Blackhawks star Connor Bedard ended a seven-game point drought, and his goal 3:10 into overtime capped a two-point night as Chicago beat the visiting Utah Hockey Club 4-3 on Friday.
Last year’s Calder Trophy winner for top rookie also had an assist as Chicago extended its points streak to four games (3-0-1). Wyatt Kaiser, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar all scored in the second period to give the Blackhawks a 3-1 lead heading into the third.
Blackhawks goalie Spencer Knight stopped 36 shots to win his second start since being acquired from the Florida Panthers last week.
Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist to register points for the eighth time in nine games for Utah. Nick Schmaltz scored, and John Marino got his first goal in a Utah sweater. Mikhail Sergachev assisted on a pair of goals, while Karel Vejmelka posted 21 saves.
Jets 6, Devils 1
Nikolaj Ehlers finished with a goal and two assists, leading Winnipeg to a win over New Jersey in Newark, N.J.
Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor had a goal and a helper each for the Jets, who are 21-11-0 on the road. Alex Iafallo, Adam Lowry and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg, which is 13-2-1 over its last 16. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves.
Dawson Mercer responded for the Devils, who have dropped three straight games and have just four wins over their past 11 games. Jacob Markstrom stopped 29 shots.
Golden Knights 4, Penguins 0
Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season as Vegas blanked Pittsburgh in Las Vegas.
Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist and Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored goals for the Golden Knights, who earned their fourth straight win and their seventh in the past eight games.
Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 23 saves for the Penguins, who lost their fourth consecutive game and eighth in the past nine (1-7-1).
Canucks 3, Wild 1
Kiefer Sherwood’s tiebreaking goal late in the third period helped give host Vancouver a win over Minnesota.
Brock Faber’s power-play equalizer for the Wild made it a 1-1 game at 7:12 of the third, but the Canucks answered with the winner just over nine minutes later. Elias Pettersson and Teddy Blueger also scored for the Canucks, and Kevin Lankinen made 37 saves.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 17 shots for Minnesota, which had a two-game winning streak end.
Capitals 5, Red Wings 2
Aliaksei Protas scored twice in the third period, including a short-handed goal, and host Washington rallied past slumping Detroit.
Tom Wilson also had a short-handed goal for the Capitals, who trailed 2-1 entering the third. Taylor Raddysh and Jakob Chychrun scored the other Washington goals, while Logan Thompson made 17 saves.
Dylan Larkin and Moritz Seider scored for the Red Wings, who have lost five straight. Lucas Raymond earned assists on both goals and Cam Talbot made 23 saves.
Blues 4, Ducks 3
Brayden Schenn scored twice and Alexey Toropchenko collected a goal and an assist to lead visiting St. Louis to a victory over Anaheim.
Zack Bolduc also scored for the Blues, who are riding a 7-1-1 run. Cam Fowler, in his return to Anaheim, where he spent parts of 15 seasons before being traded to St. Louis earlier this season, collected two assists. Jordan Binnington made 20 saves.
Frank Vatrano produced a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who took their third loss in four games. Sam Colangelo and Alex Killorn also scored, and Troy Terry notched two assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 18 shots.
