Medicine Hat News

Laine, Jets both at 43

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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

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