National Hockey

BROSSARD, Que. — The first 10 games of the NHL season have been a nightmare for the Montreal Canadiens.

VANCOUVER — Teams coming off long road trips often find it hard to get going in their first game back home. The Vancouver Canucks made it clear early on Thursday that wasn't going to apply in this case.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A quick start, two rookies contributing and some scoring opportunities while on the penalty kill helped the Minnesota Wild recover from a dreary loss at home.

EDMONTON — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers finally found their offensive touch, defeating the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Thursday.

MONTREAL — Adrian Kempe insists he has nothing against Canadian-based NHL teams, it's just that he keeps scoring against them. "Not really, no," the Los Angeles winger said Thursday before the Kings' 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

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.