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Rangers Edge Golden Knights as Jonathan Quick Reaches 400 Wins
K’Andre Miller’s tiebreaking goal in the third period helped the New York Rangers pull off a 4-2 comeback victory against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night, snapping their three-game losing streak.
Jonathan Quick made 34 saves to become the first American-born goaltender to reach 400 career regular-season wins. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each tallied a goal and two assists, while Alexis Lafreniere also found the net.
Jack Eichel scored both goals for Vegas, while Adin Hill made 24 saves. The Golden Knights have lost three straight games and are now 3-7-3 in their last 13 contests.
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Red Wings Defeat Canucks 3-2 in OT to Extend Win Streak
Alex DeBrincat scored twice, including the overtime winner, to propel the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, extending their winning streak to six games.
Ben Chiarot also scored, and Alex Lyon made 25 saves for Detroit, which moved into a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Filip Chytil and Pius Suter scored for Vancouver, which dropped its second straight game. Goaltender Kevin Lankinen finished with 15 saves.
Carter Verhaeghe’s Hat Trick Lifts Panthers Over Islanders 6-3
Carter Verhaeghe recorded his fourth career hat trick and added an assist as the Florida Panthers ended the New York Islanders’ season-high seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory in Sunrise.
Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist, while Spencer Knight made 31 saves for the Panthers, who have won three straight.
Kyle MacLean, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Marc Gatcomb scored for the Islanders. Jakub Skarek made 27 saves in his NHL debut.
Stars Surge Past Blue Jackets 5-3 for Fifth Straight Win
Evgenii Dadonov netted two goals in the third period, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 5-3 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Mason Marchment, Logan Stankoven, and Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas, which is 15-4-1 since Dec. 23. Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 27 saves.
Columbus held three different one-goal leads, with goals from Cole Sillinger, Adam Fantilli, and Ivan Provorov. Leading scorer Kirill Marchenko left the game after taking a puck to the face. Elvis Merzlikins finished with 34 saves.
Mackenzie Blackwood Earns Back-to-Back Shutouts in Avalanche Win
Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nathan MacKinnon and Samuel Girard scored for the Avalanche, while Blackwood recorded his third shutout of the season and the 13th of his career.
Philadelphia, which has now gone 180 minutes and 15 seconds without scoring, got 30 saves from Samuel Ersson.
Sabres Hold Off Devils’ Rally for 4-3 Victory
Buffalo jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead and held off a third-period comeback by New Jersey to secure a 4-3 win.
Tage Thompson, JJ Peterka, and Ryan McLeod all scored for Buffalo, and Jason Zucker added the eventual game-winner late in the second period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves.
For the Devils, Paul Cotter scored twice, while Jack Hughes added a third-period goal. Jake Allen was pulled after two periods in favor of Nico Daws, who stopped all seven shots he faced.
Ducks Rally Past Canadiens 3-2
Alex Killorn scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added an assist as the Anaheim Ducks erased a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Montreal Canadiens.
Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano also scored for Anaheim, which has won four of its last five games. Lukas Dostal finished with 21 saves as the Ducks improved to 21-0-2 when scoring three or more goals.
Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak tallied goals for Montreal, which dropped its fifth straight game. Sam Montembeault made 19 saves.
Blues Snap Losing Streak, Defeat Utah Hockey Club 2-1
Jordan Binnington made 24 saves as the St. Louis Blues ended their four-game skid with a 2-1 win over Utah in Salt Lake City.
Alexandre Texier and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who had been outscored 16-4 during their losing streak.
Michael Kesselring scored for Utah, while Connor Ingram stopped 27 shots. Utah is now winless (0-3-2) in its last five games.
Blues defenseman Tyler Tucker left the game in the third period with an injury.
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Flames Defeat Kraken 3-2 as Morgan Frost Nets First Goal with Calgary
Morgan Frost scored his first goal with Calgary, and the Flames held on to edge the Seattle Kraken 3-2.
Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Flames, who won for just the second time in their last five games. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 29 saves.
Kaapo Kakko and Brandon Tanev scored for Seattle, which fell 10 points behind Calgary in the Western Conference wild-card race. Joey Daccord made 32 saves.
