Robert Thomas’ power-play goal 2:12 into overtime helped the host St. Louis Blues tie a franchise record with their 11th straight victory, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
Thomas added an assist for the Blues. Jake Neighbours collected two goals, and Jordan Kyrou scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner. Joel Hofer made 24 saves to earn his fifth straight victory.
Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Rutger McGroarty all tallied a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have lost four of their last five (1-2-2).
Connor Dewar also scored for Pittsburgh, which got the tying goal from McGroarty (his first in the NHL) with 25 seconds left in regulation. Sidney Crosby notched his 55th assist of the season to earn a point for the 11th straight game. Tristan Jarry stopped 14 shots.
Flames 4, Ducks 1
Blake Coleman scored a pair of special-teams goals to lead host Calgary to an important victory over Anaheim.
Nazem Kadri and Kevin Rooney also scored for the Flames, who helped their playoff hopes. Calgary’s Yegor Sharangovich collected a pair of assists, and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves. The Flames are five points behind the Wild for the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot. Calgary has seven games remaining, and Minnesota has six games to go.
Olen Zellweger tallied for the Ducks, who were officially eliminated from postseason contention. John Gibson left the game after two periods due to a lower-body injury, having stopped 23 of 26 shots he faced. Lukas Dostal turned aside 7 of 8 shots in relief.
Oilers 3, Sharks 2
Jeff Skinner scored the deciding goal and added an assist as Edmonton beat host San Jose.
Connor Brown and Viktor Arvidsson also tallied for the Oilers, who won their third straight game. Defenseman Evan Bouchard had two assists, and Calvin Pickard made 27 saves. NHL goal-scoring leader Leon Draisaitl left in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury.
Jack Thompson and Tyler Toffoli produced the goals for the Sharks, who lost their fourth game in a row (0-3-1). Mario Ferraro had two assists, and Georgi Romanov stopped 35 shots in an emergency start.
Stars 5, Predators 1
Dallas scored four times in the third period to extend its winning streak to seven games with a victory against visiting Nashville.
Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, and Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 28 saves. Dallas captain Jamie Benn sat out due to a lower-body injury, ending his consecutive-games streak at 371.
Steven Stamkos scored, and Justus Annunen stopped 22 shots for the Predators, who have lost five straight.
Canadiens 4, Bruins 1
Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki each registered a goal and an assist as Montreal beat Boston.
Montreal never looked back after taking a 2-0 lead on goals by Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield in the second period. Sam Montembeault made eight of his 18 saves in the third period for the Canadiens, who are on a three-game winning streak and earned just their second victory in their past 17 games against the Bruins.
Elias Lindholm scored and Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots for Boston, which is winless in its past 10 games (0-9-1).
Avalanche 7, Blue Jackets 3
Colorado got goals from seven players as it clinched a playoff berth with a dominating win at Columbus.
Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews, Cale Makar and Charlie Coyle each scored a goal and added two assists for the Avalanche, who have points in 16 of their last 18 (14-2-2). Miles Wood added a goal and an assist, while Brock Nelson and Parker Kelly also scored for Colorado. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves.
Sean Monahan, Zach Aston-Reese and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins allowed seven goals on 28 shots, and Daniil Tarasov stopped four shots in relief.
Jets 4, Golden Knights 0
Backup goaltender Eric Comrie turned away 26 shots for his second shutout of the season and Winnipeg tied a team record with its 52nd victory, blanking Vegas in Las Vegas.
Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Colin Miller and Cole Perfetti scored goals and Nino Niederreiter added two assists for Winnipeg. It marked the third time that the Jets, who lead the NHL in points, have won 52 games in a season — joining the 2017-18 and 2023-24 teams. Comrie posted the fourth shutout of his career.
Adin Hill, pulled after two periods for Akira Schmid, recorded 16 saves for the Golden Knights.
Kings 4, Utah Hockey Club 2
Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore scored 44 seconds apart in the third period to help visiting Los Angeles to a win against Utah in Salt Lake City.
Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for Los Angeles, which has won three in a row to help hold off the Edmonton Oilers for second place in the Pacific Division.
Jack McBain had a goal and an assist, Lawson Crouse also scored and Karel Vejmelka stopped 15 shots in his 19th consecutive start for Utah, which had won two in a row.
Senators 2, Lightning 1
Defenseman Jake Sanderson hit double figures in goals for the second straight season, and Ottawa bolstered its playoff chances by ousting visiting Tampa Bay.
Ottawa holds the No. 1 wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and maintained a five-point lead over the No. 2 Montreal Canadiens. The Senators earned a 2-2-0 split in the season series with Tampa Bay. Sanderson tallied on the power play to score for the third time in four games, while Shane Pinto snapped the net for the 17th time. Ridly Greig posted two assists as the club improved to 10-4-1 in the past 15 games.
Defenseman Artem Zub skated in his 300th game, but the Senators were again without the services of dynamic captain Brady Tkachuk, who missed his second game with an upper-body injury. Brandon Hagel notched his 34th marker for Tampa Bay, which lost for the first time in five games.
–Field Level Media
