PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored in his season debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Crosby, who scored on a power play, missed the team’s first six games with a concussion. Carl Hagelin and Eric Fehr also scored for the Penguins, who extended a seven-game unbeaten streak against the Panthers.

Marc-Andre Fleury, who has started the first seven games of the season for Pittsburgh, stopped 20 shots. Matt Murray, who backstopped the Penguins to a Stanley Cup in June, served as the backup to Fleury after missing the first six games with a broken hand.

DEVILS 5, COYOTES 3: Travis Zajac scored twice in the final 2:01 to lead New Jersey over visiting Arizona.

Taylor Hall scored twice and Adam Henrique also had a goal for New Jersey, which is 3-0-0 at home and 0-2-1 on the road.

RED WINGS 4, HURRICANES 2: Dylan Larkin scored two goals to lead host Detroit to its fifth consecutive win.

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Andreas Athanasiou had a goal and an assist and Thomas Vanek scored for Detroit (5-2-0).

FLYERS 4, SABRES 3: Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek scored shootout goals to cap a fantastic rally as Philadelphia won at home.

With the Flyers trailing 3-1, Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit scored the power-play goals with 3:05 left in regulation to tie the game.

LIGHTNING 7, MAPLE LEAFS 3: Steven Stamkos matched a career-high with four points – two goals and two assists – and Tampa Bay won at Toronto.

FLAMES 4, BLUES 1: Brian Elliott stopped 23 shots in his return to St. Louis and Johnny Gaudreau and Sam Bennett each had a goal and an assist for Calgary.

STARS 3, JETS 2: Antti Niemi made 28 saves and Dallas won at home.


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