It was supposed to be Henrik Lundqvist's evening in the limelight, but Anze Kopitar stole the glory. Kopitar scored on Lundqvist in the first period and assisted on the game-winning overtime goal as the Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in the two teams' season opener Friday in Europe. Jack Johnson scored on a power play goal with one minute left in overtime, tapping in a pass from recently acquired center Mike Richards. The sell-out crowd had cheered wildly for the Rangers and goaltender Lundqvist, a legend in hockey-loving Sweden, though the performance by Kopitar — who moved to Sweden when he was 16-years-old to train — didn't go unnoticed and was also appreciated by local fans. Mike Richards had scored with five minutes to go in regulation time to even the game at 2-2 and keep the Kings in the game. The goal and the OT assist by Richards seemed to lend immediate justification to the recent deal that saw the former Philadelphia Flyers captain traded to Los Angeles in a bid to improve the Kings' offense and power play chances. The Rangers will remain in Stockholm to play the Anaheim Mighty Ducks Saturday, while the Kings travel to Berlin to play the Buffalo Sabres. Red Wings beat Senators In Detriot, the Detroit Red Wings held off a third period rally to win their season opener 5-3 over the Ottawa Senators at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit converted three Ottawa turnovers into goals in the second period to turn a tight game into a 4-0 lead that ultimately proved to be the difference. Todd Bertuzzi opened the scoring in the first period on a breakaway, and Nicklas Lidstrom, Cory Emmerton, and Jiri Hudler were the turnover beneficiaries in the second period. Ian White stretched the Red Wings' lead to 5-0 with a slapshot.
