National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo finally tied Curtis Joseph for fourth place on the NHL career victory list. Luongo reached 454 victories, making 37 saves to help the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night.

TAMPA, Fla. — Steven Stamkos' 11-month wait for a goal is over. Stamkos scored his first goal since having right knee surgery last November and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Thursday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils forward Michael McLeod had arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Injured Sept. 25 in an exhibition game against the New York Islanders, McLeod is expected to be sidelined 4-6 weeks.

Veteran defenceman Mark Streit is suddenly the odd-man out in the Montreal Canadiens' ongoing blue line shuffle. The Canadiens placed the 39-year-old on waivers Thursday three months after signing him to a one-year, $700,000 contract.

Philadelphia Flyers founder Ed Snider will be honoured with a 9-foot bronze statue outside the Wells Fargo Center. Snider founded the team in the 1960s and remained chairman until his death in April 2016. The statue will be unveiled on Oct.

WASHINGTON — Patric Hornqvist went right back to the net where he feels most comfortable and was in his element once again.

LOS ANGELES — Jaromir Jagr was already in his eighth NHL season when Matthew Tkachuk was born in 1997, and the 45-year-old star felt all of those extra years when he began his 24th season in the league with the Calgary Flames.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — John Gibson showed up on time for the start of the hockey game. His Anaheim Ducks teammates decided to wait until the second period to really get into the game.

WASHINGTON — Patric Hornqvist scored a power-play goal and assisted on another in his season debut to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday night in their first meeting since the playoffs.

DENVER — Alexander Kerfoot scored his first NHL goal with some part of his lower leg. Doesn't really matter which part — a first goal is a first goal and it's a "great feeling," he said.