Alex DeBrincat scored his first NHL goal in the first period, Brandon Saad scored 19 seconds later, and the Chicago Blackhawks spoiled the Montreal Canadiens’ home opener with a 3-1 win at Bell Centre on Tuesday.
Artem Anisimov scored in the second period and Corey Crawford made 41 saves for Chicago (3-0-1). The Hawks are off Wednesday before hosting Minnesota (0-1-1), who are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss last Saturday at Carolina.
HAWKS
**RECAP: Crawford shines in Hawks win over Habs (SCH)
**Watch: DeBrincat scores his 1st NHL goal (SCH)
**Hawks struggling to adapt to crackdown on faceoffs, slashes (Chicago Sun Times)
**Hedge Report: Farewell, it’s been a wild, fun ride covering Hawks (The Athletic)
**Kane is elevating his play after adding more layers to his game (The Athletic)
**Anisimov’s downgrade an upgrade for Hawks (Chicago Sun Times)
**New forward prospects to watch in Rockford this season (SCH)
CENTRAL DIVISION
**RECAP: Predators bounce back to defeat Flyers (On The Forecheck)
**RECAP: Blues edge Rangers for 4th straight win (St. Louis GameTime)
**Blues officially announce new AHL affiliate in San Antonio (St. Louis GameTime)
**50 years ago on Blues’ opening night: Hoopla, fisticuffs, couple of goals (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**Top 50 Blues players of all time (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
**RECAP: Janmark, Klingberg lead Stars to 1st win of season (Defending Big D)
**Avs officially announce Colorado Eagles as new AHL affiliate (Mile High Hockey)
**Avs coach responds to Forsberg’s “bench and trade” remark about Duchene (Denver Post)
NHL
**New Rockets owner would consider NHL team if money was right (Houston Chronicle)
**RECAP: Vegas defeat Coytoes to win 1st home game (Knights On Ice)
**In time of unspeakable tragedy, Golden Knights unite Las Vegas (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
**Golden Knights hold 58-second moment of silence to honor Las Vegas victims (SBN)
**Golden Knights turn emotional night into memorable victory (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
**Vegas’ Engelland gives touching speech before puck drop (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
**RECAP: Milano scores twice, Blue Jackets top Canes in OT (Jackets Cannon)
**RECAP: Senators defeat Canucks in shootout for 1st win (Silver Seven)
**Report: Islanders will play at Barclays next season, arena hopes lie at Belmont (Lighthouse Hockey)
**Flames credit streak-snapping win to Jobu from ‘Major League’ (theScore)
HOCKEY WORLD
**OHL Sault Ste. Marie’s goalie situation a major plot point (Sportsnet)
**QMJHL Roundup: MacKinnon scores winner as Phoenix edge Sagueneens (Sportsnet)
**WHL Roundup: Broncos extend win streak to seven to open season (Sportsnet)