National Hockey

PITTSBURGH — A strong start helped the Toronto Maple Leafs knock off the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

NEW YORK — After a dreadful start to the season, the New York Rangers have finally caught up to the pack thanks to their strong play at home.

MONTREAL — Jujhar Khaira hopes he is finding his groove with the Edmonton Oilers. The 23-year-old winger scored twice in a game for the first time to help the Oilers to a 6-2 rout of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. That gave the Surrey, B.

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point put the exclamation point on the Tampa Bay Lightning's success stretch at home.

DETROIT — The St. Louis Blues quickly made the most of their limited opportunities. Jaden Schwartz knocked home his own rebound and the Blues scored four times on only five shots on the way to beating the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. — Artemi Panarin had five primary assists, setting up the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night and a split of their home-and-home series.

CHICAGO — Gustav Forsling certainly had an eventful night, and the 21-year-old Blackhawks defenceman capped it by giving Chicago a much-needed win. Forsling scored on a screened shot from the blue line with 4.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Dumba scored 3:43 into overtime, giving the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Jason Zucker and Zack Mitchell also scored for the Wild. Devan Dubnyk stopped 26 shots.

NASHVILLE — Little brother was the big winner in Subban vs. Subban.

NEWARK, N.J. — Artemi Panarin was the perfect setup man Friday night.