Boston Bruins 4-1 Florida Panthers
The Boston Bruins (13-4-1) have surprised everyone with their start to the 2026/27 campaign, and on Sunday, they made another big statement with a massive win over one of their key division rivals in the Florida Panthers (9-7-2). Most of the scoring in this one happened early, as the Bruins ended the first period with a 3-1 lead on the back of goals from Elias Lindholm, Michael Eyssimont and Morgan Geekie, with JJ Peterka's fifth of the season sealing the deal in the final frame.
It wasn't because of a lack of trying from Florida, as Jeremy Swayman was forced to stop 40 of the 41 shots he saw on the night, but in the incredibly tough Atlantic Division, the Bruins have now picked up another two key points as their hot start to the campaign continues.
Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 Buffalo Sabres
Despite a quiet off-season, the Vegas Golden Knights (12-5-2) have hit the ground running again in 2026/27, and on Sunday, the team put together one of their best performances of the season on the road against the Buffalo Sabres (8-6-3). Both teams started slow with a scoreless first period, but from there, Vegas had two in the second and two in the third highlighted by a goal and an assist each from Mitch Marner and Tomas Hertl.
The Sabres tried to battle with a third period goal from Beck Malenstyn to make it a 2-1 game, and despite out-shooting the Golden Knights 29-26, they couldn't find the back of the net as Adin Hill made 28 saves, leading Vegas to the 4-1 victory.
Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Tampa Bay Lightning
The Winnipeg Jets (7-8-3) have made a habit of drama this season, and after building a 3-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning (11-4-2) on Sunday, they needed to pull off another dramatic moment to come away victorious. Despite their lead, the Jets gave up three goals in just over four minutes, with the third period going down to the wire tied at 3-3, with Jets goals to Cole Perfetti, Morgan Barron and a career first to Brayden Yager.
Then, it was Mark Scheifele that came up huge in the biggest moment, scoring with two seconds remaining in the third period to give the Jets another clutch victory, with the Lightning getting two goals to Pontus Holmberg in the dramatic defeat.
Calgary Flames 4-3 Philadelphia Flyers
The Calgary Flames (8-9-1) have been off to a surprising start in 2026/27, and led by their youth movement, they came up big at home once again to take down the Philadelphia Flyers (4-10-5), moving to 6-4-0 at home on the season. Three times in this one the Flames fell behind, but thanks to goals from Joel Farabee, Zayne Parekh and Zach Whitecloud, the team tied it up at 3-3 and forced this game into overtime.
There, it was back-and-forth action before Matt Coronato finished it off, sending the Flames fans home happy with the win despite a two-point night from Sean Couturier, with the Flyers leaving this road matchup with one point.
New Jersey Devils 4-0 Toronto Maple Leafs
The New Jersey Devils (13-5-0) have been rolling early in 2026/27, and on Sunday, they put together one of their most complete performances of the season, rolling to the 4-0 shutout victory on the road against the Toronto Maple Leafs (8-9-2). While the first period ended with the game tied 0-0, it was all Devils from there, as a two-goal second period from Timo Meier helped New Jersey seize control, and they didn't give it up from there.
Despite having just 29 shots, the Devils scored four goals with Nico Hischier and Connor Brown chipping in, and with Connor Hellebuyck stopping all 23 shots that he saw, the team cruised to yet another victory as they now sit at 5-3-0 away from home in 2026/27.
Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Pittsburgh Penguins
The Anaheim Ducks (10-7-1) started the 2026/27 season slow, but as of late they've been absolutely flying high, and it was no different on Sunday as superstar Cutter Gauthier tallied his third hat-trick in just five games to take down the Pittsburgh Penguins (6-10-2). It wasn't a tough night for the Ducks, as they got out to an early 3-0 lead through two periods, and while the Penguins fought back late, an empty netter from Gauthier gave him 13 goals in his last six games played, sealing the deal for Anaheim.
In the loss, the Penguins got two assists from Evgeni Malkin, but simply put the team just weren't up to scratch in this one, and as a result, the team fall further under .500 as they continue searching for answers on the back of a very promising 2025/26 campaign.