National Hockey

Anthony Stolarz made 31 saves to lead the visiting Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Stolarz played the entire game in place of Alex Lyon, who suffered a lower-body injury during warmups.

LUCAN, Ont. — In the hours after the Maple Leafs signed John Tavares this summer, Mike Babcock mused about playing his shiny new centre alongside Mitch Marner.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres forward Conor Sheary is in jeopardy of missing the start of the regular season with what the team calls an upper body injury.

TORONTO — Tyler Ennis has had to prove doubters wrong much of his hockey life. After a mostly miserable last 12 months, the diminutive winger is hoping one more return to the well can help get his career back on track.

Ryan Johansen remembers how the Columbus Blue Jackets didn't have a captain until one day it clicked and everyone knew it should be Nick Foligno. "There was just no doubt," Johansen said. "It's just one of those things you don't want to force.

Neal Pionk scored 1:20 into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-3 victory over a New Jersey Devils split-squad, giving David Quinn a win in his preseason coaching debut Monday night.

CALGARY — Flames prospect Dillon Dube is making the most of his first-line opportunity as 15 of Calgary's veteran forwards are away at the 2018 NHL China games.

WINNIPEG — Even Joe Morrow wasn't really positive he scored the game-winning goal for the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, but he'll take it.

MONTREAL — While he didn't score the winning goal, Finnish rookie Jesperi Kotkaniemi drew the loudest fanfare at the Bell Centre Monday night. It served as his "welcome to Montreal" moment.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract, ending a lengthy stalemate with one of their top defencemen on Monday. The agreement with the restricted free agent is worth US$3.2 million per season.