NHL Roundup: Avs get first win after Nathan MacKinnon’s OT goal – Field Level Media – Professional Sports Content Solutions

Nathan MacKinnon scored at 4:19 of overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche their first win of the season, a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night in Denver.

MacKinnon had an assist and Ross Colton scored two goals in the third period, including a center goal. Casey Mittelstadt also scored a goal and an assist, Mikko Rantanen added three assists and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 17 shots for Colorado.

MacKinnon got the winning goal when he got through three Anaheim players and fired a shot to Lukas Dostal, who made the first save before the puck leaked out. It was MacKinnon’s second season and avoided the Avalanche’s first 0-5-0 start since moving to Denver in 1995.

Troy Terry, Leo Carlsson and Ryan Strome scored goals and Dostal made 45 saves for Anaheim.

Jets 8, Sharks 3

Cole Perfetti had two goals and two assists, Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and an assist and Vladislav Namestnikov and Neal Pionk each had a goal and three assists as host Winnipeg defeated San Jose.

Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey also scored goals and Gabriel Vilardi and Alex Iafallo each had two assists for the Jets, who improved to 4-0-0, the best start to a season in franchise history. Winnipeg, which finished with four power-play goals, moved into a tie for first place with the Dallas Stars in the Central Division.

Tyler Toffoli, Luke Kunin and Fabian Zetterlund scored for the Sharks, who remain winless in five games this season (0-3-2). Vitek Vanecek replaced starter Mackenzie Blackwood, who allowed five goals on 18 shots and made 15 saves in the first 21:46 minutes.

Hurricanes 4, Penguins 1

Martin Necas scored a goal and an assist as Carolina earned the win over host Pittsburgh.

Jackson Blake, Shayne Gostisbehere and Jack Roslovic also scored goals for the Hurricanes in their first away game of the season. Carolina’s first scheduled away contest at the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 12 was postponed due to Hurricane Milton. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two assists and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves for his first win of the season.

Drew O’Connor scored for the Penguins, while goaltender Joel Blomqvist stopped 35 shots. Pittsburgh had 26 shots on goal, including 15 in the scoreless third period, ending its two-game winning streak.

–Field level media