Smith scores twice, Sharks recover for OT win against Panthers

The San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime in their season opener at SAP Center on Thursday. Will Smith scored two goals and assisted on the overtime winner by 21-year-old defenseman Luca Cagnoni, who scored his first NHL goal at 3:14 of OT. Macklin Celebrini added three assists, Mason Marchment scored in his Sharks debut, while Eetu Luostarinen scored twice and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Florida, whose captain Aleksander Barkov left the game in the second period.