Sept. 23: NHL Preseason Roundup

Clayton Keller scored 19 seconds into overtime to give the Utah Hockey Club a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings in their first game at Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Monday.

Keller picked off a clearing attempt from Kings goalie Carter George along the right boards and skated into the circle before scoring with a wrist shot.

Lawson Crouse and Alex Kerfoot also scored, and Sean Durzi and Matias Maccelli each had two assists for Utah (2-0), which won its preseason debut 5-3 against the St. Louis Blues at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday. Connor Ingram allowed two goals on 20 shots through the first two periods before being replaced by Matt Villalta, who stopped all nine shots he faced.

Alex Turcotte and Jeff Malott scored for Los Angeles, which was playing its first preseason game. Erik Portillo allowed two goals on 16 shots through the first two periods before he was replaced by George, who made six saves.

Crouse gave Utah a 1-0 lead at 15:04 of the first period, burying a centering pass from Durzi for a power-play goal.

Kerfoot made it 2-0 at 16:46 when he jammed in a rebound in the crease for another power-play goal.

Malott cut it to 2-1 at 6:17 of the second period on a rebound in front.

Turcotte tied it 2-2 at 13:42 of the second, taking a pass at the top of the crease and lifting a backhand over Ingram’s glove.

Stars 3, Avalanche 2: Lian Bichsel scored a buzzer-beating goal to give the Dallas Stars the win against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver.

The 20-year-old defenseman, who was selected with the No. 18 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, scored with a slap shot from the left point as time expired.

Wyatt Johnston and Arttu Hyry also scored for the Stars (2-0-0). Magnus Hellberg allowed two goals on 23 shots before being replaced by Remi Poirier, who stopped all seven shots he faced in the third period.

Dallas coach Pete DeBoer was not behind the bench because he had surgery to get his appendix removed.

Calum Ritchie and Matthew Phillips scored for the Avalanche, who were playing their first game of the preseason. Justus Annunen allowed one goal on 15 shots before being replaced midway through the second period by Trent Miner, who made 16 saves.

Johnston gave the Stars a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 14:23 of the first period.

Phillips tied it 1-1 at 15:55 of the first, finishing a cross-crease pass from T.J. Tynan.

Ritchie gave the Avalanche a 2-1 lead during a 5-on-3 power play at 12:20 of the second period. He redirected a centering pass from Oskar Olausson at the edge of the crease.

Hyry tied it 2-2 at 5:11 of the third period, beating Miner short side from the right circle.

Canadiens 5, Flyers 0: Patrik Laine made his debut for the Montreal Canadiens in their win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Bell Centre in Montreal.

The 26-year-old forward, who was acquired by Montreal in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Aug. 19, had five shots on goal in 16:48 of ice time.

Emil Heineman and Alex Barre-Boulet each had a goal and an assist, and Jared Davidson and Oliver Kapanen each had two assists for the Canadiens, who were playing their first game of the preseason. Cayden Primeau made 13 saves before being replaced midway through the second period by Jakub Dobes, who made 12 saves.

Kirby Dach, who hadn't played since tearing his ACL and MCL in his right knee on Oct. 14, 2023, had one shot on goal in 16:42 of ice time.

Eetu Makiniemi started and stopped 13 of 14 shots for the Flyers (1-1-0). Cal Petersen allowed four goals on 12 shots in relief.

Luke Tuch gave Montreal a 1-0 lead at 8:18 of the second period, scoring on a wrist shot from the slot off a feed from Davidson after he stole the puck.

The Canadiens then scored three goals in a span of 2:33 early in the third period to extend the lead to 4-0.

David Savard made it 2-0 at 3:06 of the third on a wrist shot from the slot.

Heineman scored 50 seconds later on a one-timer to push it to 3-0, and Josh Anderson made it 4-0 off a rush at 5:39.

Barre-Boulet scored from in front at 17:45 for the 5-0 final.

