Zach Werenski capped a career-high five-point night with his goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied for a 7-6 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday.
Werenski, who scored in the teams’ six-goal second period and had three assists, sent an open wrister past Lightning netminder Jonas Johansson (36 saves) to help Columbus overcome a 3-0 hole and win for the third time in four games.
Sean Monahan had a goal with three assists and Kent Johnson scored twice in his return from missing 14 games due to a shoulder issue. Nikita Kucherov had three assists for the Lightning, who struggled defensively after allowing three goals combined in winning the previous three games. Four Tampa Bay players – Mitchell Chaffee, Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Conor Geekie – each had a goal and an assist.
Flames 3, Rangers 2 Connor Zary broke a third-period tie and host Calgary regrouped after blowing a two-goal lead to beat New York. Matt Coronato and Yegor Sharangovich both collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, who are riding a three-game winning streak. Dustin Wolf made 27 saves, and MacKenzie Weegar collected three assists. Alexis Lafreniere and Will Cuylle scored for the Rangers, who had their three-game winning streak end. Igor Shesterkin tied his career high with 46 saves amid an impressive goalie battle.
Bruins 1, Utah 0 Elias Lindholm scored the lone goal in the second period and Joonas Korpisalo pitched a 21-save shutout as Boston won Joe Sacco’s debut as interim head coach, defeating visiting Utah. Korpisalo made nine saves in the middle frame and also helped the Bruins withstand a late flurry from the visitors. The Bruins finished 1-for-7 on the power play — converting for the second consecutive game after going without a goal in the previous six in a row — and 4-for-4 killing penalties. Karel Vejmelka stopped 30 shots for Utah, which has lost four of its last five games and was shut out for the fifth time in 19 games.
Devils 4, Hurricanes 2
Jesper Bratt scored twice as part of a three-point game as New Jersey beat Carolina in Newark, N.J.
Stefan Noesen scored on a power play early in the second period before Dougie Hamilton collected the game-winner midway through the third for the Devils, who have won three of four (3-1-0). Jack Hughes added three assists and Jacob Markstrom made 20 saves as he earned the win in his 500th career game.
Jack Roslovic scored the game’s first goal and Andrei Svechnikov tied the score early in the third for the Hurricanes, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Spencer Martin recorded 17 saves.
Golden Knights 3, Senators 2 Ilya Samsonov made 38 saves as visiting Vegas beat Ottawa and presented Bruce Cassidy with his 400th career coaching victory. Jack Eichel, Brett Howden and Pavel Dorofeyev scored goals and Ivan Barbashev had two assists for Vegas, which snapped a two-game losing streak. The Golden Knights improved to 12-1-1 all-time against the Senators. Cassidy, an Ottawa native, became the eighth active coach in the NHL to hit the 400-win mark. Adam Gaudette and Drake Batherson scored goals and Linus Ullmark finished with 29 saves for the Senators, who lost their fourth straight game.
Red Wings 2, Islanders 1
Lucas Raymond scored with 51.1 seconds remaining as Detroit snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over visiting New York.
Raymond took a pass from Dylan Larkin and scored from the left circle for his third goal this season. Jonatan Berggren scored the Red Wings’ first goal with 4:46 left, while Alex Lyon made 22 saves.
Simon Holmstrom scored the Islanders’ goal. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves for the Islanders, who finished 1-2-2 on their five-game road trip.
Avalanche 2, Capitals 1
Miles Wood scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to fuel visiting Colorado to a victory over Washington.
The loss wasn’t the only bad news for the Capitals, who announced prior to the game that superstar captain Alex Ovechkin is expected to miss four to six weeks due to a fracture to his left fibula. Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in the first period and Logan Thompson turned aside 25 shots to fall to 8-1-1 in his first season with the Capitals.
Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen scored on a power play in the second period, his team-leading 13th goal of the season and ninth in his last eight games. Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves in his return from a two-game absence caused by an upper-body injury.
Blackhawks 3, Panthers 1 Petr Mrazek made 32 saves and Nick Foligno had a goal and an assist as Chicago downed visiting Florida. Teuvo Teravainen and Craig Smith also scored for the Blackhawks, who ended a three-game losing streak with the upset win over the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Since completing a seven-game winning streak, the Panthers are 1-4-0 in their last five games. Sam Reinhart scored for Florida, and Spencer Knight stopped 17 shots. Blues 3, Sharks 2 (OT)
Jordan Binnington made 22 saves through regulation and overtime, then stopped all three shootout attempts for his 151st career victory as St. Louis beat visiting San Jose.
Binnington tied Mike Luit atop the Blues’ all-time victories list among goalies. Jordan Kyrou and Nathan Walker scored in regulation for the Blues, who won for just the second time in their past eight games (2-5-1). Jake Neighbours provided the lone goal for either team in the shootout.
Alexander Wennberg scored twice for the Sharks, who have won just one of their past six games (1-2-3). Mikael Granlund and Macklin Celebrini assisted on both goals.
Wild 5, Oilers 3
Frederick Gaudreau had two goals and an assist and Minnesota beat Edmonton.
Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist, Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson also scored, Ryan Hartman had two assists and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for the Wild, who have won three of four.
Corey Perry had a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner also scored and Stuart Skinner made 21 saves for the Oilers, who have lost three of four (1-2-1).
