No. 14 Western Michigan (3-1-0) lost for the time this season after leading 2-0 in the first period against No. 2-ranked Boston College on Saturday in Boston.
The Eagles, who feature four drafted NHL players and Central Scouting’s No. 1-ranked 2025 draft candidate James Hagens, scored three goals in the third period to beat the Broncos, 4-2.
Ryan Leonard, a first-round draft pick of the Washington Capitals, scored the game-winning goal with :52 seconds left in the third period and added an empty-net goal at 19:36.
Owen Michaels (Northville) and Robby Drazner each had a goal and an assist, Tim Washe (Clarkston) added a pair of assists and Hampton Slukynsky made 29 saves for the Broncos.
No. 4 Michigan State (5-1-0) completed a weekend sweep with a 4-1 victory against Canisius on Saturday in Buffalo.
Isaac Howard, Tanner Kelly, Joey Larson and Red Savage scored goals and goalie Luca Di Pasquo made 18 saves for the Spartans.
Michigan State also won 3-0 on Friday with Trey Augustine stopping 15 shots for the shutout.
The Grand Rapids Griffins improved to 5-1 with a 5-2 victory on Saturday against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in Allentown, Pa.
Amadeus Lombardi had two goals and one assist, Cross Hanas scored his first goal of the season and Sebastian Cossa made 31 saves for the Griffins.
Grand Rapids’ 5-1 start is tied for the best start in franchise history with the 2000-01 team.
▶ (At) Philadelphia 7, Minnesota 5: Sean Couturier had a hat trick, assisted on the game-winner by Rasmus Ristolainen and Philadelphia snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Minnesota.
The loss was the first in regulation for Minnesota and snapped its seven-game point streak to start the season.
Couturier, who entered the game with a 32-game goal drought, scored the first one of the game a little more than a minute in, added a second goal on a scrum in front of the net in the third period, and finished off the hat trick with an empty net goal.
▶ (At) L.A. Kings 3, Utah 2: Joel Edmundson scored twice and Brandt Clarke had a goal and an assist, helping Los Angeles beat Utah.
Darcy Kuemper stopped 23 shots for the win. It was his first start in nearly two weeks after missing time because of a lower-body injury.
Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley scored for Utah in its third straight loss.
▶ (At) Boston 4, Toronto 3 (OT): Brad Marchand scored his first goal of the season 2:26 into overtime, and Boston beat Toronto to snap a three-game losing streak.
David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Justin Brazeau and Mark Kastelic scored 36 seconds apart later in the second period for Boston. It was the Bruins’ eighth consecutive regular season against Toronto.
Auston Matthews tipped in Mitch Marner’s shot from the point, tying it with 1:17 left in regulation for the Maple Leafs. Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly also scored for Toronto, which has lost three straight.
▶ (At) Montreal 5, St. Louis 2: Cole Caufield scored his seventh goal of the season, Kirby Dach scored for the first time since 2023 and Montreal beat St. Louis.
Montreal jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals from Dach and Jake Evans before the Blues tied it with goals from Colton Parayko and Jake Neighbours.
Alex Newhook and Caufield’s goals at the end of the second period and the beginning of the third put the Canadiens in control, and Joel Armia added another into an empty net to put the game out of reach.
Sam Montembeault had 29 saves in the win, while Jordan Binnington let in four goals on 25 Canadien shots.
▶ (At) Tampa Bay 3, Washington 0: Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves for his 35th career shutout and Tampa Bay ended Washingtons’ five-game winning streak with a victory.
Mitchell Chaffee gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 5:27 of the second period, deflecting a shot by Nick Paul past Washington goaltender Charlie Lindgren, who finished with 17 saves. Brayden Point made it 2-0 at 2:26 of the third period, and Conor Geekie scored his first NHL goal at 3:10.
Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, who has 50 career goals in 82 games against the Lightning, was limited to two shots on goal.
▶ (At) N.Y. Rangers 2, Anaheim 1: Ryan Lindgren and Will Cuylle scored in the third period and New York beat Anaheim.
Jonathan Quick stopped 30 shots for the Rangers, who bounced back from a loss at home to defending champion Florida on Thursday and earned a point for the seventh time in eight games (6-1-1).
Olen Zellweger scored for the Ducks, and Lukas Dostal finished with 30 saves. Anaheim lost for the third time in four games.
▶ Winnipeg 5, (at) Calgary 3: Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each had a goal and assist as Winnipeg made it eight straight wins to begin the season with a victory over Calgary.
Nikolaj Ehlers, Dylan Samberg and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg, which has won 16 consecutive regular-season games going back to the end of the 2023-24 season.
It’s a feat that’s only been accomplished three times in league history: 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins (17), 2023-24 Edmonton Oilers (16) and 2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets (16).
Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary, which has lost consecutive games after opening the season with a franchise-best 5-0-1 mark.
▶ Florida 6, (at) N.Y. Islanders 3: Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sam Bennett got the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Florida rallied from three goals down to beat New York.
Sam Reinhart also scored, Mackie Samoskevich got his first NHL goal and Gustav Forsling added an short-handed empty-netter in the closing minutes to seal the Panthers’ win. Dmitry Kulikov and Anton Lundell each had two assists, and Spencer Knight finished with 26 saves as the defending Stanley-Cup Champions won their second straight.
Dennis Cholowski, Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson scored in the first period for New York. Semyon Varlamov finished with 22 saves as the Islanders lost for the second time in three games.
