DALLAS 2 – St. Louis 1 (SO)… Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene scored in the shootout to send the Stars past the Blues. Jamie Benn scored Dallas’ lone goal in regulation 18 seconds into the second period.
N.Y. Rangers 5 – BUFFALO 1… Chris Kreider found the net twice and had an assist in leading the Rangers past the Sabres. Artemi Panarin added a goal and an assist. Mika Zibanejad set up three goals.
Philadelphia 4 – COLUMBUS 2… Travis Konecny scored a go-ahead goal in the first period and capped the scoring with an empty-netter in the Flyers’ win over the Blue Jackets. Goalie Carter Hart made 31 saves.
NEW JERSEY 4 – Detroit 3… Erik Haula’s empty-netter with 1:31 remaining proved decisive as the Devils held off the Red Wings. Jack Hughes scored twice in the second period for New Jersey. Dougie Hamilton also found the net.
NASHVILLE 3 – Seattle 0… Predators goalie Juuse Saros stopped all 23 shots in shutting out the Kraken. Colton Sisson’s shorthanded goal in the first period provided all the offense Nashville needed.
MINNESOTA 2 – Florida 0… Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson piled up 41 stops in blanking the Panthers. Joel Eriksson Ek assisted on Brock Faber’s second-period goal and added a power-play goal in the third.
Vegas 4 – SAN JOSE 1… Four different players found the net as the Golden Knights breezed past the Sharks. William Karlsson assisted on two goals.