ice hockey
Avalanche outshot Hurricanes
LOS ANGELES, Oct 21, (AP): 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 Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
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.
Zach Bogosian also scored and Linus Ullmark made 19 saves for Buffalo.
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 In Raleigh, NC, Gabriel Landeskog scored twice to give him six goals in three games, Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and two assists and Colorado beat Carolina.
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.
MacKinnon scored late in the third and assisted on both of Landeskog’s picked up its second victory in seven games this season.
Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen stopped 21 of 24 shots as the Leafs dropped consecutive games after five straight wins. Toronto had scored an NHL-high 33 goals in seven games to open the season.
Red Wings 4, Panthers 3 In Sunrise, Florida, 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. Jimmy Howard stopped 34 shots.
On the winner, Nyquist grabbed a loose puck and his shot from the slot beat goalie Michael Hutchinson on the left side.
Senators 4, Canadiens 3, OT In Ontario, Mark Stone scored his second goal of the game 2:30 into overtime and Ottawa rallied from a two-goal deficit.
Stone’s one-timer from the face-off circle beat Carey Price for the winner.
Stone had a goal and an assist in regulation, while Mikkel Boedker and Matt Duchene also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson made 24 saves in the win.
Wild 5, Lightning 4, OT In Minnesota, Mikael Granlund scored 3:43 into overtime to lead 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.