NHL NEWS OCT 17 – WINGS HOME OPENER, THE LAST AT THE JOE

The Red Wings, who will relocate to Little Caesars Arena for the 2017-18 season, host the Senators in the final home opener at the storied Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit has clinched the Stanley Cup in the building on two occasions (1996-97 and 2001-02) and owns an all-time regular-season record of 811-415-189 at The Joe since playing their first game there on Dec. 27, 1979 (3-2 L vs. STL).

The Red Wings contested their first home opener at The Joe on Oct. 16, 1980 against the defending Stanley Cup champion Islanders, who were powered to victory that night by a three-point performance by eventual 1980-81 goals leader Mike Bossy.

CANUCKS STORM BACK TO STUN HURRICANES

The Canucks scored four unanswered goals – including the tying goal by Ben Hutton(1-0—1) with 5:50 remaining in regulation and an overtime tally by Brandon Sutter (1-1—2) – to rally from a three-goal deficit and win for the first time since Dec. 8, 2011 (4-3 SO W at MTL).

NHL MUSINGS

• Forward Kyle Okposo, who signed a seven-year contract with Buffalo on July 1, posted 1-1—2 in his team debut
• Forward Milan Lucic, who signed a seven-year contract with the Oilers on July 1, scored his first goal with the club. It was the 400th point of his NHL career
• Offseason acquisition Teuvo Teravainen scored his first goal with Carolina
• Former Islanders Bryan Trottier, Bobby Nystrom, Billy Smith and Eric Cairns dropped the ceremonial puck before the team’s home opener
• Blackhawks teammates Jonathan Toews, Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook took part in the festivities at Wrigley Field during Game 2 of the NLCS in Chicago
• Playing in his 500th career game, Sabres forward Ryan O’Reilly (2-2—4) set a career high with four points in Buffalo’s victory over Edmonton.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Home Team in Caps
NY ISLANDERS 3, Anaheim 2 (OT)
Buffalo 6, EDMONTON 2
VANCOUVER 4, Carolina 3 (OT)

SNEAK PEEK AT MONDAY’S ACTION
All Times Eastern
San Jose @ NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Colorado @ Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Ottawa @ Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Boston @ Winnipeg, 8 p.m.