Mathew Barzal had a goal and two assists Thursday night and the New York Islanders never trailed as they ended the Colorado Avalanche’s 17-game point streak with a 6-3 win in Elmont, N.Y.
The regulation loss was just the second of the season for the Avalanche, who went 14-0-3 following a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Oct. 25.
New York’s Anders Lee and Bo Horvat each had a goal and an assist. Kyle MacLean, Adam Pelech and Casey Cizikas also scored while Ilya Sorokin made 35 saves for the Islanders, who finished 3-3-1 on a seven-game homestand.
Colorado’s Valeri Nichushkin, Martin Necas and Artturi Lehkonen tallied. Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood, starting in place of Scott Wedgewood (upper body), recorded 36 saves.
Flames 4, Wild 1
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and added an assist, pacing host Calgary to a victory over Minnesota.
Rasmus Andersson also collected one goal and one assist while Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary each had a goal for the Flames, who snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1). Dustin Wolf made 26 saves.
Yakov Trenin scored for the Wild, who lost in regulation time for the first time after a 12-game point streak (10-0-2). Minnesota goalie Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 shots.
Penguins 4, Lightning 3
Evgeni Malkin scored the game-winner late in regulation, and Pittsburgh won in a controversial finish at Tampa Bay.
After the Penguins blew a 3-0 lead, Malkin, who had two goals and an assist, broke the tie by sweeping in a pass from Tommy Novak, who had two assists, at 17:17 of the third period. Ville Koivunen and Ben Kindel also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tristan Jarry made 37 saves.
Brandon Hagel scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist and Darren Raddysh posted two helpers for Tampa Bay, which got 27 saves from Jonas Johansson. An apparent late goal by Kucherov was overturned when it was ruled that Hagel performed a hand pass in the buildup.
Blue Jackets 6, Red Wings 5 (SO)
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko scored during a shootout and also had regulation goals as Columbus beat visiting Detroit.
Adam Fantilli scored twice, including the tying goal with 1:31 left to send the game into overtime for the Blue Jackets. Ivan Provorov had Columbus’ other goal, Zach Werenski and Sean Monahan each recorded three assists, and Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves.
Lucas Raymond and Patrick Kane each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and James van Riemsdyk also scored while Moritz Seider and Andrew Copp registered two assists apiece. Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots.
Bruins 5, Blues 2
Pavel Zacha’s back-to-back tallies capped a three-goal flurry in the second period of Boston’s win over visiting St. Louis.
Six Bruins registered multiple points as Morgan Geekie had a goal and two assists, Viktor Arvidsson and Alex Steeves each notched a goal and an assist, Elias Lindholm dished three assists and Mason Lohrei added two helpers. Joonas Korpisalo made 37 saves to earn his first win since Nov. 6.
Pavel Buchnevich and Pius Suter each scored and Jordan Binnington stopped 22 shots for St. Louis, which has dropped two straight and gone 3-4-3 in its last 10.
Predators 2, Panthers 1 (OT)
Steven Stamkos scored with 57 seconds left in overtime as Nashville defeated reeling Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist for Nashville. Juuse Saros made 30 saves in a brilliant performance during which the Predators never led until the game’s final shot.
The Panthers — the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champions — have lost five straight home games (0-4-1). They have also lost four consecutive games overall (0-3-1) to begin a six-game homestand. Carter Verhaeghe scored for the Panthers, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves.
Maple Leafs 5, Hurricanes 1
Bobby McMann scored two goals and Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist as Toronto won its third game in a row, beating Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.
Scott Laughton and Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won for the fourth time in the past five games. Ex-Carolina forward Max Domi and Nicolas Roy each had two assists. McMann scored in the game’s opening minute and again with less than two minutes to play into an empty net, producing his first multi-goal game of the season. The Maple Leafs needed to use multiple goalies as Joseph Woll departed with a lower-body injury stopping 22 of 23 shots through two periods. Dennis Hildeby turned aside all nine shots he faced in relief.
Seth Jarvis scored his team-leading 16th goal for the Hurricanes. Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen continued to struggle, yielding four goals on 22 shots in his first action in three games.
Rangers 4, Senators 2
Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist and J.T. Miller recorded three assists in New York’s win at Ottawa.
Mika Zibanejad, Vladislav Gavrikov and Will Borgen scored for the Rangers, who are 5-1-0 over their past six games and are an NHL-best 12-4-1 in away games this season. Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 of 27 shots.
Ottawa’s Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist, Dylan Cozens also tallied and Jake Sanderson notched two assists. Leevi Merilainen stopped 23 of 26 shots for the Senators, who are 1-3-0 in their past four games.
Oilers 9, Kraken 4
Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist as Edmonton routed visiting Seattle.
Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard each had three helpers for the Oilers, who went 4-for-5 on the power play. Matt Savoie scored twice and Vasily Podkolzin, Zach Hyman and Mattias Janmark also tallied.
Eeli Tolvanen, Freddy Gaudreau, Jared McCann and Jani Nyman scored for Seattle, which lost its fourth game in a row (0-3-1). Kaapo Kakko registered two assists. Kraken goalie Joey Daccord was pulled in the second period after allowing five goals on 14 shots. Philipp Grubauer didn’t fare much better in relief, giving up four goals on 18 attempts.
Blackhawks 2, Kings 1
Spencer Knight made 26 saves for visiting Chicago in a win against Los Angeles.
Connor Bedard and Wyatt Kaiser scored for the Blackhawks, who had lost six of the previous seven games (1-4-2). Frank Nazar assisted on both tallies.
Trevor Moore scored and Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves for the Kings, who have lost two in a row.
–Field Level Media
