Maple Leafs rally to defeat Jets

Toronto prevails despite losing star center Matthews

TORONTO — Jake Gardiner and Kasperi Kapanen scored in a late 26-second span and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame the loss of star center Auston Matthews to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Saturday.

Matthews left in the second period after injuring his left shoulder absorbing a hit from defenseman Jacob Trouba.

■ Capitals 4, Flames 3, SO—

At Calgary, Alberta, Nicklas Backstrom scored the winner in a shootout and goaltender Pheonix Copley earned his first career victory as Washington beat Calgary.

■ Oilers 5, Predators 3 —

At Nashville, Tenn., Leon Draisaitl and Drake Caggiuila each scored twice and Edmonton ended a 13-game losing streak against Nashville.

■ Blue Jackets 5, Sabres 4, OT —

At Columbus, Ohio, Artemi Panarin scored 31 seconds into overtime to help Columbus win its second straight. Buffalo saw its three-game winning streak snapped.

■ Penguins 5, Canucks 0 —

At Vancouver, British Columbia, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each scored two goals and Pittsburgh won its fourth straight game.

■ Wild 3, Avalanche 2 —

At St. Paul, Minn., Eric Staal put Minnesota ahead on the power play with 9:44 remaining and Jonas Brodin had a late empty-netter as the Wild won for the fifth straight game.

■ Blues 7, Blackhawks 3—

At St. Louis, Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals, Ryan O’Reilly and Zach Sanford each had three points and St. Louis snapped a twogame skid.

■ Coyotes 7, Lightning 1—

At Glendale, Ariz., Michael Grabner scored two short-handed goals to help Arizona win its third straight and break Tampa Bay’s seven-game points streak.

■ Islanders 6, Flyers 1 —

At Philadelphia, Brock Nelson scored two goals, Robin Lehner stopped 22 shots and New York beat Philadelphia in a game between teams near the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

■ Devils 3, Panthers 2 —

At Newark, N.J., Kyle Palmieri had a goal and an assist, Keith Kinkaid made 35 saves and New Jersey stopped a three-game slide.

■ Canadiens 3, Bruins 0—

At Boston, Brendan Gallagher and Max Domi scored 1:21 apart midway into the first period, Carey Price made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season and Montreal beat Boston.

Nathan Denette The Canadian Press via AP Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Zach Hyman (11) battles against Winnipeg Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba (8) and Winnipeg Jets left wing Mathieu Perreault (85) in Toronto on Saturday.