National Hockey

MONTREAL — Led by Tyler Toffoli and Josh Anderson, the Montreal Canadiens' off-season acquisitions are paying big dividends 10 games into the 2020-21 season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joe Pavelski had two goals and an assist, rookie Jake Oettinger made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK — Sidney Crosby loves playing hockey. The more games crammed together for the Pittsburgh Penguins longtime captain, the better.

NEW YORK — Edmonton Oilers centre Connor McDavid is the NHL North Division's star of the month for January. McDavid had an NHL-high 22 points in January and tied for the league lead in goals for the month with eight.

Boston Bruins (6-1-2, third in the East Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (7-2-1, second in the East Division) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Vancouver Canucks (6-6-0, third in the North Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (6-1-2, second in the North Division) Montreal; Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Calgary Flames (4-3-1, sixth in the North Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (5-3-1, fourth in the North Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Detroit Red Wings (2-6-2, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (5-1-1, fifth in the Central Division) Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

WINNIPEG — Johnny Gaudreau put in a little extra work to keep his hot start going.

MONTREAL — He may be sitting among the NHL's top scoring defencemen, but Jeff Petry is keeping his focus simple — just do what it takes to win.