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EASTERN CONFERENCE
ST. LOUIS | Erik Johnson showed Thursday why the St. Louis Blues took him with the first pick in the 2006 NHL entry draft. Johnson, a defenseman, finished off the Phoenix Coyotes with an end-to-end rush that ended as Johnson fired a wrist shot past goalie Ilya Bryzgalov from the high slot 17 seconds into overtime for a 3-2 victory.
NEW YORK | Forward Brendan Shanahan is retiring from after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career. Shanahan, 40, announced Tuesday that he wouldn’t play again. After going through training camp with the New Jersey Devils, the team he spent his final season with, he and the club parted unexpectedly before opening night.
DETROIT | The Dallas Stars weren’t spectacular, just effective. Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in Dallas’ 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
EASTERN CONFERENCE