Blackhawks’ first win of season is Oilers’ first loss

Patrick Kane and Alexander Nylander scored, Corey Crawford stopped 27 shots, and the host Chicago Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 Monday night for their first win of the season. The loss was the first for the Oilers after a 5-0 start to the season.

Brandon Saad added an empty-netter with 32.7 seconds left to seal the win for Chicago, which went 0-2-1 in its first three games.

Crawford lost a bid for his 26th career shutout when James Neal scored his NHL-leading eighth goal on a power-play with 2:11 remaining.

Bruins 4, Ducks 2: David Pastrnak scored a career-high four goals for his fifth career hat trick, leading host Boston over Anaheim. Jaroslav Halak stopped 30 shots and Brad Marchand added two assists for the Bruins, who are off to a 5-1 start.

Islanders 3, Blues 2: Devon Toews scored at 1:13 of overtime to complete a stunning late-game comeback by host New York. The Blues seemed to have the game in hand in the closing minutes before Brock Nelson put the home team on the board with his third goal of the season. Mathew Barzal then tied the game, setting the stage for Toews’ goal.

Avalanche 6, Capitals 3: Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen each had a goal and two assists to help visiting Colorado beat Washington. Erik Johnson, Nikita Zadorov and Matt Nieto also scored as Colorado improved to 5-0-0.

Sabres 4, Stars 0: Buffalo rookie forward Victor Olofsson set an NHL record by becoming the first player to score his first seven career goals on the power play, Carter Hutton made 25 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, and the host Sabres continued their hot start with the win.

Panthers 6, Devils 4: Mackenzie Weegar scored the tying goal and set up Noel Acciari for the go-ahead tally and visiting Florida...