Shea Theodore scored a late goal for the Golden Knights, giving his team a 3-2 win over the Flyers.
Vegas is now undefeated in seven games this season.
Philadelphia made life difficult for the defending champions. Noah Cates and Cam Atkinson scored in the second period to make the final score 2-1 for the Flyers.
Paul Cotter tied the game with a great goal in the third period before Theodore beat Carter Hart with just 31 seconds left in the game.
The Avalanche is still perfect
The Colorado Avalanche secured their sixth straight win to start the season by defeating the Islanders 7-4.
Jared Bednar’s men set an NHL record with their 15th consecutive victory on the opposing ice. The streak goes back to last season.
Mikko Rantanen led the Avalanche with a goal and three assists. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) and Cale Makar (1 goal, 2 assists) also played a part in the visitors’ victory.
Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each collected two assists for the Islanders.
The Oilers have done poorly without McDavid
A hat trick from Ryan Hartman gave the Wild a 7-4 victory over the Oilers.
The center also picked up two assists en route to a five-point performance!
Without Connor McDavid, the Oilers led 3-2 after 40 minutes of play. Hartman, Mats Zuccarello, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Foligno all scored in the third period for Minnesota.
For Edmonton, Leon Draisaitl (2 assists), Warren Foegele (2 goals), Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) and Evan Bouchard (1 goal, 2 assists) stood out in the defeat.
It’s a difficult start to the season for the Oilers, who have just one win in six games.
Third loss in a row for the Flames
The Flames suffered their third straight loss on Tuesday with a 3-1 loss to the Rangers.
Blake Coleman scored the first goal for Calgary, but New York responded with three unanswered goals to secure the win.
Alexis Lafrenière was the catalyst for the Rangers on the power play in the second period.
His third goal of the season tied the game at 1-1. Chris Kreider and Erik Gustafsson then scored two goals in less than three minutes.