2018-19 NHL OPENERS

The 2018-19 NHL season opens Wednesday, Oct. 3, highlighted by the Capitals raising their banner at prior to their game against the Bruins (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TVAS).

ALL-TIME RECORDS IN SEASON OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA 2018-19 OPENING GAME 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2 1 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. PHI 25 16 7 2 34 .680 89 68 Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. FLA Avalanche 38 21 10 7 49 .645 145 112 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. MIN Senators 25 12 6 7 31 .620 79 69 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CHI Devils 43 22 12 9 53 .616 139 121 Saturday, Oct. 6 vs. EDM Montréal Canadiens 100 53 30 17 123 .615 334 247 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at TOR Oilers 38 21 13 4 46 .605 116 107 Saturday, Oct. 6 at NJD St. Louis Blues 50 26 16 8 60 .600 178 154 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WPG Wild 17 9 6 2 20 .588 48 36 Thursday, Oct. 4 at COL Canucks 47 25 17 5 55 .585 154 141 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. CGY 24 12 8 4 28 .583 74 65 Saturday, Oct. 6 at TBL 47 24 18 5 53 .564 142 131 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. BOS 38 19 15 4 42 .553 130 116 Thursday, Oct. 4 at DAL 19 10 8 1 21 .553 50 49 Thursday, Oct. 4 at NYR 50 21 16 13 55 .550 165 150 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. ARI 50 23 19 8 54 .540 141 135 Thursday, Oct. 4 at VGK Blackhawks 91 39 33 19 97 .533 258 264 Thursday, Oct. 4 at OTT Penguins 50 23 20 7 53 .530 163 164 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. WSH 50 22 19 9 53 .530 142 145 Friday, Oct. 5 vs. SJS Jets 18 9 8 1 19 .528 55 57 Thursday, Oct. 4 at STL Red Wings 91 41 36 14 96 .527 262 259 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. CBJ 93 40 37 16 96 .516 269 271 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at WSH * 43 19 19 5 43 .500 145 150 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. BOS 26 11 11 4 26 .500 82 80 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. ANA Rangers 91 38 39 14 90 .495 258 257 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NSH Maple Leafs 100 39 43 18 96 .480 298 298 Wednesday, Oct. 3 vs. MTL 17 7 8 2 16 .471 46 45 Thursday, Oct. 4 at DET Flames 45 12 22 11 35 .389 139 161 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at VAN 45 11 23 11 33 .367 118 150 Thursday, Oct. 4 at CAR 38 9 20 9 27 .355 97 137 Thursday, Oct. 4 vs. NYI 24 6 18 0 12 .250 51 86 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at SJS * Defending Stanley Cup champions own an all-time record of 57-25-15 (97 GP) in season openers, including a 3-5-2 mark over the last 10 years and 9-7-4 clip over the past 20 seasons. (There was no Stanley Cup champion in 1918-19 due to the influenza epidemic. A non-NHL team won the Stanley Cup in 1924-25.)

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ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON AT HOME GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Florida Panthers 10 8 0 2 18 .900 41 19 10 8 1 1 17 .850 37 19 Tampa Bay Lightning 17 12 3 2 26 .765 68 44 22 13 3 6 32 .727 82 52 Washington Capitals 19 13 5 1 27 .711 70 54 Arizona Coyotes 22 14 6 2 30 .682 85 69 Nashville Predators 11 7 3 1 15 .682 30 22 20 12 5 3 27 .675 81 57 29 18 8 3 39 .672 97 80 Montréal Canadiens 59 34 15 10 78 .661 207 125 54 32 16 6 70 .648 163 119 Dallas Stars 29 16 8 5 37 .638 100 77 St. Louis Blues 22 13 7 2 28 .636 85 61 Buffalo Sabres 31 17 9 5 39 .629 109 89 Boston Bruins 60 32 17 11 75 .625 206 173 45 22 11 12 56 .622 143 121 32 17 10 5 39 .609 99 85 Anaheim Ducks 5 3 2 0 6 .600 15 19 Philadelphia Flyers 29 15 11 3 33 .569 91 79 27 12 10 5 29 .537 82 76 Los Angeles Kings 28 12 10 6 30 .536 83 77 San Jose Sharks 15 7 6 2 16 .533 50 51 26 11 10 5 27 .519 87 77 60 24 24 12 60 .500 181 166 9 3 3 3 9 .500 30 29 12 5 6 1 11 .458 33 41 Carolina Hurricanes 21 6 8 7 19 .452 49 68 24 8 11 5 21 .438 79 77 Columbus Blue Jackets 12 4 6 2 10 .417 33 33 New York Islanders 9 2 4 3 7 .389 22 24

