MONDAY’S RESULTS
Kraken 7, Sabres 4: Jared McCann and Mason Appleton each scored two goals, and Seattle beat host Buffalo. Brandon Tanev had a goal and two assists, and Carson Soucy and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the expansion Kraken, who had their season-high scoring total. Yanni Gourde and Morgan Geekie each had two assists.
Coyotes 1, Jets 0: Karel Vejmelka stopped 46 shots to earn his first NHL shutout as visiting Arizona beat Winnipeg. Antoine Roussel scored the game’s only goal to help Arizona get just its fifth win of the season (5-15-2).
Canucks 2, Canadiens 1: Conor Garland scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period, Thatcher Demko had 33 saves and Vancouver held on to beat Montreal on the road. Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal to help Vancouver snap a four-game losing streak. Ryan Poehling scored for the fourth time in 10 games, and Jake Allen had 40 saves for the Canadiens one day after Montreal fired its GM.
Flames 2, Penguins 1 (SO): Mikael Backlund scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give host Calgary a win over Pittsburgh. Milan Lucic scored the Flames’ only goal in regulation in
the second period.
Notable Jeff Gorton. Brad Marchand for three Oliver EkmanLarsson
The NHL suspended Bruins forward games for slew-footing Canucks defenseman during Boston’s victory a day earlier.
• After dismissing his general manager and two other executives, Montreal Canadiens owner and President Geoff Molson said that running the hockey operations of the storied NHL team is a multiperson job and that will be the approach going forward. Molson said a search is underway for a bilingual GM who will work with recently hired executive vice president of hockey operations
• Fenway Sports Group reached an agreement with the Pittsburgh Penguins that would give the conglomerate controlling interest in one of the NHL’s marquee franchises. The Penguins announced that the two sides have come to terms on a deal, which would need to be approved by the NHL’s Board of Governors. A decision is expected by the end of the year. Financial details were not released. Sportico valued the Penguins at $845 million last month.