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Czech rookie Michal Postava made 35 saves to win his pro debut in Grand Rapids.
Czech rookie Michal Postava made 35 saves to win his pro debut in Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids goalie Michal Postava made 35 saves in a 4-2 victory against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
The Czech native became just the eighth rookie goaltender to win his home debut with the Griffins, joining teammate Sebastian Cossa, Filip Larsson, Jared Coreau, Petr Mrazek, Tom McCollum, Jimmy Howard and Mathieu Chouinard.Â
John Leonard and Eduards Tralmaks each scored twice for the Griffins, who improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2004-05.
The victory was coach Dan Watson’s 350th win as head coach at the professional level and the game marked the pro debut of former Michigan captain Jacob Truscott of Port Huron.
Michigan State 4, Boston University 3 (OT)
No. 3 Michigan State’s Matt Basgall scored in overtime for a 4-3 victory over No. 1 Boston University at Agganis Arena in Boston on Saturday.
Tommi Mannisto, Ryker Lee and Porter Martone had the other goals and Trey Augustine (South Lyon/Red Wings draft pick) stopped 31-of-34 shots.
Western Michigan 6, UMass Lowell 0
No. 2 Western Michigan blanked UMass Lowell, 6-0, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., the home of the PWHL’s Boston Fleet.
Ty Henricks and William Whitelaw scored two goals apiece with singles going to Liam Valente and Samuel Sjolund. Hampton Slukynsky made 19 saves.
Saturday’s NHL
N.Y. Islanders 5, (at) Ottawa 4: Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri scored in the third period, Bo Horvat, Max Shabanov and Emil Heineman also scored for New York in its second consecutive win. Lee added two assists, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots.
Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, which dropped to 1-1 on a four-game homestand. Shane Pinto scored his seventh goal this season, and Linus Ullmark made 18 saves.
Islanders defenseman Matthew Schaefer, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NHL draft, picked up an assist on Shabanov’s goal in the second. He has one goal and four assists during a five-game point streak.
(At) Buffalo 3, Florida 0: Josh Doan scored two power-play goals and ex-Wings goalie Alex Lyon made 32 saves as Buffalo beat Florida.
Owen Power (Michigan) also scored for Buffalo, which earned its second straight win since losing its first three games of the season. It was Lyon’s first shutout since Oct. 22, 2024, for Detroit against the New York Islanders.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots for Florida in its fourth consecutive loss since the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions began the season with three straight wins. Defenseman Niko Mikkola departed in the second period with an upper-body injury.
(At) New Jersey 5, Edmonton 3: Jack Hughes scored twice, Jake Allen stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced and New Jersey won their fourth game in a row by beating Edmonton.
It’s the Devils’ first four-game winning streak since a stretch of five victories in a row from Jan. 7-16, 2023. That was two coaching changes ago when Lindy Ruff was behind the bench.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice for Edmonton, and former Devils forward Curtis Lazar added another with 1.7 seconds left after Dawson Mercer had sealed it with an empty-netter.
(At) St. Louis 3, Dallas 2: Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud scored second-period goals, Jordan Binnington made 18 saves and St. Louis beat Dallas.
Ex-Wing Pius Suter also scored to help the Blues win for for the first time in three home games this season. St. Louis was outscored 13-3 in its previous two games at the Enterprise Center.
Mikko Rantanen scored and Jake Oettinger made 19 saves for the Stars. They dropped their second straight after winning the first three games to start the season.
(At) Philadelphia 2, Minnesota 1 (OT): Noah Cates scored 2:36 into overtime to lift Philadelphia to their second win of the season, over Minnesota.
Dan Vladar stopped 15 shots and has the only two wins for the Flyers in net through five games this season as he tries to distance himself from Samuel Ersson in the fight for the No. 1 goaltender spot.
Flyers forward Nicolas Deslauriers fought to a draw with fellow forward Marcus Foligno in an early game brawl that got a rise out of the crowd. Deslauriers, his right cheek reddened and cut, threw his head back and waved his arms toward the crowd as he skated toward the penalty box.
(At) Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 2: Kirill Marchenko scored early in the third period to rally Columbus over Tampa Bay, snapping a three-game skid and giving the Blue Jackets their first home victory of the season.
Former Wolverine Kent Johnson scored on his 23rd birthday, and Damon Severson also scored for the Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves stopped 17 shots for his first win of the season.
Ryan McDonagh and Anthony Cirelli scored for Tampa Bay, which led 2-1 at the end of the first period but has now lost three in a row. Jonas Johansson made 28 saves.
(At) Winnipeg 4, Nashville 1: Mark Scheifele scored a first-period power-play goal in the Winnipeg’s win over Nashville to become the franchise’s career points leader.
Scheifele scored his sixth goal of the season 2:39 into the game for his 813th career point (342 goals, 471 assists), surpassing Blake Wheeler (812) for the most points in Jets/Atlanta Thrashers history.
Ex-Wing Vladislav Namestnikov had a power-play goal for the Jets as well, and Logan Stanley and Nino Niederreiter also scored. Namestnikov and Niederreiter added assists and Jonathan Toews had two assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves.
N.Y. Rangers 4, (at) Montreal 3: Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, J.T. Miller also scored and Matthew Robertson got his first NHL goal for the Rangers.
Adam Fox had two assists and Jonathan Quick finished with 21 saves to help New York improve to 3-0-1 on the road this season.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki scored in the opening 3:42 of the game for Montreal, and Noah Dobson had a goal midway through the third period after the Rangers had taken a two-goal lead. Sam Montembeault had 18 saves as the Canadiens snapped a four-game win streak.