ALL-TIME RECORDS WHEN OPENING THE SEASON ON THE ROAD GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 2 1 Ottawa Senators 16 9 3 4 22 .688 49 40 Winnipeg Jets 6 4 2 0 8 .667 22 16 Colorado Avalanche 18 9 5 4 22 .611 64 55 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 6 .600 13 12 St. Louis Blues 28 13 9 6 32 .571 93 93 Montréal Canadiens 41 19 15 7 45 .549 127 122 Vancouver Canucks 15 8 7 0 16 .533 55 56 Pittsburgh Penguins 23 11 10 2 24 .522 81 88 Los Angeles Kings 21 9 9 3 21 .500 53 66 New Jersey Devils 21 9 9 3 21 .500 57 69 Philadelphia Flyers 21 8 8 5 21 .500 50 56 Tampa Bay Lightning 8 4 4 0 8 .500 21 24 New York Rangers 65 27 29 9 63 .485 171 180 San Jose Sharks 11 4 5 2 10 .455 32 29 Toronto Maple Leafs 40 15 19 6 36 .450 117 132 Chicago Blackhawks 46 17 22 7 41 .446 115 143 Buffalo Sabres 16 7 9 0 14 .438 33 42 Dallas Stars 21 5 8 8 18 .429 65 73 Edmonton Oilers 9 3 5 1 7 .389 19 27 Arizona Coyotes 16 5 9 2 12 .375 45 47 Nashville Predators 8 3 5 0 6 .375 20 27 New York Islanders 36 9 19 8 26 .361 96 126 Florida Panthers 14 4 8 2 10 .357 33 46 Detroit Red Wings 37 9 20 8 26 .351 99 140 Calgary Flames 21 4 11 6 14 .333 60 84 Washington Capitals 23 6 14 3 15 .326 72 93 Boston Bruins 33 8 20 5 21 .318 63 98 Carolina Hurricanes 17 3 12 2 8 .235 48 69 Minnesota Wild 7 1 5 1 3 .214 11 17 Anaheim Ducks 19 3 16 0 6 .158 36 67

ALL-TIME RECORDS IN HOME OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% GF GA 2018-19 HOME OPENER Vegas Golden Knights 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 5 2 Oct. 4 vs. PHI Minnesota Wild 17 13 1 3 29 .853 62 39 Oct. 6 vs. VGK Colorado Avalanche 38 26 8 4 56 .737 162 104 Oct. 4 vs. MIN Arizona Coyotes 38 24 11 3 51 .671 132 107 Oct. 6 vs. ANA New York Islanders 45 27 12 6 60 .667 157 117 Oct. 6 vs. NSH Florida Panthers 24 14 6 4 32 .667 78 60 Oct. 11 vs. CBJ Tampa Bay Lightning 25 15 7 3 33 .660 94 66 Oct. 6 vs. FLA Ottawa Senators 25 14 6 5 33 .660 81 68 Oct. 4 vs. CHI Montréal Canadiens 100 57 26 17 131 .655 348 232 Oct. 11 vs. LAK Nashville Predators 19 11 6 2 24 .632 52 45 Oct. 9 vs. CGY Boston Bruins 93 48 24 21 117 .629 298 250 Oct. 8 vs. OTT St. Louis Blues 50 30 18 2 62 .620 185 146 Oct. 4 vs. WPG Philadelphia Flyers 50 28 16 6 62 .620 167 137 Oct. 9 vs. SJS Edmonton Oilers 38 21 12 5 47 .618 127 113 Oct. 18 vs. BOS Washington Capitals 43 25 15 3 53 .616 158 134 Oct. 3 vs. BOS New Jersey Devils 43 21 11 11 53 .616 147 122 Oct. 6 vs. EDM Dallas Stars 50 27 16 7 61 .610 171 135 Oct. 4 vs. ARI Anaheim Ducks 24 14 9 1 29 .604 63 63 Oct. 8 vs. DET Detroit Red Wings 91 50 32 9 109 .599 287 233 Oct. 4 vs. CBJ Vancouver Canucks 47 25 16 6 56 .596 152 136 Oct. 3 vs. CGY Pittsburgh Penguins 50 25 16 9 59 .590 176 162 Oct. 4 vs. WSH Los Angeles Kings 50 24 18 8 56 .560 156 136 Oct. 5 vs. SJS Toronto Maple Leafs 100 46 36 18 110 .550 358 318 Oct. 3 vs. MTL San Jose Sharks 26 12 10 4 28 .538 79 75 Oct. 3 vs. ANA Chicago Blackhawks 91 38 32 21 97 .533 257 239 Oct. 7 vs. TOR Calgary Flames 45 18 17 10 46 .511 151 137 Oct. 6 vs. VAN New York Rangers 91 38 37 16 92 .505 271 255 Oct. 4 vs. NSH Buffalo Sabres 47 20 20 7 47 .500 137 143 Oct. 4 vs. BOS Winnipeg Jets 18 8 8 2 18 .500 55 58 Oct. 9 vs. LAK Columbus Blue Jackets 17 7 7 3 17 .500 52 44 Oct. 5 vs. CAR Carolina Hurricanes 38 14 15 9 37 .487 99 116 Oct. 4 vs. NYI

