Danila Yurov scored to finish off a first-period flurry for the Minnesota Wild, who held on for a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.
Matt Boldy and Maxim Shabanov also scored in the first period for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. Joel Eriksson Ek added an empty-net goal.
Rasmus Andersson and William Karlsson scored one goal apiece for Vegas, which never led. The Golden Knights lost for the first time in their past five games.
Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt stopped 21 of 23 shots in the win.
Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart allowed three goals on 27 shots.
Senators 4, Devils 1
Linus Ullmark continued his early-season dominance to carry Ottawa to its third consecutive victory with a win over host New Jersey. Ullmark impressed with 29 saves to lift his record to a perfect 5-0-0 to start the season.
Tim Stutzle scored and picked up an assist, while Shane Pinto, Stephen Halliday and Tyler Kleven also lit the lamp for the Senators.
Arseny Gritsyuk tallied the Devils’ lone goal and Nico Daws finished with 16 saves in the losing effort.
Sabres 5, Panthers 3
Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist for Buffalo, which made a third-period push to defeat visiting Florida.
Rasmus Dahlin also scored a goal for the Sabres before leaving the game in the second period with an upper-body injury. Jack Quinn, Owen Power and Peyton Krebs each had two assists for Buffalo and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 13 saves in relief of Colten Ellis, who allowed two goals on nine shots before he was pulled from the game in the second period.
Sam Reinhart scored twice, and Seth Jones had two assists for the Panthers. Akira Schmid made 18 saves in relief of Jacob Markstrom, who allowed two goals on 11 shots in the first period.
