NHL Results: Sunday, October 4, 2026

Winnipeg's power play put on an absolute clinic in Detroit, scoring three straight man-advantage markers to fuel a 3-2 victory. Right after Tyrel Bauer and Keegan Kolesar dropped the gloves late in the first period, the Jets struck twice in ninety-two seconds. Cole Perfetti opened the scoring on a slick feed from Kyle Connor, before Connor took over completely. The winger buried back-to-back power-play tallies, the second coming early in the middle frame, giving Winnipeg a commanding 3-0 cushion. Detroit refused to go away quietly. Viktor Arvidsson broke Stuart Skinner's shutout bid late in the second, and Emmitt Finnie energized the home crowd early in the third by cutting the deficit to one. Skinner held the fort under a relentless 35-shot barrage, making 33 saves to secure Winnipeg's first win of the young season. The Red Wings fall to 0-2-0 and will need to fix their discipline issues quickly before bad habits dig an early hole in the Atlantic.

Will Cuylle and Jack McBain dropped the gloves just a minute into the third period, and the Madison Square Garden faithful got the spark they needed. Tied 1-1 after Nick Schmaltz had erased Vladislav Gavrikov’s opening tally on a second-period power play, New York rode that emotional surge to a wild three-goal final frame and a 4-2 win over the Utah Mammoth. Gabe Perreault broke the deadlock shortly after the bout, finishing a crisp setup from Alexis Lafreniere. When J.T. Miller buried Gavrikov’s feed midway through the third, the Rangers seemed in total control. Utah defenseman Andrew Peeke pulled one back with five minutes remaining to make things tense, but Igor Shesterkin stood tall with 28 saves. Shesterkin even collected a secondary assist when Eeli Tolvanen iced the contest with just over a minute on the clock. Now sitting atop the Metropolitan Division at 3-1-0, New York looks ready to roll as their early-season homestand continues.

Anaheim found the ultimate formula to topple Florida: let a lethal young power play go to work. The Ducks converted three times with the man advantage on Sunday night, capped by Mikael Granlund tucking home the overtime winner with just 46 seconds remaining in the extra frame. Cutter Gauthier was the driving force all evening, striking twice on the power play and setting up Granlund’s dramatic decider to complete a three-point night alongside Leo Carlsson, who dished out three primary helpers. Carter Verhaeghe answered Gauthier's first-period blast almost immediately, but Lukas Dostal kept the Panthers at bay with 29 crucial saves. Florida showed trademark resilience when Brad Marchand knotted the score with under two minutes left in regulation, but an untimely overtime penalty proved fatal against Anaheim's clinical special teams unit. Now sitting at a perfect 2-0-0, this sharp Ducks squad looks primed to give Pacific Division contenders serious headaches all winter long.

Seattle turned Climate Pledge Arena into a track meet early on Sunday, blitzing the Flames for three goals in the opening eight minutes of a 6-1 rout. Calgary’s defense had no answers for the Kraken’s youth brigade. Berkly Catton struck just 2:22 into the first period on an unassisted rush, before Mackie Samoskevich and Bobby McMann chased Calgary into a quick 3-0 hole. Samoskevich was the game's brightest spark, finishing with a pair of goals, including a dagger late in the second period following a Shane Wright marker. Dustin Wolf endured a nightmare evening in Calgary's net, stopping just 21 of 27 shots, while Joey Daccord stood tall at the other end with 32 saves to silence any hope of a comeback. Morgan Frost spoiled the shutout on a third-period power play, but Jordan Eberle answered 39 seconds later to punctuate the beatdown. At 0-3-0, Calgary desperately needs to find some structure before this early-season skid spirals further.

Mitch Marner is settling into life in the desert quite nicely. Down a goal after Paul Cotter struck on the power play against his former club late in the first, the Golden Knights leaned on their star acquisition to flip the script. Midway through the second period, Marner finished a crisp feed from Brayden McNabb to pull Vegas level. Victor Olofsson then hammered home a power-play marker orchestrated by Mark Stone and Jack Eichel. Vancouver sniper Jonathan Lekkerimäki briefly restored parity with just over two minutes left in the frame, but Vegas answered a mere 34 seconds later when Marc Gatcomb snapped home the winner. Adin Hill stood tall throughout a scoreless third period to slam the door on Vancouver's push. Vegas grabs two massive early-season division points to jump to 2-1-0, while the Canucks must quickly patch their defensive leaks as this homestand rolls on.