Chicago Blackhawks

— Sam Rinzel and rookie Anton Frondell scored 2 minutes apart in the second period and the Chicago Blackhawks held on in their home opener for their first win of the season, 4-2 over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

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Nearly a year of worries of whether he was ever going to play again, while he recovered from a blood clot issue, washed away as Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich scored the go-ahead goal with 6:40 left to secure a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

— Jiri Kulich scored with 6:40 left and the Sabres overcame a two-goal deficit to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Buffalo’s home-opener on Saturday night.

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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