National Hockey

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mats Zuccarello had a goal and three assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Monday night for their third consecutive win.

DENVER — Marc-Andre Fleury slid across the goal crease, threw his left pad high into the air and somehow deflected a would-be goal. That's his idea of fun. It was the epitome of Colorado's frustration.

TORONTO — David Rittich's celebration at the final buzzer could be heard throughout an empty Scotiabank Arena.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes were on their heels from the start, giving up two early goals against the NHL's lowest-scoring team. A flurry of flying fists finally got their attention.

ST. LOUIS — Dustin Brown scored two goals and veteran Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots for his 54th career shutout, lifting the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday night.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Tampa Bay was shut down by Carolina for two games, and then found itself trailing the Hurricanes again after the first period despite putting plenty of pucks on the net.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aaron Ekblad and Keith Yandle scored, Chris Driedger made 24 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the slumping, rusty Dallas Stars 3-1 on Monday night.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period and Semyon Varlamov made 34 saves, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-2 win over the last-place Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.

TORONTO — The injuries are piling up for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said at Monday's practice that defenceman Jake Muzzin has suffered a broken facial bone and will be out an undetermined amount of time.

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Buffalo Sabres defenceman Jake McCabe will miss the rest of the season after he injured his right knee during Saturday's 3-2 victory at New Jersey.