Rookie Danila Yurov snapped a tie for his first career goal with 11:44 remaining as the visiting Minnesota Wild halted a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.
Jonas Brodin scored the tying goal for the Wild in the first period and Kirill Kaprizov added a late empty-netter. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves.
Artemi Panarin scored the Rangers’ first goal on home ice this season 57 seconds into the contest as New York avoided matching the 1928-29 Pittsburgh Pirates for the longest scoreless streak on home ice to start a season. Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots as the Rangers fell to 0-4-0 at home.
New York lost for the fourth time in five games overall since scoring 10 goals in road wins at Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
Canadiens 4, Sabres 2
Juraj Slafkovsky broke a tie in the third period to help Montreal earn a win against visiting Buffalo.
Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Jake Evans scored for the Canadiens, who have won five of six. Nick Suzuki and Alex Newhook each recorded two assists, and Jakub Dobes made 30 saves.
Jiri Kulich and Tyson Kozak scored while Alex Lyon stopped 27 shots for the Sabres, who had won two in a row.
Flyers 5, Kraken 2
Tyson Foerster scored two power-play goals and Owen Tippett tallied twice at even strength as Philadelphia topped visiting Seattle.
Travis Konecny added a goal for the Flyers, while Cam York registered a career-high three assists. Dan Vladar made 21 saves to help Philadelphia conclude a 3-1-0 homestand.
Jordan Eberle and Jani Nyman scored for the Kraken, who fell to 1-1-2 on their six-game road trip. Joey Daccord allowed five goals on 21 shots in the first two periods before giving way to Philipp Grubauer, who turned aside all six shots he faced in the final stanza.
–Field Level Media
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