National Hockey

ST. LOUIS — Under pressure in a shootout, Carter Hutton looked like a poised veteran. The backup goalie stopped both attempts he faced, and Brayden Schenn and Alexander Steen scored in the tiebreaker to lead the St.

PHILADELPHIA — Looking for a scoring boost, the Blackhawks reunited the top line that helped them win three of the last seven Stanley Cups. But it was the Flyers' No. 1 unit that ruled on this night.

MONTREAL — Everything is going in the net for Jason Zucker. After scoring two in a 4-2 loss in Toronto a night earlier, Zucker added three more in the Minnesota Wild's 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — The Edmonton Oilers are starting to play better after a rough start to the season. Leon Draisaitl scored with 16.3 seconds left in overtime to lift the Oilers to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.

TORONTO — Frederik Gauthier was caught off guard when the Toronto Maple Leafs recalled him so early in the season, especially after spending part of his summer re-learning how to walk.

Jake Gardiner and the other Toronto Maple Leafs defencemen like to think they can hold their own in the faceoff circle. "Sometimes in practice we'll just joke around and go against the centermen and tell them we can beat them," Gardiner said.

TORONTO — Minnesota coach Bruce Boudreau pointed to Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen. "He won them the game," Boudreau said. Anderson made 35 saves to help the Maple Leafs beat the Wild 4-2 on Wednesday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — NHL scoring leader Steven Stamkos needs only to look across the dressing room to keep track of his closest competitor. That would be Tampa Bay Lightning teammate Nikita Kucherov, two points behind.

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers are suddenly rolling thanks to timely scoring and tight defence , especially the brand exhibited against Boston on Wednesday night.

After five miserable seasons without playoff hockey, the New Jersey Devils recognized they needed to change.