Nathan MacKinnon's shootout goal leads the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild, showcasing his scoring prowess and key performances from both teams.

DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL’s top four teams in points.

With a lift from their youngsters and more shootout magic from Trevor Zegras, the Flyers picked up a 4-3 win Saturday night over the Penguins.

Alex Bump scored in his NHL debut, and Trevor Zegras scored the winner in the shootout in a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers,

Chris Kreider got the tying goal with 42 seconds left in regulation and Alex Killorn scored in the sixth round of the shootout, sending the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens

Josh Doan's second power-play goal capped a manic third period as the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits to beat visiting Tampa Bay 8-7 on Sunday and take over first place in the Atlantic Division.

DALLAS (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then made one of NHL-leading Colorado’s two shots in a shootout to beat Dallas 5-4 on Friday night, ending the Stars’ franchise-record winning streak at 10 games.

The Colorado Avalanche picked a great weekend to figure things out in the shootout. Colorado led the Stars by nine points and the Wild by 10 after the win, though Dallas had a game to play later Sunday night.