National Hockey

Los Angeles Kings (9-5-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (8-8, in the Central Division) Denver; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cole Caufield scored twice, including the game-winner, to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 7-5 National Hockey League win against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jordan Martinook scored for the fourth game in a row and the Carolina Hurricanes handed the Vegas Golden Knights their first home loss with a 5-2 victory Monday night.

CALGARY — After doing it the hard way lately with comeback after comeback, the Calgary Flames finally got off to a better start on Monday and they were justly rewarded.

DENVER (AP) — Samuel Girard stole the puck and scored his first goal of the season on a breakaway 2:47 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Monday night.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Captain Mikael Backlund had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a gritty 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

CALGARY — Captain Mikael Backlund had a goal and assist to lead the Calgary Flames to a gritty 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.

TORONTO — Shea Weber and David Poile's stories have been intertwined for more than two decades. Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov had a goal and an assist, and then scored in the shootout to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Monday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miro Heiskanen scored two of Dallas' six first-period goals, and the Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-1 on Monday night. Mason Marchment had a goal and four assists for Dallas, which had dropped three of four.