By JESSICA SCHIEBER
Hockey has officially started and there has been no shortage of fun events that have happened. The season started on Sept. 29.
On Sept. 29 The Florida Panthers took on the Carolina Hurricanes, the Panthers won the game 1-0 in overtime. The Montrel Canadiens had a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Boston Bruins beat the New York Rangers 3-0. The Vancouver Canucks had a 6-5 overtime win against the Edmonton Oilers. The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Blackhawks 5-0.
On Sept. 30 the Pittsburg Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0. The Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-1. The Los Angeles Kings lost to the Colorado Avalanche 4-8 in which Nathan MacKinnon a player on the Avalanche got into a fight with Brandt Clarke a player on the Kings. Which had many fans talking online because MacKinnon is one of the best players and goal scorers for the Avalanche.
Oct. 1 was the New Jersey Devils first game of the season and their home opener, in which the Devils beat the Flyers 3-2 in overtime. The Minnesota Wild beat the Nashville Predators 3-1. The Panthers lost to the San Jose Sharks 3-4. The New York Rangers got a win over Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1. The Colombus Blue Jackets won against the Buffalo Sabres 6-3. The Seattle Kraken beat the Calgary Flames 6-1. The Utah Mammoth beat the Blackhawks 6-0. And the Oilers beat the Canucks 9-7.
On Oct. 2 the Washington Capitals beat the Hurricanes 5-2. The St. Louis Blues beat the Dallas Stars 4-0. The Rangers got a win over the Detroit Red Wings, ending in 2-0. The Bruins beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-3. The Anaheim Ducks won 4-3 over the Golden Knights.
On Saturday the Islanders dominated the Devils in a 6-0 win. The Lightning beat the Capitals 3-1. The Hurricanes won in overtime over the Flyers 3-2. The Predators beat the Stars 2-1. The Wild beat the Bruins 4-1. The Sharks won over the Kings in an overtime win 5-4. The Blackhawks lost to the Sabres 3-4. The Ottawa Senators beat the Maple Leafs 3-2. The Penguins beat the Canadiens 6-5. The Mammoth had a 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets. The Oilers beat the Kraken 3-1. The Avalanche beat the Blues 6-1. And the Flames lost against the Canucks 1-4.
Overall, this season is going to be an exciting one with new faces and stronger teams. This race to the Stanely Cup is going to be a fun one to watch.
This off season there were two announcements made over who the captain of the Sharks, and the captain of the Blackhawks would be. Both named captains are young players. Connor Bedard was named the captain of the Blackhawks, Bedard is 21 years old and he has played 3 seasons in the NHL. He has played 219 games and has accumulated 203 points.
The Sharks named Macklin Celebrini their captain in the off season. He is 20 years old and has played 2 NHL seasons, he is in his third season. Celebrini is the youngest active captain in the NHL. He has 183 points over 154 games.