Havlat's empty-net goal with 54.8 seconds left came after David Legwand and Steve Sullivan had scored in a 4-minute span ending at 18:23 to pull Nashville within 7-6. The Predators squandered a 4-3 lead when Chicago scored four straight times starting with Martin Lapointe's power-play goal at the end of the second period.
Wild 3, Avalanche 2, OT
At St. Paul, Minnesota, Todd White scored 1:03 into overtime and Minnesota overcame two goals by Colorado's Brad Richardson to win its season opener.
Richardson tied the game with 6:06 remaining in regulation on a long wrist shot from behind the right circle, using Petteri Nummelin as a screen. Colorado gained control after a Wild turnover, when Gaborik was hooked by John-Michael Liles without a penalty call and lost the puck.
Coyotes 6, Islanders 3
At Glendale, Arizona, Ladislav Nagy scored two goals and Steven Reinprecht had a goal and four assists as Phoenix opened its 10th season in the desert.
Shane Doan, Joel Perrault and Derek Morris also scored for the Coyotes, who tied a club record for goals on an opening night. The Nagy, Doan and Reinprecht line had four goals and seven assists. Phoenix goalie Curtis Joseph earned his 429th career victory. He is eight shy of Hall-of-Famer Jacques Plante, who ranks fifth in league history.
Oilers 3, Flames 1
At Edmonton, Alberta, Petr Sykora scored his first two goals with Edmonton and Dwayne Roloson turned aside 31 shots to lead Edmonton to victory in the teams' season opener.
Defenseman Daniel Tjarnqvist also scored for Edmonton, the defending Western Conference champions, and Jarome Iginla had Calgary's goal in a penalty-filled game.
Sharks 5, Blues 4, OT
At San Jose, California, Joe Thornton had three assists in regulation and Curtis Brown scored on a rebound with 2:48 left in overtime to carry San Jose over St. Louis in both clubs' season opener.
Milan Michalek scored two goals during 5-on-3 advantages on assists from Thornton. Mark Bell and rookie Matt Carle also scored for the Sharks, and Vesa Toskala recovered from two soft first-period goals to make 31 saves.
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