KESSEL STEALS SPOTLIGHT FROM CROSBY, McDAVID

PITTSBURGH» Phil Kessel found a way to upstage Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid.

Pittsburgh forward Kessel raced down the slot and beat goalie Cam Talbot 42 seconds into overtime to give the Penguins a 2-1 victory over the Oilers on Tuesday night.

Ian Cole scored his first goal of the season for the Penguins, and Matt Murray stopped 29 shots. Crosby was held without a point in his showdown with McDavid, but the Penguins rode their depth to keep the struggling Oilers in check.

McDavid forced the extra period with his first goal in seven games, a wrist shot with 2:53 left in regulation that tied it. Talbot played brilliantly at times while making 42 saves but couldn’t get a handle on Kessel’s winner.

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Ondrej Kase had two goals, Anaheim scored three times in the second period and the Flyers lost No. 2 overall draft pick Nolan Patrick to an undisclosed injury in a 6-2 Ducks win. Patrick, the talented center who had three points this season, was checked head-first into the glass by Anaheim forward Chris Wagner, dropped to his knees and needed help leaving the ice. Patrick went straight to the locker room. … Shea Weber scored twice, helping the Canadiens end their seven-game skid with a 5-1 win over the Panthers. Carey Price made 26 saves and Jonathan Drouin had two assists. … John Tavares completed his hat trick with a tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting the Islanders over the Coyotes 5-3. Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for New York. … Tyler Johnson had a power-play goal and an assist, and the Lightning pulled away to beat the Hurricanes 5-1. Steven Stamkos had two assists, giving him league leads with 17 assists and 20 points. … Benoit Pouliot scored for the second straight game and Robin Lehner made 32 saves in a shutout as the Sabres beat the Red Wings 1-0. … Jake Virtanen broke a scoreless tie midway through the third period, Anders Nilsson made 29 saves for his fourth career shutout and the Canucks beat the Wild 1-0. … Adrian Kempe scored the shootout winner to help the Kings beat the Senators 3-2. … Matthew Tkachuk scored the shootout winner in the third round to give the Flames a 3-2 victory over the Predators.

FOOTNOTES

Parise goes through with it.

Wild left winger Zach Parise will miss at least two more months, after undergoing surgery on his lower back. … The Panthers claimed Antti Niemi off waivers to shore up their goaltending position, with starter Roberto Luongo sidelined because of a right-hand injury.