NHL SCOREBOARD
Montreal 4 – BUFFALO 3 (SO)… Jesse Yionen and Michael Pazzetta scored in the shootout to send the Canadiens past the Sabres. Brendan Gallagher netted a tying goal in the third period. Jordan Harris and Alex Belzile also scored for Montreal.
OTTAWA 5 – Florida 2… Brady Tkachuk and Derick Brassard scored first-period goals to stake the Senators to a two-goal lead and they went on to down the Panthers. Goalie Mads Sogaard made 32 saves.
N.Y. ISLANDERS 5 – New Jersey 1… Kyle Palmieri scored a tie-breaking goal late in the second period and found the net again late in the third to lead the Islanders past the Devils. Pierre Engvall opened the scoring with a first-period goal. Goalie Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots.
MINNESOTA 5 – Seattle 1… Matt Boldy scored three straight goals spanning the second and third periods to lead the Wild past the Kraken. Jake Middleton and Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 35 shots.
Colorado 5 – ANAHEIM 1… The Avalanche skated past the Ducks after spotting them an early goal. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist. Jonas Johansson stopped 29 shots at goal.
Edmonton 5 – ARIZONA 4… The Oilers recovered to top the Coyotes after blowing a two-goal third-period lead. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ tie-breaking power-play goal with 7:55 remaining proved to be the difference. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist