Kraken prevail in Buffalo

Seattle’s Jared McCann and Mason Appleton each scored two goals, and the Kraken beat the Sabres 7-4 in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday night.

Brandon Tanev had a goal and two assists, and Carson Soucy and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the expansion Kraken, who had their seasonhigh scoring total. Yanni Gourde and Morgan Geekie each had two assists.

Chris Driedger made 32 saves as Seattle won its fourth in five games and second straight on the road.

Jeff Skinner had two goals for the Sabres, who have lost five in a row at home and six of seven overall. Dylan Cozens and Brett Murray also scored and Dustin Tokarski stopped 25 shots.

Flames 2, Penguins 1: Mikael Backlund scored in the seventh round of the shootout before Jacob Markstrom stopped Pittsburgh’s Brock McGinn as host Calgary won for the fifth time in six games.

Coyotes 1, Jets 0: Antoine Roussel scored a second-period goal and rookie goalie Karel Vejmelka stopped 46 shots for his first career shutout as Arizona dealt host Winnipeg its sixth loss in seven games.

Canucks 2, Canadiens 1: Conor Garland scored the winner in the second period as visiting Vancouver ended a four-game skid. Montreal has lost seven of its past nine.

Briefly: Fenway Sports Group has reached an agreement with the Penguins that would give the conglomerate controlling interest in the team. Mario Lemieux will remain part of the ownership group . ... The NHL suspended Bruins forward Brad Marchand for three games for slewfooting Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Sunday . ... Hurricanes defensemen Brett Pesce and Tony DeAngelo and Rangers forward Greg McKegg were placed in the NHL’s COVID protocol.

Sharks on Tuesday

Who: Sharks (11-9-1) at New Jersey (9-6-4)

When: 4 p.m.

TV: ESPN+ (streaming)