Brandon Montour scored at 2:26 of overtime and the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 Saturday night at Sunrise, Fla.
The Panthers won a franchise-record 13th consecutive game.
Montour scored his 10th goal of the season when he poked the puck past goaltender Jack Campbell at the end of a 2-on-1 with Mason Marchment, who had two assists in the game.
Hurricanes 3, Devils 2 (OT)
Seth Jarvis scored at 1:39 of overtime to complete a huge rally for visiting Carolina in a victory against New Jersey.Tony DeAngelo’s pass set up Jarvis for the winning goal, allowing goalie Pyotr Kochetkov to win his NHL debut. Kochetkov stopped 17 shots. DeAngelo had two assists.
Lightning 6, Predators 2
Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov produced three-point games as Tampa Bay handled visiting Nashville. The Lightning captain and Kucherov each posted a goal and two assists, with Kucherov finding the net for the fifth straight game.Victor Hedman had a marker and a helper, and Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton and Pat Maroon tallied for the Lightning. Backup goalie Brian Elliott stopped 19 shots.
Senators 6, Canadiens 4
Mark Kastelic scored his first two NHL goals and got into a fight, and Ottawa used a five-goal second period to defeat Montreal and win its third in a row.Stars 3, Kraken 2
Roope Hintz scored twice as Dallas maintained playoff positioning in the Western Conference wild-card race, rallying past visiting Seattle.Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Dallas and Joe Pavelski recorded his 500th career assist. Goaltender Jake Oettinger made 30 saves as the Stars snapped a three-game losing streak.
Kings 4, Ducks 2
Arthur Kaliyev had a goal and an assist to help Los Angeles inch closer to a Stanley Cup playoff berth with a win against visiting Anaheim.Matt Roy, Alexander Edler, and Alex Iafallo also scored, and Jonathan Quick made 19 saves for the Kings, who moved seven points ahead of the Vegas Golden Knights for third place in the Pacific Division.
Sharks 4, Blackhawks 1
Timo Meier collected one goal and one assist to lead host San Jose past Chicago in a matchup of struggling teams.Jasper Weatherby, Tomas Hertl, and Nick Bonino also scored for the Sharks, who have two wins in 13 games. Goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen made 27 saves in an outstanding performance.
Flames 6, Canucks 3
Dillon Dube scored twice as host Calgary delivered a crushing blow to Vancouver’s playoff hopes.Elias Lindholm reached the 40-goal mark for the first time in his career for the Flames. Brett Ritchie, Nikita Zadorov and Johnny Gaudreau also tallied for the Pacific Division champions, who are on a 9–1–1 roll and posted the second-best point total in franchise history. Goaltender Dan Vladar made 28 saves and Chris Tanev collected three assists.
Blues 5, Coyotes 4 (OT)
Justin Faulk scored twice, including the overtime winner 30 seconds into overtime, as St. Louis survived blowing a three-goal lead to edge Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.Logan Brown, Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who extended their point streak to 15 games. Jordan Binnington made 16 saves to earn the victory. The Blues pulled even with the Minnesota Wild for second in the Central Division but Minnesota has a game in hand.
Sabres 5, Islanders 3
Rasmus Dahlin snapped a tie by scoring the first of three unanswered second-period goals for Buffalo, which built its longest winning streak in more than three years by beating visiting New York.Casey Mittelstadt scored in the first, Tage Thompson and Vinnie Hinostroza scored later in the second, and Jeff Skinner added a goal in the third for the Sabres, who have won four straight. It’s their longest winning streak since a 10-game run Nov. 8-Nov. 27, 2018. Goalie Dustin Tokarski made 19 saves.
Penguins 7, Red Wings 2
Kris Letang had a goal and two assists to lead Pittsburgh to a road win over Detroit.Evgeni Malkin scored two goals, and Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith stopped 23 of 25 shots for Pittsburgh.
Bruins 3, Rangers 1
David Pastrnak recorded a goal and an assist to reach the 500-point mark for his NHL career to lift Boston to a win over visiting New York.Pastrnak had missed the previous eight games due to injury. Taylor Hall and Trent Frederic also scored goals for the Bruins, who have won three of four following a Thursday loss in Pittsburgh and snapped New York’s four-game win streak.
Boston scored one goal in each period. Mika Zibanejad scored the lone New York goal.