Jeff O'Neill always wanted to play for the hometown Toronto Maple Leafs. And why not? It would give his family lots of chances to see him perform.

But just nine days before O'Neill got his wish, his older brother, Donny, was killed in a car accident while Jeff was in Toronto.

He was very much on O'Neill's mind Tuesday night when he netted his first goal for the Maple Leafs, the winner in Toronto's 4-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.

The goal would've been special no matter what to O'Neill, who dedicated it to his late brother. The fact that it gave Toronto its first win of the young season made it all the more important.

"The last three months seemed liked three years," O'Neill said. "I knew that when I got my first one it'd be for him.

"It's good to get it out of the way. It is something that's really tough to deal with, but being in this locker room and playing hockey makes it a little easier."

O'Neill's one-timer on the power play gave Toronto a 3-2 lead at 7:34 of the third period. Eric Lindros sealed the win nearly six minutes later with his second of the season.

"It's good to get a game-winner whenever, but playing in this arena and ... wearing the white and blue has been a dream of mine since I was a kid."

At St. Louis, Jay McClement scored his first NHL goal on a penalty shot and added an assist to lead the host Blues to their first win.

At Montreal, Daniel Alfredsson scored twice and Ray Emery stopped 26 shots in his first start of the season as Ottawa extended its winning streak to four and handed the Canadiens their first loss.

At Dallas, Jussi Jokinen scored the first goal of his NHL career to break a tie late in the second period, and Mike Modano added a short-handed tally midway through the third period, lifting the Stars at home.

At Los Angeles, Dustin Brown and Joe Corvo had power-play goals, Eric Belanger also scored and the Kings ended Edmonton's season-opening, three-game winning streak.