AROUND THE NHL | Monday’s games

Maple Leafs 4, Sabres 2

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Auston Matthews scored his 39th goal to set the record for most by an American-born rookie and Toronto beat Buffalo to move closer to clinching their second playoff berth in 12 seasons. Nazem Kadri had a goal and an assist, James van Rimedsyk and Leo Komarov also scored, and Frederick Andersen made 18 saves for the Maple Leafs in their fourth straight win. The victory vaulted Toronto (39-24-15) one point ahead of Boston (43-30-6) for second-place in the Atlantic Division. Jack Eichel and Ryan O’Reilly scored for Buffalo.

Red Wings 5, Senators 4, SO

DETROIT

Evgeni Svechnikov scored the only goal of the shootout in his NHL debut, lifting Detroit to a victory over Ottawa. In the seventh round of the tiebreaker, Svechnikov went to his backhand and slid the puck between the pads of Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson. Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist, and Frans Nielsen, Gustav Nyquist and Dylan Larkin scored in regulation for Detroit, Nick Jensen had two assists and Petr Mrazek stopped 41 shots. Kyle Turris and Fredrik Claesson scored 4:09 apart in the third period to tie the score for the Senators, who pulled into a tie with Boston for third place in the Atlantic Division.

Canadiens 4, Panthers 1

SUNRISE, FLA.

Artturi Lehkonen scored twice in the third period and had an assist to help Montreal clinch the Atlantic Division title with a victory over Florida. Andrew Shaw and Alexander Radulov also scored for the Canadiens, and Charlie Lindgren stopped 31 shots in his second NHL start. Jonathan Marchessault scored for Florida and Reto Berra finished with 27 saves.

Associated Press