Artemi Panarin scored twice, Alexis Lafreniere finished with a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers ended their season-opening seven-game home winless streak by pulling away for a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday night.

The New York Rangers got a huge monkey off their backs with their first home win of the season as a major star returned to the lineup.

Mike Sullivan delivered a strong statement to the New York Rangers after the first home win in the 2025-26 NHL season.

Jack Finley scored his first NHL goal early in the third period to break a tie and the Tampa Bay Lightning held on to beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Saturday night. Emil Lilleberg and Zemgus Girgensons also scored for the Lightning.

We have four games on Friday’s NHL slate, including an early puck drop in Sweden between Nashville and Pittsburgh. Let’s look ahead to tonight’s three domestic matchups to find the best bet to place in each contest.

Mike Sullivan could not be more relieved after the New York Rangers' first home victory of the season in a relatively comfortable win against Nashville, which also allowed them to move up in the conference standings ahead of the Florida Panthers.

They now host a Sabres team that has been rebuilding for over a decade. While they have young stars like Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson, Buffalo cannot find a way to create a winning team. The Sabres are looking to snap a five-game losing skid on Saturday night, after losing 6-3 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

“It started with, obviously, with my mom being gone,” Manson said of becoming a Hockey Fights Cancer Champion. “That was just something that hit close to home. So I was like, 'OK, I want to get involved in some way and try to honor her memory, because she fought hard.’”

The Utah Mammoth unveiled their new mascot, Tusky, during Wednesday night's home opener against the Calgary Flames.