Late Monday

Golden Knights 4, Rangers 1

Alex Tuch scored twice in the first four minutes and Vegas beat the Rangers on Monday night. Reilly Smith and Max Pacioretty also scored to help Vegas get its first three-game winning streak of the season. Malcolm Subban stopped 29 shots as the Golden Knights improved to 5-2-1 after a season-high five-game skid (0-4-1). Brendan Lemieux scored, and Henrik Lundqvist finished with 28 saves for the Rangers, who were 4-0-1 in their previous five games. The Rangers went 0 for 6 on the power play against a Vegas team that came in tied for fifth in penalty-killing. New York picked up the pace in the second half of each of the first two periods and came out more aggressive to start the third. The Rangers outshot the Golden Knights 8-1 over the first 12 minutes and finished the period with a 11-4 advantage but couldn’t score. Subban, getting the start while Marc-Andre Fleury is away from the team following his father’s death, denied Ryan Strome’s tip try nearly seven minutes into the third, Filip Chytil’s shot from the left circle with 8 1/2 minutes left and Ryan Lindgren’s attempt from above the left circle less than 20 seconds later. Vegas scored twice early in the first period and then doubled its lead with a pair of goals early in the second. Subban knocked turned aside a deflection by Chytil 2:10 into the second to keep the Rangers off the scoreboard, and Chris Kreider hit a goalpost exactly two minutes later. Smith made it 3-0 on a breakaway as he put a backhander past Lundqvist for his team-leading 12th at 4:44. With Vegas on its second power play of the game, rookie Cody Glass sent a pass across the front of the goal and Pacioretty quickly put it past Lundqvist for his 10th to make it 4-0 at 6:20.

Sabres 7, Devils 1

Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists, and Buffalo used a fivegoal first period to beat New Jersey. Eichel scored 2:46 into the game, and Conor Sheary scored twice during the first 20 minutes. Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Asplund also had goals in the first, and Victor Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju scored in the second. Linus Ullmark made 44 saves for the Sabres. Louis Domingue was pulled after allowing five goals on 15 shots. He was replaced by Mackenzie Blackwood, who made 15 saves.

Islanders 4, Red Wings 1

Jordan Eberle scored two goals and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves as New York handed Detroit its 10th straight defeat. Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier also scored for the Islanders, who were outshot 31-25 but never trailed. Dylan Larkin had the only goal for the Red Wings.