Laine, Jets both at 43
WINNIPEG Patrik Laine scored twice to extend his point streak to 15 games and tie Alex Ovechkin for the NHL goal lead, and Winnipeg beat Dallas 4-2 to match the franchise wins record at 43.
The second-year sniper has 43 goals, matching the total from Ovechkin.
Ben Chiarot also scored and Blake Wheeler added an empty-netter for Winnipeg. Mattias Janmark and Jamie Benn each scored for Dallas.
Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves for the Jets in the second game of a six-game homestand. The last time they reached 43 wins was 2014-15, when they made the playoffs for the first time since relocating to Winnipeg from Atlanta.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, FLAMES 0
shutout and fourth of the season.
1 LIGHTNING 3, OILERS 1
TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov scored twice to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a win over the Edmonton Oilers.
BLUES 5, BLACKHAWKS 4, OT
CHICAGO — Patrik Berglund scored 3:31 into overtime, and St. Louis came from behind for a big victory over lowly Chicago.
FLYERS 6, CAPITALS 3
PHILADELPHIA — Wayne Simmonds scored two goals to help lift Philadelphia past Washington.
AVALANCHE 5, RED WINGS
DENVER — Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and an assist, Semyon Varlamov was sharp in making 37 saves and Colorado extended Detroit’s skid to 10 games.
HURRICANES 4, ISLANDERS 3