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Rantanen’s Hat Trick Powers Avalanche Over Penguins
Mikko Rantanen delivered a hat trick and two assists, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Nathan MacKinnon added a goal and four assists, while Scott Wedgewood stopped 25 shots for Colorado, which has won three straight games and four of its last five.
Cody Glass and Michael Bunting scored for Pittsburgh, while Tristan Jarry made 21 saves in the loss. Rantanen sealed his hat trick with an empty-net goal at 15:08 of the third period.
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Panthers Edge Kraken in Shootout
Aleksander Barkov scored in regulation and added a shootout tally to help the Florida Panthers defeat the Seattle Kraken 2-1. Sam Reinhart also scored in the shootout for Florida, extending the Panthers’ points streak to seven games (6-0-1).
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17 shots for Florida. Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord made 32 saves in his return from illness.
Matthews Leads Maple Leafs Past Devils in OT
Auston Matthews scored at 2:51 of overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Matthews fended off a defender on a partial breakaway to notch his ninth goal of the season.
Anthony Stolarz made 38 saves for Toronto, while Pontus Holmberg added a goal in regulation. Ondrej Palat scored for New Jersey, which saw Jacob Markstrom stop 14 shots in the loss.
Blues Spoil Demko’s Return with OT Win Over Canucks
Dylan Holloway scored at 1:40 of overtime to secure a 4-3 victory for the St. Louis Blues over the Vancouver Canucks. Holloway also had an assist, extending his points streak to seven games.
Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas each had multi-point games for the Blues. Elias Pettersson led Vancouver with a goal and an assist, while Thatcher Demko stopped 21 shots in his season debut.
Wild Defeat Utah in Shootout Thriller
Matt Boldy scored the lone shootout goal as the Minnesota Wild edged the Utah Hockey Club 5-4. Marcus Johansson contributed a goal and two assists, while Filip Gustavsson made 21 saves for Minnesota.
Clayton Keller scored twice for Utah, which played its first-ever shootout game after moving from Arizona.
Oilers Stay Hot with Win Over Lightning
Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal and an assist, and Connor McDavid scored his 12th career goal against Tampa Bay as the Edmonton Oilers secured a 2-1 victory.
Jake Guentzel scored his fourth goal in as many games for the Lightning, who got 23 saves from Andrei Vasilevskiy. Edmonton extended its home winning streak to four games.
Kings Down Islanders for Sixth Straight Win
Adrian Kempe scored a goal and added an assist as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Islanders 3-1 for their sixth consecutive victory. Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves in the win.
Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots in the loss.
Hurricanes Rally to Beat Sharks
Jalen Chatfield scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period as the Carolina Hurricanes overcame a deficit to defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.
Brent Burns scored the tying goal for Carolina earlier in the third, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 21 saves. Luke Kunin scored twice for the Sharks, who have now lost three straight.
Flyers Snap Skid with Win Over Blue Jackets
Travis Konecny scored twice, and Matvei Michkov added two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus managed only 18 shots, with goals from Zach Werenski, Sean Monahan, and Kent Johnson.
Flames Come From Behind to Beat Predators
Jonathan Huberdeau and Kevin Rooney each had a goal and an assist as the Calgary Flames rallied to defeat the Nashville Predators 4-3. Calgary snapped an eight-game road winless streak (0-5-3).
Jonathan Marchessault scored twice for Nashville, which has now lost eight consecutive games.
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Jets Crush Bruins in Blowout Win
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each recorded three-point nights as the Winnipeg Jets routed the Boston Bruins 8-1. Scheifele scored twice, tying Ilya Kovalchuk for the franchise record for multi-goal games (46).
Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his league-leading 18th win. David Pastrnak scored Boston’s lone goal as the Bruins’ four-game win streak came to an end.
