Stars host Oilers looking to return to winning path

Spezza made it 3-2 with 4:30 left, moments after Kari Lehtonen stopped Nail Yakupov on a breakaway. Jason Spezza had an incredible game last night and finally seems to have settled in for the 2015-2016 season. “(That was) the type of game we need to win, the type of game that probably a year ago would have went the other way.

Colton Parayko opened his National Hockey League account for St Louis with two goals as they fended off the Calgary Flames 4-3, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 and the Detroit Red Wings beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1. The Stars had a hat trick from Jason Spezza to dump the Oilers 4-2.

Dallas was lifted by a late first period goal by Spezza after he squeaked the puck in between the left post and Edmonton goalie Anders Nilsson’s skate. “We had many individuals that were overwhelmed with (the Stars’) speed, and that’s concerning, but I think we’re a better team than we showed tonight”. First off, goal-tending, it is safe to say that our goalies haven’t been very good, or have lived up to their hype (however you want to look at it).

McDavid, the 18-year-old who was selected No. 1 overall in the June draft, scored in the second period to pull the Oilers even at 2 after they had fallen behind 2-0.

“It’s something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life”, McDavid said.

“Our goal right now is to slowly move the needle”, said McLellan, who’s insisted all along that turning the Oilers into contenders won’t happen right away. He had three shots in 16 minutes.

Not surprisingly, head coach Todd McLellan has wasted little time pulling out the line blender. “I know that he’s been squeezing the stick tight and I’m sure that he’s felt a few pressure to score”.

A second early season matchup with the St. Louis Blues likely won’t solve the Edmonton Oilers’ woes.

In Newark, New Jersey, Pekka Rinne made 22 saves and Nashville ran its season-opening winning streak to three with a victory over the struggling Devils.

“I thought we played real well, did a lot of good things in the game”, Ruff said. “I said I have to be patient. There was nothing he could do about the first two goals”. While Edmonton’s goaltending put them firmly behind the eight-ball to start each of the previous two seasons, the duo of Nilsson and Cam Talbot have done the complete opposite. Captain Jamie Benn was also great, scoring a wrap-around goal in the middle of the second period. “So that’s always fun to see when you look up the ice and four guys are looking at you screaming for it. Everybody was really focused and really wanted it tonight”. Patrick Eaves was diagnosed with a lower body injury that Ruff assessed as something that will be more than just day to day, indicating he could miss significant time this season.