NHL roundup: Blue Jackets score six as Flyers lose for the second straight night

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/knies-matthew/OMACBf9g/"]Matthew Knies[/a] scored twice for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-blue-jackets/0vCzmbQ5/"]Columbus Blue Jackets[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/buffalo-sabres-UobjtMIP/columbus-blue-jackets-0vCzmbQ5/?mid=Sdzduwem"]in a 6-3 win[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/buffalo-sabres/UobjtMIP/"]Buffalo Sabres[/a] at home.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samuelsson-mattias/ML8sCJsA/"]Mattias Samuelsson[/a] had put the guests ahead seven minutes and change in, but the Blue Jackets responded in emphatic fashion with three goals before the first period ended.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quinn-jack/OdqJSbeb/"]Jack Quinn[/a] brought the Sabres to within one to open the second frame, but Columbus added a fourth six minutes later. Although Buffalo would again reduce the deficit to one goal, they could not find an equaliser.[/p][embed guid="60e939c7-72e6-4efe-b74e-90b09e3468a7" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2105839050838212852?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monahan-sean/8E0F7t43/"]Sean Monahan[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olivier-mathieu/QilPNhhG/"]Mathieu Olivier[/a] added to the scoring in the third to secure the win for the Blue Jackets in what was both teams' opening games of the year.[/p][p]Elsewhere, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hughes-luke/r3HZXy2R/"]Luke Hughes[/a] found the back of the net twice for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-jersey-devils/Kh0O591A/"]New Jersey Devils[/a], including the winner in overtime, to edge the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/philadelphia-flyers/QySGG7oT/"]Philadelphia Flyers[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-jersey-devils-Kh0O591A/philadelphia-flyers-QySGG7oT/?mid=O01OVPNj"]3-2[/a]. [/p][p]It was the second night in a row where the Flyers were beaten, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/nhl-roundup-penguins-dismantle-flyers-as-maple-leafs-get-off-and-running/SCNH2cEM/"]having suffered a heavy loss at home[/a] to the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pittsburgh-penguins/AkN0nWU6/"]Pittsburgh Penguins[/a]. This time, they led twice at the Prudential Center, but were unable to hold on either time.[/p][embed guid="959e1727-db6f-439c-87e7-2f8fcbffa442" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2105837227691704639?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sanheim-travis/tALGiUtt/"]Travis Sanheim[/a] had given Philadelphia their second lead of the night early on in the third, but Hughes stepepd up for his team to level the game a few minutes later. The centre then grabbed the winner with 1:37 left in the overtime period to help the Devils prevail.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-kraken/MibYQ5nU/"]Seattle Kraken[/a] began their year with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/calgary-flames-EZekktRt/seattle-kraken-MibYQ5nU/?mid=6mcvNeuJ"]a 6-1 success[/a] at the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/calgary-flames/EZekktRt/"]Calgary Flames[/a], while the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-york-rangers/O4zxeyWN/"]New York Rangers[/a] grabbed their first win of the new season in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/new-york-rangers-O4zxeyWN/tampa-bay-lightning-YVE3zk1c/?mid=OKiIi7pA"]a 5-1 defeat[/a] of the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tampa-bay-lightning/YVE3zk1c/"]Tampa Bay Lightning[/a]. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin scored an empty net goal towards the end to send the visiting fans into a frenzy.[/p][p]In Nashville, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Minnesota Wild[/a] topped the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nashville-predators/QV0K6kn4/"]Predators[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/nashville-predators-QV0K6kn4/?mid=foBhyn0T"]3-1[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/hockey/canada/nhl/"]Follow the NHL action on Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]