Nikita Kucherov scored three goals and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the host Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Tuesday.
Brandon Hagel had a goal and three assists, Anthony Cirelli posted a goal and two assists and Gage Goncalves added one of each for the Lightning in the opener of a four-game trip.
Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 16 saves as Tampa Bay earned just its second win in five games.
Bobby McMann and Jared McCann scored for Seattle, which had a modest two-game winning streak end. Philipp Grubauer stopped 19 of 24 shots.
Wild 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Mats Zuccarello scored at 3:09 of overtime and Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists as visiting Minnesota defeated Chicago to stop a three-game losing streak.
Brock Faber earned three assists for the Wild, who ended an 0-2-1 run. Minnesota’s Ryan Hartman and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Filip Gustavsson finished with 21 saves despite a brief exit. The Wild improved to 3-0-0 against the Blackhawks, with each meeting needing OT or a shootout and ending with the same final score.
Chicago’s Frank Nazar forced overtime with a goal at 18:20 of the third period. Nazar and Louis Crevier each produced a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, and Ryan Greene also scored.
Sabres 2, Golden Knights 0
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 28 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as Buffalo prevailed in Las Vegas.
Josh Doan and Josh Norris scored the goals for the Sabres, who improved to 18-2-1 in their past 21 road games and earned their 10th win in 11 games overall since the Winter Olympics break. Luukkonen recorded his eighth career shutout.
Vegas goalie Adin Hill, making his fifth consecutive start and coming off his first shutout of the season, stopped 23 of 24 shots. The Golden Knights had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Blue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 1
Charlie Coyle collected a goal and three assists to help the surging Columbus extend its point streak to 10 games with a victory over visiting Carolina.
Mason Marchment joined Coyle in converting on the power play in the first period. Danton Heinen and Denton Mateychuk scored 34 seconds apart in the second, and Mathieu Olivier tallied in the third as the Blue Jackets improved to 6-0-4 in their last 10 games. Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger each notched two assists for Columbus, and Jet Greaves made 27 saves.
Andrei Svechnikov scored a goal in the second period and Brandon Bussi turned aside 25 shots for the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes, who have lost three of their past five games.
Islanders 3, Maple Leafs 1
Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist as visiting New York defeated Toronto.
Brayden Schenn and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders, who have won four of five. Mathew Barzal posted three assists, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 shots.
Steven Lorentz scored for the Maple Leafs, who are 2-1-1 in the past four games. Joseph Woll made 31 saves.
Predators 4, Jets 3 (SO)
Ryan O’Reilly scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Nashville battled for a win at Winnipeg.
Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist for the Predators, who are 2-1-1 in their past four games. Erik Haula and Matthew Wood also scored while Jonathan Marchessault had two assists. Juuse Saros made 36 saves.
Winnipeg’s Jonathan Toews tied the game with 1:01 remaining in regulation when Connor Hellebuyck (20 saves) was pulled for an extra skater. Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist, Josh Morrissey scored and Kyle Connor tallied three assists for the Jets, who had won two straight home games.
Canadiens 3, Bruins 2 (OT)
Cole Caufield’s goal with 22 seconds left in overtime propelled Montreal to a win over visiting Boston.
Caufield, who scored for the 40th time this season, and Nick Suzuki each logged a goal and an assist, Josh Anderson also scored, and Jakub Dobes made 26 saves for Montreal, which had lost back-to-back games.
Pavel Zacha scored both goals for the Bruins, including one on the power play. Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots in Boston’s fifth game out of six decided beyond regulation (2-1-3).
Canucks 5, Panthers 2
Marco Rossi had a goal and two assists for Vancouver in a win against visiting Florida.
Elias Pettersson scored twice, Brock Boeser had three assists and Kevin Lankinen made 21 saves for the Canucks, who have won two of three. Vancouver also got goals from Aatu Raty and Drew O’Connor.
Matthew Tkachuk registered a goal and an assist, Sam Bennett also scored, Carter Verhaeghe had two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for the Panthers, who have lost two in a row.
Oilers 5, Sharks 3
Max Jones and Zach Hyman scored 3:23 apart early in the third period as Edmonton picked up two vital points in a victory over visiting San Jose.
Adam Henrique had two assists for Edmonton, which won its second straight. Connor Murphy scored his first goal with the Oilers after being acquired ahead of the trade deadline, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Vasily Podkolzin also tallied. Connor Ingram made 27 saves to improve to 4-0-1 in March.
Kiefer Sherwood and Dmitry Orlov each notched one goal and one assist for the Sharks, who fell seven points behind the Oilers. Pavol Regenda also scored and Alex Nedeljkovic turned away 32 shots as San Jose lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-3-2).
–Field Level Media
