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Sept. 30: NHL Preseason Roundup

Tanner Jeannot had two goals and two assists, Alexandre Carrier had a goal and an assist, and Filip Forsberg had three assists for the Predators. Jesus Saros made 27 saves in his first start of the preseason.

Brandon Hagel scored, and Hugo Alnefelt made 21 saves for the Lightning, who also lost 2-0 here on Thursday.

Jeannot gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at 5:54 of the first period with a power-play goal, and Carrier made it 2-0 with a power-play goal of his own at 7:00.

Colton Sissons extended the lead to 3-0 at 18:21.

Duchene made it 4-0 at 17:11 of the second period, and Jeannot scored his second power-play goal of the game at 2:26 of the third period to make it 5-0.

Hagel scored for Tampa Bay to make it 5-1 at 4:11.

Duchene’s second of the game made it 6-1 at 5:09, and Zach Sanford scored at 6:33 for the 7-1 final.

Capitals 2, Red Wings 0: Darcy Kuemper made nine saves in 31:30 in his preseason debut for the Washington Capitals, a 2-0 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Kuemper signed a five-year, $26.25 million contract ($5.25 million average annual value) with the Capitals on July 13 after winning the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche last season.

John Carlson had a goal and an assist, and Alex Ovechkin had four shots in 18:10 in his preseason debut for Washington. Charlie Lindgren made 10 saves in relief.

Ville Husso started and made 13 saves in 31:30 for Detroit. Victor Brattstrom allowed one goal on 17 shots in relief.

Carlson gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 13:35 of the second period.

Lars Eller scored an empty-net goal at 18:54 of the third period for the 2-0 final.

Maple Leafs 6, Senators 3: Nicholas Robertson had two goals and an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at the CAA Arena in Belleville, Ontario.

Victor Mete, Denis Malgin and Nicolas Aube-Kubel each had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Samsonov made 18 saves for Toronto.

Parker Kelly, Drake Batherson and Angus Crookshank scored, and Anton Forsberg made 27 saves for Ottawa.

The Maple Leafs scored three goals in a span of 1:51 in the first period to take a 3-0 lead.

Robertson opened the scoring from between the circles at 7:54, Aube-Kubel made it 2-0 at 8:29 off a rebound at the left post, and Mete pushed it to 3-0 from the high slot at 9:45.

Kelly cut it to 3-1 at 19:33 before Batherson brought the Senators to within 3-2 with a power-play goal at 9:29 of the second period.

Malgin scored his third goal of the preseason at 9:00 of the third period to restore Toronto’s two-goal lead.

Robertson then scored his third of the preseason on the power play to make it 5-2 at 17:30, and Justin Holl shot into an empty net 29 seconds later to extend the lead to 6-2.

Crookshank scored with 16 seconds remaining for the 6-3 final.

Video: Robertson, Maple Leafs top Senators

Rangers 2, Devils 1: Artemi Panarin scored in his preseason debut for the New York Rangers, a 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

K’Andre Miller also scored, Vitaly Kravtsov had an assist, and Louis Domingue made 10 saves on 11 shots in 32:06 for New York. Jaroslav Halak made 15 saves in relief.

Jack Hughes scored, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves for New Jersey, which lost for the first time this preseason (3-1-0).

Hughes gave the Devils a 1-0 lead at 2:21 of the second period from the top of the right circle. Ondrej Palatwho signed a five-year, $30 million contract with New Jersey on July 14, had the assist on the play.

Panarin tied it 1-1 at 3:48 of the third period, scoring from a cross-ice pass off the left circle. Braden Schneider.

Miller put the Rangers in front 2-1 at 11:46 when his point shot went in off Devils forward Zach Senyshyn and defenseman Thomas Hickey.

Video: Panarin, Miller score in Rangers’ 2-1 win vs. Devils

Oilers 2, Flames 1: Leon Draisaitl scored in his preseason debut for the Edmonton Oilers, a 2-1 win against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Forwards Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evander Kane and Zach Hymandefenseman Darnell Nurse and goalie Jack Campbell (one goal on eight shots) were also playing in their first game of the preseason for Edmonton. Calvin Pickard made 14 saves in relief.

Dillon Dube scored, and Dan Vladar made 36 saves for Calgary.

Draisaitl gave Edmonton a 1-0 lead at 8:38 of the first period, scoring off a backdoor pass. Kailer Yamamoto while short-handed.

Dube tied it 1-1 at 15:49 from the bottom of the right circle after Nurse’s intended pass hit off the skate of Flames forward. Kevin Rooney.

Kulak put the Oilers back in front 2-1 at 8:55 of the third period with a slap shot from the point.

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