
goal early in the third period and host Columbus beat Colorado.

Pierre-Luc Dubois and Josh Anderson also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped
25 shots for the Blue Jackets.

Nathan MacKinnon and Carl Soderberg scored for Colorado, and Philipp Grubauer
had 30 saves in his Avalanche debut. Colorado lost for the first time in three
games this season.

--Field Level Media