Gabriel Vilardi scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the host St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.
Nikolaj Ehlers also scored and Cole Perfetti earned two assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor decided the shootout as the only scorer and Eric Comrie made 21 saves, plus three more in the shootout.
Robert Thomas had two goals and an assist for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists and Joel Hofer made 25 saves.
The Blues got a four-minute power play with 4:28 left in regulation. Buchnevich took advantage with a slap shot from the slot that beat Comrie with 2:50 left. But the Jets tied the game 3-3 with 27.6 seconds left on Vilardi’s redirection of Connor’s pass.
Capitals 8, Penguins 3
Jakob Chychrun scored two of Washington’s five second-period goals as the Capitals routed host Pittsburgh.
Martin Fehervary and Brandon Duhaime each added a goal and an assist for Washington, which has points in its last seven games (4-0-3) and is 12-1-6 in 2025. Alex Ovechkin did not score and remains 16 goals from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894.
Sidney Crosby scored his 18th goal of the season for the Penguins, who have lost three of four, and Philip Tomasino had two assists.
Golden Knights 3, Canucks 1
Adin Hill made 33 saves and Brendon Saad scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period in a victory over Vancouver in Las Vegas.
Ivan Barbashev and Tomas Hertl also scored and Brett Howden added two assists for Vegas, which moved two points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers and into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with its third straight win. The Golden Knights improved to 15-2-1 against the Pacific Division.
Jake DeBrusk reached the 20-goal mark for the fourth time and Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 of 34 shots for Vancouver, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Kraken 2, Panthers 1
Jared McCann scored the game-winning goal against his former team with 12:57 left in the third period as Seattle upset host Florida in Sunrise.
Kaapo Kakko had Seattle’s other goal and Shane Wright dished out two assists. Joey Daccord made 26 saves in the win, improving to 20-14-3 record and continuing his stellar play.
Matthew Tkachuk, who played in the 4 Nations Face-Off, sat out Saturday due to a lower-body injury. Eetu Luostarinen scored Florida’s lone goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves.
Flyers 6, Oilers 3
Owen Tippett scored two goals to highlight Philadelphia’s comeback victory over visiting Edmonton.
Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier each chipped in a goal and two assists for Philadelphia, while Leon Draisaitl and John Klingberg both contributed a goal and an assist for Edmonton.
Connor McDavid, who scored the decisive overtime goal for Canada in Thursday’s 4 Nations title game, went scoreless and was minus-3 in this one. The Oilers led 2-1 after the first period then saw the Flyers score four times in the second.
Sabers 8, Rangers 2
Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist each as Buffalo scored five times in the first period and routed visiting New York.
Ryan McLeod also scored twice while Jack Quinn and defenseman Henri Jokiharju added goals for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves in the win.
Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored for the Rangers and Igor Shesterkin stopped 11 of 16 shots before being replaced by Jonathan Quick after Dahlin’s second goal with 1:39 left in the first period. Quick made 14 saves.
Stars 4, Devils 2
Matt Duchene had a goal with an assist for his third straight multi-point game and backup Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as Dallas doubled up host New Jersey in Newark.
After New Jersey’s Jack Hughes got the Devils within 2-1 halfway through the third period with the first of his two goals, Duchene answered 35 seconds later.
DeSmith, meanwhile, was stout all night for the Stars — who are on a 7-1-1 stretch and also got goals from Evgenii Dadonov and Thomas Harley in the first six minutes of the contest. Wyatt Johnston added an empty-netter in the final seconds.
Wild 4, Red Wings 3 (OT)
Marco Rossi scored on a breakaway with 1:25 remaining in overtime and Minnesota overcame a 3-1 deficit in the third period to defeat Detroit.
Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist for the Wild while Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves as Minnesota notched its third straight win. Fleury, 40, was playing his 1,045th career game, moving him past Roberto Luongo for second place on the NHL’s all-time list for games played by a goaltender. Martin Brodeur (1,266) holds the all-time record.
Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist for Detroit. Andrew Copp notched his 300th point in his 700th career game by assisting on DeBrincat’s goal.
Predators 2, Avalanche 1
Jonathan Marchessault’s goal with 10:49 left gave host Nashville Predators a victory over Colorado.
Marchessault’s third goal in his four games and Justin Barron’s goal were held up by Juuse Saros, who made 31 saves to break a personal five-game losing streak. Colton Sissons, Cole Smith, Luke Schenn and Roman Josi earned assists as the Predators won their second straight.
Sam Malinski got his second goal of the season for Colorado and Jonathan Drouin registered an assist. So did Juuso Parssinen, who played against his old team for the first time since the Predators dealt him to the Avalanche on Dec. 28. Scott Wedgewood recorded 15 saves as Colorado’s two-game winning streak ended.
Ducks 3, Bruins 2 (OT)
Leo Carlsson scored at 3:39 of overtime to lift visiting Anaheim over Boston after the Bruins rallied to tie late in the third period.
Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano scored in a 1:55 span late in the first period to give Anaheim a 2-0 lead. The Bruins, however, clawed back as Elias Lindholm and Morgan Geekie scored in the second and third, respectively, to send the game to overtime.
Geekie netted an extra-attacker goal with 1:11 remaining in regulation to force the extra session, burying a slap shot from the left circle off Mason Lohrei’s one-time feed. The goal was originally waived off due to goaltender interference, but a successful Bruins challenge reversed the call.
Maple Leafs 6, Hurricanes 3
Toronto scored early and often and held on to defeat visiting Carolina.
Pontus Holmberg had two goals and an assist, and Alex Steeves and John Tavares each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of their past five games. David Kampf and Auston Matthews also scored, William Nylander added two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 31 saves.
Carolina scored three straight goals to cut the lead to 4-3 before Toronto scored two empty-net goals. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and an assist and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes, who have lost four of five. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 18 shots.
Kings 5, Utah Hockey Club 3
Drew Doughty registered a goal and two assists as Los Angeles improved upon one of the NHL’s best home records with a win over Utah.
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist while Alex Laferriere, Trevor Lewis and Mikey Anderson also scored for the Kings, who improved to 18-3-2 at home.
Barrett Hayton had the first hat trick in Utah club history, Nick Schmaltz had two assists and Connor Ingram made 21 saves. Utah had won three of four heading into the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Blue Jackets 5, Blackhawks 1
Kent Johnson scored twice and Zach Werenski tallied once in a three-point outing to lead host Columbus to a victory over slumping Chicago.
Denton Mateychuk and Adam Fantilli also scored for the Blue Jackets, who snapped a four-game winless skid and have defeated the Blackhawks in five consecutive meetings. Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins made 27 saves and Dmitri Voronkov collected two assists.
Craig Smith scored for the Blackhawks, who have just one victory in their last six games. Goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 16 shots.
Canadiens 5, Senators 2
Brendan Gallagher scored and added an assist, leading Montreal past host Ottawa.
Cole Caufield, Patrik Laine, Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens, who snapped a three-game losing streak and won for just the fourth time in 13 games.
Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist and Jake Sanderson also scored for the Senators, who have lost four straight.
–Field Level Media
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