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Red Wings 4, Canucks 0
John Gibson made 39 saves for his first shutout as a member of the Red Wings, and Detroit moved into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-0 victory over the host Vancouver Canucks.
It was the 25th career shutout for Gibson and his first since Jan. 4, 2023, when he blanked the Dallas Stars 2-0 while with Anaheim. He shut out the Canucks for the fourth time in his career, the most against any opponent. James van Riemsdyk, Andrew Copp, Nate Danielson and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit, while Axel Sandin-Pellikka had two assists as the Red Wings extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2) with a second straight win — the kind of sustained form bettors track closely when applying principles from how to bet on hockey.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 10 of 13 shots before being replaced by rookie Nikita Tolopilo to start the third period. Tolopilo made six saves for Vancouver, which has dropped eight of its past 10 (2-7-1).
Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 0
Dennis Hildeby turned aside 29 shots for his first career shutout as Toronto blanked visiting Tampa Bay.
Morgan Rielly scored in the first period and Auston Matthews added an empty-netter with one second remaining as the Maple Leafs won for the fourth time in five games.
With Andrei Vasilevskiy placed on injured reserve earlier in the day due to an undisclosed injury, Jonas Johansson got the start for the Lightning and made 22 saves. Tampa Bay, opening a four-game road trip, has lost four straight and has been shut out in back-to-back contests.
Flames 7, Sabres 4
Yegor Sharangovich scored twice and added an assist, and Nazem Kadri posted a three-point night with a goal and two helpers to power Calgary past visiting Buffalo.
Yan Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist, while Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flames, who reached a season-high goal total and have now won three straight. Matt Coronato chipped in two assists and Dustin Wolf made 25 saves.
Rasmus Dahlin notched a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson, Owen Power and Alex Tuch each scored for the Sabres, who have dropped three in a row. Josh Norris and Jason Zucker had two assists apiece. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed five goals on 22 shots before Alex Lyon came on for the third period and made four saves.
Kings 4, Mammoth 2
Joel Armia scored twice to lead Los Angeles past Utah in Salt Lake City.
Adrian Kempe contributed a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper stopped 19 shots for the Kings, who have won two straight after a 2-3-3 stretch.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist, Dylan Guenther also scored and Karel Vejmelka made 23 saves for the Mammoth, who have dropped six of their past eight.
Wild 4, Kraken 1
Joel Eriksson Ek tallied a goal and two assists as Minnesota beat host Seattle.
Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who wrapped up a four-game road trip at 2-2-0.
Jordan Eberle provided the lone goal for the Kraken, who have lost six straight (0-5-1). Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 of 27 shots but suffered his first regulation defeat of the season, falling to 4-1-1.