National Hockey

PITTSBURGH — Phil Kessel had just one thought on his mind as he raced in on an overtime breakaway against Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

MONTREAL — Jonathan Quick used a milestone night to post a 40-save shutout and pick up another win for the red-hot Los Angeles Kings.

OTTAWA — Bobby Ryan, Zach Smith and Kyle Turris were out but the Ottawa Senators still found enough offence and just enough defence on Thursday to earn a tough two points.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers made the most of their opportunities. Radim Vrbata recorded his seventh career hat trick to lift the Panthers to an 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

BOSTON — As injuries continue to mount for the Boston Bruins, Danton Heinen arrived just in time. Heinen scored both goals and Anton Khudobin made 36 saves to lift the Bruins to a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.

NEW YORK — Their youth and a new-look fourth line helped the New York Rangers get a needed win.

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov are piling up points to help the Tampa Bay Lightning get off to their best start ever.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs capped a solid 10-game season-opening stretch on Thursday night with one of their worst efforts in recent memory.

Shane Doan is beginning his post-playing career in the NHL's hockey operations department, where the longtime Arizona Coyotes captain will get a feel for how the league office works.

NEW YORK — Former Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan has joined the NHL's hockey operations department, the league announced Friday. Doan will work with senior executive vice-president of hockey operations Colin Campbell.