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Matthews nets 2nd goal late in OT as Maple Leafs edge Sabres

By The Associated Press Smith combined to stop 24
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Aus- shots for the Flames. Cal-
ton Matthews scored his gary earned a point in its
second goal with three fifth straight game to stay
seconds on the clock in atop the Pacific Division
overtime, and the Toronto and improved to 17-9-2.
Maple Leafs matched their Sergei Bobrovsky stopped
best start in 84 years with a 18 of 26 shots before being
4-3 victory over the Buffalo replaced in the third period
Sabres on Tuesday night. by Joonas Korpisalo.
The Maple Leafs won their Zach Werenski, Josh Ander-
fifth straight game and im- son and Nick Foligno also
proved to 20-8. The only scored for Columbus.
other time it took them just CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2
28 games to reach 20 wins MONTREAL (AP) — Max
was when they opened the Domi had two goals and
1934-35 season at 20-6-2. an assist and Jonathan Dr-
Patrick Marleau scored ouin added a goal and
with 5:13 remaining in reg- two assists as Montreal de-
ulation to force overtime, feated Ottawa.
and Kasperi Kapanen set Artturi Lehkonen and Bren-
up the decisive goal. Jake dan Gallagher also scored
Gardiner also scored and for the Canadiens, who
Mitchell Marner had an Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) carries the puck during the second period of won for the second time in
assist to give him 11 in five an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Buffalo, N.Y. eight games. Carey Price
games. Frederik Andersen Associated Press stopped 28 shots.
stopped 38 shots to win his Mark Stone and Dylan De-
fourth straight. the game going into the Ryan Callahan had two as- passed Ed Belfour and Tony Melo scored for the Sena-
Jack Eichel scored twice third when Hornqvist went sists and Edward Pasquale Esposito for sole possession tors, whose three-game
for Buffalo, which dropped to work. made 19 saves to win his of ninth place on the NHL’s winning streak was halted.
to 0-2-2 since equaling the His power-play goal 6:11 NHL debut. He stopped shutout list. Craig Anderson made 36
franchise record with a 10- into the final period gave Nielsen and Thomas Vanek Jonathan Huberdeau saves.
game winning streak. Sam the Penguins the lead. in the tiebreaker. had a goal and two as- WILD 3, CANUCKS 2
Reinhart had a goal and Hornqvist beat Semyon Despite the shootout goal, sists, while Mike Matheson VANCOUVER, British Co-
an assist. Varlamov again 1:21 later Kucherov’s 10-game point and Evgenii Dadonov also lumbia (AP) — Jason Zuck-
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, CAPI- to push Pittsburgh’s ad- streak came to an end. scored. Aleksander Barkov er broke a tie late in the
TALS 3 vantage to two, and the Nielsen scored three times had three assists and Keith second period and Minne-
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nate veteran from Sweden com- for his second career hat Yandle added two. sota scored on all three of
Schmidt scored twice in pleted the hat trick on his trick. Gustav Nyquist scored Jaroslav Halak stopped 39 its power plays, beating the
the final two minutes to lift next shift when he fired a twice for the Red Wings, shots as the Panthers had staggering Vancouver Ca-
Vegas over Washington in wrist shot by Varlamov less plus a shootout goal. a season-high 44 shots on nucks to stop a three-game
a rematch of the Stanley than 90 seconds later. JETS 3, ISLANDERS 1 goal. The Bruins lost for the slide.
Cup final last spring. Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Mal- NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob third time in four games. Ryan Suter and Zach Parise
It was the first time Wash- kin and Derick Brassard also Trouba and Adam Lowry FLAMES 9, BLUE JACKETS 6 also scored for the Wild.
ington skated at T-Mobile scored for the Penguins, scored 22 seconds apart COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Devan Dubnyk made 29
Arena since winning and who halted Colorado’s early in the third period to Johnny Gaudreau had two saves and Mikael Granlund
hoisting the Stanley Cup in 11-game point streak. Kris rally Winnipeg over New goals and two assists, and had two assists.
June. Letang added two assists, York. Calgary scored five times in Josh Leivo scored on his first
Schmidt burst through the and Casey DeSmith made Nikolaj Ehlers added an the second period to rally shot in a Canucks uniform.
neutral zone and beat 42 saves. empty-net goal with 2.1 past Columbus. Tyler Motte also had a goal
goalie Braden Holtby with Tyson Barrie, Carl Soderberg seconds left and Connor Cam Atkinson netted a for Vancouver, which has
a tiebreaking wrist shot with and Matt Nieto scored for Hellebuyck stopped 27 hat trick to extend his point lost 12 of 13. Anders Nilsson
1:24 left for his first goal of the Avalanche, who had shots as Winnipeg won for streak to 11 games, but the stopped 25 shots.
the season. The former their six-game road win the fifth time in six games. Blue Jackets lost their sec- COYOTES 2, KINGS 1
Capital added an empty- streak snapped. The Jets have three straight ond straight. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick
netter moments later. LIGHTNING 6, RED WINGS 5, road wins for the first time Sean Monahan also had Schmaltz had a power-play
Ryan Reaves, Pierre Ed- SO this season after complet- two goals and two assists goal, Adin Hill made 25
ouard-Bellemare and Cody DETROIT (AP) — Nikita Kuch- ing a sweep of their three- for Calgary, which scored saves for his fourth straight
Eakin also scored for the erov and defenseman Vic- game trip to the New York five straight goals for a 6-4 win and Arizona beat Los
Golden Knights. Marc-An- tor Hedman scored in a area. lead during the second Angeles.
dre Fleury made 23 saves. shootout to give Tampa Anders Lee scored for the period. Monahan opened Lawson Crouse scored
Jakub Vrana had two goals Bay a comeback win over Islanders, who have lost that barrage 1:55 into the a short-handed goal for
and Alex Ovechkin scored Detroit. three of four. second, and Elias Lindholm, the Coyotes, undefeated
for Washington. Holtby also The Lightning, who have PANTHERS 5, BRUINS 0 Matthew Tkachuk, Noah since acquiring Schmaltz
stopped 23 shots. won seven of eight, erased SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Rober- Hanifin and TJ Brodie fol- in a trade with Chicago on
PENGUINS 6, AVALANCHE 3 a 5-3 deficit in the third pe- to Luongo made 33 saves lowed with goals. Tkachuk, Nov. 25. Hill has stopped 84
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patric riod and overcame Frans in his 77th career shutout, Hanifin and Brodie scored of 86 shots since replacing
Hornqvist’s natural hat trick Nielsen’s hat trick. Mike Hoffman scored twice in a span of 1:53. an injured Antti Raanta to
in the third period powered Mathieu Joseph had two and Florida blanked Bos- Monahan, Gaudreau and start the third period at Min-
Pittsburgh past Colorado. goals and an assist for Tam- ton. Austin Czarnik each scored nesota on Nov. 27.q
The Avalanche had erased pa Bay. Steven Stamkos, Luongo, who returned to in the third period for Cal-
a three-goal deficit to tie J.T. Miller and Cedric Pa- the lineup after missing five gary.
quette also scored. games with a knee injury, David Rittich and Mike