Monday’s slate delivered tight finishes and standout performances, as Detroit completed a sweep of Toronto, Tampa Bay bounced back, and Colorado extended its unbeaten start.

Detroit Red Wings 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds left to give Detroit its second win over Toronto in three days.
Appleton, signed this offseason, notched his first goal for the Red Wings on a wrist shot from the left circle.

James van Riemsdyk also scored his first for Detroit, while Dylan Larkin added a goal and Cam Talbot stopped 38 shots. Calle Jarnkrok and Matthew Knies scored for Toronto.

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Colorado Avalanche 3, Buffalo Sabres 1

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and Cale Makar added a goal and an assist as Colorado remained unbeaten through four games.
Martin Necas contributed two assists, and Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves for the Avalanche.

Tage Thompson scored Buffalo’s lone goal. Alex Lyon finished with 34 saves as the Sabres dropped their third straight.

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Boston Bruins 3

Anthony Cirelli scored twice in the first period and Tampa Bay held off Boston to secure its first win of the season.
Pontus Holmberg had a goal and an assist, Yanni Gourde added one, and Jonas Johansson made 30 saves as the Lightning improved to 1-2-0.

Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Harris, and Morgan Geekie scored for Boston, which saw its three-game win streak end. The Lightning penalty kill went 5-for-5.

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Winnipeg Jets 5, New York Islanders 2

Morgan Barron opened the scoring, and Winnipeg never trailed in a comfortable win at Elmont.
Nino Niederreiter, Logan Stanley, Tanner Pearson, and Mark Scheifele also scored as Eric Comrie stopped 33 shots.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman tallied for the Islanders, who remain winless. Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves

Nashville Predators 4, Ottawa Senators 1

Jonathan Marchessault scored twice as Nashville controlled play in a road win at Ottawa.
Ryan O’Reilly and Cole Smith also found the net, and Juuse Saros made 31 saves for the Predators.

Ridly Greig scored for Ottawa, which managed just one goal for the third straight outing. Linus Ullmark stopped 22 shots.

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