Rangers edge Canadiens for 4th straight victory
NEW YORK — Chris Kreider had a goal, Kaapo Kakko scored for the second straight game, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Julien Gauthier also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves to help the Rangers beat the Canadiens for the fourth time in five meetings. New York also won at Montreal on Oct. 16, spoiling the Canadiens’ home opener.
Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson scored for Montreal, which fell to 1-7-1 on the road. Cayden Primeau had 31 saves in his first start of the season.
■ Stars 5, Red Wings 2: At
Dallas, Jason Robertson scored twice and Jake Oettinger made 28 saves in his season debut. Ryan Suter, Jamie Benn and Roope Hintz also scored for Dallas.
■ Jets 5, Oilers 2: At Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nikolaj Ehlers, Pierre-luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele scored in the second period to back Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 32 shots as Winnipeg finished 5-1-1 on a sevengame homestand.
■ Sharks 4, Wild 1: At St. Paul, Minn., Timo Meier had a goal and an assist to back James Reimer, who made 26 saves as San Jose won for the second time in six games.
■ Coyotes 3, Blues 2: At St. Louis, Barrett Hayton’s powerplay goal with 6:08 remaining in the third period to back Scott Wedgewood, who finished with 34 saves.
■ Sabres 2, Penguins 1: At Pittsburgh, Kyle Okposo and Colin Miller scored in the second period to back, Dustin Tokarski who stopped a career-high 45 shots.
■ Flyers 2, Flames 1, OT: At Philadelphia, Cam Atkinson scored 45 seconds into overtime and Carter Hart made 33 saves for Philadelphia.
■ Panthers 6, Islanders 1: At Sunrise, Fla., Jonathan Huberdeau and Carter Verhaeghe each scored a goal, Ryan Lomberg recorded his first goal of the season and Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist.
■ Maple Leafs 3, Predators
0: At Toronto, Auston Matthews,
David Kampf and Mitch Marner each scored to back Jack Campbell, who made 24 saves.
■ Ducks 3, Capitals 2, OT: At Anaheim, Calif., Trevor Zegras scored his second goal in overtime to extend Anaheim’s winning streak to eight — and notch the 1,000th franchise win. Garrett Pilon and Tom Wilson scored for Washington.