National Hockey

CALGARY — Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 32 stops for his second shutout as the Calgary Flames blanked the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.

DENVER (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late Nashville surge to beat the Predators 5-2 on Saturday night.

OTTAWA — Goalies tend to be creatures of habit and being taken out of their routine can often be challenging, but Linus Ullmark just rolled with things when he found out he would be starting just over an hour before puck drop.

WINNIPEG — You could say that Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is healthy. Before the game, former Jets forward Patrik Laine joked that Hellebuyck must have had the “Patty Flu” because he has never played against him.

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Duchene scored at 2:31 of overtime on an end-to-end rush from near his own goal line and the Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 on Saturday night.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored 1:46 into overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season.

DETROIT (AP) — Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season and Ville Husso made 23 saves for his first victory in more than a year, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway at 1:43 of overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Saturday night, closing out their four-game trip with a victory.

OTTAWA — Linus Ullmark was expecting to have the night off but was called into action after Anton Forsberg suffered a minor injury before warm-up.