Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 8:06 remaining as the host New York Rangers rallied again in the third period for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.
The Rangers won for the third time this season when trailing after 40 minutes and for the second time in as many games.
Kreider’s third short-handed goal of the season helped the Rangers improve to 9-3-3 in their past 15 games. Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York. Mika Zibanejad had two assists, and Igor Shesterkin made 15 saves.
David Pastrnak scored his 11th goal during a 12-game points streak and Elias Lindholm also tallied for the Bruins, who lost for the first time in regulation (16-1-4) when taking a lead into the third. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 shots.
Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal in overtime and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton past Chicago.
Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who also got a goal from Viktor Arvidsson. Edmonton won in overtime for the second night in a row, after a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist in the last eight minutes of regulation as Chicago wiped up a two-goal deficit. Alec Martinez had the tying tally with 3:44 to go. Lukas Reichel also scored, Teuvo Teravainen recorded two assists and Arvid Soderblom made 34 saves.
Kings 6, Canadiens 3
Kevin Fiala scored two third-period goals, leading Los Angeles to a win against visiting Montreal.
Vladislav Gavrikov and Warren Foegele each had a goal and an assist, Quinton Byfield notched three assists and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row following a season-worst four-game skid (0-3-1). Los Angeles’ Brandt Clarke and Trevor Moore also scored.
Defenseman Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier and Logan Mailloux scored and Jakub Dobes made 31 saves for the Canadiens, who have dropped six of seven (1-5-1).
–Field Level Media
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