NHL roundup: Predators finish Jets’ 11-game win streak

First-period targets by Filip Forsberg and Tommy Novak held up because the host Nashville Predators snapped the Winnipeg Jets’ 11-game profitable streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday.

Goaltender Juuse Saros made 23 saves as Nashville ended a two-game shedding skid, arguably a very powerful coming within the last minute as Saros turned away a wrist shot by Nikolaj Ehlers on a golden probability to tie the affair.

Neal Pionk scored the lone aim for the Jets, whose franchise-record profitable spree started on Dec. 22. Eric Comrie completed with 28 saves for Winnipeg.

The Jets didn’t convert a 1:54 five-on-three energy play late within the second interval and after that regarded like a staff that had performed the night time earlier than and traveled. Winnipeg struggled to mount something of a third-period comeback, managing solely 4 photographs on aim within the last body.

Canadiens 4, Sharks 3 (OT)

Cole Caufield scored 3:21 into additional time to raise host Montreal to a victory over reeling San Jose.

Caufield’s twenty eighth aim of the season tied his profession excessive. Suzuki collected two targets and an help to spice up his level complete to eight prior to now three video games. Alex Newhook scored a aim and Sam Montembeault turned apart 23 photographs for the Canadiens, who’ve received three in a row.

San Jose’s Will Smith recorded a aim and an help, whereas Fabian Zetterlund and Nico Sturm every scored a aim. Alex Wennberg notched two assists and Georgiev made 29 saves for the sinking Sharks, who’ve misplaced seven in a row (0-4-3).

Penguins 5, Flyers 4 (OT)

Evgeni Malkin scored the tying aim early within the third interval after which the game-winner 1:03 into additional time to cap a four-point night time as Pittsburgh overcame a three-goal deficit to beat visiting Philadelphia and finish a four-game skid.

Erik Karlsson additionally had two targets and Philip Tomasino scored in his second straight recreation for the Penguins, who trailed 3-0 close to the midway mark of the second however rallied for the win after shedding 6-1 at Philadelphia on Tuesday. Pittsburgh’s Joel Blomqvist stopped 21 photographs in aid of Alex Nedeljkovic, who was pulled for permitting three targets on 15 photographs.

Rookie Matvei Michkov had two targets and an help for Philadelphia, which had received three straight. Owen Tippett had a aim and an help, Noah Cates additionally scored and Samuel Ersson turned away 20 photographs.

Golden Knights 7, Blackhawks 5

Ivan Barbashev scored two targets and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar additionally scored twice as Vegas tied a staff file with 5 targets within the first interval after which held on for a wild victory over Chicago in Las Vegas.

Tomas Hertl had a aim and an help, Brett Howden had three assists, Noah Hanifin collected two assists and Nicolas Hague and Pavel Dorofeyev additionally scored for Vegas. Ilya Samsonov made 17 saves.

Nick Foligno, Colton Dach, Ethan Del Mastro, Ilya Mikheyev and Philipp Kurashev scored targets, Connor Murphy had three assists and Frank Nazar added two assists for Chicago, which misplaced its fifth straight recreation (0-4-1).

Lightning 3, Flames 0

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves to file his fourth shutout of the season, Brandon Hagel notched a aim and an help, and Tampa Bay topped visiting Calgary to increase its season-best profitable streak to seven video games.

Hagel moved his level streak to seven video games (seven targets, six helpers) because the Lightning improved to 8-0-1 over the previous 9 video games. Erik Cernak and Nikita Kucherov had markers for Tampa Bay, whereas Victor Hedman had two assists.

Dustin Wolf stopped 20 photographs, however the Flames had been shut out for the third time this season and the primary time by a staff apart from the Vegas Golden Knights.

Blue Jackets 5, Crimson Wings 2

James van Riemsdyk scored two targets to raise Columbus to a highway win over Detroit.

Kent Johnson had a aim and an help, Boone Jenner had three assists and Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 photographs for the Blue Jackets, who had received three straight. With the victory, Columbus pulled degree on factors with Detroit, and the groups occupy the 2 Japanese Convention wild-card positions.

J.T. Compher had a aim and an help and Alex DeBrincat added a aim for the Crimson Wings, who misplaced for simply the third time of their previous 12 video games. Cam Talbot made 25 saves.

Islanders 2, Bruins 1

Objectives by Alexander Romanov and Kyle Palmieri had been sufficient to raise New York to the highway win and hand the Bruins their fifth straight loss.

Ilya Sorokin had 38 saves, together with 15 within the opening interval, to assist the Islanders snap a four-game skid.

David Pastrnak notched the lone rating for Boston after the Bruins fell behind 2-0, extending his level streak to 16 video games for the longest such streak within the NHL this season. It additionally tied the longest all-time run by a Czech-born participant.

Blues 5, Capitals 2

St. Louis picked up its season-best third straight win as Philip Broberg netted two targets for the guests.

Jake Neighbours recorded a aim and an help for the Blues, whereas each Dylan Holloway and Colton Parayko additionally scored and Pavel Buchnevich notched two assists. Joel Hofer made 16 saves for the win.

Connor McMichael and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Washington. Alex Ovechkin was held and not using a aim on 4 photographs to stay at 883 for his profession, 11 behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL file. Charlie Lindgren completed with 14 saves.

Geese 5, Canucks 2

Ryan Strome and Troy Terry every had a aim and two assists as host Anaheim recorded its first win over Vancouver in three years.

Frank Vatrano, Jackson LaCombe and Cutter Gauthier additionally scored as Anaheim snapped an eight-game skid to the Canucks. Mason McTavish and Isac Lundestrom had two assists every whereas Lukas Dostal stopped 22 photographs for the Geese, who rallied from a two-goal deficit to attain 5 unanswered targets within the last two durations.

Defenseman Tyler Myers had a aim and an help and Pius Suter scored a aim for the road-weary Canucks, who had been taking part in the fourth recreation of a five-game highway journey and the second of a Southern California back-to-back. Arturs Silovs made 20 saves.

Hurricanes 5, Sabres 2

Carolina picked up simply its second victory in seven video games as Mikko Rantanen had a aim and an help in opposition to Buffalo in Raleigh, N.C.

Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Corridor and Seth Jarvis additionally scored for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov had 14 saves for Carolina, which dealt the Sabres their simply their second loss in eight video games.

Alex Tuch and JJ Peterka scored for Buffalo, which fell behind 2-0 eight minutes into the sport, resulting in the Sabres pulling beginning goaltender Ukko-Pikka Luukkonen.

Panthers 4, Oilers 3

Two targets halfway by the third interval allowed Florida to flee with the win over Edmonton in Dawn, Fla., the Panthers’ fourth victory in 5 video games.

Anton Lundell had a aim and two assists for Florida, and Uvis Balinskis, Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe added a aim apiece. Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves.

Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl scored for the seventh consecutive recreation, giving him a league-best 44 targets this season. Zach Hyman and Brett Kulak additionally scored for the Oilers, who took their fifth straight loss.

Utah 6, Wild 1

Clayton Keller had a aim and 4 assists as a part of a career-high five-point night time because the Utah Hockey Membership beat Minnesota in Salt Lake Metropolis for his or her third straight win.

Utah’s Nick Schmaltz scored as soon as and dished out two assists, whereas each Logan Cooley and Barret Hayton every recorded a aim and a helper. Dylan Guenther and Sean Durzi each scored, and Mikhail Sergachev completed with a pair of assists. Karel Vejmelka completed with 16 saves.

The Wild’s lone aim got here from Frederick Gaudreau. Marc-Andre Fleury yielded six targets on 31 photographs.

–Discipline Degree Media