nhl roundup | Monday’s games

Blue Jackets 3, Sabres 2

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Sergei Bobrovsky made three of his 30 saves on a power play in the final two minutes, and the Blue Jackets beat the Sabres for their fourth straight victory. Rookie Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets. Markus Nutivaara had two assists. Buffalo dropped its sixth straight game. Evander Kane and Sam Reinhart scored for the Sabres, and Robin Lehner stopped 25 shots. Bobrovsky made his biggest save when he slid across the crease to kick away a Ryan O’Reilly one-timer with 1:49 remaining. Bobrovsky got a piece of Kyle Okposo’s shot off the rebound and the puck trickled across the goal line while Okposo fell into the net. Officials determined on replay that the goal did not count.

Devils 4, Wild 3, OT

ST. PAUL, MINN.

John Moore scored 52 seconds into overtime and the Devils overcame a late letdown to cap a successful road trip with a win against the Wild. Rookie defenseman Will Butcher scored for the second straight game and Cory Schneider stopped 33 shots for New Jersey, which led 3-1 before Minnesota’s Mikael Granlund scored twice in the third period. Adam Henrique had a goal and two assists, and Steven Santini scored his first goal of the season for the Devils. They finished a 3-0-1 road trip that included wins over Chicago and Minnesota and an overtime loss at Toronto. New Jersey is 7-2-2 away from home this season. Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Wild, who have lost two in a row. Granlund’s second goal with the extra attacker and 1:36 left pushed the game into overtime. Devan Dubnyk made 21 saves.

Flames 4, Capitals 1

WASHINGTON

Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist to extend his career-best point streak to 10 games and the Flames beat the Capitals. Gaudreau scored and assisted on Sean Monahan’s goal, one of two on the power play for Calgary, which has won four of its past five. Mikael Backlund and captain Mark Giordano also scored for the Flames, who got 29 saves from Mike Smith. Gaudreau, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” has eight goals and 11 assists during his point streak. Led by the Carneys Point, New Jersey, native, the Flames are 7-3-0 in that time. Lars Eller scored the only goal for the Capitals, who took five minor penalties and lost for the third time in four games. Braden Holtby allowed four goals on 39 shots.

Predators 5, Jets 3

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Kyle Turris, Kevin Fiala and Ryan Johansen each had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators. Mattias Ekholm and Nick Bonino also scored, and P.K. Subban, Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi added two assists apiece as Nashville won for the seventh time in eight games. Pekka Rinne made 32 saves. Mathieu Perreault scored twice and Tyler Myers had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who had won four straight.

Coyotes 4, Maple Leafs 1

TORONTO

Antti Raanta made 26 saves and the Coyotes ended the Maple Leafs’ winning streak at six games. Brendan Perlini, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Max Domi and Tobias Rieder scored for the Coyotes (5-15-3), who have won three in a row for the first time this season. Arizona rookie Clayton Keller had two assists to give him 20 points in 23 games. James van Riemsdyk scored for the Maple Leafs (14-8-0).

Associated Press