NHL summaries

Golden Knights 5, Wild 1

Vegas 1 1 3 — 5 Minnesota 0 0 1 — 1

First Period: 1, Vegas, Eichel 24 (Theodore, Stone), 6:23.

Second Period: 2, Vegas, Howden 20 (Hanifin), 8:22.

Third Period: 3, Minnesota, Johansson 8 (Zuccarello), 1:42. 4, Vegas, Eichel 25 (Karlsson, Hanifin), 14:57 (pp). 5, Vegas, Pearson 12, 16:57 (en). 6, Vegas, Eichel 26 (Stone, Korczak), 17:28.

Shots on goal: Vegas 11-14-13: 38. Minnesota 4-10-10: 24.

Power-play opportunities: Vegas 1 of 1. Minnesota 0 of 1.

Goalies: Vegas, Hill 27-11-5 (24 shots-23 saves). Minnesota, Fleury 12-9-1 (37-33).

A: 17,734 (18,064). T: 2:24.

Referees: Brian Pochmara, Chris Rooney; Linesmen: Jonathan Deschamps, Kilian McNamara.

Blues 6, Canadiens 1

Montreal 1 0 0 — 1 St. Louis 2 2 2 — 6

First Period: 1, St. Louis, Kyrou 31 (Holloway, Broberg), 18:07. 2, Montreal, Suzuki 22 (Caufield, Hutson), 18:54. 3, St. Louis, Holloway 24 (Thomas, Broberg), 19:54.

Second Period: 4, St. Louis, Thomas 19 (Faksa, Broberg), 3:21. 5, St. Louis, Texier 6 (Fowler, Joseph), 9:09.

Third Period: 6, St. Louis, Broberg 8 (Thomas, Neighbours), 10:12. 7, St. Louis, Bolduc 15 (Thomas, Fowler), 18:02 (pp).

Shots on goal: Montreal 5-13-7: 25. St. Louis 14-12-11: 37.

Power-play opportunities: Montreal 0 of 2. St. Louis 1 of 3.

Goalies: Montreal, Montembeault 25-22-6 (32 shots-27 saves). St. Louis, Binnington 24-21-4 (25-24).

A: 18,096 (18,096). T: 2:30.

Referees: Jean Hebert, Justin Kea; Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Jesse Marquis.

NHL Leaders

Through Monday

Goal Scoring

Name Team GP G

Leon Draisaitl EDM 68 49

William Nylander TOR 70 38

Kyle Connor WPG 71 37

Alex Ovechkin WAS 54 35

Sam Reinhart FLA 71 35

Mark Scheifele WPG 71 35

Jake Guentzel TBL 69 34

David Pastrnak BOS 72 34

Brayden Point TBL 65 34

Tage Thompson BUF 63 34

College hockey

NCAA Tournament

MANCHESTER REGIONAL

At Southern New Hampshire University Arena in Manchester, N.H.

First Round

Friday, March 28

Boston College (26-7-2) vs. Bentley Falcons (23-14-2), noon

Providence (21-10-5) vs. Denver (29-11-1), 3:30 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, March 30

First round winners. TBA

FARGO REGIONAL

At Scheels Arena in Fargo, N.D.

First Round

Thursday, March 27

W. Michigan (30-7-1) vs. Minnesota State Mavericks (27-8-3), 3 p.m.

Minnesota (25-10-4) vs. UMass (20-13-5), 6:30 p.m.

Championship

Saturday, March 29

First round winners. TBA

ALLENTOWN REGIONAL

At PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.

First Round

Friday, March 28

Maine (24-7-6) vs. Penn St. (20-13-4), 6:30 p.m.

UConn (22-11-4) vs. Quinnipiac (24-11-2), 3 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, March 30

First round winners. TBA

TOLEDO REGIONAL

At Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio

First Round

Thursday, March 27

Michigan St. (26-6-4) vs. Cornell (18-10-6), 3:30 p.m.

Bentley (21-13-2) vs. Ohio St. (24-13-2), noon

Championship

Saturday, March 29

First round winners. TBA