SATURDAY’S OTHER NHL GAMES

Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3, OT

MONTREAL

John Tavares scored at 2:17 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a victory over the Montreal Canadiens on in a matchup of teams fighting for second place in the Atlantic division. Andreas Johnsson, Nikita Zaitsev and William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs, who extended their winning streak to four games. Frederik Andersen stopped 35 shots. Andrew Shaw, Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher scored for the Canadiens, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Carey Price made 28 saves.

Sharks 5, Oilers 2

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

Kevin Labanc recorded his first career hat trick as the San Jose Sharks won their fifth straight. Evander Kane and Tomas Hertl also scored for the Sharks. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Zack Kassian scored for the Oilers, who have lost seven of eight. Edmonton has also lost five straight at home and is 2-11-0 in its last 13 games at Rogers Place.

Panthers 5, Capitals 4, OT

WASHINGTON

Mike Hoffman scored the winning goal on the power play in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 26 saves to help the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals and remain on the fringe of the playoff race.

With Brett Connolly in the penalty box for slashing late in regulation, Hoffman scored 1:31 into overtime. Derrick Brassard scored his second goal in four games since Florida acquired him in a deal with Pittsburgh on Feb. 1. Frank Vatrano, Keith Yandle and Colton Sceviour also scored for Florida.

Coyotes 3, Stars 2

GLENDALE, ARIZ.

Alex Galchenyuk scored twice and assisted on another goal, and Darcy Kuemper stopped 33 shots to help the Arizona Coyotes beat the Dallas Stars. Alex Goligoski also scored for Arizona. His goal came on a power play in the first period, at 8:49, with Galchenyuk earning an assist. Nick Cousins chipped in two assists. The Stars made it close with two goals in 27 seconds late in the game. Brett Ritchie scored with 3:39 left, and Alexander Radulov made it 3-2 with 3:12 to go.

Senators 5, Jets 2

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Winnipeg native Mark Stone scored twice to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Jets. Matt Duchene, Ryan Dzingel and Zack Smith also scored, and Anders Nilsson made 44 saves. Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey scored Winnipeg, and Laurent Brossoit stopped 27 shots. The Jets have lost three straight for the first time this season.

Blues 3, Predators 2

ST. LOUIS

Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 19th goal of the season, rookie Jordan Binnington made 28 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators, extending their season-best winning streak to five games. Vince Dunn and Mackenzie MacEachern also scored for the Blues, who have gone 11-4-1 in their last 16 and occupy the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Binnington has started all five games during the streak and improved to 9-1-1 in his NHL career. Pekka Rinne stopped 30 of 33 shots for Nashville.

Islanders 4, Avalanche 3, OT

NEW YORK

Ryan Pulock scored his second goal of the game 2:23 into overtime to lift the New York Islanders to a victory over the struggling Colorado Avalanche. Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist, Josh Bailey also scored and Brock Nelson had two assists for the Islanders. Robin Lehner stopped 25 shots as New York, which began the day two points ahead of Washington atop the Metropolitan Division, won for the eighth time in 11 games (8-1-2). On the winner, Pulock fired a one-timer from the left faceoff circle off a pass from Casey Cizikas for his fifth of the season.

Bruins 5, Kings 4, OT

BOSTON

Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal with 2:26 left in overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Los Angeles Kings after blowing a two-goal lead. Brad Marchand, David Krejci and Danton Heinen each scored a goal in a 3:22 span early in the third period to give the Bruins a 4-2 edge before the Kings came back. Los Angeles tied it on Oscar Fantenberg’s slap shot from the point with 4:47 left in regulation for his first goal of the season. Nate Thomson’s goal cut the score to 4-3 with 10:41 to play. Charlie McAvoy had the other goal, Bergeron set up two other goals and Tuukka Rask stopped 25 shots for Boston.

Wild 4, Devils 2

NEWARK, N.J.

Former Devil Zach Parise scored the go-ahead goal, and the Minnesota Wild snapped a four-game losing streak. The third line of Marcus Foligno, Joel Eriksson Ek and Luke Kunin all scored for the Wild, who are clinging to a wild-card playoff spot in the Western Conference. Devan Dubnyk made 16 saves in winning for the first time in four starts. Brett Seney and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, who have lost the first three on a four-game homestand. Cory Schneider made 29 saves.

Flyers 6, Ducks 2

PHILADELPHIA

Carter Hart made 30 saves for his eighth straight victory, Sean Couturier had a goal and two assists and the Philadelphia Flyers scored four times in the first period to rout the slumping Anaheim Ducks. Michael Raffl, Oskar Lindblom, Phil Varone, Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny also scored for the Flyers, who have won nine of 10. Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie scored for Anaheim, which lost its seventh in a row and 19th in the last 21 while ending a forgettable six-game road trip.

Sabres 3, Red Wings 1

BUFFALO, N.Y.

Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo scored power-play goals and the Buffalo Sabres won for just the fourth time in 11 games by beating the Detroit Red Wings. Linus Ullmark stopped 28 shots, bouncing back after allowing 10 goals on 75 shots in his previous two outings. Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit, and Jimmy Howard finished with 18 saves, allowing three goals on 12 shots in the second period.

Associated Press