National Hockey

WASHINGTON — On the same night Tom Wilson beat up a player he grew up admiring, Alex Ovechkin beat the team he grew up rooting for.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The shake-up is starting in Buffalo, where Sabres general manager Jason Botterill began making moves in a bid to improve a vastly underperforming team on Monday.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck's path to the NHL began with a little baseball glove and a mini hockey stick. Armed with the tiny equipment, a young Hellebuyck would stand in front of the TV in his Commerce, Mich.

NEW YORK — Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler was named the NHL's first star of the week on Monday, with Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price and Dallas Stars centre Radek Faksa also earning honours.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres are shaking up their underachieving roster by placing forward Matt Moulson on waivers with the intention of demoting him to the minors.

DENVER — Tyler Seguin got the Dallas Stars going, and plenty of his teammates joined in. Seguin scored two early goals and the Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-2 on Sunday night for their fifth consecutive victory.

LAS VEGAS — Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant thinks 40-second shifts are long enough for players during 3-on-3 overtimes. Anything after that, and they just get winded. Jonathan Marchessault found a nice exception Sunday night.

WINNIPEG — Connor Hellebuyck was relieved to finally shut the door on an opponent this season.

CHICAGO — Jonathan Quick made 24 saves, Christian Folin scored the game's first goal midway through the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Sunday night for their fifth straight win.

CHICAGO — There's nothing magical about the surging Los Angeles Kings' rise to the top of the Pacific Division. The formula of tight defence , sharp goaltending and timely scoring is working just fine.