MONTREAL
Jonathan Quick stopped 40 shots for his 46th career shutout, Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli scored 11 seconds apart in the first period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday night.
Anze Kopitar and Kurtis MacDermid also scored for the Western Conferenceleading Kings (8-1-1), who beat the Canadiens 5-2 last week in Los Angeles.
Penguins 2, Jets 1, OT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel’s 300th career goal at 1:07 of overtime lifted Pittsburgh past Winnipeg.
Kessel stripped Patrik Laine of the puck at his own blue line and went the other way on a breakaway. Kessel, with nine points in his last seven games, snapped a wrist shot between the pads of Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for the winner.
Conor Sheary scored his fifth for the Penguins, who won for the fifth time in six games. Pittsburgh has won seven of nine since losing the first two games of the season.
Rangers 5, Coyotes 2
NEW YORK (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich scored twice and added an assist, rookie Boo Nieves had three assists to lead the New York Rangers beat winless Arizona for just their third victory of the season.
Lightning 3, Red Wings 2
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov became the seventh set of teammates in NHL history to start the season with point streaks of at least 11 games, leading surging Tampa Bay past Detroit.
Panthers 8, Ducks 3
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Radim Vrbata recorded his seventh career hat trick to lift Florida past Anaheim.
Hurricanes 6, Maple Leafs 3
TORONTO (AP) — Josh Jooris scored twice, Teuvo Teravainen had a threepoint night and Carolina beat Toronto.
TORONTO (AP) — Josh Jooris scored twice, Teuvo Teravainen had a threepoint night and Carolina beat Toronto.
Senators 5, Flyers 4
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists, Erik Karlsson added two assists and Ottawa held off Philadelphia.
Wild 6, Islanders 4
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eric Staal had a goal and assist, and Luke Kunin and Zack Mitchell each scored their first NHL goals to lead Minnesota.
Oilers 5, Stars 4
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Matt Benning scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:27 remaining and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals as Edmonton finally found its offensive touch in a win over Dallas.
Canucks 6, Capitals 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Sven Baertschi had two goals and an assist to lead the Vancouver to its fourth straight win.
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