Leon Draisaitl became the first German-born player to reach 1,000 points by recording the first of his four assists Tuesday, lifting the visiting Edmonton Oilers to a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid collected two goals and two assists and Zach Hyman and defenseman Evan Bouchard had one of each. Rookie Matt Savoie and Vasily Podkolzin also tallied as the Oilers improved to 5-1-1 in their past seven games.
Edmonton’s Tristan Jarry got the better of Pittsburgh’s Stuart Skinner in a battle of goaltenders that were traded for another on Friday. Jarry made 26 saves, while Skinner – who still was sporting his Oilers mask – yielded five goals on 22 shots.
Bryan Rust scored a goal in his fourth straight game and defenseman Erik Karlsson and Tommy Novak each had a goal and an assist for the reeling Penguins, who have lost six in a row (0-2-4). Sidney Crosby notched an assist for his 1,722nd point to move within one point of Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux for the franchise record.
Avalanche 5, Kraken 3
Nathan MacKinnon collected two goals and an assist – all in the third period – as Colorado rallied to defeat host Seattle.
Brock Nelson scored the tiebreaking goal and Artturi Lehkonen and Samuel Girard also tallied for the Avalanche. Martin Necas, Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin each had two assists, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves as Colorado improved to 5-0-1 in its past six games.
Shane Wright, Jordan Eberle and Chandler Stephenson scored for the Kraken, who lost their third straight and fell for the ninth time in 10 games (1-8-1). Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 of 37 shots against his former team.
Sharks 6, Flames 3
Macklin Celebrini scored two goals in a four-point performance and Barclay Goodrow tallied two goals and an assist as host San Jose doubled up Calgary.
Celebrini, 19, got to 50 points in the season in his 34th game. He is the third-fastest teenager to hit that milestone, trailing only Sidney Crosby and Wayne Gretzky (twice). John Klingberg and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Sharks, who won a third straight game. Yaroslav Askarov made 27 saves for the victory.
Blake Coleman, Ryan Lomberg and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary, which has lost two of three games. Dustin Wolf stopped 20 shots.
Bruins 4, Mammoth 1
Morgan Geekie clinched his fifth multi-goal game of the season before Boston separated with a pair of third-period tallies on the way to a win over visiting Utah.
Geekie’s eventual game-winner 23 seconds into the second period was his 24th goal of the season, keeping him in second in the NHL. Casey Mittelstadt and Michael Eyssimont also scored, while David Pastrnak registered two assists to help the Bruins win their fourth straight at home.
Barrett Hayton scored the only goal for the Mammoth, while Vitek Vanecek stopped 19 shots to fall to 0-6-1 in his last seven starts.
Blue Jackets 4, Ducks 3 (OT)
Adam Fantilli scored at 3:32 of overtime to give Columbus a win over visiting Anaheim, snapping a five-game losing streak.
Zach Werenski logged two goals and an assist, Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist and Kent Johnson recorded two assists for the Blue Jackets. Jet Greaves made 24 saves for the victory.
The Ducks’ Mikael Granlund had a goal and an assist, Ryan Strome and Jackson LaCombe also scored, and Ryan Poehling had two assists. Ville Husso stopped 24 shots in the finale of the five-game road trip for Anaheim.
Red Wings 3, Islanders 2
Alex DeBrincat scored two power-play goals, including the game-winner with 2:17 left, to lead host Detroit to a come-from-behind win over New York.
Defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka was the only other Red Wing to reach the back of the net. Lucas Raymond assisted on all three goals, defenseman Moritz Seider had two assists and John Gibson stopped 16 shots to help Detroit improve to 6-1-1 over its past eight games.
Emil Heineman and Scott Mayfield scored for the Islanders, but that wasn’t enough to prevent the end of the team’s three-game winning streak. Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves.
Flyers 4, Canadiens 1
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia snapped a three-game skid (0-0-3) with a road victory against Montreal.
Carl Grundstrom, Trevor Zegras and Bobby Brink scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar made 21 saves. Zegras, playing in his 300th NHL game, scored his 33rd point of the season in his 32nd game, eclipsing his total from last season in 57 contests.
Alexandre Texier scored and Jacob Fowler made 17 saves for the Canadiens, who have lost four of six (2-3-1).
Canucks 3, Rangers 0
Evander Kane and newcomer Liam Ohgren scored early in the opening two periods and Thatcher Demko recorded a 23-save shutout as retooled Vancouver earned a victory over New York to continue the Rangers’ home woes.
Conor Garland tallied the other Canucks goal with an empty-net short-handed marker. Vancouver has now won both of its games since sending Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster trade, just the second time this season the team has won consecutive contests.
Jonathan Quick made 14 saves for New York. The Rangers are now 4-10-3 at home, and they’ve been shut out at Madison Square Garden six times this season.
Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 2
Host Toronto scored twice in eight seconds late in the third period and went on to edge Chicago.
Auston Matthews scored on a power play at 16:51 of the third period to tie the game at two. Dakota Joshua came right back to score the go-ahead goal at the 16:59 mark. Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored in the third period for the Maple Leafs, Goaltender Joseph Woll returned from injured reserve and made 23 saves. He missed four games with a lower-body injury.
Wyatt Kaiser and Jason Dickinson scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight. Spencer Knight stopped 24 shots.
Wild 5, Capitals 0
Vladimir Tarasenko scored two goals and dished one assist as host Minnesota pulled away for the win over Washington.
Danila Yurov finished with one goal and two assists, Matt Boldy scored a goal and goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped all 25 shots he faced for his third shutout this season to help the Wild pull out the victory. Kirill Kaprizov also notched his 70th career power-play tally to move past Zach Parise and set a new team record.
Alex Ovechkin failed to muster a shot on goal and Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren allowed five tallies on 32 shots. Washington was shut out for the second time this season and first since Oct. 28.
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