National Hockey

NASHVILLE — A bad bounce for Nashville turned the game in Calgary's favour . Sean Monahan and Matthew Tkachuk scored in the shootout to give the Flames a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

OTTAWA — Mike Condon was frustrated with himself post-game after a late blunder forced extra time.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Benoit Pouliot has a way of making his goals count. Three days after scoring his first of the season, Pouliot came through again to give the Buffalo Sabres a 1-0 victory over the struggling Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Anders Nilsson's follow-up to a shutout in his Vancouver Canucks' debut was a four-goal loss to Boston in which he was pulled less than 11 minutes into the game.

PITTSBURGH — Connor McDavid keeps getting the better of Sidney Crosby. Statistically, anyway. Considering the end result, it's a trade-off Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins can live with.

Montreal's franchise players stepped up in a big way as the Canadiens notched their first regulation victory of the season. The Canadiens ended their seven-game losing skid with a convincing 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — The New York Islanders invariably look to their captain John Tavares for a boost and he delivered with a timely hat trick against the struggling Arizona Coyotes.

PHILADELPHIA — Nolan Patrick's face was plastered against the glass courtesy of a shoulder-to-shoulder hit, and one of the top rookies in the NHL grabbed his head as he dropped to the ice. Patrick was out for the game.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The surging Tampa Bay Lightning kept their impressive streaks going — even if they needed all 60 minutes to do it.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild left wing Zach Parise will miss at least two more months after having surgery on his lower back.