Cale Makar produced two goals and four assists for the first six-point game of his career, Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added three assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 in Denver on Thursday.
Jonathan Drouin and Martin Necas each had a goal and an assist, Joel Kiviranta also scored, Artturi Lehkonen contributed two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 31 shots for Colorado, which has won four straight.
The Avalanche announced in the third period they had acquired forwards Brock Nelson and William Dufour from the New York Islanders. Colorado sent defenseman Oliver Kylington, forward Calum Ritchie and two draft picks to New York.
William Eklund had a goal and an assist, Macklin Celebrini and Fabian Zetturlund scored goals and Alexandar Georgiev had 25 saves for San Jose, which had won two straight.
Jets 4, Flyers 1
Mark Scheifele registered a goal and two assists to guide Winnipeg over Philadelphia.
Kyle Connor chipped in a goal and an assist for the Jets, while Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also scored and Gabriel Vilardi notched three assists. Eric Comrie made 21 saves for Winnipeg, which had lost its previous three games (0-2-1).
Matvei Michkov scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who have lost three of their past four games (1-2-1). Samuel Ersson finished with 23 saves.
Stars 3, Flames 2 (OT)
Jason Robertson scored the overtime winner, his second goal of the game, to give host Dallas a comeback victory over Calgary.
Wyatt Johnston collected one goal and one assist and Roope Hintz netted a pair of assists for Dallas, which erased a two-goal deficit to complete a perfect four-game homestand. The Stars have now won 12 of their last 15. Jake Oettinger made 26 saves.
Joel Farabee and Mikael Backlund scored for the Flames. Dan Vladar stopped 24 shots in his 100th NHL game.
Panthers 3, Blue Jackets 0
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov each tallied a goal and two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky moved into the NHL’s top 10 in career wins as Florida topped Columbus in Sunrise, Fla.
Reinhart’s power-play goal was his 32nd overall for the season and the 153rd in his four years with the Panthers. That allowed him to surpass Hall of Famer Pavel Bure for fifth on the franchise’s all-time list.
Bobrovsky made 16 saves against his former team for his 423rd career win, tying him with Tony Esposito for 10th in league history. Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 shots.
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2
Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining, lifting Carolina to a victory against Boston in Raleigh, N.C.
Sebastian Aho and Brent Burns also scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the third straight game after winning just twice in all of February. Pyotr Kochetkov finished with 32 saves.
Morgan Geekie scored twice for the Bruins, who received two assists from Andrew Peeke. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 20 shots for Boston.
Lightning 6, Sabres 5
Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal in the third period of his Tampa Bay debut as the Lightning rallied past visiting Buffalo for their 11th win in 13 games.
Acquired from the Seattle Kraken along with Yanni Gourde on Wednesday, Bjorkstrand potted a loose puck for the game-winner at 1:40 to break a 5-all tie. The Lightning killed a six-on-three Buffalo power play in the final 17 seconds to hang on for the victory.
Jake Guentzel notched his second Lightning hat trick, while Nick Paul and Darren Raddysh had a goal and an assist apiece. Rasmus Dahlin and JJ Peterka each recorded a goal and an assist each for the Blue Jackets.
Oilers 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)
Evan Bouchard scored with seven seconds left in overtime to help Edmonton get back on track with a victory over visiting Montreal.
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid finished with two assists, Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each piled up a goal and an assist, and Corey Perry also scored. Stuart Skinner stopped 25 shots for the Oilers, who had lost six of seven.
Cole Caufield and Joel Armia scored for the Canadiens, and Sam Montembeault made 29 saves.
Predators 5, Kraken 3
Filip Forsberg scored two goals and Steven Stamkos had two assists in Nashville’s win over visiting Seattle.
Brady Skjei, Michael McCarron and Luke Evangelista also scored for the Predators, who are on a two-game winning streak. Juuse Saros stopped 22 of 25 shots.
Adam Larsson, Jared McCann and Michael Eyssimont scored for the Kraken, and Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 33 shots. Seattle is 3-6-1 in its past 10 games.
Utah Hockey Club 4, Red Wings 2
Kevin Stenlund scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Utah downed host Detroit.
Stenlund’s goal was his first in 24 games. Dylan Guenther, Nick Schmaltz and Logan Crouse produced the other goals for Utah, which now has won four of its past five games. Karel Vejmelka made 38 saves.
Dylan Larkin and Jonatan Berggren scored first-period goals for the Red Wings, who have lost four straight. Alex Lyon stopped 15 shots.
–Field Level Media
