National Hockey

Montreal Canadiens (11-12-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (11-14-2, seventh in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Ottawa Senators (10-11, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (14-7-4, third in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Casey DeSmith made 26 saves for his first shutout of the season and 10th in the NHL and the Vancouver Canucks beat Minnesota 2-0 on Thursday night to end the Wild's winning streak at four.

SEATTLE (AP) — It took all of three NHL games for Simon Nemec to score his first goal. And it was a game-winner, no less.

VANCOUVER — Casey DeSmith remains undefeated against the Minnesota Wild.

DETROIT (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored 37 seconds into overtime and the San Jose Sharks spoiled Patrick Kane’s Detroit debut, overcoming a four-goal deficit to beat the Red Wings 6-5 in overtime Thursday night.

CALGARY — Blake Coleman's short-handed winner and a 28-save outing by Dustin Wolf helped the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 come-from-behind win Thursday over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. Trailing 2-0, the Flames scored three times in the third period.

DENVER (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 shots in his 250th career win and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 on Thursday night. The Jets won their third straight coming off a three-game skid.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice, Carter Hart made 25 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona 4-1 on Thursday night to end the Coyotes' winning streak at five.

CHICAGO (AP) — Petr Mrazek made 37 saves in his 25th career shutout, and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide with a 1-0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.