Skinner’s hat trick lifts Sabres
Jeff Skinner scored three goals for his fifth career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres’ reconfigured top line keyed a 5-1 win over the Kings on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Jason Pominville had a goal and two assists for his 700th career point, and Jack Eichel added three assists after Sabres coach Phil Housley shuffled his lines in an effort to revive an offense that was held to one goal in three of the past four games.
“I think that’s the spark we’ve been looking for,” said Zach Bogosian, who also scored.
Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for Buffalo.
Pominville is the third member of the 2001 draft class to reach the 700-point mark, joining Ilya Kovalchuk and Jason Spezza.
Drew Doughty had a goal and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves for the Kings, who lost their fourth straight game. Quick has allowed 10 goals on 54 shots in two starts since returning from a lower-body injury.
AVALANCHE 3, HURRICANES 1 >> Gabriel Landeskog scored twice to give him six goals in three games, Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two assists, and Colorado won in Raleigh, N.C. Landeskog, fresh off a hat trick against New Jersey, opened the scoring late in the first period and added another goal midway through the second. His seven goals through eight games this season are tied for third most in the NHL.
FLYERS 5, DEVILS 2 >> Jake Voracek had a goal and had two assists, and host Philadelphia played some solid defense to beat New Jersey. Voracek,
who was demoted from the Flyers’ top line, took a loose puck at center ice and kept it himself on a 2-on-1 breakaway, beating Keith Kinkaid for his third goal of the season to put the Flyers ahead 3-2 with 3:10 remaining. JETS 5, COYOTES 3 >> Three Jets scored their first goals of the season, defenseman Jacob Trouba had three assists, and host Winnipeg beat Arizona. Tyler Myers, Josh Morrissey and Mathieu Perreault each found the net for the first time.
BLACKHAWKS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1 >> Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist, Corey Crawford stopped 37 shots to get his first win in nearly 10 months, and Chicago won in Columbus, Ohio. Alex DeBrincat and Marcus Kruger also scored for Chicago.
BLUES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1 >> Ryan O’Reilly scored his first goal with St. Louis, and Jake Allen made 22 saves to lead the visiting Blues. Robert Bortuzzo, Zach Sanford and Ivan Barbashev also scored, and David Perron added two assists for St. Louis.
RED WINGS 4, PANTHERS 3 (OT) >> In Sunrise, Fla., Gustav Nyquist scored 3:44 into overtime to lift Detroit to its first win of the season. Dennis Cholowski had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Vanek and Dylan Larkin also scored for the Red Wings, who were 0-5-2 in their first seven games.
SENATORS 4, CANADIENS 3 (OT) >> Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 2:30 into overtime and host Ottawa rallied from a two-goal deficit. Stone’s one-timer from the face-off circle beat Carey Price for the winner. Mikkel Boedker and Matt Duchene also scored for the Senators.
WILD 5, LIGHTNING 4 (OT) >> Mikael Granlund scored 3:43 into overtime to lead host Minnesota. Charlie Coyle, Marcus Foligno, Zach Parise and Jason Zucker all scored in regulation as the Wild rallied again in the third period. Alex Stalock made 27 saves for Minnesota, which has allowed the first goal in six straight games but is 4-1-1 in those contests.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, DUCKS 1 >> Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 17 shots to lead host Vegas to its third straight win. Fleury got his 408th career win to move into sole possession of 10th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list. The 15-year-veteran has allowed just two goals in his last three starts. William Karlsson, Ryan Reaves and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Golden Knights.
CANUCKS 2, BRUINS 1 >> Bo Horvat scored his fifth goal of the season in overtime to lift host Vancouver.
PREDATORS 3, OILERS 0 >> In Edmonton, Alberta, Juuse Saros made 31 saves in the shutout as Nashville ran its winning streak to five games.