Gio steals overtime win from Penguins

CALGARY Mark Giordano scored at 2:19 of overtime and Mike Smith made 43 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Thursday night.

Giordano fired a perfect shot over the glove of Tristan Jarry off a set-up at the top of the faceoff circle by Matthew Tkachuk.

Sean Monahan also scored for Calgary (7-6-0). Three games into a season-long seven-game homestand, the Flames are 2-10. The New Jersey Devils visit the Scotiabank Saddledome are on Sunday.

Kris Letang scored for Pittsburgh (8-5-2). Jarry made 32 saves in his first start of the season. The Penguins wrap up their season-long five-game road trip on Saturday in Vancouver. So far, they are 1-2-1.

FLYERS 2, BLUES 0

ST. LOUIS — Michal Neuvirth made 33 saves and Brandon Manning broke a scoreless tie with a secondperiod goal to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the St. Louis Blues.

Claude Giroux added an empty-net goal with 5.4 seconds left in Philadelphia's first shutout of the season.

CAPTIALS 4, ISLANDERS 3

WASHINGTON — Lars Eller scored two goals, including the winner, and had an assist to Washington beat New York.

Eller was arguably the best player on the ice, drawing two penalties and committing one as part of an eventful outing. The Danish centre's play helped Washington escape despite being outshot 38-19 and 16-2 in the third period.

BRUINS 2, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1

BOSTON — Sean Kuraly scored his first career goal to snap a tie midway through the third period, sending Boston over Vegas.

Kuraly got to a rebound during a scrum in front of the Vegas net after a shot by Torey Krug with 10:07 left, restoring Boston's lead and helping the Bruins to avoid being swept by the expansion Golden Knights in their inaugural season.

JETS 5, STARS 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Mark Scheifele had a hat trick, Patrik Laine scored his first goal in five games and Winnipeg beat Dallas to extend its points streak to six games.

WILD 6, CANADIENS 3

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matt Cullen scored his first goal of the season on his 41st birthday and added an assist during Minnesota's three-goal first period, giving the sputtering Wild a welcome spark.

BLUE JACKETS 7, PANTHERS 3

SUNRISE, Fla. — Oliver Bjorkstrand and Josh Anderson each scored twice to lift Columbus over Florida.

SENATORS 3, RED WINGS 1

OTTAWA, Ontario — Mark Stone had a goal and an assist and Craig Anderson made 24 saves in Ottawa's 3-1 victory over Detroit.

CP PHOTO JEFF MCINTOSH Calgary Flames' Sean Monahan, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Johnny Gaudreau during third period NHL hockey action against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Calgary.