Mikhail Sergachev scored with 11.4 seconds left in overtime for the Utah Hockey Club, who scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Sergachev backhanded a crossing pass from Logan Cooley under the pads of Thatcher Demko at the end of a two-on-one break for his second overtime winner of the season.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah, which won its third straight game. Cooley added a pair of assists and Karel Vejmelka finished with 24 saves as Utah extended its point streak to a season-best six games (5-0-1).
Danton Heinen and Dakota Joshua scored goals, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Demko made 28 saves for Vancouver. It was the ninth multi-assist game of the season for Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy winner who leads all NHL defensemen with 30 assists.
Maple Leafs 5, Stars 3
William Nylander scored two goals and Joseph Woll made 36 saves to fuel Toronto’s victory over host Dallas for its fourth win in five games.
Toronto’s Nicholas Robertson, who collected a goal and an assist, was playing against his brother Jason with their parents in attendance. Max Domi and Bobby McMann also tallied for the Maple Leafs, who prevailed despite being outshot by a 39-19 margin.
Evgenii Dadonov logged a goal and an assist and Sam Steel and Colin Blackwell also scored for the Stars, who have lost seven straight decisions to Toronto. Jake Oettinger yielded four goals on 12 shots before being relieved after the second period by Casey DeSmith, who made six saves.
Panthers 6, Wild 1
Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of goals, and Florida pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Aaron Ekblad had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, who won back-to-back games to complete a 3-2 road trip. Mackie Samoskevich finished with a goal and an assist. Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27 shots to improve to 15-6-1.
Marco Rossi scored the lone goal for Minnesota, which lost for the fourth time in the past six games. Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury gave up six goals on 33 shots and fell to 6-2-1.
Ducks 3, Jets 2
Troy Terry scored with 26 seconds left in regulation to give Anaheim a victory over visiting Winnipeg.
With the puck deep in Winnipeg’s zone, defenseman Neal Pionk tried a clearance attempt, but Anaheim’s Frank Vatrano deflected it. The loose puck went to Terry, who was open in front of the net, for the game-winning goal. Vatrano had two goals and an assist, and Radko Gudas had two assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 21 of 23 shots.
Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi scored for the Jets, and Kyle Connor had two assists. Winnipeg goaltender Eric Comrie stopped 28 of 31 shots. Comrie had to be very sharp early, as Anaheim outshot Winnipeg 12-4 during a scoreless first period.
Red Wings 6, Flyers 4
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal at 7:22 of the third period and host Detroit held on to defeat Philadelphia.
J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond each added a goal and an assist, while Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen and Joe Veleno supplied the other goals. Dylan Larkin notched two assists for Detroit, which has won three of its last four games. Alex Lyon, playing in his first game since Nov. 25, stopped 15 shots.
Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, Ryan Poehling and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers, who are 2-4-1 in their last seven. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves.
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