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The Winnipeg Jets now boast the greatest start to a season in NHL history, becoming the first team to win 14 of its opening 15 games by beating the visiting Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 32 shots in the process while setting the franchise shutout streak record to 191:45 of ice time.

Alex Iafallo and Vladislav Namestnikov each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Rasmus Kupari and Nikolaj Ehlers both scored. Cole Perfetti had two helpers, while Neal Pionk, Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi also chipped in assists.

Dallas netminder Jake Oettinger was chased 29:21 into the game after making only 11 saves on 15 shots. He was replaced by Casey DeSmith, who made 10 stops on 10 shots.

Avalanche 6, Hurricanes 4

Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored 53 seconds apart in a five-goal second period, and Colorado won in Denver, ending Carolina’s eight-game winning streak.

MacKinnon added three assists, Lehkonen had one assist, Mikko Rantanen had two goals and an assist and Cale Makar and Sam Malinski also had goals for Colorado. Alexandar Georgiev turned away 27 shots for the Avalanche.

Jordan Martinook had two goals and an assist, Martin Necas added a goal and an assist, Jack Drury also scored, Seth Jarvis contributed two assists and Spencer Martin made 23 saves for Carolina.

Panthers 4, Flyers 3 (SO)

Aleksander Barkov and Evan Rodrigues scored in the shootout as host Florida won its seventh straight game, defeating Philadelphia in Sunrise, Fla.

Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky’s fifth straight win was also career victory No. 404, moving him past Grant Fuhr for 12th place on the NHL’s all-time list.Bobrovsky, who played his first two NHL seasons for the Flyers (2010-2012), made 34 saves through overtime.

Sam Bennett, Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Kulikov scored in regulation for the Panthers, who got two assists from Rodrigues. The Flyers got goals from Joel Farabee, Anthony Richard and Garnet Hathaway. Scott Laughton added two assists, and goalie Samuel Ersson made 28 saves.

Devils 4, Islanders 3 (OT)

Jack Hughes scored his second goal with 2:35 left in overtime for visiting New Jersey, which overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge New York in Elmont, N.Y.

Hughes opened the scoring in the second for the Devils. Dawson Mercer and Stefan Noesen scored in the final five minutes of the third to tie the score. Goalie Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves as New Jersey won its third straight and improved to 5-1-0 in its past six games.

Simon Holmstrom scored in the first and Dennis Cholowski and Brock Nelson each added a goal in the third for the Islanders, whose two-game winning streak ended. Ilya Sorokin recorded 29 saves.

Sabres 3, Flames 2 (SO)

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 24 saves and stopped all three attempts in the shootout to help Buffalo to a win against visiting Calgary.

Zach Benson and Tage Thompson scored first-period goals for the Sabres, who have won three in a row for the second time this season.

Matt Coronato and Mikael Backlund each scored a goal and Dan Vladar made 17 saves for the Flames, who have lost seven of nine (2-5-2).

Senators 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Brady Tkachuk scored 21 seconds into overtime, finishing with a goal and an assist, as visiting Ottawa beat Boston to snap a two-game slide.

Josh Norris and Michael Amadio also scored, while Linus Ullmark made 14 saves for the Senators. Ottawa held the Bruins without a shot on goal for the entire third period.

Pavel Zacha and Brad Marchand scored Boston’s goals in the second period, turning a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead within a 15-second span. Matching up against his former Bruins goaltending partner, Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves in the losing effort. It was Boston’s second straight overtime game.

Oilers 7, Canucks 3

Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Connor Brown scored two goals in the third period as Edmonton rolled past host Vancouver to snap a two-game skid.

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist and Mattias Janmark had three assists for the Oilers. Brett Kulak, Viktor Arvidsson and Corey Perry also scored and Stuart Skinner stopped 17 shots for the Oilers, who broke the game open with four goals in the third period.

Elias Pettersson, Pius Suter and Filip Hronek scored for Vancouver, which had its three-game winning streak halted. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 27 shots before he was replaced in the third by Arturs Silovs, who made four stops.

Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 1

William Nylander and Mitch Marner each had a goal and an assist and Toronto defeated visiting Montreal.

Conor Timmins and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row and four straight at home. Goaltender Joseph Woll made 20 saves for Toronto, which put star Auston Matthews (upper-body injury) on injured reserve on Friday.

Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens, who lost their sixth straight. Montreal goaltender Sam Montembeault stopped 23 shots. The rivals have split their two meetings this season.

Capitals 8, Blues 1

Alex Ovechkin scored twice to add to his historic goal total and power visiting Washington past St. Louis.

In his 20-year career, Ovechkin has 863 goals, leaving him 32 from passing Wayne Gretzky for No. 1 on the NHL’s all-time list. Connor McMichael also scored twice for the Capitals, who won for the 10th time in 14 games (10-4-0).

Defenseman Scott Perunovich scored and Jordan Binnington made 19 saves for the Blues, who lost for the fifth time in their past seven games.

Rangers 4, Red Wings 0

Jonathan Quick recorded his 61st career shutout, and Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist as New York blanked host Detroit.

Panarin, who had a hat trick in the Rangers’ visit to Detroit last month, has 41 points in 25 career games against the Red Wings. Jimmy Vesey scored his first goal of the season. Chris Kreider and Reilly Smith also scored and Adam Fox had two assists.

Quick made 37 saves in his third start this season as the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the season series versus Detroit. Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso, who was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday, made 20 saves.

Predators 4, Utah Hockey Club 0

Filip Forsberg scored twice, Jonathan Marchessault and Gustav Nyquist each added goals and Juuse Saros made 26 saves for his 25th career shutout to help Nashville blank visiting Utah.

Forsberg and Marchessault each had a power-play goal and Roman Josi recorded two assists for the Predators, who snapped a three-game skid and won for just the fifth time in 15 games this season.

Connor Ingram stopped 17 of 20 shots for Utah, which was shut out for the second time in three games. Utah is 3-6-3 since winning the opening three games of the franchise’s history.

Kings 5, Blue Jackets 2

Five players scored for Los Angeles as the host Kings won for the third time in four games, beating Columbus.

In all, 11 players recorded a point for the Kings, with Warren Foegele notching a goal and an assist and Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe collecting a pair of assists apiece.

Dmitri Voronkov and Ivan Provorov scored for the Blue Jackets, who lost their fourth straight (0-3-1).

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