Top-5: The Oilers were humiliated in Columbus, and lost the services of McDavid.

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The Canadiens didn’t play last night.

However, eight other games were presented elsewhere in the NHL.

Let’s see what happened:

1: A night to forget for the Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers aren’t off to a great start to the season.

They had won just four of their first nine games of the campaign prior to yesterday’s game, and the opportunity was there to remedy the situation, as the team was visiting Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets.

But the evening turned out to be a nightmare.

Early in the game, the club lost the services of its captain, who suffered a lower-body injury after a freak fall:

To add insult to injury…

In the game, the Oilers were completely humiliated by the Blue Jackets.

The Edmonton team lost the game 6-1, and on the Jackets’ side, Sean Monahan stood out with a two-goal performance.

Here’s his second:

The Oilers flew to Nashville after the game for tomorrow night’s game against the Predators.

But Connor McDavid didn’t follow the group: instead, he returned to Edmonton to undergo extensive testing for his injury.

Let’s hope it’s not too serious:

2: An emotional evening in Tampa Bay

It was Steven Stamkos’ return to Amalie Arena, where he scored 555 goals in a Lightning uniform.

Naturally, the fans and the organization gave him a warm welcome back.

It was emotional:

After the celebrations, everyone came to their senses… Especially Brayden Point.

He scored a goal of beauty:

Steven Stamkos didn’t want to come back to Tampa Bay as a tourist, and he made his presence felt in the game.

He’s known for his scoring ability, but he picked up two assists on his team’s only two goals of the game:

Stammer ‘s comeback was spoiled by his former team, who won 3-2 in overtime.

But all in all, it was still a fine evening for the former Lightning captain.

3: A first defeat for the Jets

The Jets were hosting the Leafs and trying to maintain their perfect record since the start of the season.

But it didn’t go as planned.

Despite a Kyle Connor hat-trick in the game, the Jets ultimately lost 6-4, losing their very first game of the campaign.

For the Leafs, John Tavares stood out… with a hat trick of his own:

The Leafs’ big guns showed up in the game.

An assist for Marner, an assist for Matthews, three points for Nylander (one goal), hat trick for Tavares, three assists for Pacioretty…

It helps when the best players perform at the level of their talent!

4: Barkov’s pass of the year?

We all know: Aleksander Barkov is quite a hockey player.

However, we haven’t been able to see him play much this season because he was injured in his team’s second game.

He hadn’t played since October 10, but he was back in action last night… And let’s just say he didn’t wait too long to make his mark.

The Panthers captain served a perfect pass without even looking to Sam Reinhart, who then threaded the needle:

Seeing his captain get fancy on the ice, Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky decided to do the same.

He made a spectacular save during the game, when he lost his stick :

Barkov and Bobrovsky’s efforts were enough to give the Panthers a 5-2 win over the Sabres.

Barkov, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart all collected a goal and an assist in the win.

5: A Sharks comeback

It’s late in the game.

With just under five minutes left in the game, the San Jose Sharks are losing by a score of 4-1.

But… not so fast.

The Sharks scored not one, not two… but three goals in the final minutes of the game to force overtime.

And as fate would have it, Alexander Wennberg scored to complete the Sharks’ spectacular comeback.

It was party time in San Jose:

It was a party in San Jose, because in winning the game, the Sharks picked up their very first victory of the season (1-7-2 record).

I imagine that Utah’s André Tourigny must have been pretty pissed off after the game… Because you can’t give away three goals and then lose in overtime to the worst team in the league.

It doesn’t look good, at least.

Overtime

– I love these uniforms.

– A first goal for Dahlin since wearing the “C” on his jersey.

– Nice deflection!

– A beautiful moment.

– Wow.

– Great MacKinnon.

– Top scorers of the night :

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– Seven games tonight in the NHL, including the Canadiens :

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