Shanahan Gets 600th

Jaromir Jagr seized the moment. Brendan Shanahan captured the night.

“I don’t think you could have scripted it any better,� New York Coach Tom Renney said Thursday after his two superstars led the Rangers to a season-opening 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals at New York.

Just moments after being officially introduced as team captain, Jagr needed only 29 seconds to net his first goal and send the Rangers on the winning track.

Shanahan did him one better, scoring twice in his Rangers debut to become the 15th player with 600 NHL goals.

Shanahan joined the Rangers this summer after a long stint with the Detroit Red Wings that produced three Stanley Cup titles.

In 1,351 NHL games, Shanahan has 634 assists.

Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 0 -- Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots in a dominating performance that finally showed why he was the No. 1 draft pick in 2003 and the Penguins opened at home with a victory in front of its new owner.

Jim Balsillie, a Canadian businessman whose company makes the BlackBerry wireless messaging device, signed a sales agreement for the estimated $175 million purchase with Mario Lemieux’s ownership group hours before the opening faceoff.

San Jose 5, St. Louis 4 -- Curtis Brown scored on a rebound with 2:48 left in overtime to lift the Sharks to victory at San Jose. Joe Thornton had three assists in regulation for the Sharks.

Referee Rob Martell left the game after being hit in the left eye by a puck in the third period.

Phoenix 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 -- Ladislav Nagy scored two goals and Steven Reinprecht had a goal and four assists as the Coyotes opened with a victory at Glendale, Ariz.

Edmonton 3, Calgary 1 -- Petr Sykora scored his first two goals with the Oilers and Dwayne Roloson turned aside 31 shots to lead Edmonton to a victory at home.

Chicago 8, Nashville 6 -- Martin Havlat had two goals and two assists to lead the Blackhawks over the Predators at Nashville, Tenn.

Minnesota 3, Colorado 2 -- Todd White scored 1:03 into overtime and the Wild overcame two goals by the Avalanche’s Brad Richardson to win at St. Paul, Minn.

Vancouver 3, Detroit 1 -- Sami Salo had a goal and an assist at Detroit and Roberto Luongo made 27 saves in his debut with the Canucks.

Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 2 -- Vincent Lecavalier scored the only goal in a shootout and Marc Denis shut out the Trashers after the first period as the Lightning rallied to win at Atlanta.

Toronto 6, Ottawa 0 -- Chad Kilger and Darcy Tucker each scored twice at Ottawa and Andrew Raycroft made 34 saves for his first shutout with the Maple Leafs.