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Connor McDavid’s Birthday Goal Lifts Oilers Over Kings
Connor McDavid celebrated his 28th birthday with the game’s lone goal, and Stuart Skinner recorded a shutout as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 in Edmonton.
McDavid’s goal came during a four-on-four sequence late in the second period, with assists from Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. Skinner made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season, while Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots. The loss marked the first time in two months the Kings dropped consecutive games in regulation.
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Flames Top Blackhawks Behind Jakob Pelletier’s Three-Point Night
Jakob Pelletier notched two goals and an assist, and Rory Kerins tallied two assists in his NHL debut to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Chicago.
Dustin Wolf stopped 23 shots, maintaining a perfect 3-0-0 record against Chicago this season. The Flames reversed their trend of slow starts with three first-period goals, overcoming their league-low tally in that frame. The Blackhawks, who have dropped nine of their last 11 games, continued to struggle, with multiple-goal losses in seven of those contests.
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Flyers Rally Past Panthers with Late Noah Cates Goal
Noah Cates’ second goal of the night with 5:51 left in the third period completed a comeback as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 in Philadelphia.
Morgan Frost and Garnet Hathaway also scored for the Flyers, who overcame an early 2-0 deficit to win consecutive games after a four-game skid. Samuel Ersson made 20 saves.
Sam Reinhart netted two goals for the Panthers, while Uvis Balinskis added one. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves in the loss, Florida’s first regulation defeat by a single goal this season.
