Edmonton wins Heritage Classic

Cam Talbot made 31 saves and Mark Letestu scored the first of three second-period goals, lifting visiting Edmonton past Winnipeg, 3-0, in an outdoor game delayed almost two hours by sunlight melting the ice.

The Heritage Classic victory extended Edmonton’s winning streak to three in front of 33,240 at Investors Group Field.

Fans wore both Jets and Oilers jerseys to the league’s 19th outdoor game.

Zack Kassian had a goal and an assist, and Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton. Connor Hellebuyck, who had a tuque attached to his helmet, stopped 29 shots for Winnipeg.

The NHL said the start of the Heritage Classic game was delayed “due to intermittent sunlight on the playing surface” and “in the interest of player safety.”

The Jets committed a series of errors that allowed Edmonton to break the game open in the second period.

Talbot got his 12th career shutout and first this season. “I was really excited for this one, obviously, to get a chance to play in my first [outdoor] game.”

Other games

Islanders 6, Wild 3: John Tavares had two goals and an assist, Johnny Boychuk scored for the second game in a row and New York beat visiting Minnesota. Islanders rookie Anthony Beauvillier had two assists.

Rangers 3, Coyotes 2: Dan Girardi scored 1:55 into the third period as New York beat visiting Arizona. Josh Jooris and J.T. Miller also scored for New York.

Ducks 4, Canucks 2: Nick Ritchie and Corey Perry scored in the third period to put away a win for Anaheim against the visiting Canucks.