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 on Monday.
It was the 25th career shutout for Gibson and his first since Jan. 4, 2023, when he led the Anaheim Ducks to a 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars. Gibson shut out the Canucks for the fourth time in his career — his top total against any NHL team.
James van Riemsdyk, Andrew Copp, Nate Danielson and Dylan Larkin scored goals and defenseman Axel Sandlin-Pellikka had two assists for Detroit, which extended its point streak to five games (3-0-2) with its second straight win.
Kevin Lankinen stopped 10 of 13 shots for Vancouver before giving way to rookie Nikita Tolopilo at the start of the third period. Tolopilo finished with six saves for the Canucks, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games (2-7-1).
Maple Leafs 2, Lightning 0
Dennis Hildeby stopped 29 shots to earn his first career shutout as Toronto defeated visiting Tampa Bay.
Morgan Rielly scored in the first period for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of five. Auston Matthews added an empty-net goal with one second remaining in the game.
With Andrei Vasilevskiy landing on injured reserve earlier in the day because of an undisclosed injury, Jonas Johansson started in goal for Tampa Bay and stopped 22 shots. It was the opener of a four-game road trip for the Lightning, who have lost four in a row and have been shut out in back-to-back games.
Flames 7, Sabres 4
Yegor Sharangovich scored twice in a three-point game while Nazem Kadri tallied once and added two assists to lead host Calgary to a season-high goal total and a victory over slumping Buffalo.
Yan Kuznetsov logged a goal and an assist while Rasmus Andersson, Jonathan Huberdeau and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, which has won three straight games. Matt Coronato notched two assists, and Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf made 25 saves.
Rasmus Dahlin posted a goal and an assist while Tage Thompson, Owen Power and Alex Tuch each had a goal for the Sabres, who have lost three straight. Josh Norris and Jason Zucker recorded two assists apiece. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen saved 17 of 22 shots before Alex Lyon made four saves in the third period.
Kings 4, Mammoth 2
Joel Armia scored two goals for Los Angeles in a win against Utah in Salt Lake City.
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar also scored, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row following 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 lost six of their past eight games.
Wild 4, Kraken 1
Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and two assists as Minnesota defeated host Seattle.
Marcus Johansson, Kirill Kaprizov and Vladimir Tarasenko also tallied and goaltender Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves for the Wild, who went 2-2-0 on their four-game trip.
Jordan Eberle scored for the Kraken, who lost their sixth straight (0-5-1). Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 of 27 shots but took his first regulation defeat of the season (4-1-1).
–Field Level Media
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