The Denver Post

Wrapup pENGuINS 4, RANGERS 3, SO CApITALS 4, SAbRES 3, SO bLACKhAWKS 4, RED WINGS 1 WILD 4, ShARKS 1 mApLE LEAFS 4, OILERS 2

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» Kris Letang PITTSBURGH scored in the final round of a shootout to lift the Penguins to a victory over the Rangers on Friday night.

Letang ripped a backhand over Igor Shesterkin to put the Penguins in front. Tristan Jarry collected his first win of the season when he stuffed New York’s Tony DeAngelo moments later.

» Jakub Vrana had WASHINGTON a goal and an assist, Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves through overtime and the short-handed Capitals beat the Sabres in their home opener.

Nicklas Backstrom and Nic Dowd also scored for the Capitals, who won the first of four games they must play without captain Alex Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov because of pandemic protocols.

» Patrick Kane had a CHICAGO goal and an assist, and the Blackhawks earned their first win of the season.

Andrew Shaw, Calvin de Haan and Mattias Janmark also scored for Chicago in its home opener after beginning the season with a four-game trip.

» Zach Parise ST. PAUL, MINN. scored his first goal of the season to break a second-period tie, sending Minnesota to the victory.

Joel Eriksson Ek had an early goal for the Wild against former teammate Devan Dubnyk, who made 25 saves for the Sharks on the Minnesota ice he called home for the previous six years. Kevin Fiala and Jordan Greenway added empty-netters for the Wild.

» John Tavares broke TORONTO a tie on a power play midway through the third period, helping the Maple Leafs to the win.

Toronto played without Auston Matthews and Joe Thornton. Coach Sheldon Keefe said before the game Matthews is day to day with “upper-body soreness” following a 3-1 loss to the Oilers on Wednesday night.

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