Montreal Canadiens center Paul Byron (41) scores past Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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MONTREAL (AP) - Paul Byron scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 on Friday night after losing their first six preseason games.
Andrew Shaw also scored, and Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves in his return from a lower-body injury.
Evgenii Dadonov scored for Florida, and Roberto Luongo stopped 20 shots.
Byron opened the scoring in the first period, and gave the Canadiens a 2-1 lead with a short-handed goal midway through the second. Shaw scored early in the third.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, RED WINGS 2
At Detroit, Auston Matthews scored at 37 seconds of the third period to give Toronto the lead against Detroit.
Mitch Marner, William Nylander and Leo Komarov also scored, and Frederik Andersen made 21 saves.
Gustav Nyquist and Luke Glendening scored for the Red Wings, and Jimmy Howard stopped 23 shots.
ISLANDERS 3, SABRES 1
At Buffalo, New York, Jordan Eberle broke a tie midway through the second period and New York went on to beat Buffalo.
Eberle corralled Anders Lee's pass in the high slot and beat Robin Lehner with a backhander to make it 2-1.
Lee and Nikolay Kulemin also scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves.
Sam Reinhart scored for Buffalo, and Lehner stopped 19 shots.
HURRICANES 3, CAPITALS 1
At Raleigh, North Carolina, Noah Hanifin scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and Scott Darling made 18 saves in Carolina's victory over Washington.
Justin Faulk and Trevor van Riemsdyk also scored for Carolina.
Matt Niskanen scored for Washington, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 28 shots.
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Montreal Canadiens center Peter Holland (13) and Florida Panthers center Derek MacKenzie (17) square off during the third period of an NHL hockey preseason game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Montreal Canadiens center Paul Byron (41) celebrates his goal past Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) with teammates left wing Phillip Danault (24) and center Andrew Shaw (65) during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Florida Panthers right wing Evgeni Dadonov, right, slides against Montreal Canadiens goalie Charlie Lindgren after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey preseason game Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard (35) stops a shot by Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Buffalo Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges (4) holds New York Islanders center Anders Lee (27) as they and defenseman Justin Falk (41) watch the puck during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
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New York Islanders right wing Joshua Ho-Sang (66) passes the puck while defended by Buffalo Sabres defenseman Zach Bogosian (47) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Williams (14) battles Washington Capitals' Lars Eller (20) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Scott Darling (33) watches the action on the other side of the ice during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Scott Darling (33) blocks a shot in front of Washington Capitals' Andre Burakovsky (65), of Austria, during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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