NHL roundup

NHL roundup

Tuesday’s games

Penguins 2, Oilers 1, OT

PITTSBURGH

Phil Kessel found a way to upstage Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. The Pittsburgh forward raced down the slot and beat goalie Cam Talbot 42 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Ian Cole scored his first goal of the season for the Penguins, and Matt Murray stopped 29 shots. Crosby was held without a point in his showdown with McDavid, but the Penguins rode their depth to keep the struggling Oilers in check. McDavid forced the extra period with his first goal in seven games, a wrist shot with 2:53 left in regulation that tied it. Talbot played brilliantly at times while making 42 saves but couldn’t get a handle on Kessel’s winner.

Islanders 5, Coyotes 3

NEW YORK

John Tavares completed his hat trick with a tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting the New York Islanders over the winless Arizona Coyotes. The Islanders won their third straight and improved to 5-3-1. Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for New York. Adam Pelech had three assists for the Islanders, and fellow defenseman Scott Mayfield cemented the win with his first goal of the season at 17:03. The Coyotes — starting a five-game road trip — fell to 0-8-1 under new coach Rick Tocchet.

Ducks 6, Flyers 2

PHILADELPHIA

Ondrej Kase had two goals, Anaheim scored three times in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers lost No. 2 overall draft pick Nolan Patrick to an undisclosed injury in a Ducks’ win.Sean Couturier scored two goals for the Flyers. Kase scored twice for the Ducks. Behind a stellar outing in net from John Gibson, the Ducks made the most of their 12 shots in the second. Brandon Montour, Nick Ritchie and Rickard Rakell scored three straight goals for a 4-1 lead.

Lightning 5, Hurricanes 1

RALEIGH, N.C.

Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled away to beat the Carolina Hurricanes. Steven Stamkos had two assists, giving him league leads with 17 assists and 20 points, and Nikita Kucherov scored his 11th goal with 4 seconds left. Both players have 10-game points streaks — one shy of Martin St. Louis’ 8-year-old club record to begin a season. Rookie Mikhail Sergachev also scored, and Vladislav Manestnikov and Ryan Callahan added empty-netters to help the Lightning pad their league leads with eight victories and 17 points. They earned a point in their eighth straight game, improving to 7-0-1 in that stretch.

Canadiens 5, Panthers 1

MONTREAL

Shea Weber scored twice, helping the Montreal Canadiens end their seven-game skid with a win over the Florida Panthers. Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Canadiens, who had not won since their season opener. Carey Price made 26 saves and Jonathan Drouin had two assists. Keith Yandle scored the only goal for the Panthers, while James Reimer stopped 32 of 37 shots. Reimer got the start with Roberto Luongo still injured (right hand).

Sabres 1, Red Wings 0

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Benoit Pouliot scored for the second straight game and Robin Lehner made 32 saves in a shutout as the Buffalo Sabres beat the struggling Detroit Red Wings. Victor Antipin and Taylor Fedun each had an assist for Buffalo, which handed the Red Wings their fifth defeat in a row. The win was the first at home for rookie coach Phil Housley and ended the Sabres’ three-game home losing streak. Buffalo won consecutive games for the first time this season and improved to 3-5-2. Pouliot scored with 10:15 remaining in the second period when he took the rebound of Antipin’s shot and stuffed a wraparound behind goalie Jimmy Howard.

Canucks 1, Wild 0

ST. PAUL, MINN.

Jake Virtanen broke a scoreless tie midway through the third period, Anders Nilsson made 29 saves for his fourth career shutout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Minnesota Wild. Virtanen scored his second goal of the season and the second in as many games. Nilsson tallied his second shutout in three games this season for Vancouver. Devan Dubnyk made 24 saves in goal for Minnesota, but suffered his third losses in five starts this season.

Kings 3, Senators 2, SO

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators. Alec Martinez and Kempe scored for the Kings (7-1-1) in regulation and Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots. Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson supplied the offense for the Senators (4-1-4). Mike Condon made 41 saves.

Associated Press