DETROIT (AP) — greats he joined by scoring nine times in the first five games of the season.Alex Ovechkin
Brendan Leipsic Jersey Kids , Patrick Marleau, Mario Lemieux and Mike Bossy are the only other players in league history to pull off the feat.“Nice,” Matthews said after scoring twice for a league-leading nine goals to help Toronto beat Detroit 5-3 Thursday night.Matthews is the third player in franchise history to score in the first five games of a season.“He had a fast start last year, too, unfortunately he got injured,” Toronto coach Mike Babcock said. “He’s a big man. He’s really worked hard on his body. He’s worked hard on his skating and all parts of his game. With and without the puck, he’s better.”Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist, giving him 12 points to surpass Bobby Orr’s strong start during the 1973-74 season. Among defensemen
http://www.officialcanucks.com/authentic-adidas-brock-boeser-jersey , Rielly trails only Harry Cameron, who had 15 points in the Toronto Arenas’ first five games of the 1917-18 season.“I’m not going to address personal stuff,” Rielly said. “I think it’s more important to move on.”Nick Jensen gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead midway through the first period and scored a second goal midway through the third to pull them within a goal.“It’s never as sweet when you get the goals but you don’t get the win,” he said.Soon after Jensen’s second goal, Matthews took advantage of a power play by scoring his second goal of the game.Detroit pulled within a goal again when a review determined Dylan Larkin scored with 6:04 left in the game. The Red Wings pulled Jimmy Howard to add an extra skater, but Ron Hainsey scored an empty-net goal to seal the win.“I didn’t like the third,” said Babcock, a former Detroit coach. “We didn’t take care of the puck as good and we didn’t keep our foot on the gas.”Frederik Andersen made 26 saves and Mitch Marner had a goal for the Maple Leafs.Howard had 30 stops for the rebuilding Red Wings
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http://www.officialcanucks.com/authentic-adidas-henrik-sedin-jersey ,” Sanford said. “My linemates have been a great help, the whole team as well.”O’Reilly opened the scoring for St. Louis just 18 seconds into the game with his third goal of the season.Kane followed with his first of the game 3:29 later to tie it 1-all.NOTES: O’Reilly extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists). … D Jay Bouwmeester had an assist to give him 400 career points, and 100 with the Blues. … Kane also extended his point streak to five games (six goals, three assists). … Chicago lost its first Saturday game after starting the season 3-0-0.UP NEXTBlackhawks: Host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night.Blues: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.