ACTIVE HEAD COACHES’ RECORDS IN SEASON OPENERS GP W L T/OT PTS P% (BOS) 3 3 0 0 6 1.000 (COL) 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 (VAN) 1 1 0 0 2 1.000 (STL) 6 5 0 1 11 .917 (OTT) 5 4 0 1 9 .900 (PHI) 3 2 0 1 5 .833 Todd McLellan (EDM) 10 8 2 0 16 .800 (TBL) 5 4 1 0 8 .800 John Stevens (LAK) 4 3 1 0 6 .750 (VGK) 6 3 1 2 8 .667 (DET) 3 2 1 0 4 .667 (CBJ) 13 7 5 1 15 .577 Claude Julien (MTL) 14 8 6 0 16 .571 (NSH) 14 7 5 2 16 .571 (TOR) 15 8 6 1 17 .567 (NYI) 19 9 7 3 21 .553 (WPG) 17 7 7 3 17 .500 Peter DeBoer (SJS) 10 5 5 0 10 .500 Mike Sullivan (PIT) 4 1 1 2 4 .500 (NJD) 3 1 1 1 3 .500 Phil Housley (BUF) 1 0 0 1 1 .500 (CHI) 19 5 8 6 16 .421 (ANA) 12 5 7 0 10 .417 (CGY) 4 1 2 1 3 .375 (MIN) 10 3 7 0 6 .300 (FLA) 1 0 1 0 0 .000 (ARI) 2 0 2 0 0 .000 Rod Brind’Amour (CAR) ------Jim Montgomery (DAL) ------ (NYR) ------ (WSH) ------

LONGEST WIN STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 9 – Montréal Canadiens, from 1953-54 – 1961-62 – St. Louis Blues, from 1978-79 – 1986-87 8 – Detroit Red Wings, from 1947-48 – 1954-55 – Nordiques, from 1981-82 – 1988-89 – Boston Bruins, from 1987-88 – 1994-95 7 – New York Rangers, from 1926-27 – 1932-33 – Pittsburgh Penguins, from 1971-72 – 1977-78 – San Jose Sharks, from 2010-11 – 2016-17

Active Streaks: 4 – Montréal Canadiens, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 – Tampa Bay Lightning, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 – Vancouver Canucks, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 3 – St. Louis Blues, from 2015-16 – 2017-18

