[HIGHLIGHTS] Day of duels: Malkin and Kucherov scored three points each in Pittsburgh, Namestnikov and Kaprizov put on a show in St. Paul

Evgeni Malkin was recognized as the first star of the NHL regular season match between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. The Russian Penguins forward scored a double and an assist and eclipsed the season's top scorer Nikita Kucherov, who scored an assisted hat-trick.

Vladislav Namestnikov helped Winnipeg break the resistance of Minnesota, in which Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals. Semyon Varlamov reflected 41 shots on his own goal and was called the main hero of the meeting with Nashville.