Penguins pull out victory in overtime
Justin Schultz took a pass from Phil Kessel and buried it in the wide-open net 2:36 into overtime to give the Penguins a 4-3 win over Calgary in Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Tristan Jarry made several key stops for the Penguins early in the extra period, and Schultz’s fourth goal of the season helped Pittsburgh improve to 10-1 in overtime at home this season.
Evgeni Malkin scored his 37th goal for the Penguins and added an assist. Kris Letang and Chad Ruhwedel also scored for Pittsburgh. Jarry finished with 35 saves as the Penguins pulled one point back of Washington for first in the crowded Metropolitan Division.
Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund and Troy Brouwer scored for the Flames, who outplayed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions for long stretches before dropping their fourth straight. Jon Gillies stopped 28 shots but had no chance when Kessel slid a crossice pass to a wide-open Schultz.
Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 3: In Buffalo, Ryan O’Reilly and Zemgus Girgensons scored 2:05 apart in the second period. Toronto lost its fourth straight. Sam Reinhart, Jason Pominville and Johan Larsson also scored for Buffalo. The last-place Sabres improved to 7-5-2 in their past 14 games and have been playing havoc with playoff contenders.
Senators 3, Stars 2: Erik Karlsson scored on a breakaway with 2:19 left in overtime in Dallas. Karlsson picked up a loose puck after a missed Dallas opportunity and beat goalie Kari Lehtonen. Stars goalie Ben Bishop left because of a lower-body injury after making 12 saves in the first period. Lehtonen replaced Bishop and had 15 saves. Ottawa’s Craig Anderson made 31 saves. Dallas’ Tyler Seguin scored twice.
Oilers 4, Coyotes 3: In Edmonton, Oscar Klefbom’s first goal in 34 games came in overtime. Jujhar Khaira, Milan Lucic and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a threegame skid. Jason Demers, Christian Dvorak and Niklas Hjalmarsson replied for the Coyotes, whose two-game winning streak ended.
Canucks 4, Islanders 3: Brendan Leipsic scored his second goal of the game 2:47 into overtime to lift Vancouver at home. Darren Archibald scored on a penalty shot, and Jake Virtanen also had a goal as Vancouver snapped a three-game skid. Jacob Markstrom stopped 31 shots. Josh Bailey, John Tavares and Jordan Eberle scored for New York, which lost its seventh straight game.
Canadiens out: Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Victor Mete will miss four to six weeks as they recover from injuries. Both were hurt in Friday’s win over the Islanders. Pacioretty, the Canadiens’ captain, has a knee injury. Mete has a fractured finger.