Professional Hockey
ATLANTA - After watching their goalie inexplicably collapse to the ice in the opening minutes, the Atlanta Thrashers bounced back to beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night behind two goals from Evander Kane.
OTTAWA - Derek Roy scored his second goal of the game on a power play midway through the third period to send the Buffalo Sabres on to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
DETROIT - Mike Modano scored on his first shot with his hometown team 24 seconds after Johan Franzen's goal early in the first period and the Detroit Red Wings went on to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
NEWARK, N.J. - Loui Eriksson scored two goals, including the winner 1:36 into overtime, to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
ATLANTA - Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec was in stable condition at a hospital Friday night after collapsing to the ice in the early minutes of the season-opening game against the Washington Capitals.
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