National Hockey

NEW YORK — Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for spearing New York Islanders defenceman Scott Mayfield in Tuesday night's game. The league's department of player safety handed down the fine Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — Returning indoors helped the Montreal Canadiens get back on track. Nicolas Deslauriers had the first two-goal game of his career as Montreal defeated the Vancouver Canucks 7-5 on Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS — The latest unlikely star in this charming debut for the Vegas Golden Knights began the season in the minors with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Shea Theodore snapped a tie with 2.

PHILADELPHIA — Check out all those consecutive Ws of late on the Philadelphia schedule, and the Flyers should seem like a team headed to the playoffs. But check out all those recent Ls.

NEW YORK — Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 shots, Paul Carey scored twice and the New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Tuesday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — James Reimer kept it close with save after save, and the Florida Panthers finally rewarded their goaltender.

NASHVILLE — Brandon Tanev's first goal in almost two months came at a perfect time for the Jets. Tanev snapped a third-period tie with 1:26 left, sending Winnipeg to a 6-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — This time, the Boston Bruins had to win the hard way. Jake DeBrusk scored for the second straight night, Anton Khudobin turned away 36 shots and Boston blanked the Buffalo Sabres 3-0 on Tuesday.

DALLAS — Andre Burakovsky had a sense that Tuesday night could be his breakout. "I just felt really good in the morning skate," the Capitals forward said. "And in the warmup, I had a really good feeling going into this game.

MINEOLA, N.Y. — The New York Islanders may be returning to the New York suburbs after a move to Brooklyn floundered.