Leafs blank Oilers

Curtis McElhinney made 41 saves for his first shutout of the season and sixth overall, and Zach Hyman scored in the first minute in the Maple Leafs’ 1-0 victory against the Edmonton Oilers last night in Toronto.

McElhinney was making his fifth start of the season, giving Frederik Andersen a rest after he played in a victory Saturday night in Pittsburgh. Toronto improved to 2010-1 to move within three points of Tampa Bay for the Eastern Conference lead.

Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews was held out because of an upper-body injury. He took an accidental hit to the head from teammate Morgan Rielly late in Saturday’s game.

Blackhawks 3, Coyotes 1 — Corey Crawford made 31 saves, Artem Anisimov scored with 4:47 left in the third period and host Chicago beat Arizona, which has lost four straight.

It was the Blackhawks’ second straight win after dropping five in a row.

Blues 3, Sabres 2 — Vladimir Tarasenko scored with 35 seconds left in overtime, and shorthanded St. Louis edged visiting Buffalo.

Brayden Schenn and Paul Stastny also scored for the Blues, Joel Edmundson had two assists and Jake Allen made 22 saves.

Wild 4, Sharks 3 — Nino Niederreiter scored 3:26 into overtime and Minnesota won in San Jose despite squandering a three-goal lead.

Eric Staal scored twice and Ryan Murphy added a goal as the Wild extended their winning streak on the Sharks to four games. Tomas Hertl tapped in a loose puck for San Jose with five minutes left in regulation to tie it at 3.