National Hockey

EDMONTON — A breath of fresh outdoor air seemed to jolt the Edmonton Oilers from their seasonal slumber on Sunday.

EDMONTON — When Brent Oliver attended the Heritage Classic 20 years ago, he sat five rows from the top of Commonwealth Stadium.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice and added an assist, Vitek Vanecek made 31 saves, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Sunday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Sunday for their third straight win.

EDMONTON — Temperatures were more comfortable for the NHL's Heritage Classic on Sunday than they were for the event's inaugural edition 20 years ago at Commonwealth Stadium.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves in his first career shutout and JJ Peterka, Casey Mittelstadt, Tyson Jost, and Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Buffalo Sabres in a 4-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

Florida Panthers (4-3, sixth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (7-0-1, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Monday, 7 p.m.

Carolina Hurricanes (5-4, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (4-3-1, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m.

Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3-2, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Dallas Stars (4-1-1, second in the Central Division) Dallas; Monday, 8 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks (4-4, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m.