October 3, 2018 Games

On the first day of the season, 4 games were played in the league

Bruins @ Capitals
In the Capitals first game since winning the Stanley Cup, they lost to the Bruins 6-4. Patrice Bergeron scored 5 points with 3 goals and 2 assists. Charlie McAvoy had 4 assists, and Jake DeBrusk had a goal and 3 assists. T.J. Oshie had a goal and 3 assists and Evgeny Kuznetzov had 2 goals. Alex Ovechkin had the last goal for Washington.

3rd Period
None

Canadiens @ Maple Leafs
The Maple Leafs dominated the Canadiens in the first game of the season. John Tavares had 2 goals and 6 assists, William Nylander had a goal and 7 assists, and Auston Matthews had 2 goals and 4 assists. Tyler Bozak scored a hat-trick in the game.

Ducks @ Sharks
The Sharks won their first game of the season, 5-3. Erik Karlsson scored a goal and 3 assists, and Corey Perry scored 2 assists. Nick Ritchie scored 2 goals and an assist, while Ryan Kesler scored the other goal. Joe Pavelski scored a goal, so did Tomas Hertl, Igor Zykov, and Brent Burns.

Flames @ Canucks
The Flames won the game, 6-5 after a Noah Hanifin goal at 2:37 of overtime. Johnny Gaudreau scored a pair of goals and 2 assists. Bo Horvat scored 2 goals and an assist. Erik Gudbranson scored a goal, while Troy Stecher scored a pair. Matthew Tkachuk scored 2 goals as well.