Carolina beat Vancouver 7-2 and Dallas defeated Buffalo 4-0 overnight into October 9. Eight other games were played in the league.
Carolina’s 7-2 win over Vancouver was the highest-scoring result of the night. Logan Stankoven recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career, while Andrei Svechnikov scored twice. The league’s official website confirmed the score and game statistics. Dallas beat Buffalo 4-0, keeping the Sabres off the scoreboard.
Other results: Boston 6, Utah 1; Montreal 2, Nashville 5; Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 1; Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 2; Islanders 4, Chicago 1; San Jose 3, St. Louis 2 in overtime; Colorado 7, Calgary 3; and Vegas 4, Toronto 3 in a shootout.