Sept. 27: NHL Preseason Roundup

Jonathan Drouin had two assists for the Montreal Canadiens in a 5-2 preseason win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Bell Centre in Montreal on Monday in his return after taking a leave of absence for anxiety last season.

Christian Dvorak had a goal and three assists in his Canadiens debut after being acquired in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Sept. 4. Josh Anderson scored two goals and had an assist, and Michael Pezzetta scored two goals.
Drouin had not played since April 21, missing Montreal's final 12 regular-season games and its run to the Stanley Cup Final. He played on a line with Dvorak and Anderson.
"It's just fun to be back around in Brossard (at the Canadiens practice facility), around the guys, around the coaching staff, playing hockey again," Drouin said after the game. "That's what I wanted to do when I took my break, make sure I come back and play hockey and feel good, and I do feel good."
Anderson gave Montreal a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 9:24 of the first period. Dvorak scored on the power play to make it 2-0 at 13:06.
Pezzetta made it 3-0 at 9:46 of the second period.
David Kampf scored shorthanded at 11:15 to make it 3-1, but Anderson scored 1:25 later on the same power play to give the Canadiens a 4-1 lead at 12:40.
Ondrej Kase cut it to 4-2 with 1:03 left in the second.
Pezzetta scored with 1:49 remaining for the 5-2 final.
Jake Allen made 15 saves on 15 shots in 29:46 for Montreal, and Kevin Poulin allowed two goals on 22 shots. Jack Campbell allowed three goals on 12 shots in 29:46, and Petr Mrazek made seven saves on eight shots in his Toronto debut after signing a three-year contract as a free agent July 28.
It was the first game with the Maple Leafs for Kampf and Kase.
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Canucks 4, Flames 2: Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists and Conor Garland scored for the Vancouver Canucks in a 4-2 win against the Calgary Flames at Abbotsford Centre in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on Monday.
It was the Vancouver debut for Ekman-Larsson and Garland, who were acquired in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on July 23.
Garland gave the Canucks a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal off a pass from Ekman-Larsson at 2:38 of the first period.
Chase Wouters made it 2-0 at 12:19 of the first, and J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal 3:15 later to give Vancouver a 3-0 lead at 15:34.
Dillon Dube scored a power-play goal at 12:48 of the second period to make it 3-1, and Connor Mackey made it 3-2 at 19:19.
Tanner Pearson scored at 13:31 of the third period for the 4-2 final.
Michael Dipietro made 13 saves for the Canucks. Adam Werner allowed three goals on 15 shots, and Dan Vladar made two saves for the Flames.
Coyotes 2, Kings 1: Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal at 9:21 of the third period, and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 at Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on Monday.
It was the preseason opener for each team. Guenther made his Coyotes debut after being the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Sean Walker gave Los Angeles a 1-0 lead at 8:53 of the second period.
Loui Eriksson scored in his Arizona debut at 14:40 to tie it 1-1. He was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on July 23.
Josef Korenar played through the second period for the Coyotes and saved 18 of 19 shots. Anson Thornton made 17 saves in the third.
Cal Petersen started for the Kings and saved 14 of 15 shots in 34:40. Matt Villalta made eight saves in 23:35.
Blues 2, Stars 1 (OT): Sam Anas scored 1:43 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 2-1 win against the Dallas Stars at Enterprise Center in St. Louis on Monday.
It was the preseason opener for Dallas.
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist in his Blues debut after being acquired in a trade with the New York Rangers on July 23. He did not play in a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Scott Perunovich had two assists for St. Louis.
Riley Tufte gave the Stars a 1-0 lead at 18:00 of the first period.
Buchnevich tied it 1-1 on the power play with 59 seconds left in the second.
Braden Holtby made 15 saves on 16 shots in his Stars debut after signing a one-year contract as a free agent July 28. Jake Oettinger took over to start the third period and made 12 saves on 13 shots.
Jordan Binnington made 12 saves on 13 shots in the first period for the Blues before being relieved by Joel Hofer, who made 11 saves in relief for the win.
Blue Jackets 3, Penguins 0: Yegor Chinakhov scored in his first NHL game, and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Monday.
It was the preseason opener for each team.
Chinakhov received a pass at the point before beating goalie Tristan Jarry at 16:28 of the first period to make it 1-0. Chinakov was selected by Columbus in the first round (No. 21) of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Adam Boqvist made it 2-0 at 4:10 of the third period. The defenseman was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks as part of the trade for Seth Jones on July 23.
Emil Bemstrom scored into an empty net at 17:43 for the 3-0 final.
J-F Berube started for Columbus and made 20 saves before being replaced at 11:55 of the second period by Jet Greaves, who made eight saves.
Jarry made eight saves for Pittsburgh. He was replaced at 11:34 of the second by Filip Lindberg, who made 12 saves.