Shesterkin flawless again for Rangers, who beat Canes

Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for his second consecutive shutout, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in a matchup of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night.

Adam Fox scored late in the first period, and that goal held up through Carolina using an extra skater for the final two minutes.

SABRES 7, RED WINGS 3

Newly acquired defenseman Bowen Byram scored twice and Zach Benson had a goal and two assists as Buffalo handed Detroit its sixth straight loss.

The Sabres vaulted ahead of idle New Jersey into 11th place in the Eastern Conference, and within five points of Detroit, which began the day holding the eighth and final playoff spot.

WILD 4, COYOTES 1

Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and assisted on another, and Marc-andre Fleury made 21 saves as Minnesota beat Arizona.

FLYERS 3, SHARKS 2

Owen Tippett scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist, and Philadelphia beat San Jose.

SENATORS 2, PENGUINS 1, OT

Drake Batherson scored 3:13 into OT, and Ottawa beat Pittsburgh to stop a seven-game winless streak.

CANADIENS 3, BLUE JACKETS 0

Cayden Primeau made 41 saves for his second career shutout as Montreal beat Columbus.

Brendan Gallagher, Jurai Slafkovsky and Joshua Roy scored for the Canadiens, with all the goals coming in the first 5:48 — and the last one leading to Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins getting pulled.

PANTHERS 4, STARS 3

Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal with 5:22 left as the Eastern Conference-leading Florida Panthers used a three-goal third period to beat the Dallas Stars.