Mason Appleton scored with 45 seconds remaining to give the visiting Detroit Red Wings their second win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in three days, 3-2 on Monday afternoon.
Appleton, who was signed as a free agent to a two-year deal this offseason, recorded his first Red Wings goal. He fired a shot from the left circle past Anthony Stolarz after Detroit squandered a two-goal lead.
James van Riemsdyk also scored his first goal for Detroit. Dylan Larkin added the other Red Wings goal while Cam Talbot stopped 38 shots.
Calle Jarnkrok scored for the third time in as many games for the Leafs. Matthew Knies added a goal and an assist, and Anthony Stolarz made 12 saves.
Avalanche 3, Sabres 1
Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals for visiting Colorado, which notched a win over Buffalo. Cale Makar added a goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who have earned points in all four of their games to start the season. Martin Necas added two assists.
Tage Thompson got his first goal of the season for the Sabres, who lost their third straight game.
Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves as he earned his third victory of the season for Colorado. Alex Lyon set aside 34 shots for Buffalo.
Lightning 4, Bruins 3
Anthony Cirelli’s two first-period goals helped visiting Tampa Bay build a three-goal lead and hold off Boston for a victory. Pontus Holmberg had a goal and an assist, Yanni Gourde added a goal, and Jonas Johansson made 30 saves for the Lightning, who shook their first 0-2-0 start under coach Jon Cooper.
Casey Mittelstadt, Jordan Harris and Morgan Geekie each scored a goal for the Bruins, who had their three-game season-opening win streak end. Boston’s Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 shots.
The Lightning finished 5-for-5 on the penalty kill, with the last coming during Johansson’s 10-save, shutout third period which saw Tampa Bay preserve a one-goal lead.
Jets 5, Islanders 2
Morgan Barron scored early in the first period for Winnipeg, which never trailed in a win at Elmont, N.Y. Nino Niederreiter, Logan Stanley, Tanner Pearson and Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets, while goalie Eric Comrie made 33 saves.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman scored for the Islanders, who are winless through three games. Goalie Ilya Sorokin recorded 21 saves.
In the game’s key sequence, Pageau redirected a shot by Tony DeAngelo 2:05 into the second period, cutting Winnipeg’s lead to 2-1. But Stanley responded with a goal just 14 seconds later to restore the two-goal margin.
Predators 4, Senators 1
Jonathan Marchessault scored his first two goals of the season and Nashville beat host Ottawa.
Ryan O’Reilly and Cole Smith also scored for the Predators. Juusi Saros made 31 saves.
Ridly Greig got the Senators’ lone goal and Linus Ullmark stopped 22 shots. The Predators netted two empty-net goals to pull away after Greig’s goal with 2:03 left.
