Carolina 3, NY Rangers 2
Jaccob Slavin scored barely a minute into the game and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the opener of the best-of-five qualifying round Saturday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
Chicago 6, Edmonton 4
Dominik Kubalik tallied two power-play goals and three assists and Jonathan Toews had two goals as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 in the opener of a best-of-five qualifying round Saturday afternoon at Rogers Place in Edmonton.
NY Islanders 2, Florida 1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Beauvillier scored to lift the New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday in the opener of a best-of-five Eastern Conference qualifying round series in Toronto.
Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2
Jeff Petry scored at 13:57 of overtime Saturday to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of a qualifying round series in Toronto.