Malkin, Penguins shut out Maple Leafs
Matt Murray made 38 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs’ winning streak at five games with a stifling 3-0 victory Thursday night in Toronto.
Evgeni Malkin had two goals and an assist, scoring early and adding an empty-net goal. Kris Letang also had an empty-netter, and Sidney Crosby picked up an assist to tie Darryl Sittler for 60th on the NHL’s career points list with 1,221.
Toronto’s Auston Matthews, the NHL in scoring with 16 points on 10 goals and six assists, was looking to become the third player in NHL to start a season with eight consecutive multi-point games. The Maple Leafs came in averaging an NHL-high 4.71 goals.
Murray returned from a concussion that sidelined him for three games. He has seven career shutouts.
Frederik Andersen stopped 36 shots for Toronto. He was back in goal after sitting out a victory over Los Angeles on Monday night because of a minor knee injury.
Malkin opened the scoring midway through the first period, six seconds after the Maple Leafs were penalized for too many men on the ice.
AVALANCHE 5, DEVILS 3: Gabriel Landeskog scored three goals, the last of which put Colorado ahead with 3:22 remaining, and the Avalanche beat New Jersey. Philipp Grubauer stopped 27 shots to pick up his first win of the season. Mikko Rantanen scored on an empty-netter with 12 seconds left and added three assists. Taylor Hall had a goal and two assists for the Devils. LIGHTNING 3, RED WINGS 1: Steven Stamkos scored his first goal of the season, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves and Tampa Bay beat Detroit. Brayden Point and Alex Killorn also scored for the Lightning. Detroit is 0-5-2, its worst season-opening stretch since opening the 1985-86 season with eight losses and a tie. JETS 4, CANUCKS 1: Patrik Laine and Bryan Little scored powerplay goals as Winnipeg defeated Vancouver. COYOTES 4, BLACKHAWKS 1: Vinnie Hinostroza scored twice against his former team, Antti Raanta made 33 saves and Arizona beat Chicago.