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Campbell stops 24 shots and Toronto wins 3-0

Jack Campbell stopped 24 shots en route to a third shutout this season on Tuesday as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 3-0.

Auston Matthews and David Kampf beat Juuse Saros, author of 31 saves. Mitch Marner completed in an empty net.

It was a fourth straight win for the Leafs, who have lost just once in their last 10 games.

Nashville lost for the first time in four games.

Campbell is seven career shutouts in 100 regular season games.

Toronto will host the Rangers on Thursday and the Penguins on Saturday.

The Penguins and Predators will be at the Bell Center on Thursday and Saturday, respectively.

The Canadian Press

Panthers lose Barkov in 6-1 win

Goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky blocked 27 pucks and the Florida Panthers overcame center Aleksander Barkov’s loss to go undefeated at home, following a 6-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.

Jonathan Huberdeau and Carter Verhaeghe each scored one goal, Ryan Lomberg collected his first goal of the season and Patric Hornqvist contributed a goal and an assist.

Aaron Ekblad and Frank Vatrano also found the back of the net for the Panthers.

Goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin allowed four goals on 17 shots in the first period in goal for the Islanders, and was substituted before the second period by Semyon Varlamov. He blocked 17 shots.

Kyle Palmieri netted the Islanders’ goal, which ended a 13-game road trip.

The Panthers, who are 8-0-0 at home, ended a four-game winless streak, but it could have been costly.

Barkov was involved in a knee-to-knee collision with Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield with 18:13 left in the second period. Barkov remained on the ice for several minutes before exiting the ice without being able to put weight on his left knee.

He did not return and the Panthers limited themselves to saying that he suffered a lower body injury.

Mayfield received a major penalty of five minutes and game misconduct. In addition to Mayfield, Matt Martin and Palmieri also received party misconduct.

After 13 games that took them across four time zones and 12 cities – including twice at Sunrise – the Islanders headed to a new destination: home.

On Friday night, the Islanders will play their first game at their new home, UBS Arena, against the Calgary Flames.

Associated Press

Tokarski makes 45 saves, Sabers win 2-1

Dustin Tokarski was masterful blocking 45 shots on Tuesday, greatly helping the Buffalo Sabers to a 2-1 win in Pittsburgh against the Penguins.

It was a career high for Tokarski for the number of saves.

The 32-year-old goaltender stopped 19 pucks in the third period, where the Penguins dominated 20-3 on shots.

Kyle Okposo and Colin Miller scored the visitors’ nets.

Jake Guentzel was the goalscorer for the Penguins, who lost for the third time in a row.

Tristan Jarry made 17 saves.

Before Guentzel’s goal in the third period, during a penalty to Anders Bjork, the Penguins had been blanked in their last 28 superiorities (nearly nine games).

Sidney Crosby was an accomplice to the goal, securing a first point this season.

Crosby and Brian Dumoulin will be in uniform Thursday at the Bell Center but trainer Mike Sullivan will not be able to be in office, given the rules at the border during the pandemic.

Crosby, Dumoulin and Sullivan recently missed five protocol games. They were back on Sunday against the Capitals.

Associated Press

Getzlaf gets a 1000^e career point

Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks became the 92^e player in the history of the National Hockey League, and the seventh still active, to reach the plateau of 1000 career points, Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals.

Getzlaf collected an assist on a goal by defenseman Cam Fowler at 3:32 of the first period, which put the Ducks up to a 1-0 lead.

This was the 720^e Mention helps his career, which is in addition to his 280 goals. It was also his 17^e help since the start of the season.

Thanks to an assist against the Montreal Canadiens on October 31, Getzlaf had collected his 989^e career point with the Ducks. He then passed Teemu Selanne for the first place in the history of the team.

The Canadian Press

Atkinson gives the Flyers victory

Cam Atkinson scored 45 seconds into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesday.

Johnny Gaudreau made a turnaround, offering a two-on-one to the local club. Sean Couturier shot and Atkinson converted the rebound.

Atkinson leads the Flyers with seven goals this season.

Kevin Hayes had the Flyers’ other goal, which pelted Jacob Markstrom with 43 shots.

Carter Hart made 33 saves, being beaten only by Oliver Kylington.

Gaudreau took part in the goal of his own 336^e pass, which allows him to join Guy Chouinard and Paul Reinhart in sixth place in the history of the Flames.

A native of New Jersey, Gaudreau is eight points in six games against the Flyers in his career.

The Flames’ seven-game journey continues Thursday in Buffalo.

Paul Holmgren and Rick Tocchet were inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame ahead of the game.

Holmgren accumulated 138 goals and 171 assists in 500 games for the club, from 1975 to 1984.

He also led the Flyers, in addition to being a member of their senior management.

The most punished in Flyers history (1,815 minutes), Tocchet recorded 232 goals and 276 assists with them, in 621 games.

Associated Press

The Sharks have the upper hand against the Wild

Timo Meier had a goal and an assist on Tuesday, helping the San Jose Sharks to a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild.

Mario Ferraro, Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl also scored for the visitors.

Logan Couture and Rudolfs Balcers registered two assists each.

James Reimer blocked 26 shots, only yielding to Joel Eriksson Ek.

Cam Talbot made 17 saves.

Meier returned to the game on Saturday after five away games, in connection with protocol during the pandemic.

Meier and Couture lead San Jose with 14 points each.

In Sharks history, only two players have done better in their first 10 games of a season: Owen Nolan with 17, in 1999-00, and Joe Thornton three times (16 in 2005-06, then 15 in 2009- 10 and in 2010-11).

Associated Press