NHL Roundup: Jonathan Quick injured, Penguins win home opener

Jonathan Quick to the injured reserve list, Evander Kane could be out a while, the Pittsburgh Penguins won their opener, and more in today’s NHL Roundup.

For a variety of reasons, Thursday Oct. 13 was an eventful day for the NHL. The Pittsburgh Penguins impressed in their home opener, beating the Washington Capitals, who also looked impressive despite the loss. After a full night of games and, yes, more injuries, there’s a lot of news to cover.

Daily News

The Los Angeles Kings will be without star goaltender Jonathan Quick for the next few weeks. He has a lower body injury and has been put on the IR. Peter Budaj and Jeff Zatkoff will replace Quick as the Kings try to overcome a significant loss. With Marian Gaborik and Quick both out, the Kings aren’t having an ideal start to their season.

No team has been bitten harder by the injury bug so far than the Buffalo Sabres. Not only is star center Jack Eichel out long-term, forward Evander Kane might be too. Against the Montreal Canadiens, he hit the boards very hard and very fast. Kane was taken to the hospital for examination, which isn’t a good sign. His injury looks eerily similar to Connor McDavid’s.

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Winnipeg Jets forward Bryan Little left the Jets’ game against the Carolina Hurricanes with a lower body injury.

Thursday’s Scores

The Rangers’ additions to their offense are already paying off. Newcomers Mika Zibanejad, Brandon Pirri, and Michael Grabner each got a goal for the Rangers.

Bruins forward Brad Marchand is your current Art Ross leader with five points. It was a great night for Davids, as David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists while David Backes had two goals. The Bruins showed impressive resolve, fighting back from a 3-1 deficit.

Newcomers Shea Weber and Andrew Shaw both got a point in their Canadiens’ debut. Brendan Gallagher got two goals.

On a night when the Panthers wore Jose Fernandez jerseys in warmups, it’s appropriate Aleksander Barkov (who wears the number 16) got the game-winning goal in overtime.

Red Wings forward Thomas Vanek scored two goals in a losing effort. The Lightning fought back from a 3-1 deficit to score five of the last six goals. Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Johnson were among those who scored for the Lightning. Drouin, Cedric Paquette, and Alex Killorn each had two-point efforts.

The Winnipeg Jets fought back from an early third period deficit of 4-1 to get a huge win in overtime. Mark Scheifele got the game winning goal in overtime. Bryan Little left the game with a lower body injury. Blake Wheeler had a three point game with a goal and two assists. Patrik Laine scored his first NHL goal.

St. Louis is off to a 2-0-0 start. Nail Yakupov had a goal and an assist for the Blues while Patrik Berglund had two assists. Charlie Coyle and Ryan Suter each scored a goal for the Minnesota Wild.

The best game of the night did not disappoint, as the Penguins won their home opener in a shootout. Phil Kessel got the game winning goal. The Capitals got two goals from forward Andre Burakovsky and two assists from Nicklas Backstrom. Meanwhile, the Penguins got goals from Patric Hornqvist and Evgeni Malkin.

The Ducks got two goals from Andrew Cogliano in a losing effort. Meanwhile, the Stars got goals from Stephen Johns, Lauri Korpikowski, Antoine Roussel, and Adam Cracknell. Moreover, 10 different Stars got at least one point.