AROUND THE NHL | Sunday’s games

Kings 3, Blackhawks 1

CHICAGO

Jonathan Quick made 24 saves, Christian Folin scored the game’s first goal midway through the third period and Los Angeles beat Chicago for its fifth straight win. Folin’s shot from the right point sailed over Anton Forsberg’s glove with Anze Kopitar screening at 9:29. Dustin Brown scored an empty-net goal with 2:03 left to make it 2-0, and Kopitar added another empty-netter after Chicago’s Jonathan Toews scored with Forsberg pulled for an extra skater. Chicago has lost four straight. Forsberg made 21 saves in his second straight start in place of Corey Crawford, who’s out with a lower-body injury.

Jets 5, Senators 0

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for his first shutout of the season, captain Blake Wheeler had a goal and three assists, and Winnipeg crushed Ottawa. The victory boosted Winnipeg’s Western Conference-leading record to 17-6-4. Their 38 points also tied them for first overall in the league with idle Tampa Bay, which has a game in hand. Wheeler’s linemates Mark Scheifele and Mathieu Perreault also had a goal each. Patrik Laine and Tyler Myers also scored for the Jets, who boosted their home winning streak to six games. They’re also unbeaten in regulation in their last 10 games at home (9-0-1). Mike Condon let in five goals on 22 shots and was replaced by Craig Anderson early in the second period. Anderson made 27 saves the rest of the way. Winnipeg’s 50 shots were its highest total of the season.

Golden Knights 3, Coyotes 2

LAS VEGAS

Reilly Smith scored 3:50 into overtime to lift Vegas over Arizona. Jonathan Marchessault set up the winner by passing the puck to himself off the boards before feeding Smith on a 2-on-1. Vegas snapped a three-game skid and is 3-0-1 against the Coyotes this season. Malcolm Subban stopped 31 shots. Marchessault also got his 10th goal 18 seconds into the third period and has 13 points in his past seven games. Alex Tuch also scored for Vegas. Jakob Chychrun and Derek Stepan scored for Arizona, and Scott Wedgewood had 42 saves. Stepan scored a tying power-play goal 8:50 into the third period when he punched a rebound past Subban. The Golden Knights once again came out firing at home, but Wedgewood stopped 15 first-period shots to keep it scoreless.

Tuch scored early in the second. He took a cross-ice pass from Colin Miller and pushed it past Wedgewood for his sixth of the season 2:42 into the period.

Stars 7, Avalanche 2

DENVER

Tyler Seguin sparked Dallas with two early goals and the Stars beat Colorado for their fifth consecutive victory. Brett Ritchie also had two goals, and Jason Spezza and Greg Pateryn each added one for the Stars, who haven’t lost since a 3-0 setback at Colorado on Nov. 22. Devin Shore scored short-handed into an empty net at 17:24 of the third period. Ritchie closed out the scoring seconds later with his second of the night. Blake Comeau and Mikko Rantanen had the goals for the Avalanche, who lost back-to-back home games for the first time this season.

Associated Press