Seth Jarvis had two goals and sparked the Carolina Hurricanes’ big second period in a 7-4 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.
Sebastian Aho and Jarvis both had a goal and two assists in the five-goal second. The Hurricanes, who have won four consecutive games, also received goals from Eric Robinson, Jackson Blake, Jordan Martinook and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Martin Necas supplied two assists.
Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen, in his first home game since the season opener in October, stopped 18 shots. He also was credited with an assist on the tying goal. He improved his record to 5-1-0 while logging his 300th NHL victory.
Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko, James van Riemsdyk and Dmitri Voronkov scored for Columbus, which was 24 hours removed from winning at Toronto. Jack Johnson and Adam Fantilli each had two assists. Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves.
Predators 6, Sharks 5
Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as visiting Nashville beat San Jose.
Tommy Novak notched a goal and an assist while Gustav Nyquist and Steven Stamkos also scored for the Predators, who have won five straight games. Justus Annunen made 30 saves, Brady Skjei collected three assists and Zachary L’Heureux logged two assists.
Mario Ferraro notched one goal and one assist for the Sharks, who have lost five straight games and eight of nine outings. Walker Duehr, Henry Thrun, Fabian Zetterlund and Macklin Celebrini added a goal apiece. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 32 shots, Mikael Granlund collected three assists and Nikolai Kovalenko had two helpers.
Capitals 3, Kraken 0
Alex Ovechkin scored his 875th career goal, an empty-netter with 3:28 remaining, as streaking Washington defeated host Seattle.
Ovechkin logged his 22nd goal in 32 games this season — he missed 16 games with a broken leg — as he chases Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 career goals. Aliaksei Protas and Ethen Frank also tallied for the NHL-leading Capitals, who won their sixth consecutive game and extended their points streak to 12 games (9-0-3). Goaltender Charlie Lindgren, making his first start since Jan. 10, having recovered from an upper-body injury, made 22 saves for his first shutout of the season.
Seattle’s Joey Daccord was spectacular in stopping 29 of 31 shots, including several breakaways, but the Kraken had their two-game winning streak end.
Red Wings 4, Canadiens 2
Dylan Larkin notched a power-play goal and an assist in his 700th career game as host Detroit downed Montreal.
Andrew Copp supplied a short-handed goal for the Red Wings, who ended a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Detroit’s Jonatan Berggren and Alex DeBrincat also scored, Moritz Seider added two assists and Cam Talbot made 27 saves.
Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist for Montreal, which had gone 7-1-1 in its previous nine games. Kaiden Guhle had the other Canadiens goal. Brendan Gallagher, playing in his 800th game, had an assist, and Sam Montembeault stopped 41 shots.
Rangers 6, Flyers 1
Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves and six players scored as surging New York ran away from visiting Philadelphia.
Braden Schneider and Adam Edstrom scored 84 seconds apart in the opening period as the Rangers ran their points streak to 10 games (7-0-3). Shesterkin improved to 6-0-1 in seven starts since returning from a four-game injury absence. K’Andre Miller, Filip Chytil and Reilly Smith each had a goal and an assist as 12 Rangers tallied points.
Owen Tippett scored 85 seconds into the game for the Flyers, who had a six-game points streak (5-0-1) end. Samuel Ersson allowed five goals on 36 shots.
Golden Knights 4, Blues 2
Mark Stone scored a goal and added an assist for Vegas, which snapped a four-game losing streak by winning in St. Louis.
The Golden Knights’ captain helped his team avoid matching its worst skid since a five-gamer in March 2022. He also broke a five-game goalless streak with the quickest goal the Golden Knights have scored this season — 19 seconds in. Victor Olofsson, Pavel Dorofeyev and Tomas Hertl also scored for Vegas. Ilya Samsonov made 15 saves.
Jordan Kyrou scored his team-leading 21st goal and Robert Thomas also found the back of the net for the Blues, who lost for the second time in three games. Joel Hofer stopped 27 shots.
Oilers 6, Canucks 2
Zach Hyman scored two goals and had an assist and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists as Edmonton rolled over visiting Vancouver.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Adam Henrique and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for Edmonton, which snapped a two-game skid. Backup Calvin Pickard stopped 24 of 26 shots for the win.
Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek scored and Thatcher Demko made 28 saves for the Canucks, who took their fourth loss in five games.
Bruins 2, Senators 0
Morgan Geekie scored the game-winning goal and Joonas Korpisalo recorded a 29-save shutout as Boston blanked visiting Ottawa.
Geekie tallied at 2:06 of the second period, his fourth in a six-game span. David Pastrnak dished out the primary assist on Geekie’s goal and added a late empty-net goal, helping the Bruins improve to 4-1-1 over their past six games.
Anton Forsberg stopped 24 shots for the Senators, who were shut out for the second straight game and fifth time in the past 11 contests. Ottawa has lost two in a row since a 5-0-1 stretch.
Utah 4, Wild 0
Barrett Hayton scored two goals, and the Utah Hockey Club pulled away for a win in Saint Paul, Minn.
Clayton Keller and Lawson Crouse also scored for Utah, which won its third game in a row. Nick DeSimone finished with a pair of assists. Karel Vejmelka stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season.
Filip Gustavsson gave up four goals on 29 shots for the Wild, who were held scoreless for only the second time this season.
Flames 5, Sabres 2
Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and two assists for Calgary, which used three third-period goals to cruise past visiting Buffalo.
Jakob Pelletier produced a goal and an assist and Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund added empty-net tallies for the Flames, who have won five of seven games. Dustin Wolf made 32 saves for the victory.
Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and an assist and Mattias Samuelsson scored for the Sabres, who fell to 1-2-0 on their four-game road trip. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 21 shots.
Ducks 5, Penguins 1
Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored two goals and John Gibson made 31 saves as host Anaheim snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over Pittsburgh.
Frank Vatrano also scored and Troy Terry and Jacob Trouba each added two assists for the Ducks, who improved to 18-0-2 when scoring three or more goals in a game.
Michael Bunting scored a goal and Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 29 saves for the Penguins, who took their fifth loss in seven games.
–Field Level Media
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