Kane, Blackhawks rally past Senators in OT

OTTAWA -- Patrick Kane scored 38 seconds into overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday in the season opener for each team.

Kane scored on a breakaway with a backhand shot over the left shoulder of Senators goaltender Craig Anderson.
"When you've got Kane], you know he's going to find a way to get something going," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said.
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Brent Seabrook, Alex DeBrincat and Jonathan Toews scored for Chicago. Cam Ward made 22 saves in his debut with the Blackhawks.
"I just need to calm down," Ward said about allowing three goals on ten shots in the first period. "You want it so bad that sometimes it can work against you.
"I was really excited about the opportunity to play and start the season. I felt good, but it felt like I was moving around a little too much. In the second and third, I just felt a lot more composed and made the big save when we needed it."

Maxime Lajoie
had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut for Ottawa. Colin White also had a goal and an assist, and Anderson made 39 saves.
Lajoie scored to tie it 2-2 at 12:06 of the first period on a one-timer off a pass from Matt Duchene in the slot.
"It was pretty crazy," Lajoie said. "I wasn't sure what I was feeling after I scored. Just pure joy. Just happy that my parents could be there to see that."

White gave the Senators a 3-2 lead at 16:32 when he tucked in a wraparound under Ward's left pad on the power play.
Seabrook tied it 3-3 at 12:18 of the third period on one-timer off a pass from Kane in the right circle.
"If you can get [Seabrook] in that position, we've seen it before where he's coming down the slot and he's not going to miss too many of those," Kane said. "It was a great celebration, too. Good to see him excited."

DeBrincat gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead at 4:40 of the first period when he beat Anderson glove side with a wrist shot from just inside the blue line. Zack Smith tied it 1-1 at 6:47 when his point shot deflected off Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith's stick and over Ward's shoulder.
Toews beat Anderson blocker side with a wrist shot on a 2-on-1 to give Chicago a 2-1 lead at 10:30.
"You never want to be down going into the third," Kane said. "But to have it finish like that, where you're coming back and tying it up and winning in overtime, we were pretty pumped up after. It gives everyone a lot of confidence."

They said it

"[Toews] had a big game. He did everything tonight. When you look at the stats, it was one of those nights. Face-off circle, everything else seemed to add up real positive for him. He had the puck a lot. I thought he had real pace to his game." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville
"You can't fault our effort. Our effort was there. Outstanding. One hundred percent. Everyone was there pushing hard. A lot of good things to pull from this game." -- Senators goaltender Craig Anderson

Need to know

Senators forward Max McCormick left the game with a lower-body injury at 1:34 of the second period.

What's next

Blackhawks: At the St. Louis Blues on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; FS-MW, NBCSCH, NHL.TV)
Senators: At the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, NHL.TV)