DETROIT (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets were one of the best NHL teams in overtime last year. With a talented player like Artemi Panarin Edmonton Oilers T-Shirts Authentic , they may be tough to beat in 3-on-3 hockey again this season.Panarin scored midway through overtime, lifting Columbus to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.“He doesn’t seem to get tired,” said Cam Atkinson , who scored the Blue Jackets’ first goal. “He’s a game-changer.”Columbus was 9-3 in overtime last season, trailing only Pittsburgh’s rate of success. Detroit, meanwhile, was an NHL-worst 3-12 in overtime in 2017-18.Panarin broke franchise records and set career highs with 55 assists and 82 points last season, his first in Columbus after being acquired in a trade with Chicago. The Russian winger likes to stay on the ice a lot and coach John Tortorella doesn’t have a problem with it.“I’m not going to get in his way because he’s a game-breaker,” Tortorella said.Atkinson and Josh Anderson gave Columbus the lead over the first two periods. Rookie Dennis Cholowski and Tyler Bertuzzi pulled the Red Wings into a tie with goals in the second period.Joonas Korpisalo stopped 18 shots for the Blue Jackets. Detroit’s Jimmy Howard made 36 saves, helping the team send the game past regulation.“We got outshot by a lot and we were outplayed territorially, but Jimmy gave us a chance at two points,” Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. “We got one of them Edmonton Oilers Hoodies Authentic , and he was a big part of that.”The rebuilding Red Wings honored Henrik Zetterberg, whose career is over because of a back ailment, before the game. Then, the team put five players on the ice who were playing for the first time in the NHL.Cholowski, Christoffer Ehn, Michael Rasmussen, Filip Hronek and Libor Sulak all made their debut.“With experience and games, they’re only going to get better and better,” Detroit’s Justin Abdelkader said. “With experience and work, they can really grow.”The last time an NHL team had that many rookies playing in their first game together was Detroit in 1985. It has happened just two other times in the league since the 1979, with the Colorado Rockies and Vancouver Canucks in 1981.Columbus is coming off consecutive postseason appearances for the first time in its 17-year history.The Blue Jackets are in win-now mode , aiming to advance in the playoffs for the first time with goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and Panarin entering the last year of their contracts.Columbus controlled the play and the puck for most of the night Edmonton Oilers Hats Authentic , looking like it was on the power play during even-strength situations at times. The Red Wings were down a skater often, putting the Blue Jackets on the power play six times.“We have to stay out of the box,” Blashill said. “We didn’t establish much of a forecheck, but every time we got a little momentum, we took another penalty. “The Blue Jackets enjoyed a big shot advantage for much of the game, but Howard prevented them from converting on a lot of chances to score.“We had full control,” Atkinson said. “We had plenty of opportunities and probably could’ve scored more, but Howard is a great goalie.”UP NEXT:Columbus: Hosts Carolina on Friday with Bobrovsky getting the start in net.Detroit: At Los Angeles on Sunday. The Buffalo Sabres hope to maintain the momentum gained from a strong finish to a 3-2-0 Western road trip when they return home to play the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.The Sabres completed their 10-day trip with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday and a gritty 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.The victory in Anaheim was considered especially significant. Buffalo took 45 shots and dominated play for long periods, but former Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller was a standout and the Ducks were able to take a 2-0 lead.Article continues below ...“We just never changed the way that we played,” Sabres right winger Kyle Okposo said. “That second goal could have been a backbreaker for us, but we just stuck with it. We played the exact same way, and we got rewarded.”“We obviously deserved to win this game Custom Edmonton Oilers Jerseys , just the way we played,” Sabres coach Phil Housley said. “But it’s a credit to our leadership group for keeping the guys together and as a tight group. They talk a lot in that room, saying the right things and are leading by example. It’s a feather in their cap the way they’ve worked.”The Canadiens (5-1-2) defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Tuesday night at home as Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to five games (three goals, four assists).The game against the Flames was a positive response to a 4-3 overtime loss to the Senators at Ottawa on Saturday in which the Canadiens wasted a 3-1 lead.“That’s the point we talked about last year when we had stretches when you just keep losing,” Drouin said. “Any good teams will tell you that you can’t lose two or three in a row. That’s where you get in a hole.”Goaltender Carey Price stopped 21 shots in his 289th career victory, tying Patrick Roy for No. 2 on the Canadiens’ franchise list. Jacques Plante leads with 314.Price is coming off the worst season of his career, going 16-26-7 with a 3.11 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. He is off to a better start this season.“I’m getting there,” Price said. “Obviously, I haven’t had to be extraordinary yet this year.”Habs coach Claude Julien said he is not satisfied with his team’s better than expected start.“If you ask me at any time in the season whether I’m satisfied, I’ll tell you I’m not because we can always be better,” Julien said. “I may tell you I’m happy, but I’m not satisfied.”The Sabres (5-4-0) were bouncing back from losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and the San Jose Sharks when they defeated the Kings and Ducks.“We can learn a lot from that Los Angeles game www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com ,” Sabres center Johan Larsson said. “It’s the game you have to play every night. Simple, score on your chances, be good on special teams. That’s the NHL. And that game was a really good wake-up call that we carried over.”“You never know what the outcome is going to be, but I just like the way our guys responded in both games, especially in L.A.,” Housley said. “It was really important to get back to .500 and we set ourselves up for a good road trip.”The Sabres have five wins in October for the first time since 2011. They entered this season with the NHL’s worst October record since the 2013 lockout at 14-37-6.“We’re executing better, becoming a tighter group,” Housley said. “It’s good we’ve had a little success. We can’t rest on it, but it breeds confidence for the rest of our group.”