NHL SCOREBOARD…
Seattle 7 – BUFFALO 4… Jared McCann and Mason Appleton scored two goals apiece in leading the Kraken past the Sabres. Brandon Tanev had a goal and two assists. Yanni Gourde and Morgan Geekie each had two assists.
Vancouver 2 – MONTREAL 1… Conor Garland netted a tie-breaking goal in the second period and the Canucks hung on to edge the Canadiens. Goalie Thatcher Demko made 33 saves.
Arizona 1 – WINNIPEG 0… Goalie Karel Vejmelka stopped all 46 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Coyotes clipped the Jets. Antoine Roussel scored the game’s only goal in the second period.
CALGARY 2 – Pittsburgh 1 (SO)… Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund scored in the shootout to lift the Flames over the Penguins. Milan Lucic opened the scoring with a second-period goal.