Jocelyn Lemieux and Pat Verbeek also scored for Hartford against Don Beaupre, who was playing in his first game since being traded last week to Ottawa from Washington. He faced 26 shots.
Sean Burke had 26 saves for the Whalers, and the only goal he gave up -- which was credited to Slyvain Turgeon -- actually was deflected in by Frantisek Kucera's skate.
Sabres 2, Devils 1. At Buffalo, New York, Dominik Hasek stopped 29 shots and Wayne Presley scored the game-winning goal for the undefeated Sabres.
The Sabres, who struggled through most of the first two periods, won it when Presley knocked in a shot that deflected off New Jersey's Jaroslav Modry.
The Sabres' Craig Muni, who got the puck when Dave Hannan won a faceoff in the New Jersey end, put a shot on goaltender Martin Brodeur. However, the puck bounced off Modry to Presley standing alone in front of the net.
Penguins 3, Rangers 2. At New York, Kevin Stevens scored at 4:21 of the final period as Pittsburgh handed the struggling defending Stanley Cup champions their third loss in four games.
Stevens broke a 2-2 tie when he scored his second goal of the season on a rebound of Ulf Samuelsson's shot from the left point. Joe Mullen and Jaromir Jagr scored Pittsburgh's other goals.
Canadiens 2, Capitals 0. At Montreal, Yves Racine's power play goal in the third period and Patrick Roy's flawless goaltending gave Montreal its first win in two games.
Center John LeClair acted as a screen in front of the net as Racine's wrist shot from the point found a hole at 6:50 of the final period to break open a scoreless and somewhat sluggish game.
Lightning 3, Panthers 2. At St. Petersburg, Florida, Daren Puppa stopped 26 shots and Brian Bradley had a goal and an assist as Tampa beat the Panthers before 20,277 in the ThunderDome.
The victory, Tampa Bay's first after two losses in the lockout-shortened season, was its first in six meetings with its in-state rival, which won three and tied two against the Lightning a year ago. Florida is off to an 0-3 start this season.
Florida closed within 3-2 on Rob Niedermayer's power-play goal at 5:50 of the third period. But Puppa preserved the victory with excellent saves.
Maple Leafs 6, Canucks 2. At Toronto, Mike Gartner's two goals helped Toronto to its first win of the abbreviated NHL season.
Randy Wood, Mats Sundin, Bill Berg and Mike Eastwood also scored for the Leafs, who are 1-1-1. Sergio Momesso and Martin Gelinas scored for Vancouver, which has only a tie to show for its first four games. Toronto outshot Vancouver 44-26 before a capacity 15,746 at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Blackhawks 5, Oilers 1. At Chicago, Joe Murphy snapped a scoreless tie midway through the second period, when Chicago outshot Edmonton 16-1, and the Blackhawks rolled to victory in their long-awaited United Center opener.
Chris Chelios had a goal and two assists and Keith Carney, Jeff Shantz and Bernie Nicholls also scored for Chicago.
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