National Hockey

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist for the Edmonton Oilers in a 6-2 win over the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday.

MONTREAL — Just when the Montreal Canadiens seemed to be gaining some momentum, they were brought up short in a 6-2 loss at home to the Vegas Golden Knights.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators were searching for answers Saturday after inconsistency and missed opportunities were their undoing, again, in a fifth straight loss.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Flyers overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Alex Tuch scored a short-handed goal early in the third period to give Buffalo its first lead and the Sabres beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby would’ve liked his 600th NHL goal to come in a win Crosby became the 21sth player to reach the mark when scored in the second period of the Pittsburgh Penguins' 6-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.

OTTAWA — The Vancouver Canucks kicked off a six-game road trip by holding off the Ottawa Senators 4-3. The Senators surged late with a pair of goals in the final three and a half minutes, but lost their fifth straight.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored twice, Brock Nelson had a goal and two assists and the New York Islanders beat the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Saturday night to end a three-game skid.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko tied it late in the third period with his second goal of the game, Sean Monahan had the only score in a shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night for their third

MONTREAL (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights exploded for five unanswered goals in the second period to roll over the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Saturday night. Tomas Hertl, Callahan Burke, Ivan Barbashev, Tanner Pearson and Keegan Kolesar each scored.