I was in the stands for the home opener for the New Jersey Devils with
my son and his two friends on Oct. 7. These were the new-look Devils
with three rookies playing prominent roles: No. 1 pick Nico Hischier at
center, Ron Hextall Authentic Jersey surprise Jasper Bratt on the wing and prized college free-agent signing
Will Butcher on defense. It didn't take long for them to make a
positive impression in a 4-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Butcher
had an assist on each of the first three goals, Bratt had a beautiful
goal and had an assist. Hischier did not score but had six shots on goal
in 15:44 of ice time. It was a good afternoon and it proved to be a
sneak peek of what would come from the Devils throughout the first
quarter of the season.
After Alex Ovechkin Scott Laughton Authentic Jersey scored 33 goals last season, his fewest in a full season since he
scored 32 in 2010-11, there were some questions whether the Washington
Capitals forward was still an elite goal scorer. The 32-year-old quickly
put those questions to rest by becoming the first player in 100 years
to open the season with consecutive hat tricks (Cy Denneny of the Ottawa
Senators, Reg Noble of the Toronto Arenas and Joe Malone of the
Montreal Canadiens each did it in 1917-18). In the Capitals season
opener at the Senators on Oct. 5, Ovechkin scored three times in the
third period and also had a shootout goal in a 5-4 victory. In the
Capitals home opener against Sean Couturier Authentic Jersey the Montreal Canadiens two days later, Ovechkin scored three goals in
the first period and four total in a 6-1 victory.
When Jaromir Jagr signed a one-year contract with Calgary Flames on Oct.
4, it not only meant the second-leading scorer in NHL history would be
back for another season, it also meant the Traveling Jagrs would return
as well. The group of Jagr superfans - most of them based in Calgary -
are famous for going to NHL games dressed in the jerseys of all the
teams Jagr has played for. During the Flames' home opener on Oct. 7,
they were doing a TV interview when a certain someone barged in to give
them a Flames Jagr jersey. It was a great way to start Jagr's time in
Calgary.