NHL scores: Kings, Flames and Red Wings win Monday night
Web StoryWatch this story in 15 seconds →Key takeaways
- The Kings beat the Rangers 6-3 in New York. The Flames beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 in Calgary.
- The Red Wings beat the Oilers 4-3 in a shootout. All three Monday games are now final.
- Drew Doughty starred for Los Angeles with one goal and two assists. Matvei Gridin scored twice for Calgary.
Three NHL games finished on Monday night, October 26. The Kings, the Flames, and the Red Wings all won.
The Kings beat the Rangers 6-3 in New York. The Flames beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 in Calgary. The Red Wings beat the Oilers 4-3 in Edmonton.
The last game needed a shootout to find a winner. A shootout is a tie-breaker after overtime. Each team takes turns shooting alone at the goal.
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What happened
Kings 6, Rangers 3
Los Angeles scored three times in the first period. That fast start set up a 6-3 win in New York.
Taylor Ward scored just 1:15 into the game. It was his first game of the season. Brandt Clarke scored soon after to make it 2-0.
The Kings scored on their first two shots. Both came in the first 4:52 of the game. New Rangers goalie James Reimer faced that early storm.
Reimer allowed three goals on eight shots in his debut. It was his debut for his ninth NHL team. That tied a league record for most teams by a goalie.
Drew Doughty then made it 3-1 late in the first period. It was his first goal in 25 regular-season games. He also picked up two assists on the night.
Artemi Panarin scored for Los Angeles early in the second period. His goal came on a power play, 90 seconds into the period. A power play means one team has an extra skater after a penalty.
Mikey Anderson scored later in the second period to make it 5-1. Joel Edmundson added an empty-net goal in the third period. An empty-net goal comes when a team pulls its goalie for an extra skater.
J.T. Miller scored for New York in the first period.
Adam Fox scored on a power play in the second period. Tye Kartye scored in the third period to close the gap.
Los Angeles goalie Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in the win. Dylan Garand replaced Reimer and allowed two goals on 17 shots.
The win was the third in four games for Los Angeles. It was also their sixth straight win over New York. The loss ended a strong home run for the Rangers.
New York had won its first six home games of the season. That home winning streak is now over, according to Reuters.
Flames 5, Maple Leafs 2
Calgary built a 3-0 lead and held on in Calgary. The Flames beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
Matvei Gridin scored the first goal at 10:05 of the first period. He drove into the attacking zone and beat the goalie from a tight angle.
Captain Mikael Backlund made it 2-0 just 1:45 later. He scored after Toronto lost the puck in its own end. Backlund was back after missing two games with an injury.
Gridin scored again 25 seconds into the second period. His second goal came on a power play. That gave Calgary a 3-0 lead.
Easton Cowan scored for Toronto later in the second period. William Nylander then made it 3-2 early in the third period. Toronto was one goal away from a tie at that point.
Calgary closed the game with two empty-net goals. Joel Farabee scored with 1:25 left in the game. Martin Pospisil added one more with 39 seconds left.
Gridin finished with two goals and one assist. Farabee and Pospisil each had one goal and one assist. Matt Coronato and Simon Nemec each had two assists.
Backlund scored to move into a tie for fifth place in Flames history. He tied Johnny Gaudreau for all-time points as a Calgary Flame.
Calgary goalie Devin Cooley made 26 saves in the win. He also picked up an assist on a Calgary goal. Toronto goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves on 32 shots.
The win was the fourth straight for Calgary. It ended a four-game winning streak for Toronto. Toronto winger Kirill Marchenko left the game with a lower-body injury.
Marchenko was hurt after an awkward fall early in the second period. His status for the next game is not yet clear.
Red Wings 4, Oilers 3 (shootout)
Detroit edged Edmonton 4-3 in a shootout at Rogers Place. The game was tied 3-3 after overtime. Detroit then won the shootout 1-0.
Vasily Podkolzin scored first for Edmonton in the first period. Viktor Arvidsson tied the game for Detroit on a power play. His goal came in the second period.
Isaac Howard put Edmonton back in front in the third period. His goal also came on a power play. Emmitt Finnie then tied the game again for Detroit.
Colton Dach scored for Edmonton later in the third period. Dylan Larkin tied the game at 18:43 of the third period. His late goal sent the game to overtime.
No team scored in overtime, so the game went to a shootout. Detroit won that tie-breaker to take the extra point. The final score goes down as 4-3 to Detroit.
Puckfeed named Arvidsson, Dach, and Raymond as the three stars. The three stars are the three best players of the game. Detroit moved to 5-4-3 with the win, according to Puckfeed.
Edmonton moved to 8-2-2 with the shootout loss, according to Puckfeed. A shootout loss still gives a team one point in the standings.
Why it matters
Monday gave fans three clear results and three clear stories. The Kings ended a perfect home record in New York.
The Flames kept a winning run going in Calgary. The Red Wings stole a road win late in Edmonton.
Doughty ended a long goal drought for Los Angeles. His goal was his first in 25 regular-season games. His three points led the Kings to a road win.
Gridin showed why Calgary fans are excited about him. He scored twice and set up one more goal. His second goal stood as the game winner.
Backlund reached a team milestone with his goal. He now shares fifth place in Flames history for points. That ties him with Johnny Gaudreau, a former Flame.
The Rangers loss also broke a strong trend at home. New York had won all six home games to start the season. The Kings scored early and never let the lead go.
Toronto lost a winning streak of its own in Calgary. The Maple Leafs had won four games in a row. Calgary scored three goals before Toronto found its feet.
Detroit showed fight by tying the game late in Edmonton. Larkin scored with less than two minutes left in the third period. That one goal changed the whole result.
For fans who follow the early-season NHL standings, Monday shuffled the picture a little. Calgary climbed with a fourth straight win. Edmonton still banked a point from the shootout loss.
The results also add context to other recent NHL games. The Islanders edged the Canucks 3-2 in another close finish. The Avalanche and Stars played a high-scoring game earlier in the week.
What happens next
All three winning teams carry momentum into their next games. Los Angeles have now won three of their last four games. Calgary have won four games in a row.
New York must bounce back after a home loss. The Rangers have lost ground in their last six games. They are 1-4-1 in that stretch, according to Reuters.
Toronto must also regroup after the Calgary loss. The Maple Leafs had won four straight before Monday. A quick return to winning ways will matter for them.
Edmonton took one point despite the shootout loss. That point keeps them near the top of the early standings. Detroit took two points from a tough road game.
Fans will watch for news on Marchenko after his injury. Toronto will give an update before its next game. His loss would hurt a team chasing a top spot.
Tuesday brings a fresh set of NHL games and fresh scores. Fans searching for scores will find new finals by Wednesday morning. This page will keep tracking the scores that matter most.
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