National Hockey

PITTSBURGH — Mike Sullivan would love to point to a coaching tactic or some semblance of strategy that explains why the Pittsburgh Penguins are so good in overtime. Only Sullivan can't.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild rookie forward Luke Kunin is out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. The Wild announced Monday that Kunin suffered the tear during Sunday's 4-1 win at Detroit.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have announced forward Max Pacioretty and defenceman Victor Mete will miss several weeks as they recover from injuries. Both players were injured Friday in Montreal's 6-3 road win over the New York Islanders.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Winnipeg Jets right-wing Patrik Laine and Florida Panthers centre Aleksander Barkov have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.

ST. LOUIS — The free-falling St. Louis Blues will be without defenceman Jay Bouwmeester for the rest of the season with a left hip injury.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sergei Bobrovsky and Artemi Panarin made sure the Columbus Blue Jackets didn't blow another lead and got to head home from the California swing on a winning note.

DENVER — Filip Forsberg scored at 1:07 of overtime and the Nashville Predators matched the franchise record with their eighth straight victory, beating the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Sunday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Rookie defenceman Nick Seeler picked up Minnesota's offence with a timely fight.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Two more goals for Patrik Laine. Two more points in the standings for the Winnipeg Jets.

NEWARK, N.J. — It didn't take Tomas Tatar long to get going with the Vegas Golden Knights.