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Stutzle scored two goals, one shorthanded and the other the game-winner, with an even-strength assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins. He added three shots on net, a hit, a blocked shot and a plus-3 rating to his ledger.

The star center opened the scoring midway through the first period, converting on the counter-attack after Michael Amadio stole the puck in the Ottawa end to launch a 2-on-1 break. Stutzle then scored what proved to be the winner less than two minutes later just after that same Boston power play had expired, only this time he was the one intercepting the pass and launching the break. Stutzle has jumped out to a quick start to 2026-27 with two goals and four points in two games, as he looks to reach the 80-point plateau for the third time in his career.

Ersson turned aside eight of the nine shots he faced after replacing Linus Ullmark (undisclosed) to begin the third period of Monday's 4-1 win over the Bruins.

Ullmark was shaken up late in the second period after a collision with JJ Peterka, but per Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia, Senators coach Travis Green indicated his removal for the final frame was just precautionary. The decision still resulted in Ersson seeing his first action for his new team in a relatively low-stress situation, as Ottawa held a 4-0 lead after two periods. Ersson likely would have been in line anyway to get his first start of the season Tuesday in Detroit, but the Sens may need to summon help from AHL Belleville to back him up if Ullmark needs additional recovery time.

Mikheyev scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

The veteran winger helped set up a Pontus Holmberg tally in the second period that proved to be the game-winner, then found the back of the net himself late in the third on a nifty wraparound. Mikheyev is skating on the third line and isn't getting power-play time to begin his Tampa Bay tenure, but he's still been productive with a goal and three points in his first three games.

Holmberg scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

The 27-year-old gave the Lightning a 2-0 lead just 17 seconds into the second period, ripping a shot from the faceoff circle past Dan Vladar to convert a 3-on-1 break. The points were Holmberg's first of the season in three games, as the bottom-six forward looks to match or improve on a career-best 2025-26 campaign in which he managed 11 goals and 22 points in 70 regular-season contests.

Kucherov notched two assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

The superstar winger had a hand in Brayden Point's first-period tally to open the scoring, as well as Brandon Hagel's empty-netter late in the third. It was Kucherov's first multi-point performance on the young season, and through three games he's collected a goal and four points as he looks to reach triple digits for a fifth straight campaign.

Vasilevskiy made 13 saves in Monday's 4-1 win over the Flyers.

The Lightning out-shot the visitors 36-14 on the night, and the one puck that did get past Vasilevskiy was something of a fluke -- Tyson Foerster floated a shot through traffic that would have gone wide of the net had it not deflected off Charle-Edouard D'Astous as he battled with Porter Martone at the edge of the crease. Vasilevskiy was beaten four times in an Opening Night loss to the Rangers, but since then he's been locked in, winning two straight starts while allowing two goals on 35 shots.

Foerster scored his first goal of the season in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning.

The 24-year-old winger spoiled Andrei Vasilevskiy's shutout bid midway through the second period, snapping a shot through traffic that deflected home off Charle-Edouard D'Astous. It was Foerster's first point in four games, but the entire Flyers offense is off to a sluggish start to the season with just five total goals during that stretch.

Vladar stopped 32 of 35 shots in Monday's 4-1 loss to the Lightning, with Tampa Bay's final goal getting scored into an empty net.

The 29-year-old netminder allowed a goal in each period, while the Flyers' offense had little luck solving Andrei Vasilevskiy in the other crease. Vladar has had a bumpy start to the season as he attempts to follow up his breakout 2025-26 campaign, coughing up 10 goals on 73 shots in his first two starts.

Hintz notched two assists and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Hintz got on the scoresheet for the first time in three games this season with the pair of helpers. He set up Miro Heiskanen's opening tally late in the first period and also assisted Jamie Benn's goal to stretch the Dallas lead to 3-0. Hintz has functioned in a top-six role to start the year, adding three shots on net, seven hits and a plus-1 rating. The Stars have a fair amount of balance between the first and second lines -- neither trio is likely to see heavy ice time in most situations.

Kiviranta scored a goal and added two hits in Monday's 5-0 win over the Sharks.

Kiviranta's tally stretched the Stars' lead to 2-0 in the second period. The 30-year-old winger has opened the season in a fourth-line role, though he's battling with Colin Blackwell for the last spot in the lineup. Over two appearances, Kiviranta has a goal, three shots on net, four hits and a plus-1 rating. He probably won't produce a lot of offense, but he could earn a decent share of hits.