Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also scored in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame a historic point from Patrick Kane and two late goals from Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.
Kane assisted Ben Chiarot on a second-period goal, surpassing Mike Modano‘s record of 1,374 points, the most by an American-born player. Kane tied Modano’s record, who had held it since 2007, during a loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Dylan Strome scored a goal and had an assist for Washington. Declan Chisholm also scored, and Jakob Chychrun assisted on all three goals in regulation.
Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals, who had lost six of their previous seven games (1-5-1).
Hurricanes 5, Mammoth 4
Jordan Staal’s goal with 29.4 seconds left capped Carolina’s three-goal streak in the final two minutes in a comeback victory over Utah in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each scored two goals and had an assist for the Hurricanes, who have a six-game points streak (5-0-1). Rookie Brandon Bussi became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn his 20th victory in 24 games, with 21 saves.
Kailer Yamamoto scored twice, Michael Carcone added a goal and an assist, and JJ Peterka also scored for Mammoth. Jack McBain had two assists and Karel Vejmelka stopped 28 shots.
Oilers 4, Sharks 3 (OT)
Zach Hyman scored at 1:06 of overtime after Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal and two assists to fuel Edmonton’s three-point comeback in the third period, lifting the Oilers past visiting San Jose.
After Draisaitl made it 3-1 early in the third quarter, Connor McDavid scored at 16:55 and Evan Bouchard tied the game at 19:01. Bouchard finished with three points, McDavid two and Connor Ingram stopped 17 shots, as the Oilers earned their third straight victory.
Collin Graf, Adam Gaudette and Michael Misa scored in the first period for the Sharks, who had won three of their previous four games. Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves.
Wild 4, Flames 1
Kirill Kaprizov scored a goal and had an assist and Minnesota pulled away to a victory over Calgary in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Danila Yurov, Vincent Hinostroza and Matt Boldy each scored a goal for Minnesota, which won its second straight game. Quinn Hughes was among eight players who each had an assist.
Morgan Frost scored the only goal for Calgary, whose winless streak reached five games.
Blues 5, Panthers 4
Jimmy Snuggerud scored a power play goal with nine seconds left, giving St. Louis a victory over visiting Florida.
Jordan Kyrou scored a goal and had two assists for the Blues, who snapped a five-game losing streak (0-4-1). Jake Neighbors, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for the Blues. St. Louis’ Justin Faulk and Pavel Buchnevich had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves.
Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals and had an assist for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart added a goal and an assist, AJ Greer also scored and Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 shots.
Kraken 5, Maple Leaves 2
Shane Wright scored twice and Seattle defeated visiting Toronto.
Brandon Montour and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist, and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken, who won their third straight game and sealed a 4-2-0 run at home. Goalie Joey Daccord made 29 saves. It was the Kraken’s first win at home against Toronto. Seattle lost the first four games by a combined score of 17-5.
Nicholas Robertson and Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto, which is 0-5-1 in its last six games. Anthony Stolarz stopped 17 of 21 shots.
Stars 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Mavrik Bourque scored two goals and Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen scored in the shootout as Dallas overcame a three-goal third-period comeback by Las Vegas to earn a victory in Las Vegas.
It was the first game with more than one goal in Bourque’s career. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who won their third straight game. Sam Steel and Jamie Benn each had two assists. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger made 17 saves and also stopped penalty attempts by Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel to earn his 21st win, tied for fourth in the NHL.
Mitch Marner and Keegan Kolesar each had a goal and an assist, Reilly Smith scored a shorthanded goal and Ivan Barbashev also found the net for Vegas, which suffered its fifth loss in its last six games (1-3-2) and fell into a tie for first place with the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division.
Bruins 6, Flyers 3
New linemates Casey Mittelstadt, Fraser Minten and Viktor Arvidsson scored goals and combined for seven points, leading Boston to a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Mittelstadt and Minten each scored a goal and had two assists, while Pavel Zacha, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which is 10-1-1 in its last 12 games and will end January with nine wins in as many home games. Andrew Peeke and Jonathan Aspirot each contributed two assists.
