Predators overcome Jets in battle of NHL titans

Ryan Johansen and Kyle Turris each had a goal and an assist as the Nashville Predators beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Monday night.

In a matchup of two of the NHL’s hottest teams, Nashville won for the seventh time in eight games, using a three-goal uprising in the second period to hand Winnipeg only its third regulation loss in 18 games. The result halted the Jets’ four-game win streak.

Johansen broke a 1-1 tie 26 seconds into the second period, taking Filip Forsberg’s pass in the slot and ripping a wrister over the glove of Connor Hellebuyck. Turris made it 3-1 at 11:32 with a one-timer from Roman Josi on the power play.

In other NHL action, Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the go-ahead goal on a power play late in the second period and the Arizona Coyotes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.

The Coyotes ended the Maple Leafs’ six-game winning streak and earned their third win in a row. Arizona is 7-0-1 in its past eight games at the Air Canada Centre.

Meanwhile, two fortunate bounces and John Moore’s goal in the first minute of overtime helped the New Jersey Devils snap a two-game losing streak by beating the Minnesota Wild 4-3.

Moore got his third goal of the season 52 seconds into OT off a pass from Adam Henrique as Minnesota’s late rally went for naught.

Henrique and Steven Santini both scored goals that went into the net off a Minnesota player, and Cory Schneider chipped in with 33 saves for the Devils. Will Butcher added a HPBM GPS /FX +FSTFZ