 The first goal of the season was scored by Markus Naslund of the New York Rangers in Prague against the Tampa Bay Lightning.On October 16, 2008, the Blackhawks fired head coach Denis Savard and replaced him with former Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues head coach Joel Quenneville.On Saturday, October 25, the NHL scheduled fifteen games—with all 30 teams playing—for the second time in league history.