NHL Summary: Sergei Bobrovsky wins 400th place as Panthers' top Rangers

Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career regular-season victory as the visiting Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday night in the first meeting between the two teams since the Eastern Conference finals last spring.

Bobrovsky became the second active goaltender to reach this milestone, joining Minnesota's Marc Andre-Fleury. Bobrovsky, a two-time Vezina Trophy winner, also became the 14th in NHL history to reach 400 wins.

In his 707th career appearance, Bobrovsky became the fastest to reach this milestone, surpassing Henrik Lundqvist's 727 games. The 36-year-old also became the fourth undrafted goaltender to reach the milestone, joining Ed Belfour, Curtis Joseph and Tony Esposito, just over 14 years after his NHL debut with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Rangers, who lost to Florida in six games in last season's East final, suffered their first regulation loss after going 5-0-1 and scoring 31 goals in their first six games. Alexis Lafreniere scored a goal in the first period for New York, which had scored at least four goals in each of its first six games. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves.

Kings 3, Sharks 2

Warren Foegele scored two goals as the Kings won their home opener against San Jose in Los Angeles.

Jordan Spence also scored a goal, Alex Laferriere had two assists and David Rittich made 24 saves for the Kings, who have won three of their last four games.

Mikael Granlund scored both goals in San Jose off assists from Jack Thompson and Alexander Wennberg. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves for the Sharks, who fell to 0-6-2 and remain the only winless team in the NHL.

Jets 4, Kraken 3 (OT)

Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 1:26 of overtime to help Winnipeg win in Seattle and remain the only undefeated team in the NHL.

Nino Niederreiter scored two goals and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who improved to 7-0-0. They have won 15 straight regular season games through the end of the 2023-24 season. Kyle Connor extended his point streak to seven games with two assists, and goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves.

Matty Beniers returned to Seattle's top line, scoring his first two goals of the season and providing an assist for the Kraken, who overcame a two-goal deficit in the final nine minutes of regulation to secure a point in the standings. Jordan Eberle also scored and Joey Daccord stopped 32 of 36 shots.

Stars 5, Bruins 2

Matt Duchene and Tyler Seguin each recorded a goal and two assists as Dallas defeated host Boston.

Dallas enjoyed a 3-for-5 night on the power play, taking advantage of an opponent that had committed a league-leading 39 minor penalties early in the game. Boston's continued trend in penalties allowed the visitors to pull away in the second period, as Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Seguin scored on three consecutive power plays – all before the 9:00 mark.

Roope Hintz also scored and Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for Dallas, which has played four games since a 4-0-0 start. Boston's David Pastrnak and Justin Brazeau scored while Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 shots.

Blues 5, Maple Leafs 1

Dylan Holloway scored two goals as visiting St. Louis beat Toronto.

Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier and Jake Neighbors also scored for the Blues, who opened a four-game trip with their third win in four games. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each contributed two assists.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs, who have suffered two straight losses. Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll made his first start of the season after recovering from a groin strain. He stopped 22 shots.

Wild 4, Lightning 2

Matt Boldy scored the opening goal on a power play in the third period to beat visiting Tampa Bay in Minnesota.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots as the Wild won their fourth straight and improved to 5-0-2. Kirill Kaprizov had a three-point night with two goals, and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored.

Brandon Hagel scored in his 300th shorthanded NHL game for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov scored his eighth goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 14 saves.

Red Wings 5, Devils 3

Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal with 3:32 left and Detroit won its third straight game, edging visiting New Jersey.

Kane and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Detroit's Christian Fischer, Dylan Larkin and Michael Rasmussen also scored, while Cam Talbot made 37 saves.

Nico Hischier scored two power play goals for New Jersey, and Erik Haula added a power play goal in his 700th game. Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 shots as the Devils suffered their third straight loss (0-2-1).

Avalanche 5, Utah Hockey Club 1

Casey Mittelstadt scored a goal and two assists and led Colorado to its fourth straight victory by defeating Utah in Salt Lake City.

Cale Makar, Ross Colton, Ivan Ivan and Joel Kiviranta also scored goals and Mikko Rantanen and Nikolai Kovalenko each contributed two assists for Colorado. Justus Annunen made 25 saves to win his third straight start for the Avalanche.

Lawson Crouse scored a goal and Karel Vejmelka finished with 21 saves for Utah, which lost for the fourth time in its last five games (1-3-1).

Hurricanes 4, Flames 2

Martin Necas scored and added an assist to pace Carolina against Calgary.

Seth Jarvis, Jack Roslovic and Eric Robinson also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won consecutive games and four of their last five. Pyotr Kochetkov made 30 saves and also picked up an assist for his first NHL point.

Jake Bean and Jonathan Huberdeau scored goals for the Flames, who lost in regulation for the first time this season. Dan Vladar stopped 39 shots and kept his team in the game until the end, even though Carolina held on for most of the first two periods.

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