National Hockey

BROSSARD, Que. — Jacob De La Rose, who has only five goals in 89 career NHL games, is getting a chance to show what he can do with the Montreal Canadiens.

ST. LOUIS — Mike Shanahan, who owned the St. Louis Blues from 1986-91 and oversaw the acquisition of Hall of Famer Brett Hull, has died. He was 78. Blues Chairman Tom Stillman confirmed Shanahan's death Monday night in a statement.

MONTREAL — John Tavares got a second chance in overtime and made the most of it.

When the Vegas Golden Knights selected Deryk Engelland in the expansion draft and signed him to a one-year deal, the longtime Las Vegas native set out to earn another contract. Engelland got it Monday with a $1.

LAS VEGAS — A day after the NHL's biggest surprise team lost a rare home game in front of the biggest crowd of the season, more than 10,000 fans flooded downtown Las Vegas for a Golden Knights fan fest.

A person with direct knowledge of the decision says the San Jose Sharks have placed veteran defenceman Paul Martin on waivers. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Monday because the Sharks did not announce the move.

LOS ANGELES — There's nothing like a visit with the Los Angeles Kings to get Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks on top of their game.

DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon kept up his torrid home scoring with a goal, Jonathan Bernier stopped 33 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Monday for their seventh straight win.

Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien isn't sure how long forward Phillip Danault will be out after suffering a concussion when struck in the head by a Zdeno Chara slapshot.

BOSTON — Tyler Seguin made a move at the left circle to get past one defender, then skated into the slot as the other two Bruins went to the ice.