Dylan Samberg had a goal and an assist, scoring the winner at 1:47 of overtime, as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Sunday night to regain first place in the NHL’s overall standings.
Cole Perfetti also had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor tallied and Vladislav Namestnikov had two assists for the Jets, who won their third in a row and broke a tie with Washington in the Presidents’ Trophy race that goes to the team with the best regular-season record.
Jets backup goaltender Eric Comrie got the start to give Connor Hellebuyck a night off. But Hellebuyck was forced into action just 3:15 into the game after Comrie was involved in a collision and left to be checked for a concussion. Comrie returned with a clean bill of health 10:10 later, after Hellebuyck allowed the game’s opening goal. Comrie went on to stop 14 of the 15 shots he faced and Hellebuyck was credited with five saves on six shots.
Jani Nyman and Mikey Eyssimont scored for the Kraken, who went 2-0-1 on their three-game homestand. Netminder Joey Daccord made 23 saves in the loss.
Islanders 4, Panthers 2
Marc Gatcomb, Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson scored in a span of a little more than six minutes in the third period for New York, which stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Florida in Elmont, N.Y.
Gatcomb began the comeback by collecting his own rebound and scoring on a wraparound at the 6:29 mark of the third. New York tied the game with 8:44 left when Mike Reilly sent a clearing pass through the neutral zone to a streaking Tsyplakov, who nudged a shot through Vitek Vanecek’s legs to cap the breakaway.
Sam Reinhart scored one minute into the second period and Aleksander Barkov doubled the lead at the 4:48 mark for the Panthers, who lost for the second time in as many nights and for the third time in four games (1-3-0).
Red Wings 3, Golden Knights 0
Petr Mrazek, making his third start since he was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks, made 18 saves for his first shutout of the season and host Detroit blanked Vegas.
Rookie defenseman Albert Johansson scored his second career goal. Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings, who had lost seven of their previous eight games.
Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves for the Golden Knights, who have lost four of their last five games. They finished off a four-game road trip with a 1-1-2 mark. Vegas gave up a tying goal with 14 seconds remaining and lost a shootout at Buffalo on Saturday afternoon.
Avalanche 4, Stars 3 (OT)
Cale Makar scored 34 seconds into overtime and Colorado recovered to beat Dallas after blowing a two-goal lead late in the third period in Denver.
Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin each had a goal and an assist, Martin Necas also scored, Makar had added two assists and Scott Wedgewood made 19 saves for the Avalanche. Colorado extended its point streak to nine games (8-0-1) and moved within two points of the Stars for second place in the Central Division.
Jason Robertson, Mavrik Bourque and Matt Duchene scored and Jake Oettinger made 32 saves for Dallas, which has lost three of four since the March 7 trade deadline (1-2-1).
Oilers 3, Rangers 1
Viktor Arvidsson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins assisted on each Edmonton goal as the visiting Oilers beat New York.
Leon Draisaitl extended his career-high point streak to 18 games with an assist on Corey Perry’s first-period goal. Stuart Skinner (21 saves) was stout for the Oilers, who also killed off all three Rangers power plays. Edmonton superstar Connor McDavid scored on his first shot of the night with 3:25 left in the game to extend his point streak to 11 games.
Will Cuylle scored for the Rangers, who failed to record a third consecutive win. Fighting for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, New York has now earned one point in its last three home contests.
Blues 7, Ducks 2
Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours each had a goal and an assist as St. Louis rolled past visiting Anaheim.
The Blues won their 10th straight game against the Ducks and improved to 9-2-2 overall in their last 13 games. Brayden Schenn, Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Mathieu Joseph and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis. Jordan Kyrou earned three assists and Justin Faulk had two.
Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, Nikita Nesterenko scored and Mason McTavish earned two assists for the Ducks, who lost for the fifth time in seven games. Lukas Dostal allowed five goals on 14 shots in two periods for Anaheim before Ville Husso replaced him.
Utah Hockey Club 3, Canucks 1
Logan Cooley’s goal 5:08 into the third period broke a tie and Utah came from behind to defeat host Vancouver.
Kevin Stenlund and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah, which had lost four of its last six and is battling to remain in playoff contention. Vancouver and the St. Louis Blues are tied on points for the final Western Conference wild-card spot, and Utah moved to two points back. Nick Schmaltz had two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 18 shots for Utah.
Defenseman Quinn Hughes provided the goal for the Canucks, who had won their last two. Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves.
–Field Level Media
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