NHL SCOREBOARD…
Philadelphia 4 – BUFFALO 0… Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson stopped all 28 shots in blanking the Sabres. Zack McEwan scored the first of three first-period goals. Joel Farabee had a goal and an assist. Travis Konecny assisted on two goals.
Seattle 4 – MONTREAL 0… The Kraken opened with three first-period goals and never looked back in their shutout of the Canadiens. Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist. Martin Jones denied all 21 shots.
Nashville 3 – OTTAWA 0… Goalie Juuse Saros piled up 38 saves in blanking the Senators and the Predators won their fourth in a row. Roman Josi netted the only goal Nashville needed in the first period. Filip Forsberg scored a goal and assisted on another.
LOS ANGELES 6 – Edmonton 3… Kevin Fiala scored back-to-back power-play goals 1:50 apart in the first period, Adrian Kempe added back-to-back power-play goals in the second and the Kings went on to double up on the Oilers. Fiala also had two assists. Viktor Arvidsson added a goal and an assist. Goalie Pheonix Copley stopped 28 shots.