Cristian Espinoza scored on a first-half penalty kick and assisted on a second-half goal by Miguel Trauco to lead the San Jose Earthquakes to a 2-0 victory over the Seattle Sounders.
Connor McDavid won his third Hart Trophy as NHL MVP on Monday night, falling one vote short of unanimous selection after the highest-scoring season by a player in more than a quarter-century.
Daniel Sprong had a goal and two assists as the Seattle Kraken beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1. Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak opened the scoring less than 2 1/2 minutes in.
The NHL has finalized plans for a 56-game season that will begin on Jan. 13. The regular season is slated to end May 8 before a 16-team postseason that will run another two months.
Shea Salinas scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to cap San Jose’s late rally, as the Earthquakes win 4-3 over the Vancouver Whitecaps.