Cole Perfetti’s Hat Trick Propels Jets Past Utah Hockey Club
Cole Perfetti scored his first career hat trick to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Utah Hockey Club. Nikolaj Ehlers celebrated his 500th career point with a goal and two assists, while David Gustafsson also found the back of the net for Winnipeg. Dylan DeMelo chipped in two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 17 shots as the Jets secured their fifth win in seven games. Nick Schmaltz and Barrett Hayton scored for Utah, with Clayton Keller adding two assists. Connor Ingram made 24 saves for Utah, which had won three consecutive games, including a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
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Jason Robertson Shines as Stars Edge Golden Knights
Jason Robertson tallied two goals, including his second multigoal game of the season, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 at home. Roope Hintz and Jamie Benn also scored, while Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston, and Evgenii Dadonov each contributed two assists. Jake Oettinger stopped 18 shots, helping Dallas leapfrog the idle Minnesota Wild for second place in the Central Division. Jack Eichel scored twice for Vegas, with Mark Stone adding three assists and Shea Theodore scoring a goal. Adin Hill made 23 saves for the Golden Knights, who have dropped five of their past six games (1-4-1).
Nikita Kucherov Lifts Lightning Over Blackhawks in Overtime
Nikita Kucherov capped a three-point night with a power-play goal 58 seconds into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Kucherov, who extended his point streak to 11 games, added two assists earlier in the game. Jake Guentzel tied the game late, with Mitchell Chaffee and Nick Paul also scoring for Tampa Bay. Jonas Johansson made 11 saves as the Lightning extended their unbeaten streak in Chicago to 12 games (11-0-1).
The Blackhawks, relying on rookies for all their scoring, saw Colton Dach notch his first NHL goal, while Frank Nazar and Louis Crevier each recorded a goal and an assist. Arvid Soderblom made 36 saves for Chicago, which blew a 3-1 lead.
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Islanders Defeat Flyers for Third Straight Win
Anthony Duclair and Bo Horvat scored 55 seconds apart late in the first period to spark the New York Islanders to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in Elmont, N.Y. Brock Nelson added a goal in the second period, while Kyle Palmieri logged two assists to help the Islanders match their season-high winning streak at three games. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves as New York improved to 3-2-0 during a seven-game homestand.
Philadelphia got its lone goal from Tyson Foerster in the first period. Ivan Fedotov stopped 24 shots for the Flyers, who lost their second game in as many nights following a six-game point streak (5-0-1). This came on the heels of a 6-1 defeat to the New York Rangers on Thursday.