Seattle 4, (at) Toronto 3 (OT): Josh Mahura scored his first goal of the season at 3:06 of overtime to give Seattle a victory over Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mahura beat Anthony Stolarz with a high shot after Seattle opened a six-game trip with consecutive extra-time losses in Montreal and Ottawa.
Shane Wright had a goal and an assist for the Kraken. Jani Nyman and Vince Dunn also scored, Joey Daccord made 26 saves and Mason Marchment had two assists.
Pittsburgh 3, (at) San Jose 0: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist, and Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots for his 22nd career shutout.
Ex-Wing Anthony Mantha also scored for the Penguins, who improved to 4-2-0 on the season.
Former Wings goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves for the Sharks, and San Jose outshot an opponent for the first time this season but was unable to score. The Sharks, an NHL-worst 20-50-12 last season, remained the league’s only winless team at 0-3-2.
(At) Vegas 6, Calgary 1: Marquee offseason acquisition Mitch Marner scored his first goals as a Golden Knight, and Mark Stone and Jack Eichel each had a four-point night Saturday.
Stone, however, suffered an apparent wrist injury in the third period and headed to the locker room. The Golden Knights (4-0-2) have recorded at least a point in every game, their second-longest streak to open a season. Vegas won its first seven games in the 2023-24 season.
Calgary has lost five consecutive games after opening the season with a 4-3 victory over Edmonton.
Carolina 4, (at) L.A. Kings 3 (OT): Seth Jarvis scored 1:45 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes extended their undefeated start to the season to five games despite giving up a three-goal lead.
Jordan Staal had two goals, Jesperi Kotkaniemi also scored, and Brandon Bussi made 25 saves for the Hurricanes.
Kevin Fiala tied it midway through the third period for the Kings, who have lost four straight. Trevor Moore and Andrei Kuzmenko also scored, and Forsberg made 36 saves.
(At) Colorado 4, Boston 1: Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and the Colorado Avalanche continued their strong start with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night.
Josh Manson also scored and Martin Necas added an empty-net tally with 2:37 remaining. Scott Wedgewood stopped 13 shots to earn his league-leading fifth win.
John Beecher had the goal for for the Bruins, who were outshot 38-14 for the game and 16-2 in the second period. Jeremy Swayman stopped 34 shots.
Sharks apologize for offensive message
San Jose, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks apologized for a message that was displayed on the video board that appeared to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a night the team celebrated Hispanic heritage.
A message from a fan was shown on the videoboard during the first intermission of San Jose’s game against Pittsburgh on Saturday night that said, “SJ SHARKS FANS/LOVE ICE !!/GET ‘EM BOYZ !”
The Sharks issued an apology later in the game, saying “an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard.”
“Sharks Sports & Entertainment deeply regrets that this message, which does not meet our organization’s values, was not detected during our standard review process,” the statement continued. “The Sharks organization sincerely apologizes for this oversight, and we are actively working to determine the origin of the message.”
The Sharks were holding their ninth annual celebration of Hispanic heritage on what they call “Los Tiburones Night.”
October schedules
Friday
â–¶ Red Wings 2, Lightning 1 (OT)
â–¶ Grand Rapids 5, Manitoba 2
â–¶ Michigan State 4, Boston University 2
â–¶ Michigan 12, Robert Morris 2
â–¶ Western Michigan 2, Massuchusetts Lowell 1
â–¶ Michigan Tech 3, Alaska 1
â–¶ Colorado College 2, Northern Michigan 1 (OT)
â–¶ Lake Superior State 6, NTDP U18 2
â–¶ Youngstown 7, NTDP U17 3
Saturday
â–¶ Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 2
â–¶ Michigan State 4, Boston University 3 (OT)
â–¶ Western Michigan 6, Massachusetts Lowell 0
â–¶ Alaska 5, Michigan Tech 1
â–¶ Colorado College 5, Northern Michigan 2
â–¶ Ferris State 5, NTDP U18 0
Sunday
â–¶ Oilers at Red Wings, 3
Wednesday, Oct. 22
â–¶ Red Wings at Sabres, 7:30
Thursday, Oct. 23
â–¶ Red Wings at Islanders, 7
â–¶ Western Michigan at Michigan, 7
Friday, Oct. 24
â–¶ Manitoba at Grand Rapids, 7
â–¶ Michigan State at Northern Michigan, 7
â–¶ Western Michigan at Michigan, 7
â–¶ Michigan Tech at Ferris State, 6
â–¶ NTDP U18 at Niagara University, 6
â–¶ NTDP U17 at Des Moines, 8
Saturday, Oct. 25
â–¶ Blues at Red Wings, 7
â–¶ Michigan State at Northern Michigan, 6
â–¶ Michigan Tech at Ferris State, 6
â–¶ NTDP U18 at Cornell, 7
â–¶ NTDP U17 at Des Moines, 8
Tuesday, Oct. 28
â–¶ Red Wings at Blues, 8:15
â–¶ Grand Rapids at Iowa, 8
Thursday, Oct. 30
â–¶ Red Wings at L.A. Kings, 10:30
â–¶ Muskegon at NTDP U18, 7
Friday, Oct. 31
â–¶ Red Wings at Ducks, 10
â–¶ Michigan at Notre Dame, TBD
â–¶ Michigan Tech at Clarkson, 7
â–¶ Northern Michigan at Augustana, 8
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