LONGEST STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 17 – Montréal Canadiens, from 1963-64 – 1979-80 (13-0-4) 15 – Detroit Red Wings, from 1940-41 – 1954-55 (14-0-1) 12 – Boston Bruins, from 1987-88 – 1998-99 (9-0-3) 10 – Dallas Stars, from 1996-97 – 2006-07 (7-0-3) 9 – Montréal Canadiens, from 1953-54 – 1961-62 (9-0-0) – St. Louis Blues, from 1978-79 – 1986-87 (9-0-0) – , from 1980-81 – 1988-89 (8-0-1) – New Jersey Devils, from 1989-90 – 1997-98 (7-0-2) – Los Angeles Kings, from 1994-95 – 2002-03 (6-0-3)

Active Streaks: 4 – Montréal Canadiens, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 (4-0-0) – Tampa Bay Lightning, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 (4-0-0) – Vancouver Canucks, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 (4-0-0) – Washington Capitals, from 2014-15 – 2017-18 (2-0-2) 3 – Ottawa Senators, from 2015-16 – 2017-18 (2-0-1) – Philadelphia Flyers, from 2015-16 – 2017-18 (2-0-1) – St. Louis Blues, from 2015-16 – 2017-18 (3-0-0)

LONGEST WINLESS STREAKS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY 12 – Detroit Red Wings, from 1982-83 – 1993-94 (0-8-4) 10 – St. Louis Blues, from 1997-98 to 2007-08 (0-6-4) 8 – Boston Bruins, from 1939-40 – 1946-47 (0-5-3) – Toronto Maple Leafs, from 1945-46 – 1952-53 (0-4-4) – , from 1987-88 – 1994-95 (0-6-2) – Calgary Flames, from 2010-11 – 2017-18 (0-7-1)

Active Streaks: 8 – Calgary Flames, from 2010-11 – 2017-18 (0-7-1) 5 – Buffalo Sabres, from 2013-14 – 2017-18 (0-4-1)

FASTEST GOALS FROM START OF A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Time Oct. 11, 1986 MNS at QUE Kent Nilsson 0:10 Oct. 7, 1981 WSH at BUF 0:12 Oct. 31, 1943 CHI vs. TOR 0:13 Oct. 7, 1981 CHI vs. PIT 0:13 Oct. 30, 1943 TOR vs. NYR 0:15 Oct. 4, 1991 CGY vs. EDM Theo Fleury 0:16 Oct. 10, 1974 BUF vs. BOS 0:18 Oct. 10, 1973 STL at CGS Lou Angotti 0:20 Oct. 5, 1989 BUF vs. QUE 0:20 Oct. 10, 1970 STL vs. NYR Christian Bordeleau 0:21

MOST GOALS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Goals Dec. 19, 1917 MWN vs. TAN 5 Dec. 19, 1917 MTL at SEN 5 Dec. 16, 1922 TSP vs. MTL 5 Dec. 19, 1917 TAN at MWN 4 Oct. 6, 1976 VAN at PIT Rick Blight 4 Oct. 8, 1987 VAN vs. STL Greg Adams 4 Oct. 7, 1992 TBL vs. CHI Chris Kontos 4 Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT 4 * Overall, there have been 56 instances of a player scoring a hat trick in a season opener, including the eight listed above.

Active NHL Players w/ 3+ Goals in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Goals Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT Auston Matthews 4 Oct. 3, 2007 COL vs. DAL 3 Oct. 9, 2010 NYR at BUF 3 Oct. 9, 2014 ANA at PIT 3 Oct. 8, 2015 MIN at COL Zach Parise 3 Oct. 9, 2015 DET vs. TOR 3 Oct. 4, 2017 PHI at SJS 3 Oct. 4, 2017 EDM vs. CGY Connor McDavid 3 Oct. 5, 2017 WSH at OTT Alex Ovechkin 3 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT 3

MOST ASSISTS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Assists Oct. 10, 1985 NJD at PHI Greg Adams 5 Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH 5 * Overall, there have been 21 instances of a player collecting at least four assists in a season opener, including the two listed above.

