UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins moved a little closer to the Metropolitan Division lead, but they left a point on the table in Buffalo.
Tage Thompson scored twice in regulation before providing the lone shootout goal in the Sabres’ 4-3 victory over the Pens. Thompson put the Sabres ahead 61 seconds into the third period, but the Penguins tied it on Kris Letang’s power-play goal with 4:56 left in regulation.
Pittsburgh ended a three-game winning streak and moved within two points of the division-leading Hurricanes.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jaroslav Halak stopped 32 shots and the Canucks beat the NHL-leading Avalanche, 3-1. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller scored 1:52 apart early in the third period to open the scoring. Miller added an assist on Bo Horvat’s empty-netter with 17.6 seconds remaining, giving Miller 31 points in his last 17 games.
— Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left to send the Maple Leafs past the Devils, 3-2. Ilya Mikheyev also had a short-handed tally and Mitch Marner furnished a goal for Toronto, which got 20 saves from Petr Mrazek.
Dadonov deal nixed
UNDATED (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights’ trade of forward Evgenii Dadonov to the Ducks has been voided by the NHL because Anaheim was on his no-trade list.
Vegas tried to trade Dadonov and a future second-round pick to Anaheim for injured defenseman John Moore and the contract of center Ryan Kesler. The goal was to clear salary cap space that could be used to activate captain Mark Stone and defenseman Alec Martinez off long-term injured reserve.
It was not immediately clear why NHL Central Registry approved the deal when it was filed prior to the trade deadline Monday.
