PITTSBURGH
Conor Sheary scored twice, including the winner with 1:42 left, to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin also scored for Pittsburgh while Matt Murray stopped 25 shots in his first home start since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Sidney Crosby was held without a point but helped begin the sequence that set up Sheary for the go-ahead goal.
Edmonton star Connor McDavid assisted on all three Oiler goals, more than holding his own against Crosby, his childhood idol. Jordan Eberle scored twice and Patrick Maroon picked up his fifth of the season. Cam Talbot made 27 saves but couldn’t make a two-goal lead stand up.
Jets 8, Stars 2
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Patrik Laine took the NHL lead in goals with the second hat trick of his rookie season, lifting Winnipeg over Dallas.
Laine has 11 goals and 15 points this season. Linemate Mark Scheifele had two goals and two assists and leads the NHL with 18 points, just ahead of Edmonton’s Connor McDavid and Chicago’s Artem Anisimov.
Sharks 3, Capitals 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Jones stopped 24 shots, Brent Burns scored his fifth goal of the season and San Jose ended the Washington’s five-game winning streak.
Kings 7, Maple Leafs 0
TORONTO (AP) — Jeff Carter scored twice during a four-goal second period, Peter Budaj made 19 saves and Los Angeles thumped Toronto.
Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli added goals in the second period and Dustin Brown, Kyle Clifford and Dwight King also scored. Los Angeles has won three straight.
Predators 3, Senators 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — James Neal and P.K. Subban each had a goal and an assist to lead Nashville over Ottawa.
Ryan Ellis also scored for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne made 33 saves. The Predators had lost their previous two games in shootouts.
Kyle Turris scored and Craig Anderson made 27 saves for Ottawa, which has lost consecutive games.
Red Wings 3, Flyers 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou tied it midway through the third period and had the only score in the shootout, helping Detroit snap a five-game losing streak.
Canucks 5, Rangers 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexandre Burrows scored twice in the third period to help Vancouver end a nine-game losing streak.
Henrik Sedin and Sven Baertschi each had a goal and an assist, and Loui Eriksson also scored for the Canucks, who were 0-8-1 with eight straight regulation losses since opening the season with four wins.
Devils 3, Hurricanes 2
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — PA Parenteau and Taylor Hall scored in the shootout, and New Jersey rallied to defeat Carolina.
Coyotes 4, Avalanche 2
DENVER (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored two goals, Max Domi had a goal and two assists and Arizona beat Colorado.
Anthony DeAngelo added a goal in his NHL debut.
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