▶ (At) Dallas 4, Chicago 2: Matt Duchene scored on a third-period power play and added an empty-netter in the final seconds as Dallas hung on to beat Chicago.
Duchene’s goal at 8:50 followed goals by Evgenii Dadonov in the first period and Jamie Benn in the second for a 3-0 lead. Ryan Donato ended Jake Oettinger’s shutout bid 44 seconds after Duchene’s goal, and Connor Bedard made it a one-goal game at 14:15.
Oettinger made 22 saves for the Stars, who have opened the season with five consecutive home wins for the first time since their 1998-99 Stanley Cup season.
▶ (At) Vancouver 4, Pittsburgh 3: Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career, and the Canucks scored four goals in under six minutes.
Elias Pettersson scored the first of a quick four-goal run midway through the second period after the Penguins built a 2-0 lead. Kiefer Sherwood and J.T. Miller scored before Bains buried the puck into the back of the net to cap the run. Bains’ goal provided insurance for Vancouver (4-1-2) after Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period.
Malkin also had two assists for the Penguins (3-6-1), while Anthony Beauvillier contributed a goal and an assist. Bryan Rust rounded out the scoring.
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots for the Canucks, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for Pittsburgh.
▶ (At) Nashville 4, Columbus 3 (OT): Jonathan Marchessault scored 1:44 into overtime, Filip Forsberg, Cole Smith and Alexandre Carrier also scored and Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for Nashville. After losing their first five games of the season, the Predators have won three straight.
Kirill Marchenko, Zachary Aston-Reese and Zach Werenski scored and Daniil Tarasov made 29 saves for the Blue Jackets.
In overtime, Marchessault took the puck from the right boards and drove to the slot, where he beat Tarasov.
▶ Carolina 4, (at) Seattle 1: Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist, Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Drury and Dimitry Orlov scored and Frederik Andersen made 18 saves for the Hurricanes (5-2-0), who have won three in a row and five of six.
Jared McCann scored for the Kraken (4-4-1), who are 0-2-1 in their past three games following. three-game winning strek. Joey Daccord made 35 saves
Former Chicago Blackhawks forward and Hall of Fame executive Bill Hay has died. He was 88.
Hockey Canada confirmed Hay’s death in a release Saturday. Hay was the president and chief operating officer for the organization from 1990-1995. A cause of death was not provided.
“Bill Hay lived a remarkable hockey life that reflected the very best of our sport,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “The National Hockey League family mourns his passing and sends our deepest condolences to his family and many friends throughout the hockey world.”
Hay played eight NHL seasons with Chicago. He was the NHL rookie of the year for the 1959-60 season, when he had 24 goals and 30 assists in 70 games.
The center from Saskatoon helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He had 11 goals and 48 assists in the regular season and two goals and five assists in 12 playoff games.
Hay had 113 goals and 273 assists over 506 career NHL games. He was a two-time All-Star before retiring in 1967.
He stayed in hockey after his playing career, serving as president and chief executive officer of the Calgary Flames from 1991-95 alongside his role with Hockey Canada.
He was also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee from 1980-97 and a member of the Hall’s board of directors from 1995 until his retirement in 2013, including 15 years as chairman.
Hay was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2015.
The New York Islanders agreed to terms with veteran forward Matt Martin on a one-year deal Saturday.
The 35-year-old Martin, a fan favorite for his physical play, had been skating with the Islanders without a contract on a professional tryout during training camp and from the start of the season.
“Marty understands what he brings to this team, not only on the ice but off the ice, understands if he won’t be in the lineup every night, can accept that role,” Islanders president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said before the team hosted the defending champion Florida Panthers. “We all know what he does physically when necessary.”
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The Islanders also placed forward Anthony Duclair on long term injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 19. Duclair sustained an apparent leg injury last Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens and is expected to be out four to six weeks.
Also, forward Liam Foudy was loaned to Bridgeport of the AHL, and forwards Pierre Engvall and Hudson Fasching were recalled on loan from Bridgeport.
Martin has totaled 81 goals and 95 assists in 955 career games over 15 seasons with the Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs, and is the NHL’s active leader in hits with 3,854. He was selected by New York in the fifth round of the 2008 NHL draft. He signed with Toronto as a free agent in 2016 and spent two seasons with the Maple Leafs before being reacquired by the Islanders in the summer of 2018.
Saturday
▶ Sabres 5. Red Wings 3
▶ Grand Rapids 5, Lehigh Valley 2
▶ Michigan State 4, Canisius 1
▶ Boston College 4, Western Michigan 2
▶ Clarkson 2, Michigan Tech 1 (OT)
▶ Bemidji State 3, Ferris State 0
▶ Adrian 5, NTDP U18 3
▶ Dubuque 3, NTDP U17 0
Friday
▶ Grand Rapids 2, Springfield 1
▶ Michigan State 3, Canisius 0
▶ Arizona State 3, Northern Michigan 1
▶ Clarkson 4, Michigan Tech 3 (OT)
▶ Ferris State 4, Bemidji State 3
▶ Michigan 5, NTDP U18 4 (OT)
▶ Dubuque 3, NTDP U17 0
Sunday
▶ Oilers at Red Wings, 6
▶ Grand Rapids at Lehigh Valley, 3
Wednesday, Oct. 30
▶ Jets at Red Wings, 7:30
▶ Grand Rapids at Hartford, 7
