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COLUMBUS, Ohio — How the Penguins started Saturday's game was hardly a blueprint for success.

MONTREAL — In the cathedral of the NHL and under the brightest lights in Canada, the Dallas Stars leaned on their leaders during a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.

EDMONTON, Alberta – About the last thing you expected when Torey Krug scored a first-period power play goal is that the goal would be the last – of the game.

Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen looked solid as he made 35 saves in his first start in a week Saturday but the San Jose Sharks’ season-long offensive woes continued with a 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center.

BOSTON — The Bruins blew another two-goal lead and time was running out on their fifth power-play when they finally broke through in timely fashion.

The Hawks have played better through their first four games than anyone but themselves expected, but there are still 78 games to go — and Petr Mrazek’s groin injury represents the first of many challenges ahead.

They grew up as friends and teammates in the relatively small town of Georgetown, Ontario. Now, they’re all in the NHL, playing for the same team — a 1-in-8,000 coincidence that even bewilders them.

The Flyers’ Wednesday night performance had moments of beauty and grace — Tony DeAngelo’s outlet pass to spring a breakaway, Travis Konecny’s late consolation goal, a handful of Felix Sandström’s saves — but, for the most part, the 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers could be described by one word:…

DENVER — There were moments throughout this hard-fought contest against the defending Stanley Cup champions when the Seattle Kraken showed signs of “lapses” that coach Dave Hakstol warned had cost his team a couple of nights before.

Max Domi’s overtime goal lifted the Hawks to a 4-3 victory, improved their record to 2-2-0 and demonstrated a continually surprising amount of resilience in this theoretically tanking team.

CHICAGO — Four games, and no one has beaten the Red Wings in regulation time yet.