Buffalo, NY – The Buffalo Sabres celebrated a thrilling home opener on Saturday night, defeating the Chicago Blackhawks 4‑3 at KeyBank Center. The decisive goal came with 1:40 left in regulation when Jiri Kulich, returning after missing seventy games due to a blood clot, slipped a pass to Owen Power and scored the game‑winner.
Rasmus Dahlin had tied the game earlier in the third period, and teammates Tage Thompson and Jack Quinn also contributed goals for the Sabres. Goaltender Ukko‑Pekka Luukkonen recorded twelve saves, extending Buffalo’s recent dominance over Chicago to seven straight victories. The Sabres will host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Penguins Pull Out Overtime Win Over Montreal
Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Penguins secured a dramatic 6‑5 overtime triumph against the Montreal Canadiens. After building a 5‑1 lead in the second period, the Penguins saw Montreal rally with four unanswered goals, including late strikes by Chris Kreider and Ivan Demidov that forced overtime.
In the extra period, Tommy Novak capped the comeback by scoring at 1:33 on a pass from Evgeni Malkin, marking Novak’s second goal of the night. Malkin also found the net, moving past Dale Hawerchuk to rank twenty‑second on the NHL’s all‑time points list. Goaltender Arturs Silovs made twenty saves for Pittsburgh.
The Penguins will host the Winnipeg Jets later tonight, October 5.
Original reporting: WESB (Bradford) — read the source article.
