By the Numbers:

* First Puck Drop: 7:08 p.m. ET

* End of Last Game: 1:03 a.m. ET

* First Goal of the Day: Joakim Lindstrom (STL)

* Last (Non-Shootout) Goal of the Day: Linden Vey (VAN)

* Games: 15

* Total Minutes: 919 minutes and 46 seconds

* OT Games: 4

* Goals: 86 (5.73 per game)

* Shots: 911 (60.7 per game)

* Hits: 767 (51.1 per game)

* Blocked Shots: 425 (28.3 per game)

* Face-Offs: 910 (60.7 per game)

* Penalty Minutes: 465 (31.0 per game)

* Power-Play Goals: 25 (1.7 per game)

* Last-Minute Goals (end of regulation): 3

* Last-Minute Goals (in any period): 10

* Shutouts: 3

* Most Games on Simultaneously: 13

* Attendance: 265,766 (17,718 per game)

WILD, SHARKS BOTH ACCOMPLISH RARE FEAT WITH SHUTOUTS
Both the Wild and Sharks posted shutouts Saturday, their second consecutive blank sheets to open the season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, they became just the fifth and sixth teams since 1943-44 to begin a season with consecutive shutouts. The others: the 1955-56 Canadiens, 1973-74 Flyers, 2001-02 Flames and 2005-06 Panthers.

* Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves to earn his second consecutive shutout and lead the Wild to a sweep of their home-and-home series with the Avalanche. Elias says that at age 24, Kuemper is the youngest goaltender in NHL history to post shutouts in each of his team’s first two games of a season. He also recorded 16 saves in Minnesota’s season-opening win Thursday.

* Alex Stalock made 30 saves to pick up his third career shutout and backstop the Sharks to a 2-0-0 record. According to Sportsnet, San Jose is the first team in NHL history to begin a season with consecutive shutouts from different goaltenders; Antti Niemi posted 34 saves in the team’s season-opening victory Thursday at LAK.

CANADIENS STAGE THIRD-PERIOD RALLY TO IMPROVE TO 3-0-0
Trailing 3-0 after 40 minutes, Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk scored in the third period and Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau potted the lone goal in the shootout to help the Canadiens improve to 3-0-0 for the first time since 2005-06.

* According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Canadiens last overcame a 3-0 third-period deficit on Dec. 10, 1997 vs. STL. In that game, Saku Koivu, Dave Manson and Stephane Quintal scored in the third period and Vincent Damphousse netted the winner 55 seconds into overtime.

* Markov posted 1-2—3 for his first regular-season three-point game since March 1 vs. TOR (0-3—3). He also posted three helpers in Game 5 of the 2014 Eastern Conference Final vs. NYR.

* Plekanec found the back of the net for the third consecutive game, the first time he has accomplished that feat since Oct. 25-29, 2010 (3-1—4). He is tied for the NHL lead with four goals this season (with Wayne Simmonds, PHI).

SENATORS, COYOTES, CANUCKS ALSO STORM BACK FOR WINS
The Senators, Coyotes and Canucks also overcame deficits to earn victories in extra time:

* Down 1-0 after 40 minutes, Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone scored 1:36 apart in the third period and Mika Zibanejad potted the deciding tally in the shootout to power the Senators to their first victory of the season.

* The Coyotes fell behind 2-0 just 12:57 after the opening puck drop, but Antoine Vermette and Mikkel Boedker tied the game in regulation, setting the stage for Oliver Ekman-Larsson to post his second career overtime goal (also, Nov. 12, 2013 at STL).

* The Canucks rallied from 2-0, 3-1 and 4-2 deficits before Chris Higgins netted the decisive marker in the shootout. Ryan Miller made 25 saves – and denied all three shootout attempts he faced – to improve to 8-0-0 with a 1.98 goals-against average and .930 save percentage in eight career appearances versus the Oilers.

GETZLAF’S HEROICS LIFT DUCKS
Ryan Getzlaf scored the game’s opening goal and then potted the decisive marker with 23.6 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Ducks to their first victory of the season.

* According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Getzlaf now has three last-minute go-ahead goals in his NHL career. His others: Dec. 22, 2009 at COL and March 2, 2012 vs. CGY.

* Getzlaf posted a career-high 31 goals last season and also ranked second in the League with 87 points. He now has 11-25—36 in 32 career regular-season games against the Red Wings.

* The Ducks now have won three consecutive regular-season visits to Joe Louis Arena after posting just three victories in their first 36 trips there (3-25-8).

BLACKHAWKS, PREDATORS BREAK OUT IN THIRD PERIOD
Tied after 40 minutes, both the Blackhawks and Predators used strong third periods to pick up their second victories of the season:

* Knotted at 2-2, the Blackhawks scored four unanswered goals in the final 20 minutes – from Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp and Daniel Carcillo – to pick up their sixth consecutive win over the Sabres.

