The Denver Post

HURRICANES OPEN WITH 4 STRAIGHT VICTORIES

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» Ryan Dzingel SUNRIS E , F LA. scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory to begin the season, equaling the best start in franchise history.

Teuvo Teravainen and Jordan Staal each had a goal and an assist for Carolina, which scored four times in the first period.

Ducks 3, Red Wings 1.

Nick Ritchie scored the tiebreakin­g goal midway through the third period, and Anaheim beat Detroit. The Ducks improved to 3-0, matching the best start in franchise history. Jakob Silfverber­g had a goal and an assist and Rickard Rakell also scored for the Ducks.

Oilers 5, Islanders 2.

» James Neal had , . . his first career four-goal game and Edmonton beat New York. Zack Kassian also scored as Edmonton won its first road game of the season and improved to 3-0 for the first time in 11 years. Connor McDavid had three assists.

Stars 4, Capitals 3, OT.

Tyler Seguin scored in overtime to give Dallas its first win of the season. Seguin ended the Stars’ season-opening, threegame losing streak 43 seconds into overtime off a pass from linemate Alexander Radulov. Dallas avoided a four-game skid to open a season that would’ve matched a franchise worst.

Jets 4, Penguins 1

Ville Heinola scored his first NHL goal to lead Winnipeg past Pittsburgh. The Jets got their first win in Pittsburgh since returning to the NHL as an expansion team in 2011.

Predators 5, Sharks 2.

» Roman Josi

, . scored two goals to lead Nashville past San Jose.

Kyle Turris, Filip Forsberg and Dante Fabbro also scored for the Predators, who have won two of three to start the season.

Brent Burns had a goal and an assist and Evander Kane also scored for the struggling Sharks.

Kings 4, Flames 3, OT.

» Drew Doughty scored a power-play goal 50 seconds into overtime to give Los Angeles the victory over Calgary.

The Kings picked up their first win after falling 6-5 in their season opener to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.

Tyler Toffoli had a goal and an assist, with Sean Walker and Ilya Kovalchuk also scoring for Los Angeles. — The Associated Press

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