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NHL roundup: Maple Leafs have 4-goal 1st period

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson (52) trips Toronto Maple Leafs center Zach Hyman (11) during the second period of a game on Wednesday in Toronto. (AP)

TORONTO (AP) — Curtis McElhinney made 29 saves in his season debut and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored four times in the first period in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Starting in place of Frederik Andersen, McElhinney stopped 14 shots in the third period to hold off the Red Wings.

Nazem Kadri, Zach Hyman, Auston Matthews, Connor Brown, Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored to help Toronto improve to an NHL-best 6-1-0. The Maple Leafs were coming off a 2-0 victory at Washington on Tuesday night.

Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Tatar, Jonathan Ericsson scored for the Red Wings, and Nick Jensen had three assists.

Blues 5, Blackhawks 2

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jaden Schwartz had his third career hat trick to help St. Louis beat Chicago.

Schwartz has four goals and six assists this season and has at least one point in six of the Blues’ first seven games. It was his 51st career multi-point game and fourth this season.

Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist, Kyle Brodziak also scored, and Jake Allen made 22 saves. The Blues snapped a two-game losing streak

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