* Tied at 1-1, the Predators tallied three third-period goals – from Paul Gaustad, Eric Nystrom and Roman Josi – for the second consecutive game to storm past the Stars.

ISLANDERS COMPLETE HOME-AND-HOME SWEEP OF HURRICANES
Playing their final home opener at Nassau Coliseum, Brock Nelson scored the go-ahead goal and Josh Bailey added what proved to be the game-winner to lead the Islanders to a sweep of their back-to-back, home-and-home series with the Hurricanes.

* Nelson (1-1—2), John Tavares (1-1—2) and Johnny Boychuk (0-2—2) each posted their second consecutive multi-point game, while Kyle Okposo also added two helpers.

* The 30th overall selection in the 2010 NHL Draft, Nelson now has consecutive multi-point games for the first time in his career after recording 2-2—4 Friday. His six points are tied for the League lead with Penguins captain Sidney Crosby (3-3—6).

* Tavares upped his career totals to 14-13—27 in 20 contests versus the Hurricanes, his most goals and points against any opponent.

* Boychuk leads all defensemen with 1-4—5 through two games, including 1-3—4 on the power play. He had just one power-play goal and four power-play assists in his first 321 NHL games.

* Chad Johnson made 21 saves to earn the victory in his Islanders debut. He now owns a 21-6-6 career record in 38 appearances, including a 3-0-0 mark with a 1.99 goals-against average and .923 save percentage against the Hurricanes.

* The Islanders improved to 2-0-0 for the first time since 2007-08, also the only other time in franchise history they have swept a home-and-home series to open the season (vs. BUF).

HOLTBY, CAPITALS SHUT THE DOOR ON BOSTON
Braden Holtby made 29 saves to record his 12th career shutout and help Barry Trotz pick up his first victory as head coach of the Capitals.

* The Capitals posted their first shutout in Boston since Dec. 2, 2000, when Olaf Kolzig made 23 saves in a 2-0 victory. They also earned their first overall shutout against the Bruins since Jan. 14, 2002, when Kolzig stopped 30 pucks in a 1-0 overtime win.

* Alex Ovechkin scored his first two goals of the season, including the game-winning power-play marker. He has led the NHL in power-play goals in each of the past two seasons, including a career-high 24 in 2013-14.

* Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky and John Carlson each collected two assists.

EARLY LEADS POWER CLUBS
The Penguins, Blues, Devils and Blue Jackets all built early leads en route to wins:

* Sidney Crosby (1-2—3) and Evgeni Malkin (1-2—3) helped the Penguins jump to a 3-0 first-period lead on their way to a 5-2 victory against the Maple Leafs. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0-0 for the fourth consecutive season and 6-3-1 in their last 10 trips to Air Canada Centre.

* Paul Stastny and Kevin Shattenkirk each collected three assists to help the Blues build a 4-0 lead before holding on for their first victory of the season. Stastny now has 19-30—49 in 41 career games against the Flames, his most goals, assists and points versus any opponent.

* Goals from five different players carried the Devils to a 5-0 lead in the second period of an eventual 5-1 win against the Panthers. Playing in just his second NHL game, Damon Severson posted 1-1—2 for his first career points.

* The Blue Jackets built a 2-0 first-period lead on the strength of goals from Artem Anisimov and Nick Foligno, and Cam Atkinson (2-0—2) added his seventh career multi-goal game to seal a 5-2 victory against the Rangers.

LOOSE PUCKS
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Sidney Crosby became the first Penguins player to post at least three points in each of the team’s first two games of a season since 1995-96, when Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux each did so . . . Blue Jackets defenseman Fedor Tyutin set a single-game franchise record with a +5 rating . . . Hurricanes forward Jiri Tlusty scored his second career hat trick (also, April 2, 2013 vs. WSH) . . . Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad set a career high with three helpers . . . Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds (2-0—2) recorded his second consecutive multi-goal game . . . Canucks forward Daniel Sedin (0-3—3) collected his 500th NHL assist . . . Hurricanes captain Eric Staal posted his 400th NHL assist . . . Sabres forward Drew Stafford (0-2—2) recorded his 300th NHL point . . . Flames captain Mark Giordano (0-1—1) collected his 200th NHL point . . . Blue Jackets forward Marko Dano, Canucks forward Linden Vey and Oilers defenseman Brad Hunt scored their first NHL goals . . Rangers forward Anthony Duclair (0-2—2) recorded his first NHL assists/points . . .. Panthers goaltender Al Montoya stopped all 10 shots he faced in his team debut . . . Blues forward Joakim Lindstrom scored his first NHL goal since Oct. 13, 2011.

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