MONTREAL REMAINS PERFECT...
The Canadiens scored four unanswered goals, including the game-winner by defensemanJeff Petry in the third period, to improve to 6-0-0 and extend their franchise record for consecutive wins to start a season. The Canadiens are the only NHL club without a regulation or overtime/shootout loss.

* Carey Price (21 saves) moved to 5-0-0 on the season with a 1.20 goals-against average and a .957 save percentage. Price also improved to 8-3-1 in 12 career appearances against the Red Wings (2.31 GAA, .921 SV%, 1 SO).

... WHILE ISLANDERS HAND SHARKS FIRST LOSS
After overcoming three separate one-goal deficits, the Islanders scored three unanswered goals to hand the Sharks their first loss of the season. Six different skaters scored for the Islanders.

* Kyle Okposo recorded three points (1-2—3), including the game-winning goal at 4:18 of the third period. He has 2-4—6 in his current three-game point streak.

* The Islanders also received multiple points from Josh Bailey (1-1—2), Frans Nielsen(1-1—2), John Tavares (0-2—2) and Ryan Strome (0-2—2). Tavares has recorded three consecutive multiple-point games (2-5—7).

* Jaroslav Halak made 22 saves to earn the victory in his season debut.

SEGUIN, BENN SPEARHEAD STARS RALLY OVER PANTHERS
Facing a 2-0 deficit early in the second period, the Stars scored four unanswered goals – two by Tyler Seguin (2-2—4) and two by Jamie Benn (2-1—3) – to rally over the Panthers. Dallas improved to 4-1-1 in their last six visits to FLA dating to March 1, 2007.

* Benn, last year's Art Ross Trophy winner as the League's scoring leader, has collected at least one point in each of the Stars' first five games of the season (5-3—8), while Seguin, whose goal with 3:02 left in the third period stood as the game-winner, has 3-5—8 in his current four-game point streak. Benn and Seguin's 164 combined points (72-92—164) in 2014-15 were more than any other pair of teammates in the NHL.

BACKSTROM SPARKS CAPITALS IN SEASON DEBUT
Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom recorded three points (1-2—3) in his season debut, including the game-winning goal early in the third period, to lead the Capitals past the Hurricanes. Backstrom, who led the NHL in assists (60) and ranked sixth in points (78) in 2014-15, had missed Washington's first three games following hip surgery in the offseason.

* Capitals forward T.J. Oshie (1-1—2) has recorded back-to-back multi-point performances (2-2—4), which includes two power-play goals. Washington improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight contests vs. CAR dating to Dec. 20, 2013.

MAINTAINING AN EDGE
* The Bruins won their seventh consecutive game against Arizona as Patrice Bergeron(2-1—3) broke a 3-3 tie with consecutive power-play goals in the third period. David Krejci notched three points (1-2—3), moving to first place in the NHL scoring race with 4-5—9. Krejci has collected at least one point in each of the team’s first five games of the season. Tuukka Rask made 20 saves to improve to 6-1-0 in seven career appearances vs. the Coyotes (2.00 GAA, .925 SV%).

* The Canadiens improved to 7-0-0 in their last seven contests against Detroit dating to March 27, 2014, a streak that includes four consecutive wins at Bell Centre.

* The Lightning posted their sixth consecutive victory over Buffalo as Ben Bishop made 31 saves to earn his 84th career victory as a member of the Lightning, passing Nikolai Khabibulin for first place on the franchise’s all-time list. Bishop also improved to 8-0-1 in nine career games vs. BUF (1.63 GAA, .938 SV%, 1 SO).

* The Penguins won their sixth consecutive game against Toronto, scoring two first-period goals in a span of 39 seconds off the sticks of Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta.

MILESTONES & BENCHMARKS
* Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo appeared in the 868th game of his NHL career, tying Grant Fuhr for ninth place on the NHL’s all-time games list among goaltenders. Luongo is 14 appearances shy of eighth-place John Vanbiesbrouck (882).

* Coyotes forward Shane Doan (1-2—3) eclipsed the 900-point plateau (369-533—902 in 1,399 GP), joining Dale Hawerchuk (929) as the second player franchise history to reach the milestone.

* Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin (1-0—1) has scored in each of his first three games to begin the season (3-1—4). Ovechkin (478-421—899 in 763 GP) needs one point to become the first player in Capitals history to reach the 900-point milestone.

* Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury appeared in the 600th game of his NHL career. Fleury is the ninth player – and first goaltender – in franchise history to play in 600 career games. Among active goaltenders, only three have played more NHL games than Fleury –Roberto Luongo (868), Henrik Lundqvist (625) and Ryan Miller (609).

* Islanders forward Cal Clutterbuck skated in his 500th game.

* Islanders forward Frans Nielsen (1-1—2) recorded his 100th career goal, 200th career assist and 300th career point.

* Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson (0-1—1) posted his 100th career assist.

* Detroit rookie Dylan Larkin (1-0—1) is the first rookie in Red Wings history to record a point in each of the team’s first five games of a season (2-4—6). Larkin, 19, was the first teenager to debut for Detroit in a season opener since Mike Sillinger in 1990-91 and the first teenager to score in his first game with the club since Steve Yzerman in 1983.

* Sharks forward Nikolay Goldobin and Sabres forward Sam Reinhart both scored their first NHL goal (2 and 14 GP, respectively).

* Bruins defenseman Tommy Cross (0-1—1) and Penguins forward Sergei Plotnikov (0-1—1) both recorded their first NHL assist/point (2 and 4 GP, respectively).

* Bruins forward Tyler Randell (1-0—1) has scored in both of his first two career games.

* Stars forward Radek Faksa, the 13th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, made his League debut (11:38 TOI).

LOOSE PUCKS
Nashville forward James Neal (2-0—2) scored two power-play goals and added the decisive marker in the shootout to lead the Predators over the Senators. The shootout was the fourth in the NHL this season (74 GP), compared to 14 through the corresponding number of games in 2014-15… Predators netminder Carter Hutton matched a career-high with 38 saves in earning his first win of the season… Senators forwards Mark Stone (1-1—2) and Kyle Turris (0-2—2) both recorded their fourth multi-point games of the season (6 GP), while Mike Hoffman (1-2—3) equaled a career-high with three points and defenseman Erik Karlsson (0-1—1) registered his League-leading eighth assist of the season (6 GP)... Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg (0-1—1) extended his season-opening point streak to five games (2-7—9)... Blackhawks rookie Artemi Panarin notched two assists against Columbus and has 2-5—7 in his first six career games... Blue Jackets forward Brandon Saad received his Stanley Cup ring at United Center in his first game against his former team (16:11 TOI)... Sharks goaltender Alex Stalock made 28 saves — including denying Mikhail Grabovski on a first-period penalty shot attempt — and recorded his first career assist in his first game of the season... Penguins forward Phil Kessel (20:47 TOI) skated in his first game against his former team since being traded from Toronto to Pittsburgh on July 1... Referee Marc Joannette worked the 1,000th game of his NHL career on Saturday night at Bell Centre... Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie was suspended for three games by the NHL Department of Player Safety for charging and interference against Ducks defenseman Simon Despres.

SNEAK PEEK AT SUNDAY’S ACTION
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New Jersey @ NY Rangers, 1:00 p.m., SN, MSG+, MSG
St. Louis @ Winnipeg, 3:00 p.m., FS-MW, TSN3
Minnesota @ Anaheim, 8:00 p.m., NHLN-US, FS-N, FS-WI, PRIME, FS-SD
Edmonton @ Vancouver, 9:00 p.m., SN
Colorado @ Los Angeles, 10:00 p.m., ALT, FS-W
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CANUCKS HOST OILERS ON ROGERS HOMETOWN HOCKEY
The Oilers will look to carry the momentum from their Saturday night win over the Flames to Vancouver, where they will face a Canucks team that won all five of the clubs' meetings in 2014-15, on Rogers Sunday Night Hockey (coverage begins at 8:30 p.m., ET, on Sportsnet). Each Sunday Night Hockey broadcast features a Canadian team in action and travels to a community rink in hometowns across Canada, with local NHL player profiles, grassroots stories and local entertainment features. This week, the Rogers Hometown Hockey Tour heads to North Bay, Ontario.