Read the reports of the games played on Monday in the NHL.
Oilers beat Sabers 3-2
Connor McDavid scored twice on Monday to guide the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabers.
McDavid leads the National League with 54 goals and 124 points – one more point than he had last season.
The 26-year-old hockey player had at least two goals in a game for the 12e times this season.
The Oilers captain has 12 goals and 27 points in 11 games.
Derek Ryan was the Oilers’ other scorer, while Stuart Skinner made 36 saves.
The Oilers’ next game is Thursday night in Boston.
Jeff Skinner and Dylan Cozens replied for the Sabres, while Craig Anderson blocked 34 shots.
John Wawrow, Associated Press
Logan Couture scores in overtime for the Sharks
PHOTO JEFF CHIU, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mario Ferraro, Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov of the San Jose Sharks
Logan Couture scored at 1:21 in overtime and the San Jose Sharks snapped a five-game losing streak on Monday, beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2.
Couture beat David Rittich on the backhand, on a breakaway.
Tomas Hertl had created the impasse with 11 seconds on the clock in the third period.
Steven Lorentz scored the other goal for the Sharks.
Erik Karlsson provided two assists and James Reimer stopped 36 shots for San Jose, which began a three-game road trip.
Nate Schmidt and Nino Niederreiter fought back for the Jets, who were shut out on six power plays.
Rittich stopped 21 pucks for the Jets, which host Minnesota on Wednesday.
The Canadian Press
Tyler Toffoli leads the Flames to victory with a late goal
PHOTOJEROME MIRON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Calgary Flames’ Tyler Toffoli (73) after scoring the winning goal against the Dallas Stars
Nick Ritchie scored on his Calgary Flames debut and Tyler Toffoli scored on a breakaway with 4.7 seconds left as the Flames beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Monday night in their first win in six games.
The Stars overcame a two-goal deficit, and even tied the game thanks to captain Jamie Benn’s goal with just under six minutes left.
After the Stars failed to capitalize on a late power play following a penalty against Ritchie, the game appeared to be headed for overtime. But Toffoli scored his 26e goal with a wrist shot in front of goalkeeper Jake Oettinger after an assist from Jonathan Huberdeau.
Huberdeau also had an assist on Ritchie’s goal less than four minutes into the game. Oettinger saved his shot, but couldn’t recover the puck, when Ritchie slid it into the net for the game’s first goal.
Nikita Zadorov, Elias Lindholm and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who were 0-3-2 in their previous five games.
Jason Robertson scored his 38e goal for the Stars and Roope Hintz his 30e aim. Max Domi scored his first goal for the Stars since being traded by the Chicago Blackhawks just after the Stars played at the Blackhawks on Thursday night.
The Flames acquired Ritchie, 27, just before Friday’s trade deadline from the Arizona Coyotes for his older brother, Brett. Young Ritchie had scored nine goals in 58 games with the Coyotes.
Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press