Dunn’s overtime winner leads Blues past Maple Leafs
TORONTO Vince Dunn scored 1:43 into overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Tuesday.
Alex Steen tied it in the final minute of the third period for the Blues (27-17-3). Carter Hutton stopped 30 shots for the win.
Connor Brown had a short-handed breakaway goal for Toronto (25-17-4) near the midway point of the third period.
The overtime loss wasted an impressive effort by Frederik Andersen, who made 40 saves. RANGERS 5, FLYERS 1 NEW YORK — Rick Nash scored twice while New York notched five straight goals, and the Rangers rolled over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Jordan Weal put Philadelphia up 1-0 before Nash, J.T. Miller, Paul Carey and Michael Grabner combined to make it 5-1 by the end of the second period. Nash had the first and last goal for the Rangers. DEVILS 4, ISLANDERS 1 NEW YORK — Damon Severson scored twice 1:26 apart in New Jersey’s three-goal second period, and the Devils ended a six-game skid with a victory over the New York Islanders.
Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall also scored for New Jersey, which was 0-3-3 since beating Detroit at home on Dec. 27. Keith Kinkaid, getting the start after Cory Schneider was a late scratch due to illness, stopped 25 shots. STARS 4, RED WINGS 2 DETROIT — Jason Spezza responded to being benched by scoring two tiebreaking goals on power plays, helping the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings. Spezza scored on a lunging, one-timer below the left circle with 5:52 left in the second period. His first goal came on a redirected shot midway through the first.
PREDATORS 1, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 0
NASHVILLE — Juuse Saros made 43 saves, Kevin Fiala scored eight minutes into the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas Golden Knights.