Last Five Players w/ 4+ Assists in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Assists Oct. 5, 2017 DET vs. MIN Mike Green 4 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman 4 Oct. 5, 2006 PHX vs. NYI Steve Reinprecht 4 Oct. 10, 2002 TOR at PIT 4 Oct. 10, 1998 MTL vs. NYR 4

MOST POINTS IN A SEASON OPENER, NHL HISTORY Date Team Opponent Player Points Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH 2-4—6 Dec. 19, 1917 MWN vs. TAN Harry Hyland 5-0—5 Dec. 19, 1917 MTL at SEN Joe Malone 5-0—5 Dec. 16, 1922 TSP vs. MTL Babe Dye 5-0—5 Oct. 10, 1973 BOS vs. VAN 3-2—5 Oct. 10, 1974 BUF vs. BOS 3-2—5 Oct. 9, 1986 TOR vs. MTL Tom Fergus 3-2—5 Jan. 20, 2013 BUF vs. PHI Thomas Vanek 2-3—5 Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ Brad Marchand 2-3—5 Oct. 7, 1955 NYR at CHI 1-4—5 Oct. 4, 1983 QUE vs. NYI Michel Goulet 1-4—5 Oct. 5, 2006 PHX vs. NYI Steve Reinprecht 1-4—5 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman 1-4—5 Oct. 10, 1985 NJD at PHI Greg Adams 0-5—5 Oct. 5, 1990 PIT at WSH John Cullen 0-5—5 * Overall, there have been 96 instances of a player recording at least four points in a season opener, including the 15 listed above.

Last Six Players w/ 4+ Points in a Season Opener: Date Team Opponent Player Points Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT Ryan Hartman 1-4—5 Oct. 5, 2017 CHI vs. PIT 1-3—4 Oct. 5, 2017 DET vs. MIN Mike Green 0-4—4 Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ Brad Marchand 2-3—5 Oct. 13, 2016 BOS at CBJ David Pastrnak 2-2—4 Oct. 12, 2016 TOR at OTT Auston Matthews 4-0—4

MOST CAREER GOALS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP G Michel Goulet 13 14 16 14 10 13 Alexander Mogilny 14 13 Radim Vrbata 15 13 17 13 18 13 19 13 Jaromir Jagr 23 13 Aurel Joliat 16 12 16 12 19 12

Most Career Goals in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP G 20 10 Zach Parise 12 9 Alex Ovechkin 13 9 Thomas Vanek 13 9 Paul Stastny 12 8 James Neal 10 7 Corey Perry 13 7 7 6 11 6 Bryan Little 11 6

MOST CAREER ASSISTS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP A Jaromir Jagr 23 26 17 24 21 21 18 19 18 18 19 18 18 17 Al MacInnis 20 17 25 17 Gary Suter 15 16 20 16

Most Career Assists in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP A Mike Green 11 12 19 12 Nicklas Backstrom 10 11 13 11 16 11 11 10 10 9 12 9

MOST CAREER POINTS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP PTS Jaromir Jagr 23 13-26—39 Ray Bourque 21 9-21—30 Joe Sakic 20 11-16—27 Wayne Gretzky 19 9-18—27 Michel Goulet 13 14-11—25 Phil Esposito 16 11-14—25 Al MacInnis 20 8-17—25 Gordie Howe 25 8-17—25 Adam Oates 17 1-24—25 Marcel Dionne 18 6-18—24 Dale Hunter 18 5-19—24

Most Career Points in Season Openers, Active NHL Players: Player GP PTS Joe Thornton 19 5-12—17 Patrick Marleau 20 10-6—16 Zach Parise 12 9-6—15 Alex Ovechkin 13 9-6—15 Justin Williams 16 4-11—15 Mike Green 11 3-12—15 Thomas Vanek 13 9-5—14 Paul Stastny 12 8-6—14 Patrick Kane 11 5-8—13 Joe Pavelski 11 3-10—13 Jason Spezza 13 2-11—13

MOST CAREER WINS IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP W 13 10 18 10 Marc-Andre Fleury* 13 9 Ryan Miller* 13 9 12 8 13 8 10 7 * 12 7 Kirk McLean 12 7 12 7 13 7 14 7 14 7 15 7 16 7 17 7 * Active

MOST CAREER IN SEASON OPENERS, NHL HISTORY Player GP SO 11 3 Jacques Plante 12 3 4 2 6 2 * 6 2 7 2 Jimmy Howard* 7 2 8 2 Stephane Fiset 8 2 Alec Connell 11 2 11 2 12 2 John Ross Roach 12 2 Marc-Andre Fleury* 13 2 * 15 2 Martin Brodeur 18 2 * Active

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