Fedorov, the National Hockey League's most valuable player last season, missed the Red Wings' first three games while serving a three-game suspension for a cross-check on San Jose's Jayson More in the playoffs last season.
Fedorov, Shawn Burr and Ray Sheppard scored as Detroit built a 3-0 lead. After Calgary's Wes Walz made it 3-1 after two periods, the Red Wings completed the scoring on goals by Kris Draper and Steve Yzerman.
Bruins 1, Devils 0. Adam Oates lifted the puck over Chris Terreri's left shoulder with 1:17 left in overtime to preserve Blaine Lacher's perfect record and give the Boston Bruins a 1-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Oates worked a give-and-go with Ray Bourque at the blue line before putting the shot on net in Thursday night's game. Cam Neely retrieved it from behind the goal and dropped it into the slot for Oates, who gave Boston its third straight victory. The Devils fell to 0-2-1.
Flyers 3, Whalers 2. In Philadelphia, Garry Galley and Mark Recchi scored less than two minutes apart late in the third period to give Philadelphia its first victory of the season. The win helped Philadelphia (1-3) avoid setting a club record for its worst start. Hartford, in its first road game, fell to 1-1-2.
Galley gave the Flyers a 2-2 tie with 4:29 remaining, picking up a drop pass from Rod Brind'Amour and blasting a shot between the pads of Hartford goalie Sean Burke. Just 1:57 later, Recchi scored off a feed from Eric Lindros to give the Flyers the victory.
Panthers 4, Lightning 2. In Miami, Bob Kudelski scored twice, sparking Florida's four-goal first period and leading the Panthers to their first victory of the season. Florida goalie John Vanbiesbrouck broke out of a two-game slump in which he allowed nine goals, making 33 saves against Tampa Bay.
Rob Niedermayer and Jody Hull scored the Panthers' other goals, while Petr Klima and Danton Cole got Tampa Bay's goals.
Blues 3, Kings 1. In St. Louis, Brett Hull scored twice in the third period as St. Louis made a successful debut in the new Kiel Center. Hull's third goal of the season snapped a 1-1 tie, then he added an insurance goal with 2:25 to go. Wayne Gretzky scored the Kings' lone goal.
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Michel Goulet, the No. 11 goal scorer in National Hockey League history, announced his retirement Thursday after 15 years, the last five with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Goulet, 34, had been advised by doctors not to play again after suffering a head injury in a game against Montreal last March.
Goulet, a left wing, broke in with the Nordiques in the 1979-80 season. He spent more than 10 years with Quebec and was traded to Chicago on March 5, 1990. During his career, Goulet played in 1,089 games, scored 548 goals and had 604 assists for 1,152 points. In 92 playoff games, he scored 39 goals and had 39 assists.
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Mark Messier has agreed to a new contract with the Rangers that will make him second to Wayne Gretzky on the National Hockey League salary scale this season and likely keep him in New York for the rest of his career.
The player who led the Rangers to the Stanley Cup championship last year signed a two-year deal, plus a club option for the 1996-97 season. Financial terms were not disclosed Thursday, but it is believed Messier got close to the $6 million he sought.
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