Andrew Copp scored twice, Alex Lyon made 37 saves and the Detroit Red Wings defeated the winless Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson also scored for Detroit, which has lost three of its first four games this season.
Steven Stamkos scored his first goal for Nashville. Luke Schenn also scored and Juuse Saros made 19 stops.
The Predators fell to 0-5-0 on the season. They are the only NHL team without a point.
Stamkos’ power-play goal 32 seconds into the third period was his first with the Predators. The veteran forward signed a four-year, $32 million contract in free agency.
Both of Detroit’s wins this season have come against Nashville.
Larkin was a point-per-game player the past three seasons. Five games into this season he has three goals and an assist.
Nashville is off to their worst start since 2002-03, when they were 0-4-1-2. But unlike the early days of the franchise, when the payroll was small, Nashville spent the offseason heavily in free agency, signing Stamkos, Jonathan Marchessault and Brady Skjei.
Less than three minutes after Stamkos tied the score at 2, Joe Veleno blocked a clearance attempt by Nashville defenseman Alexandre Carrier and then found Copp in front for the go-ahead goal.
All but one of Nashville’s losses this season have come on home ice. Dating back to last season’s first-round playoff loss to Vancouver, when they lost all three home games in the series, the Predators have lost seven consecutive home games.
The Red Wings will visit the New York Islanders on Tuesday.
