National Hockey

NASHVILLE — After a lacklustre opening period by the Nashville Predators, Ryan Hartman and Kevin Fiala went to work.

TAMPA, Fla. — Brayden Point and the Tampa Bay Lightning had a big-time response after a lopsided loss at Arizona over the weekend.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Johnny Gaudreau's magic touch has the Calgary Flames pointed back in the right direction.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Red Wings took an early 3-0 lead but ended up having to scrap for a victory.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Brad Marchand has been in a bit of a scoring slump in the first month of the season. That all changed with a visit to one of his favourite opponents.

PITTSBURGH — The Penguins held a ceremony Tuesday to honour the victims of Saturday's synagogue shooting in the Pittsburgh neighbourhood of Squirrel Hill.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks have activated centre Joe Thornton from injured reserve. Thornton was placed on the injured list on Oct. 7 because of swelling in his surgically repaired right knee.

VANCOUVER — Scoring was nice. Winning was even better for Elias Pettersson. The speedy rookie scored a pair of the goals, the second on a third-period breakaway, to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild Monday night.

TORONTO — Booed out of their own building at the conclusion of an embarrassing 9-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last week, the Calgary Flames had a decision to make — feel sorry for themselves or recommit to their defensive structure.

TORONTO — Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm scored in a 55-second span of the third period to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night.