National Hockey

WINNIPEG — Mathieu Perreault viewed his 100th NHL career goal as a lucky tap rather than a highlight-reel milestone.

DETROIT — It was a night for ending droughts as far as the Florida Panthers were concerned. The Panthers hadn't won in overtime all season. Defenceman Mike Matheson hadn't scored a goal all season.

NEW YORK — Hours after getting a vote of confidence from his coach, Jaroslav Halak came through with one of his best games of the season.

PITTSBURGH — Colorado defenceman Mark Barberio was a healthy scratch last week against Buffalo. He made a huge play Monday night against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

NEW YORK — The Dallas Stars put themselves in position for a big win on Monday night. It just took them a while to finish off the New York Rangers, thanks to Ondrej Pavelec.

NEW YORK — St. Louis Blues centre Brayden Schenn was named the NHL's first star on Monday ahead of goalie and teammate Jake Allen and Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Brian Elliott.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks say Sven Baertschi has suffered a fractured jaw and will be out four-to-six weeks. The Swiss forward was hurt when he was hit in the face by a puck in Vancouver's 4-2 loss at Calgary on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Defenceman Victor Mete was loaned by the Montreal Canadiens to Canada's national junior team on Monday, a day before its selection camp for the upcoming world championships begins.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nino Niederreiter was frustrated at losing the puck during overtime. Once he got it back, he wasn't going to let another opportunity pass.

CHICAGO — Corey Crawford made 31 saves, Artem Anisimov scored with 4:47 left in the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Sunday night.