Preseason roundup: Devils shut out Islanders, finish undefeated

The New Jersey Devils finished the preseason undefeated with their seventh straight win, 3-0 against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Friday.

Akira Schmid stopped all 30 shots he faced, and Simon Nemec scored a short-handed goal for the Devils (7-0-0), who were the only undefeated team in the NHL this preseason.

Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves for the Islanders (2-4-0), who also played their preseason finale.

Max Willman gave New Jersey a 1-0 lead at 6:29 of the first period with a one-timer from the left hash marks.

Kevin Bahl pushed it to 2-0 at 6:18 of the second period off a Dawson Mercer feed, and Nemec made it 3-0 at 8:34 on a breakaway.

Nemec, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, had four points (two goals, two assists) in four preseason games. The 19-year-old defenseman has not played an NHL regular-season game.

Schmid stopped Casey Cizikas on a short-handed breakaway at 2:45 of the third period.

Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri had two shots on goal and played 14:12 in his preseason debut. He had skated twice with New York since sustaining an undisclosed offseason injury.

Penguins 7, Sabres 4: Drew O'Connor scored twice for the Pittsburgh Penguins in their win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center in Buffalo.

Kris Letang and Marcus Pettersson each had a goal and an assist, and Sidney Crosby had two assists for the Penguins, who finished the preseason 3-3-1. Tristan Jarry made 33 saves.

Casey Mittelstadt had a goal and two assist for the Sabres, who went 3-4-0 in the preseason. Devon Levi made 28 saves.

O’Connor scored on a breakaway 20 seconds into the first period to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead.

Victor Olofsson tied it 1-1 at 9:46 after Jarry turned it over on a clearing attempt.

Zach Benson gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 2:06 of the second period, scoring on the rush. The No. 13 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft scored four goals in six preseason games.

JJ Peterka scored from the slot on the power play at 5:08 to give the Sabres a 3-1 lead, but Pettersson scored on the rush at 7:17 to pull the Penguins within 3-2.

Lars Eller tied it 3-3 at 8:42 when Ryan Graves’ shot deflected in off his leg.

O’Connor scored again at 9:31 to take a 4-3 lead, skating in alone on Levi.

Evgeni Malkin scored on the power play at 15:44 to make it 5-3, redirecting a pass from Erik Karlsson.

Jeff Carter scored off a scramble in front 1:33 into the third period to make it 6-3.

Mittelstadt cut it to 6-4 when he scored on a backhand at 6:38.

Letang scored a power-play goal at 15:13 for the 7-4 final.

Hurricanes 4, Predators 1: Martin Necas and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist for the Carolina Hurricanes in a win against the Nashville Predators at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Seth Jarvis and Michael Bunting scored for the Hurricanes, who ended the preseason 3-3-0. Sebastian Aho had two assists, and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves.

Yakov Trenin scored for the Predators, who finished the preseason 1-4-1. Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves.

Teravainen gave Carolina a 1-0 lead at 5:34 of the first period with a wrist shot on the power play.

Trenin tied it 1-1 at 13:58 of the second period, but Jarvis put the Hurricanes back ahead 2-1 at 19:08, scoring from the left circle.

Necas extended the lead to 3-1 on a wrist shot at 15:22 of the third period before Bunting scored 23 seconds later at 15:45 for the 4-1 final.

Oilers 3, Kraken 1: Jack Campbell made 35 saves, helping the Edmonton Oilers defeat the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

Campbell won all three of his preseason starts, stopping 101 of the 104 shots he faced.

Evander Kane had a goal and an assist, and Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers, who finished the preseason 5-2-1. Evan Bouchard had two assists.

Jared McCann scored for the Kraken, who finished 3-2-1. Philipp Grubauer made 22 saves.

McCann gave Seattle a 1-0 lead at 12:57 of the first period. He intercepted a pass from Bouchard, gained the blue line and scored from the top of the left circle.

McDavid tied it 1-1 at 15:39, redirecting in a pass from Bouchard in front for his fourth goal of the preseason.

Hyman put the Oilers up 2-1 with a power play goal at 16:10 of the second period. He took a pass from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the slot, stepped around forward Brandon Tanev and shot it past Grubauer.

Kane scored at 2:04 of the third period for the 3-1 final.

Canucks 3, Flames 1: Phillip Di Giuseppe had a goal and an assist for the Vancouver Canucks in their win against the Calgary Flames at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

Thatcher Demko made 17 saves for the Canucks, who finished the preseason 2-3-1.

Nazem Kadri scored, and Jacob Markstrom made 28 saves for the Flames, who went 4-3-1.

Tyler Myers gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead 1:09 into the first period when he scored from the high slot.

Kadri tied it 1-1 at 15:18, poking in a loose puck.

Teddy Blueger scored on a breakaway at 13:55 of the second period to give the Canucks a 2-1 lead.

Di Giuseppe made it 3-1 with 47 seconds left in the second when an errant pass caromed to him alone in front.

A moment of silence was held before the game in honor of Chris Snow. The Flames vice president of hockey operations and assistant general manager died Sept. 30 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at age 42.