NHL ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s games

Sabres 3, Rangers 1

NEW YORK — Thomas Vanek scored twice, once on a power play and again when Buffalo was short-handed, and the Sabres handed New York its first loss of the season. Vanek netted the second of Buffalo’s two power-play goals in the second period — the first man-advantage tallies allowed by the Rangers in six games this season — and then put the Sabres ahead in the third. He already has five goals in the Sabres’ first three games, including consecutive two-goal contests.

Canadiens 4, Bruins 3, SO

MONTREAL — Alex Tanguay scored the shootout winner in the Canadiens’ first home game in their 100th year. Carey Price stopped Phil Kessel, Patrice Bergeron and Michael Ryder in the shootout to help Montreal win after blowing a 3-0 lead. Boston’s Marc Savard scored his second third-period goal with 47.6 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 3.

Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 1

CHICAGO — Nikolai Khabibulin made 29 saves and Martin Havlat, Patrick Sharp, Brian Campbell and rookie Colin Fraser scored to lead Chicago to its first victory. Duncan Keith and Kris Versteeg each had two assists, and the Blackhawks scored more than two goals in a game for the first time this season.

Stars 6, Predators 4

DALLAS — Fabian Brunnstrom scored three goals in his NHL debut to match the league record and Mike Modano had two goals as Dallas won its first game. Modano’s empty-netter — the 530th goal of his career — sealed the win with 3.3 seconds left.

Associated Press