National Hockey

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Ducks weren't too excited about the start to their season opener, but turns out they had an exciting finish in the wings.

LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick's last season opener ended in the first period, and his groin injury kept him out for the Los Angeles Kings' next 59 games.

CHICAGO — Brandon Saad scored three times in his return to Chicago and Ryan Hartman had a goal and four assists, helping the Blackhawks pound the Pittsburgh Penguins 10-1 on Thursday night.

CHICAGO — Brandon Saad was a force on both ends of the ice. Patrick Kane made a couple of dazzling passes. Nick Schmaltz showed off his speed, and Ryan Hartman was everywhere. It was quite a show, especially for opening night.

DETROIT — The first two goals at Detroit's new arena came from young standouts the team is trying to build around. When that wasn't enough to shake the Minnesota Wild, grizzled veteran Henrik Zetterberg put the Red Wings back ahead to stay.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators learned the hard way that Alex Ovechkin is as good as ever. Ovechkin scored a hat trick Thursday night as his Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in a shootout to open their respective seasons.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Canadiens goalie Carey Price looked his familiar formidable self. And newcomer Jonathan Drouin delivered on offence in leading Montreal to a season-opening 3-2 shootout victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins spent a lot of time this off-season with an eye looking toward the future. In Thursday night's season opener, they got a glimpse at just how bright it may be.

NEW YORK — Semyon Varlamov helped the Colorado Avalanche get the new season off to a winning start and spoiled Kevin Shattenkirk's first game with his hometown team.

OTTAWA — It appears the Ottawa Senators ticket struggles haven't gone away.