Read the reports of the games played Wednesday in the NHL.
Maples Leafs edge Sharks 3-1
Pierre Engvall broke the deadlock with 2:27 remaining in the game and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner, in an empty net, also scored for the Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov blocked 23 shots.
With his goal, Marner extended his one-point streak to 18. He tied Darryl Sittler (1978-79) and Eddie Olczyk (1989-90) for the team record.
The 25-year-old striker became the 23e player in NHL history to have a streak of at least 18 games with one minus. Marner started the game with six goals and 17 assists during his winning streak.
Matt Nieto threaded the needle for the Sharks. Aaron Dell stopped 29 pucks.
The Maple Leafs, returning from a four-game road sweep, are 8-0-2 in their last 10 outings and 11-1-4 in their last 16.
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press
Rangers beat Senators 3-1
PHOTO PATRICK DOYLE, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Chris Kreider (20) was one of three scorers for Rangers.
Jaroslav Halak recorded a first win this season with 34 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Jimmy Vesey, Barclay Goodrow and Chris Kreider found the back of the net for Rangers, who saw their three-game losing streak come to an end. Ryan Lindgren has participated in all of his goals.
Halak, who won just one of his seven decisions this season (1-5-1), hasn’t lost in Ottawa since 2009.
Shane Pinto scored the only goal for the Senators, who had just won the last two games of their four-game trip to California.
Cam Talbot stopped 33 pucks for Ottawa, which is 1-7-0 in its last eight home outings.
Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press
Sabers claim 5-4 shootout win over Red Wings
PHOTO RICK OSENTOSKI, USA TODAY SPORTS
Jack Quinn (22) scored the only goal in the penalty shootout.
Jack Quinn scored the only goal in the shootout, Dylan Cozens had his second career two-goal game and they helped the Buffalo Sabers defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Wednesday night.
Mattias Samuelsson scored his first career goal for the Sabers, who blew a three-goal lead in the third period. Jeff Skinner, on the power play, added his sixth goal in five games and goaltender Craig Anderson made 40 saves while recording one assist.
Defender Rasmus Dahlin contributed to the win with two assists.
Oskar Sundqvist was at the heart of the Red Wings comeback with two goals. Jonatan Berggren and David Perron also hit the mark for the Red Wings.
Alex Nedeljkovic blocked 30 shots in front of the Red Wings net.
The Sabers led 2-1 after 20 minutes. Berggren opened the scoring with his second career goal, assisted by Filip Hronek.
Cozens tied the score shorthanded after Anderson cleared his territory from behind the net to center ice. The pass from the Sabers goaltender helped Cozens sneak past the opposing defense.
Samuelsson added his first goal to his 64e game, thanks to a shot that hit Nedeljkovic’s arm and branched into the net.
Cozens completed his double at 8:12 of the second period and Skinner made it 4-1 just two minutes later.
Perron started the Red Wings’ comeback at 6:51 of the third period before Sundqvist scored twice, scored less than two minutes apart midway through the third period.
The Sabers ran out three penalties late in the third and held off a two-man penalty kill for 87 seconds to force overtime.
Dana Gauruder, Associated Press