PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 on Thursday night.
Jake Guentzel, Jason Zucker and Bryan Rust each had a goal and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang and Danton Heinen each added two assists, and Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots.
Nick Ritchie scored twice for the rebuilding Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka struggled early but improved as the game wore on to finish with 47 saves.
SABRES 4, SENATORS 1
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin and rookie JJ Peterka scored 2:54 apart in the second period, and Buffalo rallied to beat Ottawa.
Craig Anderson stopped 35 shots and Victor Olofsson sealed the victory by scoring two empty-net goals in the final 42 seconds.
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk opened the scoring midway through the first period and Anton Forsberg stopped 32 shots for Ottawa.
FLYERS 5, DEVILS 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny and Morgan Frost each scored twice and Philadelphia won coach John Tortorella’s Flyers debut.
Wade Allison also scored and Carter Hart stopped 34 shots for the Flyers.
Alexander Holtz and Damon Severson scored for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood had 20 saves.
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