nhl roundup Monday’s games

Flames 4, Penguins 3, SO

CALGARY, ALBERTA

Kris Versteeg scored the lone shootout goal as the Penguins lost to the Flames, snapping their five-game winning streak and ending what had otherwise been a successful trip out west on a bit of a sour note. The Flames extended their winning streak to 10 games. Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel all missed their shootout attempts. Crosby did force overtime, though, tying the score at 16:29 of the third period to add some drama late. Conor Sheary and Jake Guentzel assisted on the score, marking the second time of the night the trio combined to put the puck in the net. Johnny Gaudreau had broken a 2-2 tie earlier in the third with a nifty wraparound goal past Penguins defenseman Ron Hainsey and Marc-Andre Fleury.Sheary and Malkin scored the Pens’ other goals.

Blue Jackets 5, Flyers 3

PHILADELPHIA

Cam Atkinson scored twice and Brandon Dubinsky had the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Columbus Blue Jackets set franchise records for wins and points in a season. Zach Werenski and Sam Gagner also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have 44 wins and 94 points. Travis Konecny had a pair of goals and Brayden Schenn also scored for sagging Philadelphia, which has lost 10 of 15 to hurt its fading playoff chances. The Flyers began play six points out of a postseason spot with 15 games remaining. Dubinsky’s power-play goal with 11:14 left snapped a 3-all tie. He beat Flyers goalie Steve Mason on the glove side with a wrist shot into the top right corner after an excellent screen in front by Scott Hartnell. The goal followed a rouging minor on Konecny.

Hurricanes 8, Islanders 4

NEW YORK

Jaccob Slavin had a hat trick, Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk each scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes ruined the New York Islanders’ return from a long road trip. New York capped a nine-game trip on Saturday at St. Louis and returned to Barclays Center with an 11-game home point streak. There was no home-ice advantage in this one, though, as Carolina broke things open with four straight goals during the second period. Joakim Nordstrom also scored for the Hurricanes, and Cam Ward made 23 stops. Slavin’s third goal came late in the third period on a shot that sneaked through the legs of Thomas Greiss. Ryan Strome, Stephen Gionta, Calvin de Haan and Joshua Ho-Sang scored for the Islanders. Jean-Francois Berube made nine saves on 13 shots before being pulled in the second period, and Greiss made 16 saves in relief.

Lightning 3, Rangers 2

NEW YORK

Brayden Point scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal with 6:39 remaining, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New York Rangers. Peter Budaj made 26 saves for his first win since Tampa Bay acquired him from the Los Angeles Kings in a trade for fellow goalie Ben Bishop. Gabriel Dumont also scored for the Lightning, who extended their winning streak to three games. They have picked up at least one point in eight of their last nine on the road. Steven Kampfer and Michael Grabner had the goals for the Rangers, who won 4-1 on Sunday night in Detroit. They still hold a comfortable lead for the first wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Predators 5, Jets 4

NASHVILLE

James Neal scored at 2:11 of overtime for Nashville. Predators goalie Pekka Rinne finished with 30 saves. Austin Watson, Mike Fisher, Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen also scored for Nashville in its second consecutive win. Blake Wheeler, Byfuglien, Laine and Joel Armia scored for Winnipeg, which has lost four straight. Hellebuyck made 37 saves.

Associated Press