NHL SCOREBOARD…
TORONTO 3 – New Jersey 2… Pierre Engvall scored a tie-breaking short-handed goal with 4:42 left in the third period and the Maple Leafs made it stand in edging the Devils. Ilya Mikheyev also scored a short-handed goal for Toronto. Goalie Petr Mrazek made 20 saves.
BUFFALO 4 – Pittsburgh 3 (SO)… Tage Thompson found the net twice in regulation and again in the shootout to lead the Sabres past the Penguins for their fifth win in six games. Zemgus Girgensons also scored in regulation for Buffalo. Craig Anderson stopped 23 shots at goal.
Vancouver 3 – COLORADO 1… The Canucks skated past the Avalanche in a game that was tied through two periods. Brock Boeser netted the game’s first goal 1:23 into the third period and J.T. Miller scored again 52 seconds later. Goalie Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves.
Chicago 4 – ANAHEIM 2… Dylan Strome tipped in a tie-breaking goal with 3:50 left to play and Alex DeBrincat added an empty-netter as the Blackhawks fought off the Ducks. Patrick Kane scored a goal and assisted on two others. Goalie Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots.