Patrick Kane made his Buffalo homecoming a winning one by scoring the tying goal in the final minute and then adding the lone shootout goal in leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Sabres on Saturday.
Kane tied it with 34 seconds left, while the Blackhawks enjoyed a six-on-three advantage.
Dennis Rasmussen also scored for Chicago, who improved to 6-2 in their past eight.
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Ryan O’Reilly and Cody Franson scored for Buffalo, who are 0-7-1 in their past eight games against Chicago.
BLUES 3, FLAMES 2
Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists, lifting the Blues to a win over the Flames.
Colton Parayko and Jori Lehtera also scored, while Brian Elliott made 36 saves for the Blues (20-10-4), who have won three straight.
Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano scored for Calgary, while Karri Ramo made 19 saves.
AVALANCHE 5, OILERS 1
Semyon Varlamov made 39 saves, while Jarome Iginla scored his 598th career goal as the Avalanche beat the Oilers for their fifth consecutive win.
Varlamov tied his career high with his sixth victory in a row and improved to 7-1 this month.
Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist, while Blake Comeau and Nick Holden also scored for the Avalanche. Colorado (17-16-1) are above .500 for the first time this season.
Andrej Sekera scored for the Oilers, who have lost three in a row following a six-game winning streak.
MAPLE LEAFS 5, KINGS 0
Jonathan Bernier stopped 26 shots in his first win of the season as the Maple Leafs beat the Kings.
Bernier, who was 0-8-3 in his first 11 appearances, was helped out by a strong defensive game, but also made some memorable saves.
Michael Grabner and Leo Komarov each scored twice in a dominant performance with linemate Nazem Kadri. Byron Froese had his first NHL goal for the Maple Leafs (11-13-7), who extended their point streak to five games — tying a season high.
COYOTES 1, ISLANDERS 0
Louis Domingue stopped 25 shots for his first NHL shutout, while Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored as the Coyotes bounced back from their worst defensive performance of the season to beat the slumping Islanders.
Two nights after a 7-5 loss to Columbus, the Coyotes stymied the Islanders, despite entering the night allowing a league-worst 4.6 goals per game this month.
The Islanders have managed two goals in a three-game skid that followed a 10-game winning streak.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 28 shots for the Islanders.
STARS 6, CANADIENS 2
Jamie Benn had two goals and an assist as the Stars beat the Canadiens in a clash of league-leading teams.
Benn regained the NHL lead with 22 goals, passing the Blues’ Vladimir Tarasenko.
Jason Spezza had a goal and two assists, while Tyler Seguin and Patrick Sharp each had a goal and an assist. Patrick Eaves added a power-play goal.
Stars goaltender Antti Niemi made 21 saves. Daniel Carr scored on a power play for Montreal, while Paul Byron added a short-handed goal.
DUCKS 2, DEVILS 1
Chris Stewart and Ryan Kesler both scored first-period goals, while Frederik Andersen stopped 21 shots as the Ducks beat the Devils.
Mike Cammalleri scored late in the third period to spoil Andersen’s shutout bid. Keith Kinkaid made 16 saves for the Devils, who dropped a second straight game, both at home.
In other games, it was:
‧ Hurricanes 2, Penguins 1
‧ Blue Jackets 3, Flyers 2, SO
‧ Predators 3, Wild 2
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