Patrice Bergeron scored the go-ahead goal on a third-period power play to lead the Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Sabres last night in Buffalo.

The Bruins (8-1-1) are off to the team’s best start to a season by earning 17 points in their first 10 games. The team’s previous best was 16 points through 10 games, set four times, the last in 1978-79, when it opened 7-1-2.

Oilers 3, Blue Jackets 1

In Columbus, Magnus Paajarvi scored a go-ahead short-handed goal with 3:10 remaining and Devan Dubnyk made 39 saves as Edmonton snapped a five-game losing streak.

Red Wings 3, Kings 2

In Detroit, Jonathan Ericsson scored with five seconds left, less than a minute after Kyle Clifford had tied the game for Los Angeles.

Blackhawks 3, Predators 0

In Nashville, Marcus Kruger and Jonathan Toews each scored 66 seconds apart in the second period as Chicago remained the NHL’s lone undefeated team in regulation.