Flames 6, Oilers 3: Matt Coronato scored two goals for the Calgary Flames in their split-squad win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Justin Kirkland had a goal and two assists, Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Samuel Honzek each had three assists for the Flames (3-0-0), who also won 6-1 in their other split-squad game against the Oilers at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Devin Cooley made 44 saves.

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers (1-2-0). Calvin Pickard allowed four goals on 15 shots before being replaced in the second period by Brett Brochu, who made nine saves in relief.

Yan Kuznetsov gave the Flames a 1-0 lead at 7:01 of the first period, scoring on his own rebound in front.

Mantha made it 2-0 at 18:22.

Rasmus Andersson extended the lead to 3-0 at 7:01 of the second, scoring a power-play goal with a slap shot above the circles.

Coronato made it 4-0 at 8:02 with a shot from the right face-off circle.

Hyman made it 4-1 at 17:17 of the second, finishing a pass from McDavid on a rush.

Noel Hoefenmayer scored 56 seconds into the third period to cut it to 4-2, but Coronato scored his second of the game 32 seconds later to push it to 5-2.

Kirkland extended it to 6-2 at 4:08 when he buried the rebound of Walker Duehr's shot into an open net.

McDavid scored a power-play goal at 12:44 for the 6-3 final.

Flames 6, Oilers 1: Connor Zary had two goals and an assist for the Calgary Flames in their split-squad win against the Edmonton Oilers at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary.

Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, and Nazem Kadri and Daniil Miromanov each had a goal and an assist for the Flames (3-0-0), who also defeated the Oilers 6-3 in their other split-squad game at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Dan Vladar stopped 18 of 19 shots before being replaced by Waltteri Ignatjew, who made two saves in relief.

Mike Hoffman scored for the Oilers (1-2-0). Olivier Rodrigue allowed five goals on 20 shots before being replaced by Nathaniel Day, who made four saves in the third period.

Viktor Arvidsson, who signed a two-year, $8 million contract with Edmonton on July 1, had an assist in his Oilers debut. Jeff Skinner, who signed a one-year, $3 million contract on July 1, had one shot in 14:24 of ice time.

Hoffman gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead at 7:55 of the first period with a one-timer from the right circle on a power play.

Kadri scored 47 seconds later to tie it 1-1, burying the rebound of MacKenzie Weegar's one-timer.

Zary put Calgary ahead 2-1 at 5:14 of the second period with a redirection off a pass from Mikael Backlund. He then extended it to 3-1 with a power-play goal at 9:12, scoring with a wrist shot from the left circle off a rush.

Miromanov pushed it to 4-1 at 14:20 on a rebound.

Sharangovich made it 5-1 at 18:21 of the second with a wrist shot from in front. He scored his second of the game while short-handed at 4:15 of the third period for the 6-1 final.

Sabres 6, Blue Jackets 1: Zach Benson and Peyton Krebs each had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres in their win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Owen Power and Dylan Cozens also scored, and Bowen Byram, Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka each had two assists for Buffalo (2-0-0). Devon Levi made 25 saves.

Mathieu Olivier scored for Columbus, which was playing its first game of the preseason. Jet Greaves allowed three goals on 15 shots before being replaced in the third period by Evan Gardner, who made 11 saves on 14 shots.

Power gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 5:35 of the first period during a 5-on-3 power play.

Olivier tied it 1-1 at 11:34, jamming in a loose puck at the edge of the crease.

Benson put the Sabres back in front 2-1 at 5:15 of the second period, and Krebs made it 3-1 at 10:40 with a shot from the right circle on a rush.

Cozens extended the lead to 4-1 at 2:34 of the third period, scoring from the low slot off a turnaround pass from Benson.

Mattias Samuelsson made it 5-1 at 5:23 with a shot from a sharp angle from the bottom of the right circle.

Nicolas Aube-Kubel scored with a backhand in front at 7:00 for the 6-1 final.