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Grebenkin and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have lost three straight and 10 of their last 12 (2-8-2).
Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2
Connor Dewar scored twice and his teammates added four goals in the second period as host Pittsburgh claimed victory over Chicago.
Anthony Mantha added a goal and two assists, while Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea contributed a goal and an assist each as the Penguins extended their winning streak to five.
Connor Murphy scored for the second time in five games and Connor Bedard also scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their fourth straight game. Frank Nazar assisted in both. Arvid Soderblom blocked the Penguins’ goal 38 times, but the Blackhawks goalie faced 40 or more shots for the fourth time this season.
Sabres 4, Reyes 1
Alex Tuch recorded his fourth career hat trick to lead Buffalo to victory over visiting Los Angeles.
Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight game and have a 20-3-1 record since Dec. 9. Jack Quinn had three assists and Ryan McLeod added two. Alex Lyon, who made 37 saves, won his franchise-record 10th straight game.
Adrian Kempe scored the Kings’ only goal with a power play goal at 7:47 of the second period, following a redirection from the slot following a pass from Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles saw its streak of three wins and six games adding points cut short (3-0-3).
Rays 4, Jets 1
Defenseman Darren Raddysh scored in his third straight game and added two assists as Tampa Bay extended its home winning streak to seven games by defeating Winnipeg.
Yanni Gourde also scored a goal and had two assists, allowing the Lightning to improve to 16-1-1 in their last 18 games. Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and had an assist for a seven-game point streak. Dominic James scored for the Lightning, while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots, going 13-0-1 in his last 14 games.
Kyle Connor scored and goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, but the Jets fell to 1-2-1 in their last four games.
Canucks 2, Ducks 0
Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves and led Vancouver to victory over visiting Anaheim. Drew O’Connor and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks, who had lost 14 of their previous 15 games (1-12-2).
Tolopilo missed the start of the second period after a collision with Ryan Poehling late in the first, resulting in a goalie interference penalty. Kevin Lankinen made a stop before Tolopilo’s return.
Lukas Dostal made 24 saves at the end of the five-game road trip for the Ducks, who have lost two straight after a seven-game winning streak.
Diablos 3, Predators 2 (OT)
Nico Hischier was the overtime hero to help New Jersey get the much-needed two points in a win over Nashville in Newark, New Jersey.
Hischier burst down the wing with the puck and shot hard, beating Justus Annunen just 42 seconds into overtime to give the Devils the victory. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt also scored for New Jersey.
Filip Forsberg and Michael McCarron scored for the Predators, while Annunen made 32 saves. The plague of injuries continued to plague the Devils, as Jack Hughes played just 2:27 before leaving the game in the first quarter with an unspecified injury.
Islanders 2, Rangers 1
Carson Soucy and rookie Matthew Schaefer scored 95 seconds apart late in the second period as the visiting Islanders completed a season sweep of the rival Rangers with a victory.
The Islanders outscored the Rangers 14-3 in the four games. Soucy scored his first goal since Dec. 2 with 2:42 left in the second period off a turnover by Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh on the right wing. Schaefer scored his 14th goal and first in eight games after another Rangers turnover.
Mika Zibanejad scored a power play goal at 2:48 of the third quarter with a backhand shot from the left circle, but the Rangers fell to 2-9-1 in their last 12 games and 6-14-4 at home. Quick finished with 19 saves.
Canadiens 7, Avalanche 3
Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special teams goals in the first period in a three-point game to lead host Montreal to a blowout of struggling Colorado.
Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky each had a goal and an assist, while Noah Dobson and Jake Evans each added goals for the Canadiens, who have won two straight.
Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc and Ivan Demidov each recorded a pair of assists. Brock Nelson, Joel Kiviranta and Ross Colton responded for the Avalanche, the league leader, who has one victory in five games and two in eight (2-4-2). Goalkeeper Scott Wedgewood was the victim of all seven goals and took 28 shots.
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