Jamie McGinn scored his first career goal midway through the second period that helped the Sharks beat the Red Wings 4-2 Thursday night in coach Todd McLellan?s first game against his former team, as reported by the Associated Press.

By the third period, an apparent injury to Sidney Crosby had him sitting on the bench, as the Coyotes beat the Penguins 4-1 on Thursday night, as reported by the Associated Press. ?I had some discomfort,? said Crosby, who left the game with less than 5 minutes left in the second period. ?I decided that in the third period, it didn?t seem like I could do much.? Per team policy, the Penguins did not disclose details of Crosby?s injury.

Rookie Steven Stamkos scored his first two NHL goals and added an assist in the Lightning's 5-2 win over the Sabres on Thursday night, according to an Associated Press report.

The Flyers embarrassed the Thrashers, 7-0, on Tuesday night in Atlanta for their third-straight victory. Antero Niittymaki had 27 saves en route to a shutout victory while a trio of Flyers had two goals apiece. Joffery Lupul scored on a wrister in the first period to give Philadelphia a 1-0 lead. Mike Knuble and Simon Gagne then each found the back of the net in the second, before the Flyers enjoyed a huge final period. Knuble, Lupul, and Gagne all scored again, with Glen Metropolit joining in on the fun. Atlanta's Kari Lehtonen surrendered all seven goals while stopping 24 of Philly's 31 shots on goal. The Flyers began their win streak with back-to-back wins over the Devils this past weekend.

Barry Melrose got his first win as the Lightning coach when Vincent Lecavalier scored a power-play goal with 3:19 left in overtime to lift Tampa Bay to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night, according to a report by the Associated Press.

The Blackhawks? power play came to life to give new coach Joel Quenneville his first victory with the club, as reported by the Associated Press. Patrick Sharp had two goals, one with a man advantage, and an assist to help the Blackhawks beat the Canucks 4-2 on Sunday night.

Sidney Crosby had his 100th career NHL goal and his 200th assist to surpass the 300-point plateau in leading the Penguins to a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, according to an Associated Press report.

Fabian Brunnstrom scored three goals in his first NHL game to match the league record; Mike Modano had two goals; and the Stars beat the Predators 6-4 on Wednesday night for Dallas? first victory of the season, as reported by the Associated Press.

Patrick Marleau scored two goals, Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves and the Sharks kept new coach Todd McLellan unbeaten through four games with a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, according to an Associated Press report. Alhough it?s still early, San Jose is off to the best start in franchise history.

The Rangers are undefeated through the their first four games this month, a mark they haven't reached since the 1983-84 season. New York knocked off Philadelphia, 4-3, on Saturday night to improve to 4-0. That is their best start since they stormed out of the gates with a 5-0 record in October of 1983. The Rangers will host the Devils on Monday as they look to extend their winning streak to kick off the 2008-09 season.