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NHL Opening Night The puck has finally dropped for the new season! The Carolina Hurricanes raised their new Stanley Cup banner to christen the new season in Raleigh against the Florida Panthers. It took a while before the first goal…

The NHL regular season opened with several matchups across North America, highlighted by the Carolina Hurricanes raising their Stanley Cup banner before falling 1-0 to the Florida Panthers on a late overtime goal by Gustav Forsling. Elsewhere, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs to snap Toronto's 10-game home opener winning streak, and the Boston Bruins shut out the New York Rangers 3-0.
Additional opening night action saw the Vancouver Canucks defeat the Edmonton Oilers behind Paul Cotter's overtime winner in head coach Manny Malhotra's debut. Meanwhile, the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2, supported by Jack Eichel reaching 700 career points as head coach Ryan Craig also won his coaching debut.
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