Jarvis, new arrival Miller help Hurricanes beat Devils 6-3 in season opener
Seth Jarvis scored the go-ahead goal with a redirect with 2:43 left to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 in Thursday night's opener for both teams. Jarvis got position at the top of the crease as Sebastian Aho sent the puck in for the deflection, with Jarvis getting it past Jacob Markstrom. Jarvis added a long-distance empty-netter with 54.1 seconds left off a turnover, while Eric Robinson added one more — this one past Markstrom after he returned to net — with 12.6 seconds left.
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Allen, Ah Yat, Bell and Kay: Who did it better?
Oct. 9—The first weekend of October, if you extended it backwards to Thursday the 2nd, brought yours truly dangerously close to a football overdose. That Thursday involved watching 1.5 semifinal games and 100 percent of the title game at the Class AA portion of the State Flag Football championships in Hamilton. Glacier's girls, as they tend to do, won another state title. The Wolfpack beat ...
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Fraser Minten scores in overtime to lift the Bruins past the Blackhawks, 4-3
Fraser Minten scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in their home opener. Minten converted on a 2-on-1 break for his first career overtime goal, giving the Bruins their second straight victory under new head coach Marco Sturm. Casey Mittelstadt, Tanner Jeannot and Elias Lindholm scored in regulation for Boston, Backup goalie Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21.
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Shesterkin stops 37 shots, Sullivan gets 1st win as Rangers' coach in 4-0 victory over Sabres
Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and Alex Lafreniere’s first-period goal stood up as the winner in the New York Rangers’ 4-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo’s season-opener Thursday night. Mike Sullivan earned his first win as Rangers coach, and the 480th of his career. Fired after 10 seasons in Pittsburgh last spring, the two-time Stanley Cup-winner took over in New York after Peter Laviolette was fired in April.
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Eagles Tush Push four straight plays vs Giants – for 3 yards and a touchdown
![](/<p>Philadelphia entered Thursday night looking to remedy the problems on offense, but after one half of football, it's Vic Fangio's defense searching for answers. The <a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/new-york-giants/351" target="_blank">New York Giants</a> have two rushing touchdowns between Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo and lead the Eagles 20-17 at the end of the first half. </p><p>With the second half kickoff just moments away, we're looking at takeaways and observations from an explosive first half of football. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Quinyon Mitchell exits</h2><p><a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/philadelphia-eagles/354" target="_blank">Philadelphia Eagles</a> star cornerback<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/quinyon-mitchell-exits-eagles-matchup-012007506.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2025/10/09/quinyon-mitchell-injury-giants-eagles-thursday-night/86613681007/" data-original-link="https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2025/10/09/quinyon-mitchell-injury-giants-eagles-thursday-night/86613681007/"> Quinyon Mitchell is questionable to return</a> against the Giants after suffering a hamstring injury late in the first quarter at MetLife Stadium. Kelee Ringo started the game opposite Mitchell, but was benched for Adoree Jackson after allowing significant gains to Wan'Dale Robinson and Lil'Jordan Humphrey, who are both averaging over 20 yards per reception. Jackson and Ringo are both in the lineup, with Mitchell questionable to return. Mitchell ranked first in the league with seven forced incompletions entering Week Six. He also ranks T-3rd in completion percentage allowed (45.0%) as well as 4th in passer rating allowed (57.1) (min. 20 targets).</p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Jalen Hurts</h2><p>The Eagles quarterback was 14-18 passing for 164 yards (9.1 avg), one touchdown, zero interceptions, and a 123.1 rating with two first-half sacks. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Saquon </h2><p>On the day that his <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/article/saquon-documentary-premiere-prime-video-134438602.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2025/10/08/saquon-barkley-documentary-amazon-prime-eagles-vs-giants/86572652007/" data-original-link="https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2025/10/08/saquon-barkley-documentary-amazon-prime-eagles-vs-giants/86572652007/">acclaimed Documentary dropped</a>, Barkley had eight carries for 56 yards (7.0 avg) in the first half. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">A.J. Brown-DeVonta Smith </h2><p>The dynamic duo was partly involved in the first half. Brown had five catches for 73 yards (14.6 avg) on six targets, while Smith had two catches for 24 yards. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Giants' explosive pass catchers</h2><p>In what can only be described as a shocking turn of events, Wan'Dale Robinson had four catches for 62 yards (15.5 avg) and one touchdown on four targets. In comparison, Lil'Jordan Humphrey had three catches for 49 yards (16.3 avg) on four targets in the first half without Malik Nabers or Darius Slayton in the lineup. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Eagles defense</h2><p>On a night when the Eagles' offense found some good chemistry, Vic Fangio's defense had a first-half meltdown. The Eagles' defense allowed 3 TDs in the 1st half for only the second time in the Fangio era. The Giants had ten first downs, 5-6 on third down, and 198 yards while holding the football seven minutes less. </p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giants first-half possessions:<br><br>TD: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:00<br>TD: 4 plays, 66 yards, 2:02<br>Punt: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:59<br>TD: 15 plays, 67 yards, 5:37</p>— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZangaroNBCS/status/1976459563680649422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2025</a></blockquote><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Jaxson Dart </h2><p>The rookie was impressive and finished the first half 10-13 for 127 yards, one touchdown, and a 132.5 rating. Dart had four carries for 38 yards and a touchdown to lead the Giants. </p><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Dallas Goedert </h2><p>Looking to maintain his status as one of the NFL's highest-paid tight ends in 2026, Goedert had another solid first half of action and logged six catches for 53 yards and a touchdown. </p><p><em>This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: <a href="https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2025/10/09/eagles-vs-giants-first-half-reaction-analysis/86613461007/">Eagles vs. Giants: Takeaways from first half as NY holds a 20-17 lead</a></em></p>)