Early birds get the wins

The St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs didn't waste time scoring Sunday, and it paid off, big time.
Zach Hyman of the Maple Leafs scored 34 seconds into a
1-0 victory
against the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn scored 40 seconds into the first period in a
3-2 overtime win
against the Buffalo Sabres.

Teams that have scored in the first minute of a game this season are a combined 22-9-2.
The Maple Leafs became the 10th team in NHL history to score in the first minute and win 1-0. The last time it happened? On Saturday, when Josh Anderson of the Columbus Blue Jackets scored 30 seconds into a 1-0 win against the Arizona Coyotes.

Sympathy from The Great One

From one Edmonton Oilers star with immense talent to another, no one quite feels Connor McDavid's
pain after a 1-0 shutout loss
to the Toronto Maple Leafs like Wayne Gretzky.

Three in Third Equals Victory

The Chicago Blackhawks ignited their offense late, scoring three times in the third period to defeat the Arizona Coyotes
3-1
. Artem Anisimov scored the tiebreaking goal with less than five minutes to play.

Coming of Age

After watching Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets get selected ahead of him in the 2016 NHL Draft, Columbus Blue Jackets forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, 19, is
starting to make a name for himself
this season.

Wild Finish

Nino Niederreiter gave the Minnesota Wild
a 4-3 victory
against the San Jose Sharks with a brilliant takeaway and snipe in overtime.

Fleury's Back

The Vegas Golden Knights have activated Marc-Andre Fleury
from injured reserve
. Despite missing their top goalie since Oct. 13, the Golden Knights went 16-8-1 in his absence with a combination of Malcolm Subban, Oscar Dansk and Maxime Lagace in net.