Los Angeles v Florida 3-0 - After making his first start in net with the Los Angeles Kings a memorable one, Ben Scrivens wanted to share the credit. Scrivens, acquired in the offseason trade that sent goalie Jonathan Bernier to the Toronto Maple Leafs, made 20 saves for his third career shutout as the Kings beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 at BB&T Center on Sunday afternoon. Jordan Nolan had a goal and an assist, and Dan Carcillo and Justin Williams also scored for the Kings, who improved to 4-2-0 but won in regulation for the first time. Florida forward Brad Boyes, who came in with four goals in his previous three games, had a breakaway early in the third period, but the puck bobbled on him and he couldn't get a clean shot. After a tight-checking first period where the teams combined for 13 shots, the Kings took control in the second when they outshot Florida 16-8. Carcillo opened the scoring at 8:46 after a strong effort by Mike Richards behind the Florida net. He fought off two Panthers for the puck and sent a backhand pass to the side of the net, where Carcillo one-timed it past Markstrom for his first goal of the season. Williams made it 2-0 at 14:55 after a turnover inside the Florida blue line. He beat Markstrom on a nifty give-and-go with Anze Kopitar, one-timing a pass in the slot. Nolan added his first goal of the season at 12:28 of the third period when he skated through the slot and deflected Jarret Stoll's centering pass from outside the right circle past Markstrom.
New Jersey v Winnipeg 0-3 - The New Jersey Devils were just what the Winnipeg Jets needed to snap out of their slump. Al Montoya stopped 24 shots for his fourth NHL shutout as the Jets kept the Devils winless in six games this season with a 3-0 victory at MTS Centre on Sunday night. Evander Kane scored twice and Andrew Ladd added a late goal for the Jets, who shut out an opponent at home for the first time since March 1, 2012, when they blanked the Florida Panthers 7-0. The Jets (3-3-0) had lost three in a row, including a 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Friday night in which they allowed three first-period goals. That loss began a six-game homestand for the Jets, who are trying to establish a home-ice presence after struggling at MTS Centre for much of last season. Kane, part of a lineup shuffle that sent him to the Jets' top line, fired eight shots and provided a physical presence all evening. Kane's second-period goal gave the Jets a one-goal lead they nursed until the final minute of the game before he finished the Devils with an empty-net goal with 57 seconds remaining. His three goals tie him for the team lead with Bryan Little. Andrew Ladd tacked on a goal with 36.5 seconds remaining. The Devils fell to 0-3-3, and their six-game winless streak is their longest such stretch to begin a season since the franchise relocated to New Jersey from Denver in 1982. New Jersey is 0-2-2 on a five-game trip that ends with a visit to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. New Jersey coach Peter DeBoer returned center Andrei Loktionov to the lineup and shuffled his lines, including a move that sent Adam Henrique to left wing on the Devils' third line to accommodate Loktionov's return. Noel revamped his top three lines in trying to spark an offense that had produced four goals over its past three games. Kane took Ladd's spot on the team's top line with Little and Blake Wheeler. Noel pushed offseason addition Devin Setoguchi to the right wing of the third line and moved Michael Frolik to the second line's right side. Noel also scratched defenseman Grant Clitsome, who signed a three-year contract extension this summer and was expected to fill the departed Ron Hainsey's top-four spot, and replaced him with Paul Postma. The teams played a scoreless first period in which they combined for 16 shots. Montoya's three point-blank saves during New Jersey's two-man advantage early in the second period held the Devils scoreless. New Jersey produced five shots during separate Winnipeg minors that overlapped and produced a two-man advantage for 1:12. Not long after Winnipeg killed off the penalties, Kane scored his second goal of the season at 2:57 to give the Jets the lead. Kane sliced down the left boards, cut to the net and lobbed a shot that glanced off Devils defenseman Andy Greene in the crease and deflected past Schneider. Montoya stopped Patrik Elias on a breakaway later in the period to hold the 1-0 lead. Schneider impressed as well. New Jersey had an early third-period power play, but the Devils allowed two Winnipeg shorthanded breakaways. Schneider stopped Kane and Jim Slater and kept the Devils within a goal. Kane's second goal came with Schneider pulled for a sixth skater, Ladd scored after Schneider returned to the net.
Ottawa v Anaheim 1-4 - So much for reminiscing about the past and the return of Bobby Ryan. The Anaheim Ducks were too busy making history and showcasing their newest young star. Wearing their original eggplant-and-aqua Mighty Ducks uniforms on Throwback Night, the Ducks put a franchise-record 56 shots on goal Sunday night in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators. Corey Perry scored twice and rookie defenseman Hampus Lindholm had two assists as Anaheim earned its fourth straight win after a season-opening 6-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. The 56 shots broke the previous mark of 54 against the Edmonton Oilers on March 27, 2009. Ryan, in his first game in Anaheim since the blockbuster trade in July that sent him to Ottawa, one-timed a great pass from Kyle Turris at 19:12 of the first period for his third goal in the past three games, cutting Ottawa's deficit to 2-1. A smattering of jeers came from the crowd - a bit of a surprise considering that Ryan was well-liked and left in a trade. But there also were signs that read "Love You Bobby" and "Always In Our (Heart)." Perry's second goal was a one-timer off a pretty backhand feed from Lindholm and gave the Ducks a 3-1 lead 3:18 into the second. Lindholm, 19, also had a primary assist in the first period for the first two points of his NHL career. He was plus-4 on the night. Nick Bonino lost a faceoff in the left circle but managed to chip a short-side shot past Lehner at 15:28 as the Ducks went into second intermission with a 4-1 lead and 45-19 advantage in shots. Anaheim could have scored more if not for the right leg of Lehner, who made a spectacular save to deny Perry the hat trick and another stop on Kyle Palmieri in the second period. Anaheim came out like a team coming off two days' rest. The Ducks put 24 shots on goal, a franchise record for the opening period. Ottawa started like a team playing the second game of a back-to-back, and goaltender Craig Anderson was pulled after allowing two goals on nine shots. Perry snapped home a shot from the hash marks off Patrick Maroon's pass 27 seconds into the game. The Ducks continued to swarm the Ottawa zone, and Ryan Getzlaf put in Lindholm's rebound from the slot at 4:06. Ottawa coach Paul MacLean called his timeout and switched goaltenders. It didn't help.
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