Lundqvist, Vesey key Rangers past Blues
Henrik Lundqvist made a season-high 35 saves for his 60th career shutout to lead the Rangers to a 5-0 win against the St. Louis Blues last night in New York.
Jimmy Vesey had a goal and two assists, and Dan Girardi, Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes also scored for New York, which has won seven of its first 10 games.
Jake Allen started in goal for St. Louis and allowed four goals on 19 shots until he was replaced by Carter Hutton after Zuccarello made it 4-0 with 7:05 remaining in the second. Hutton stopped eight of the nine shots he faced.
Girardi opened the scoring 9:37 in with a 4-on-4 goal at 9:37 as his shot ricocheted off the skate of the Blues’ Valdimir Tarasenko and bounced off the ice and past Allen’s glove side.
Vesey doubled the lead 1:34 later on the power play with his sixth of the season.
Lightning 6, Islanders 1 — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists, Ben Bishop made 26 saves, and Tampa Bay defeated host New York.
Steven Stamkos, Brian Boyle, J.T. Brown and Valtteri Filppula also scored, and Victor Hedman and Slater Koekkoek each had two assists to help the Lightning snap a threegame skid and finish a 3-3-0 road trip.
Dennis Seidenberg scored for the Isles, giving them goals by defensemen in six straight games.
Thomas Greiss started in goal and gave up three goals on 11 shots in the first 13:34. He was replaced by Jaroslav Halak, who made 22 saves on 25 shots.
Maple Leafs 3, Oilers 2— Nazem Kadri got his second goal of the game in overtime, lifting host Toronto past Edmonton.
Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews were scoreless in the anticipated first matchup of the past two No. 1 overall picks. McDavid, from nearby Richmond Hill, Ontario, played his first game in Toronto.
Edmonton has dropped two in a row for the first time this season.
Senators 2, Hurricanes 1— Kyle Turris scored in overtime, lifting host Ottawa past Carolina.
Dion Phaneuf also scored for the Senators, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves.
Jaccob Slavin scored the lone goal for the Hurricanes, and Cam Ward stopped 30 shots.
Capitals 3, Jets 2 — Jay Beagle scored with 30 seconds left in the third period and Braden Holtby made 43 saves as Washington beat host Winnipeg for its third straight win.
Marcus Johansson had a goal and an assist and Karl Alzner also scored for Washington. Evgeny Kuznetsov had two assists in the finale of the Capitals’ four-game trip to Canada.
Sabres 2, Wild 1 — In St. Paul, Minn., Johan Larsson had a third-period goal and Robin Lehner made 27 saves, lifting Buffalo past Minnesota.
Ryan O’Reilly added his fourth goal for the Sabres, who have won three straight.
The Wild’s Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 shots but had his individual scoreless streak end at 183:16.
Wild center Zac Dalpe will miss 4-6 weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.
Blackhawks 5, Flames 1 — Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, and host Chicago beat Calgary for its third straight win.
Blue Jackets 3, Stars 2 — Sam Gagner tied it with 16 seconds left in the third period and Seth Jones scored 46 seconds into overtime, as host Columbus beat Dallas.
Predators 5, Avalanche 1— In Denver, Craig Smith scored twice, Pekka Rinne stopped 28 shots and struggling Nashville routed Colorado.
Coyotes 3, Sharks 2 — In Glendale, Ariz., Louis Domingue stopped 39 shots and Brad Richardson scored in his 600th career game, lifting Arizona over San Jose.
Ducks 4, Kings 0 — Rickard Rakell had a goal and two assists in his season debut, and John Gibson stopped 30 shots to earn his seventh career shutout in visiting Anaheim’s victory against Los Angeles.