DETROIT (AP) Detroit goaltender Jimmy Howard made 30 saves as the Red Wings beat San Jose 3-0 to win a fourth straight game following back-to-back losses to start the season.
Elsewhere, Philadelphia pulled away to beat a road-weary Carolina and Montreal extended its run of good performances in Boston by downing the Bruins.
Detroit’s Howard took his first shutout of the season and 23rd of his career.
Gustav Nyquist scored twice and Andreas Athanasiou added a goal for Detroit.
Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek scored twice to lead the Flyers over Carolina 6-3.
Wayne Simmonds and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and an assist, while Brandon Manning and Matt Read also netted for the Flyers, who won at home for the first time this season.
Justin Faulk, Jordan Staal and Lee Stempniak scored for the Hurricanes, who were on the fifth stop of their season-opening six-game road trip.
Montreal’s Carey Price stopped 19 shots in his second start to help the Canadiens win 4-2 at Boston.
Price, playing just his second game after a bout of flu at the start of the season, missed most of last season with a right knee injury.
Brendan Gallagher and Phillip Danault each had second-period goals while Torrey Mitchell and Paul Byron also scored for Montreal which has not lost at Boston in its past nine visits.
Dominic Moore and Ryan Spooner scored for Boston.
Nashville’s Kevin Fiala and Viktor Arvidsson scored two goals each to lead the injury-riddled Predators to a 5-1 victory over Pittsburgh.
Calle Jarnkrok also scored for the Predators, who had lost their previous three games.
Scott Wilson scored early in the first period for Pittsburgh but could not break through thereafter.
Columbus goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves in his 13th career shutout as the Blue Jackets beat Dallas 3-0.
Josh Anderson, Scott Hartnell and Matt Calvert scored for Columbus.
New York rookie Jimmy Vesey scored the tying and go-ahead goals 3 minutes apart in the second period to lead the Rangers to a 4-2 victory at Washington.
Rick Nash scored a late empty-net goal and had an assist while Brandon Pirri also scored in a three-goal second period that began the Rangers’ comeback from two goals down en route to their first road win.
Alex Ovechkin scored his third goal of the season to give Washington a 2-0 lead in the first. Lars Eller added his first goal as a member of the Capitals.
Chicago came back with two late goals to force overtime and then won in a shootout to defeat Toronto 5-4.
Florida’s Shane Harper scored his first two NHL goals to lift the Panthers over Colorado 5-2.
Tampa Bay’s Vladislav Namestnikov and Steven Stamkos scored early in the second period as the Lightning beat Ottawa 4-1.
New Jersey’s Taylor Hall scored 29 seconds into overtime and the Devils rallied to beat Minnesota 2-1.
St. Louis’ David Perron scored his first three goals of the season and added an assist to lead the Blues over Calgary 6-4.
Los Angeles’ Tanner Pearson scored for the fourth time this season and got the lone shootout goal as the Kings downed Vancouver 4-3, handing the Canucks their first loss.
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