Captain Connor McDavid returned from injury on Sunday night, and the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 5-2 in the NHL's Heritage Classic outdoor game.

McDavid, 26, a three-time Hart Trophy recipient initially thought to be out for one to two weeks with an upper-body injury, returned early and rejoined a struggling team that had lost four in a row before Sunday's offensive breakout.

"It's such a unique experience, maybe it's something you get to experience once or twice, if you're lucky," McDavid said of the outdoor atmosphere. "You just try to soak it all in. And obviously, it was a big win for our group."

The Colorado Avalanche spent the last six months essentially invincible on the road and the last two weeks unbeatable anywhere.

It all came to a crashing halt on Thursday in Pittsburgh.

The Avalanche's perfect start is over. Their NHL-record road winning streak too after three periods in which the Penguins provided a glimpse of the team they hope they can become far more regularly than they've shown during an uneven start.

Reilly Smith scored twice, Tristan Jarry stopped 31 shots and Pittsburgh snapped Colorado's road run at 15 games with a decisive 4-0 victory.

Even when they're not playing their best, the Colorado Avalanche find ways to keep winning.

Mikko Rantanen scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had three assists as the Avalanche beat the New York Islanders 7-4 on Tuesday night for their NHL record 15th straight road win.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was injured in a 3-2 overtime loss at home to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.

McDavid's last shift of the game finished with 4:20 remaining in the third period. He could be seen reaching for his side during a rush up the ice. McDavid's final two shifts were 33 and 34 seconds, respectively, for a player who averages 56 seconds per shift.

McDavid remained on the bench in overtime, leaving Edmonton without last season's NHL MVP. Jets center Mark Scheifele scored at 3:53 of overtime to complete a Winnipeg rally, dropping the Oilers to 1-3-1 on the season.

Leo Carlsson scored a goal in the third period while making an impressive NHL debut in the Anaheim Ducks' 3-2 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

Joe Pavelski had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Miro Heiskanen got credit for the tiebreaking goal with 13:13 to play when Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler kicked a centering pass under goalie John Gibson.

Marc-Andre Fleury wouldn't say if it was his last game in Montreal. If it was, it was a fitting finale in his home province for the 38-year-old from Sorel.

Fleury made 27 saves in his first start of the season, was selected the first star and received a standing ovation from the Bell Centre crowd as his Minnesota Wild beat the Canadiens 5-2 on Tuesday night.

"It was a nice moment," said Fleury, still wiping off the shaving cream teammate Marcus Foligno stuffed in his face during a postgame interview.

Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.

William Nylander had two goals and an assist for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves. Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored. Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly each had two assists.

Matthews is the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with back-to-back hat tricks, joining Alex Ovechkin (2017-18), Cy Denneny (1917-18), Joe Malone (1917-18) and Reg Noble (1917-18).

With Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito and other hockey greats in the building to celebrate the start of the Boston Bruins' 100th season, Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard took another early step toward joining them on Wednesday night when he scored his first career NHL goal.

"It's a big relief," said Bedard, who posed with the puck in the locker room after the 3-1 loss to Boston. "You want to get one really bad, quick, and kind of get that out of the way. But it was really cool moment and cool building to do it in."

 Connor Bedard did everything but score a goal in his NHL debut.

And the Chicago Blackhawks rookie still stole the show.

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft made his much-heralded premiere Tuesday night and lived up to the billing while notching his first NHL point in Chicago's 4-2 win over Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins.