NHL roundup: Tuesday
Brandon Hagel and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals, and the host Tampa Bay Lightning secured their season-best sixth straight win in a 4-1 thrashing of the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
Hagel notched the go-ahead marker before Hedman hit the net on the power play as the Lightning took control in the frame against the Oilers, who lost their season-worst fourth straight match while playing for the third time in four nights.
In addition to its winning streak, the surging Atlantic Division club stretched its point streak to eight games (7-0-1) and is 20-7-2 on home ice.
Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl notched his NHL-best 43rd marker, extending his point streak to nine games and goal streak to six. After posting a 10-3-1 record in January, the Oilers have slipped to 2-5-0 this month.
Panthers 4, Predators 1
Sam Bennett had a goal with an assist and Justin Sourdif scored for his first career point as visiting Florida beat Nashville.
Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored, Aleksander Barkov added two assists and Spencer Knight (18 saves) was solid in net for Florida, which has won six of eight. Bennett has four goals and three assists in the last six games.
Michael McCarron scored late for Nashville, which has been outscored 9-1 in losing two straight after winning two in a row. Predators captain Roman Josi did not play in the third period after taking a questionable hit into the boards from Bennett just past the halfway mark of the second.
Red Wings 3, Wild 2
Simon Edvinsson scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead score with 8:25 remaining, to lift Detroit over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit, which won its second game in a row. The Red Wings avenged a 4-3 overtime loss against the Wild over the weekend. Cam Talbot turned aside 22 of 24 shots to defeat his former team.
Marco Rossi and Jakub Lauko scored one goal apiece for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson surrendered three goals on 16 shots.
Flames 3, Capitals 1
First-period goals by Martin Pospisil and Matt Coronato held up as visiting Calgary upset red-hot Washington to open a six-game road trip, despite another goal by Alex Ovechkin.
Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who have won consecutive games and moved into the Western Conference’s second wild-card position.
As for Ovechkin, the Capitals captain scored 4:52 into the third period to make it a 2-1 game. It was his 883rd career goal, leaving him 11 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.
Rangers 5, Islanders 1
Jonny Brodzinski led an impressive effort by the fourth line by posting his first career two-goal game for the visiting Rangers, who damaged the Islanders’ playoff hopes in a battle of New York teams in Elmont.
Brodzinski, a center, entered Tuesday with 19 goals in 184 career games. Fourth-line winger Matt Rempe scored a rare goal late in the second while third-line defenseman Urho Vaakanainen opened the scoring in the first for the Rangers, who are two points out of the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
J.T. Miller also had a goal in the second for the Rangers, who won despite being outshot 37-18. They have 10 goals on just 34 shots in their last two games, both wins.
Flyers 6, Penguins 1
Noah Cates had two goals and an assist as Philadelphia dominated visiting Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia’s line of Cates, Bobby Brink and Tyson Foerster was on the ice for four of the team’s six goals. Brink finished with a goal and three assists while Foerster chipped in one goal and set up two others.
Samuel Ersson made 23 saves for the Flyers, who won for the third straight time. Alex Nedeljkovic allowed all six goals on 38 shots as the Penguins dropped their fourth in a row.
Blue Jackets 6, Stars 4
Kirill Marchenko collected two goals and an assist to fuel host Columbus past Dallas, ending the Stars’ three-game winning streak.
Ivan Provorov and Adam Fantilli each recorded a goal and an assist while Elvis Merzlikins made 19 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have won two in a row following a four-game winless skid (0-3-1).
Defenseman Zach Werenski, however, was held off the scoresheet to halt his home point streak at 22 games. Dallas’ Jason Robertson followed up his hat trick on Sunday by scoring his team-leading 24th goal of the season.
Canadiens 4, Hurricanes 0
Sam Montembeault made 20 saves for his fifth career shutout and fourth of the season, while Patrik Laine and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and two assists as Montreal shut out visiting Carolina.
Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson also scored for the Canadiens in their first home game in 15 days. It was Montreal’s first regulation win over Carolina since Dec. 13, 2018.
Frederik Andersen made 14 saves for the Hurricanes in his first start since Feb. 6.
Maple Leafs 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
Mitch Marner scored his second goal with 51.3 seconds left in overtime to lead visiting Toronto to a come-from-behind win over Boston.
Morgan Rielly led the Leafs with a goal and three assists, Nick Robertson had a goal and a helper, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two helpers. Toronto’s Anthony Stolarz stopped 32 shots. Pontus Holmberg scored an extra-attacker goal with 46 seconds left in regulation.
David Pastrnak posted two goals and an assist to extend his NHL season-long point streak to 15 games for Boston, which is on a four-game skid (0-2-2). Brad Marchand added a goal and an assist, Morgan Geekie also scored, and Mason Lohrei had two helpers. Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves.
Blues 7, Kraken 2
Zack Bolduc scored twice as St. Louis rolled over visiting Seattle.
Cam Fowler and Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and two assists each for the Blues, who extended their point streak to four games (3-0-1). Robert Thomas and Jake Neighbours (goal, assist) and Colton Parayko (two assists) also had multi-point games for St. Louis. Jordan Kyrou scored the Blues’ other goal and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves.
Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken, who fell to 3-6-1 in their last 10 games. Joey Daccord allowed five goals on 21 shots before giving way to Nikke Kokko.
Sabres 3, Ducks 2
JJ Peterka, Alex Tuch and Henri Jokiharju scored third-period goals to help Buffalo rally past visiting Anaheim.
Dylan Cozens assisted on all three goals and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have won six of seven after rallying from a 2-0 deficit to start the third period. Buffalo has also won six in a row at home for the first time in seven years.
Mason McTavish and Leo Carlsson scored power-play goals for the Ducks, who had won seven of nine coming into the night. Lukas Dostal finished with 32 saves.
Utah 2, Blackhawks 1
Lawson Crouse’s third-period goal led Utah to a win over visiting Chicago in Salt Lake City.
Utah is 5-2-0 in its last seven games, keeping the team afloat in the crowded Western Conference playoff race. Clayton Keller scored Utah’s first goal, equalizing the score at 19:16 of the second period. Keller has seven points (three goals, four assists) during a five-game points streak. Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 of 22 shots to earn his 15th win in 36 games this season.
The Blackhawks are on a four-game losing streak and have just three victories (3-9-5) in their last 17 games. Chicago is second to last in the NHL with 41 points. Arvid Soderblom stopped 34 of 36 Utah shots, playing well in the losing effort.
–Field Level Media
