Rangers pull out win at the buzzer
Last-second Lindgren score caps wild game that saw 6 goals in 2nd
Defenseman Ryan Lindgren barely beat the third-period buzzer to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night.
Lindgren’s heroics came after the teams scored three goals each in a wild second period, including four goals in an 82second span.
Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, Kaapo Kakko and K’andre Miller all scored for the Rangers. Alexander Georgiev had 14 saves and was replaced by Igor Shesterkin, who had four saves in the third.
Rasmus Asplund, Vinnie Hinostroza, Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin all scored for Buffalo, and Aaron Dell had 31 saves.
Maple Leafs 2, Islanders 0: Mitch Marner scored twice and Joseph Woll stopped 20 shots for his first career shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-0. Ondrej Kase also scored as Toronto improved to 11-2 in its last 13 games in the opener of a four-game road trip that includes three games in California. Woll, a 2016 third-round draft pick, picked up his second career win in two starts. Ilya Sorokin stopped 37 shots for the Islanders, who lost their sixth straight game — all in regulation
Lightning 5, Wild 4 (SO): Steven Stamkos scored the lone shootout goal while Brian Elliott stopped three shootout shots to give Tampa Bay a win over Minnesota after it blew a late two-goal lead. Minnesota rallied in the third period to tie it at 4 on two goals by Kevin Fiala and Joel Eriksson Ek over a 2:09 stretch. But the Wild couldn’t score in overtime during a power play that lasted about a minute and half. Tampa Bay also got two goals from Anthony Cirelli and one each from Pat Maroon and Alex Barre-boulet. Elliott made 28 saves in regulation. Marcus Foligno and Brandon Duhaime had the other goals for Minnesota, and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 20 shots.
Flames 4, Bruins 0: Former Bruins goalie Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout, Andrew Mangiapane scored a short-handed goal early in the third period, and Calgary beat Boston for its seventh shutout in 19 games. Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin, who both played collegiate hockey nearby for Boston College, each had a goal for the Flames, who posted their third straight win and improved to 9-2-2 on the road. Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, and Matthew Tkachuk had two assists. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves for Boston, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.