National Hockey

Welcome to what folks around the NHL hope is the last season of the flat cap era.

There are three games and plenty of storylines as the NHL opens its regular season Tuesday night.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Maple Leafs -301, Canadiens +234; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens for the season opener.

Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Oilers -169, Canucks +142; over/under is 6.

Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes Raleigh, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE : Avalanche -111, Kings -111; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings begin the season at home against the Colorado Avalanche.

CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Hall and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their first child on Sunday morning, a boy. Then Taylor Hall went right back to work with the Chicago Blackhawks.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche made a series of moves Monday on the eve of the regular season, including a claim of goaltender Ivan Prosvetov on waivers from the Arizona Coyotes.

BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand put a nasty move on 19-year-old Matthew Poitras in a 2-on-2 drill in practice on Monday, leaving the Bruins rookie to pick himself up off the ice.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby knows a little — OK, maybe more than a little — about being hockey's next big thing. The hype. The attention. The pressure.