Atkinson nets 2 goals in win
Helps Flyers win third game of year
Cam Atkinson scored twice and Sean Walker added his first goal with Philadelphia as the host Flyers beat the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, on Thursday night.
Atkinson, who missed all of last season with a neck injury, has played a role in the Flyers’ 3-1 start. He scored his first goal of the game early in the second period when netted a tap-in in front of Edmonton goalie Jack Campbell. Owen Tippett made a nice spin move along the boards and fired a pass that Atkinson converted.
Atkinson scored his third goal of the season, also on a pass from Tippett, on a shot from the slot early in the third period. Walker scored his first goal since February, ending a 25-game drought, by firing a wrist shot past Campbell on a short-handed rush with 1:31 remaining in the second. Joel Farabee opened the scoring in the first period for Philadelphia. Carter Hart made 22 saves.
Zach Hyman scored for Edmonton, his second of the season, on a play started by Connor McDavid.
Other games
Predators 4, Rangers 1: Cole Smith scored twice in the first period to help Nashville beat host New York. Ryan O’Reilly and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros, starting for fifth time in five games this season, made 23 saves. Adam Fox scored for the Rangers.
Panthers 3, Maple Leafs 1:
Kevin Stenlund and Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored their first Florida goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots and Florida won its home opener, beating Toronto in a playoff rematch. Sam Reinhart added a short- handed empty- net goal as time expired. Mitch Marner scored his first goal of the season for Toronto.
Lightning 4, Canucks 3: Nikita Kucherov scored twice and host Tampa Bay beat Vancouver. Nicholas Paul and Michael Eyssimont also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 26 saves for the Lightning.
Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots for Vancouver, and Brock Boeser, Tyler Myers and Coraopolis native J.T. Miller scored.
Flames 4, Sabres 3: Adam Ruzicka scored the go-ahead goal on a bad-angle shot 4:35 into the third period and Calgary beat host Buffalo. Dan Vladar stopped 24 shots in his season debut.
Golden Knights 5, Jets 3: Jack Eichel broke a tie on a power play with 4:36 left and Vegas beat host Winnipeg for its fifth straight victory to open the season.
Coyotes 6, Blues 2: Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz each had a goal and an assist, sparking Arizona to a win against host St. Louis. West Mifflin native Logan Cooley had an assist late for Arizona. It’s his fourth assist of the season for the rookie.
Kings 7, Wild 3: Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice within 12 seconds in the first period, and Cam Talbot stopped 30 shots in Los Angeles’ win against Minnesota.