Michael Cammalleri has scored his first of the year. And his second. And his third.

The veteran winger scored a pair of goals in the second frame of Sunday's game versus the Carolina Hurricanes. Then just 8:30 into the third, Cammalleri added his third of the night to complete the hat trick and put the New Jersey Devils ahead by three.

Grabbing a feed from linemate Beau Bennett, Cammalleri fired the puck over the shoulder of Hurricanes netminder Eddie Lack. Cammalleri now sits at six points on the season.

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DETROIT - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period on an assist from Connor McDavid, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

Edmonton's Jonas Gustavsson made 22 saves and Tyler Pitlick scored a tying goal for the Oilers late in the first period.

The Pacific Division-leading Oilers have won two straight, playing their first set of back-to-back games this season, after losing three in a row.

Justin Abdelkader put the Red Wings up 1-0 midway through the first period on a power play, and Jimmy Howard made 26 saves.

Detroit has lost five straight after winning six consecutive games.

McDavid made the go-ahead goal happen, starting with a faceoff he won in the left circle. After the draw, the 19-year-old center skated toward the net before finding a spot on the bottom of the right circle. McDavid got the puck back, drew three Detroit players, and threaded a pass between two of them to Nugent-Hopkins on the inside of the left circle, where he shot into an empty net.

Detroit became the first team to score with an extra skater at home against the Oilers, who rank among NHL leaders in penalty killing, when Abdelkader scored 8:53 into the game.

The Red Wings pulled Howard with a minute left and a faceoff in the Edmonton end, but they couldn't score to send the game to overtime.

NOTES: Gustavsson, a former Red Wing, played in just his second game this season to give Cam Talbot a break. ... Detroit F Thomas Vanek missed his sixth game with a lower body injury.

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Oilers: Edmonton plays at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

Red Wings: Detroit plays at Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

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Kevin Hayes in on a tear.

The New York Rangers forward pushed his goal-scoring streak to four games, hammering his sixth of the season past Winnipeg Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck on Sunday night.

The goal also pushed Hayes' point streak to five games, a stretch that has seen him collect nine of his 12 points on the season. Is it any wonder why the Rangers have won four straight?

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The Chicago Blackhawks know what it's like to celebrate a championship, so they made sure to offer some love to their baseball buddies, the Cubs.

Prior to their contest against the Dallas Stars at the United Center on Sunday, the Blackhawks honored the Cubs, who defeated the Cleveland Indians this past Wednesday to win the franchise's first World Series since 1908.

Jason Heyward, Kyle Schwarber, and Mike Montgomery brought out The Commissioner's Trophy and waved the W before the game, as well.

Perhaps the Cubs can repay the favor if the Blackhawks, who've started the season 8-3-1, manage to win their fourth Stanley Cup since 2009-10.

Chicago has won six Cups in team history.

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Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller won't face supplementary discipline following a pair of misconducts in Saturday's affair against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Postmedia's Ben Kuzma reports.

Miller was ejected at the 14:52 mark of the third period after leaving his crease to fight Maple Leafs forward Matt Martin. Miller was whistled as the third man in, as Canucks forward Brandon Sutter was already engaged in the scrum.

The Canucks netminder was assessed a penalty for leaving his crease, as well as a pair of misconducts, totaling 22 minutes in penalties.

According to Kuzma, the NHL has rescinded one of the misconducts. Had both remained in place, Rule 403b states that two misconducts in one game is grounds for a two-game suspension, at minimum.

Backup Jacob Markstrom filled in for the game's remaining 5:08, but did not face any shots. The Maple Leafs won 6-3, while the Canucks won't have to wait long to respond, as the two teams meet up in Vancouver on Dec. 3.

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It was party time at Sabres practice on Sunday.

With forward Sam Reinhart celebrating his 21st birthday, teammate Marcus Foligno made sure he enjoyed some pie of the shaving cream variety at practice on Sunday.

As Reinhart's expression confirmed, it was a surprise party. And who doesn't love a surprise party?

Happy Birthday Sam.

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Troubles continue to mount in Brooklyn.

The New York Islanders will now be without defenseman Travis Hamonic for the next four-to-six weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Sunday.

Hamonic, who leads the Islanders in average ice time per contest over the last two seasons, was injured in the first period of Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

New York will have to file some paperwork to dress a complete roster Monday night versus the Vancouver Canucks, as the club has only been carrying six healthy defensemen.

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Whether it's the ruling or the rule itself, the Vancouver Canucks are upset with the NHL's leniency on Nazem Kadri.

Canucks general manager Jim Benning released a statement in response to the Department of Player Safety's inaction after Kadri's punishing blindside hit on Daniel Sedin Saturday night.

"We disagree with the ruling this morning and are very disappointed," Benning said. "However, we must accept it and put it behind us so we can focus on tomorrow's game."

The NHL didn't release an official statement to explain its rationale, but Damian Echevarrieta, a Department of Player Safety staffer, did touch on the subject on Twitter. He underscored that blindside hits are not illegal in the NHL, and that the angle taken is irrelevant as long as the head is not the main point of contact.

Vancouver will have a chance to exact its own method of discipline early next month when the Maple Leafs visit the Canucks.

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The hockey world awoke to news of the death of former NHL winger Marek Svatos on Sunday.

Related: Marek Svatos dead at 34

Tributes quickly began pouring in from former teams and teammates who were both stunned and saddened over the death of the 34-year-old native of Slovakia.

Svatos is survived by his wife and two children.

Colorado Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic, with whom Svatos played for parts of four seasons, added the following in a statement:

Marek was a tremendous person, a talented hockey player, and a great teammate. Our thoughts, prayers and our deepest sympathy to his wife, children, and his entire family.

Svatos clearly made an impact on the lives of current and former Avalanche players.

Svatos appeared in 321 regular-season games with the Avalanche, Nashville Predators, and Ottawa Senators, scoring 100 goals and adding 72 assists.

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