National Hockey

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have climbed atop the Western Conference standings by adeptly combining their established stars with hungry young talent.

ST. LOUIS — Michal Neuvirth made 33 saves and Brandon Manning broke a scoreless tie with a second-period goal to lead the Philadelphia Flyers over the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Thursday night. Claude Giroux added an empty-net goal with 5.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Buffalo Sabres had what appeared to be a comfortable lead, up 5-1 headed into the game's final 10 minutes. Then Arizona scored a goal to turn up the pressure. Another tightened it even more.

CALGARY — It was another strong performance from Mike Smith on Thursday night. Smith made 43 saves and Mark Giordano scored at 2:19 of overtime as the Calgary Flames beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-1.

DENVER — Carolina unleashed a flurry of shots from every direction and angle imaginable. That's all right, Semyon Varlamov was back on his game.

ST. LOUIS — Michal Neuvirth looked perfectly comfortable in the black cape with white fur along the collar.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild have been beset by a bunch of injuries during a sluggish start, including long-term absences for two top forwards.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Columbus Blue Jackets finally got their power play rolling again.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele couldn't have timed his second career hat trick any better. Scheifele's parents were in the stands at Bell MTS Place to watch his three goals help propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars on Thursday.

BOSTON — In a game with limited offensive opportunities, two unexpected sources created all the scoring chances the Boston Bruins needed.