National Hockey

NEW YORK — Coach Doug Weight knows his New York Islanders have shown they are a good team through the first part of the season. He still sees room for improvement.

DETROIT — Jonathan Quick made some spectacular saves to keep the Los Angeles Kings within a goal and they took advantage of the opportunity to come back and win.

OTTAWA — If the Ottawa Senators are going to find a quick remedy for their sagging fortunes, it will have to come on the road.

EDMONTON — The 2017-18 NHL season has felt like "death by a thousand cuts" for Edmonton Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli. And there is no magic pill to cure the team's troubles, he said Tuesday.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to try to shake out of their early season funk without goaltender Matt Murray. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions placed Murray on injured reserve Tuesday with a lower-body injury.

NEW YORK — The NHL has fined Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane $5,000 for slashing and Minnesota Wild defenceman Matt Dumba $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The punishments were issued by the league's player safety department on Tuesday.

WINNIPEG — Captain Blake Wheeler celebrated a rare milestone with style on Monday. Playing his 500th game for the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise, Wheeler scored once and added a pair of assists in a 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

MONTREAL — Brendan Gallagher thinks a two-goal cushion probably feels insurmountable for the opposing team when Carey Price is at the top of his game.

PITTSBURGH — Their young franchise goaltender was in the trainer's room dealing with a lower-body injury and their struggling cross-state rivals were up two goals.

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby redirected Jake Guentzel's shot past Philadelphia's Bryan Elliott 1:48 into overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Flyers on Monday night.