NHL roundup: Ducks finally break out, get first win

[October 19, 2015]  ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Ducks ended a nearly season-long offensive drought with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night in front of 16,784 at the Honda Center.

Cam Fowler scored the Ducks' first goal in 173 consecutive minutes midway through the first period while centers Rickard Rakell and Mike Santorelli, and defenseman Hampus Lindholm also scored.

Anton Khudobin made 34 saves in his second start of the season as the Ducks earned their first win. Minnesota absorbed its second successive loss after winning its first three games.

Nino Niederreiter scored for Minnesota, while Devan Dubnyk finished with 18 saves.

Kings 2, Avalanche 1 (OT)

LOS ANGELES -- Tyler Toffoli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and Los Angeles defeated Colorado for the sixth consecutive time.

Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 23 shots as the Kings capped a five-game homestand with their second win in a row. Marian Gaborik also scored for Los Angeles.

Reto Berra, who blanked the Anaheim Ducks on Friday in a 3-0 decision, saved 38 of 40 attempts for the Avalanche.

Blues 4, Jets 2

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals to power St. Louis over Winnipeg at the MTS Center.

Scottie Upshall and Carl Gunnarsson also scored for St. Louis while Mathieu Perreault and Drew Stafford scored for the Jets.

St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott made 27 saves for his fourth win of the young season, while Ondrej Pavelec stopped 37 shots in the Winnipeg net.

Devils 2, Rangers 1

NEW YORK -- Lee Stempniak scored with 1:53 remaining in overtime to give New Jersey a victory against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The win was the first of the season for the Devils.

Adam Henrique also scored his third goal for the Devils, who received 26 saves from goaltender Cory Schneider.

Derek Stepan scored his third goal of the season while Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves.

Oilers 2, Canucks 1 (OT)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Lauri Korpikoski scored at 1:27 of three-on-three overtime to give Edmonton a victory over Vancouver.

Nail Yakupov, on a power play, also scored for Edmonton. Connor McDavid, the first overall pick in this year's draft, had an assist. Defenseman Matt Bartkowski scored for Vancouver.

Ryan Miller stopped 22 shots for Vancouver while Oilers goalie Anders Nilsson made 33 saves.

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