Columbus' Derek Dorsett, top, fights with the Coyotes' Daniel Winnik during the first period in Glendale as official Don Henderson tries to break up the skirmish.

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GLENDALE — Olli Jokinen had a first-period goal and assist in his Phoenix debut Saturday night, and the Coyotes went on to win their season opener 3-1 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Coyotes' Keith Yandle scored the most spectacular goal of the night, a slap shot from just inside the blue line for Phoenix's third goal with 13:16 left in the second period.

Peter Mueller had the other goal for the Coyotes.

Phoenix acquired Jokinen from Florida for Keith Ballard, Nick Boynton and a second-round pick on the second day of the draft, and he made an impact in a hurry. The Finnish center scored the Coyotes' first goal 12 seconds after he stepped out of the penalty box, where he had served two minutes for hooking.

He took a pass from Kyle Turris near the top of the left circle on a power play and wristed a shot past Columbus goalie Pascal Leclair just over six minutes into the game for his 209th career goal.

Phoenix scored on another power play to make it 2-0, Jokinen passing to Mueller, who scored from the left point with 1:47 to go in the first.

● Rangers 4, Flyers 3: In Philadelphia, the Rangers scored all their goals in the first period and remained unbeaten.

● Panthers 3, Thrashers 2, OT: In Sunrise, Fla., David Booth scored his second goal of the game with 1:06 left in overtime to lift Florida.

● Red Wings 3, Senators 2: In Ottawa, Johan Franzen scored twice in the third period to rally Detroit.

● Islanders 5, Blues 2: In Uniondale, N.Y., Mike Comrie, Trent Hunter, Sean Bergenheim and Andy Hilbert all tallied in the first 20 minutes of New York's home opener.

● Capitals 4, Blackhawks 2: In Washington, Alex Ovechkin scored twice, and a sprawling Brooks Laich was credited with the go-ahead goal after a replay review, and Washington rallied to beat Chicago.

● Canadiens 6, Maple Leafs 1: In Toronto, Alex Tanguay had a goal and three assists for Montreal to help his new team rout Toronto for its first victory in its centennial season.

● Devils 2, Penguins 1, OT: In Pittsburgh, Zach Parise's wrist shot from the left circle sailed past Marc-Andre Fleury's glove with 37.6 seconds left in overtime, and New Jersey rallied to beat Pittsburgh.

● Hurricanes 4, Lightning 3, OT: In Tampa, Fla., Eric Staal scored the tying and winning goals to lead Carolina, denying new Lightning coach Barry Melrose his first victory since 1995.

● Predators 3, Stars 1: In Nashville, Tenn., Jason Arnott scored two power-play goals and had an assist for Nashville.

● Wild 4, Bruins 3: In St. Paul, Minn., Eric Belanger scored twice, and the Wild welcomed former goalie Manny Fernandez back to Minnesota with a three-goal second period in a win over Boston.

● Sharks 3, Kings 1: In San Jose, Calif., Tomas Plihal scored the short-handed go-ahead goal, Evgeni Nabokov had to make just 12 saves, and San Jose beat the Kings to spoil Los Angeles coach Terry Murray's debut.