Andrei Kuzmenko, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings snap the visiting Carolina Hurricanes’ eight-game win streak in a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore also scored, Drew Doughty had two assists and David Rittich made 34 saves for the Kings, who have won seven of eight.
For the second time in franchise history, all 12 forwards had at least one point for Los Angeles. It happened previously on April 6, 1974, against the Vancouver Canucks.
Dmitry Orlov and Mark Jankowski scored, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped just five of the first 11 shots before finishing with 18 saves for the Hurricanes, who surrendered three goals in each of the first two periods.
Avalanche 5, Canadiens 4 (SO)
After giving up a three-goal lead in the third period, the Avalanche ultimately escaped with a win over host Montreal as Brock Nelson netted a wrist shot in the fourth round of a shootout.
Montreal, which trailed 4-1 after Nelson’s goal 3:58 into the third period, rallied with scores from Joshua Roy, Juraj Slafkovsky (two goals) and Christian Dvorak to even things up.
In the shootout, Charlie Coyle gave Colorado the advantage with a backhand goal in the first round. Patrik Laine provided the equalizer for the Canadiens two rounds later, but Nelson ended things with his wrister. Sam Malinski, Ryan Lindgren and Martin Necas also scored for Colorado.
Stars 3, Flyers 2 (OT)
Thomas Harley scored twice, including the game-winner just nine seconds into overtime to lift Dallas to a home win over Philadelphia.
Esa Lindell also scored for the Stars, who played beyond regulation for the fourth straight game. Dallas chased the Flyers’ starting goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov after scoring twice on three shots in the first period.
Travis Konecny and Ryan Poehling both scored for Philadelphia, which has dropped four straight.
Flames 4, Islanders 3 (OT)
Nazem Kadri netted the game-winner with 1:07 to play in overtime to complete Calgary’s comeback victory over New York in Elmont, N.Y.
The Flames trailed 3-2 after Kyle MacLean scored for the Islanders with 2:51 left in regulation, but Jonathan Huberdeau, who also had two assists, scored just 29 seconds later to even things up again.
Matt Coronato had two goals for Calgary, while Bo Horvat, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle MacLean each scored for New York.
Rangers 5, Canucks 3
Jonny Brodzinski had two goals, including the game-winner late in the third period, as New York ended a five-game home losing streak with the win over Vancouver.
The two sides combined for six goals in the final period after playing to a 1-1 draw through the first 40 minutes. J.T. Miller snapped a nine-game goalless drought with a score to go along with an assist for the Rangers, while K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox also scored.
Dakota Joshua and Drew O’Connor both tallied for the Canucks and Nils Aman had two assists. Vancouver played the third period without Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander due to injuries.
Golden Knights 6, Red Wings 3
Tomas Hertl posted his second hat trick in seven games to lead Vegas to the win over Detroit in Las Vegas.
Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists for the Golden Knights, while Mark Stone added a score and two helpers. Ivan Barbashev chipped in with two assists and Nicolas Roy also scored.
Patrick Kane paced the Red Wings with a goal and two assists, Dylan Larks dished out two helpers and Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat both scored. The Red Wings lost for the ninth time in 11 games.
Oilers 5, Kraken 4
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted his fourth career hat trick to lead host Edmonton to a victory over Seattle.
Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who were without their top two scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries. Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse each collected two assists for Edmonton, which sits second in the Pacific Division standings and is on a 4-0-1 run. Goaltender Stuart Skinner made 27 saves.
Kaapo Kaako scored twice, while Andre Burakovsky and Jaden Schwartz each scored once for the Kraken, who have lost two straight and are 14 points outside a playoff spot. Goalie Joey Daccord stopped 24 shots and Jari Nyman, Seattle’s 2022 second-round draft pick, collected a pair of assists for his first career multi-point game. Jared McCann also had two assists.
Capitals 6, Panthers 3
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Andrew Mangiapane all scored in a second-period surge that helped Washington break a 3-3 tie and race away to a home win over Florida.
Wilson also had an assist for the Capitals, who have won four straight, while Connor McMichael finished with a score and an assist. Anthony Beauvillier and John Carlson both scored for Washington, while Alex Ovechkin — who remains on 888 career goals, seven shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record — dished out two helpers.
Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, while both Seth Jones and Jonah Gadjovic added scores.
Blues 4, Blackhawks 1
Both Alexey Torophchenko and Nathan Walker recorded a goal and an assist to lead St. Louis to the win over visiting Chicago, earning the Blues their fifth straight victory.
Robert Thomas and Zack Bolduc each scored and Joel Hofer had 26 saves for St. Louis, which picked up its 11th win in 14 games.
Ilya Mekheyeve scored the lone goal for Chicago, which ran its winless streak to seven games, while Arvid Soderblom was credited with 21 saves.
Wild 4, Sabres 1
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist for Minnesota in a win against visiting Buffalo.
Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for the Wild, who have won three in a row. Matt Boldy had two assists and Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves.
JJ Peterka scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves for the Sabres, who have dropped two straight after winning three of four.
Utah 6, Lightning 4
Logan Cooley scored twice and added an assist, Alex Kerfoot contributed two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club picked up the win over Tampa Bay in Salt Lake City.
Nick Schmaltz finished with a goal and two assists for Utah, who won for the seventh time in nine home games. John Marino dished out two assists and Josh Doan added a goal.
Brayden Point scored twice for the Lightning, Jake Guentzel had a goal and two helpers and Anthony Cirelli finished with a goal as Tampa had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Senators 3, Devils 2
David Perron scored the eventual game-winner on the power play as Ottawa edged New Jersey in Newark.
Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa), which avoided a third straight loss and sits atop the Eastern Conference wild-card standings. Linus Ullmark made 25 saves in a bounce-back performance after being pulled from a loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
Nico Hischier and Erik Haula responded for the Devils, who have lost back-to-back games and three of four. Luke Hughes added two assists and Jake Allen stopped 16 shots.
Predators 5, Maple Leafs 2
Nashville ended a four-game losing streak, erasing a 2-0 deficit en route to a home win over Toronto.
Filip Forsberg tallied two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista piled up a goal and two assists, and Fedor Svechkov picked up a pair of assists for Nashville. Juuse Saros stopped 24 shots.
Mitch Marner picked up a goal and an assist, John Tavares scored the game’s opening goal, while Auston Matthews had two assists for the Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll turned aside 27 of the 31 shots he faced.
Sharks 3, Bruins 1
Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as San Jose topped visiting Boston.
In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo. The Sharks had lost 14 consecutive games in the head-to-head series. William Eklund matched Carlsson with a goal and an assist, Barclay Goodrow also scored and Macklin Celebrini assisted on each of San Jose’s first two goals.
Casey Mittlestadt scored the lone goal for Boston, which is 0-4-1 in its last five games. Korpisalo made 18 stops.
–Field Level Media
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