NHL roundup: Leafs top Kings for 5th straight win

Patrick Marleau and Mitch Marner also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have
lost once in seven games. Jake Gardiner and Auston Matthews each added two
assists.

Matthews saw his streak of scoring at least one goal in every game end Monday.
He has 10 for the season. Ilya Kovalchuk scored for the Kings, who went 1-3-0
on a four-game road trip that ended in Toronto.

Garret Sparks started in goal for the Maple Leafs with No. 1 goaltender
Frederik Andersen listed as day-to-day with a knee injury. Sparks made 33
saves.

Senators 4, Stars 1

Brady Tkachuk and Mikkel Boedker scored crucial third-period goals, and
goaltender Craig Anderson stopped 37 of 38 shots as host Ottawa defeated
Dallas.

Tkachuk snapped a 1-1 tie at 1:27 of the final period, and Boedker doubled the
lead nine minutes later. Ottawa also got a second-period goal from Maxime
Lajoie and a late empty-net goal from Zack Smith.

John Klingberg got Dallas' lone goal in the first period. Klingberg, who has
four goals and two assists in five games, tied a Stars record for longest
season-opening point streak by a defenseman.

Predators 4, Wild 2

Filip Forsberg scored the decisive goal midway through the second period, and
Nashville held on to beat visiting Minnesota.

Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm and Miikka Salomaki also scored for Nashville,
while Ryan Johansen and P.K. Subban had two assists apiece. The Predators have
won three games in a row and five of six to open the season.

Mikko Koivu notched a goal and an assist in a losing effort for the Wild. Matt
Dumba also scored for Minnesota, which remains in search of its first win in
regulation time.

Canadiens 7, Red Wings 3

Jonathan Drouin scored his first two goals of the season, and Tomas Plekanec
added a goal during the 1,000th game of his career as host Montreal manhandled
winless Detroit.

Ex-Wing Tomas Tatar supplied a goal and two assists, while Brendan Gallagher,
Charles Hudon and Paul Byron also chipped in goals for the Canadiens. Antti
Niemi stopped 25 shots.

Andreas Athanasiou collected his first two goals of the season for Detroit,
and Thomas Vanek also scored. Jimmy Howard and Jonathan Bernier combined for
28 saves. Howard was removed early in the second period after surrendering
five goals on 20 shots.

--Field Level Media