Boston 2, San Jose 1
Danton Heinen clearly does want to be sent back to Providence.
Carolina 6, Toronto 3
The Carolina Hurricanes know they have the ability to score more goals this season and they proved it Thursday night.
NY Rangers 5, Arizona 2
Some fourth-line chemistry and the presence of the NHL's worst team on the other bench were exactly what the New York Rangers needed to get on the right track.
Pittsburgh 2, Winnipeg 1
Phil Kessel collected a whole lot of things when he broke in on Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and scored Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena.
Los Angeles 4, Montreal 0
Jonathan Quick made a season-high 40 saves in his 500th NHL game as the Los Angeles Kings blanked the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night at the Bell Centre.
Ottawa 5, Philadelphia 4
At least there's no shortage of drama when the Ottawa Senators are involved.
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2
Steven Stamkos said the key to the incredible chemistry between him and Nikita Kucherov is in how the NHL's top two scorers are "unpredictably predictable" in anticipating each other's moves on the ice.
Florida 8, Anaheim 3
The start of this season hadn't gone the way Radim Vrbata had hoped since signing a one-year, free-agent contract with the Florida Panthers on July 1.
Minnesota 6, NY Islanders 4
Statistically, the New York Islanders currently have the worst power play in the NHL. You didn't need a stat sheet to see that on Thursday.
Edmonton 5, Dallas 4
Nobody expected an offensive eruption from the second-lowest scoring team in the NHL, least of all the Dallas Stars.
Vancouver 6, Washington 2
There were questions last winter whether Derek Dorsett would ever play hockey again.