Fisher scores as Predators defeat Canucks 4-3 in OT
VANCOUVER: Calle Jarnkrok’s goal 43 seconds into overtime gave visiting Nashville a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night, the Predators’ seventh consecutive win. The Predators overcame a 2-0 deficit for the second night in a row. The Canucks took their second straight overtime setback at home. Mike Fisher, in his first game since officially coming out of retirement Monday, Kevin Fiala and Ryan Ellis tallied for Nashville in regulation. Daniel Sedin led the Canucks with a goal and an assist. Bo Horvat and Brandon Sutter also scored for Vancouver. Alex Edler assisted on two of the hosts’ goals, becoming the franchise’s all-time points leader among defensemen with 326.
SENATORS 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4
Bobby Ryan had a goal and two assists and Erik Karlsson added three assists as Ottawa handed host Vegas its third straight loss. Mark Stone finished with a goal and an assist, and Matt Duchene, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Alexandre Burrows also scored goals for Ottawa, which snapped an overall five-game losing streak and also a six-game road losing streak. Craig Anderson had 25 saves for the Senators. Reilly Smith, Colin Miller and William Karlsson each had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Carpenter also scored for Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 33 saves.
DUCKS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2
Goals by Andrew Cogliano and Josh Manson just 87 seconds apart midway through the second period sent host Anaheim off and running to a victory over Columbus. Goalie John Gibson made 34 saves for the Ducks, who snapped a modest two-game slide despite being without captain Ryan Getzlaf due to illness. Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim. Columbus got goals from Sonny Milano and Zach Werenski.
RANGERS 3, FLAMES 1
Henrik Lundqvist was at his best in making 50 saves on his 36th birthday, and the red-hot Ryan Spooner collected a goal and an assist as New York won at Calgary. Spooner, who has collected one goal and seven points in three games since joining the Rangers from the Bruins in the trade that sent Rick Nash to Boston, had a hand in New York’s first and third tallies. However, Lundqvist was easily the biggest difference. The veteran goalie was on his game right from the start, building off a 50-save performance two nights earlier in a win over the Canucks.
AVALANCHE 7, WILD 1
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice to boost his goal tally to a team-leading 31, and he added three assists as Colorado won its third consecutive game with a rout of Minnesota in Denver. MacKinnon is the first Avalanche player to have multiple five-point games in a season since Paul Stastny did so twice in the 2007-08 campaign. MacKinnon also had five points (one goal, four assists) in a 6-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Nov. 16. Gabriel Landeskog, Mikko Rantanen, Matt Nieto, Carl Soderberg and Tyson Barrie) each added a goal for the Avalanche, who matched a season high for goals and improved to 4-1-1 in their past six games. Mikko Koivu collected the lone tally for Minnesota.
JETS 4, RED WINGS 3
Patrik Laine scored pair of goals, including the decisive tally with 7:43 to play in the second period, and host Winnipeg beat Detroit. Laine fired a wrist shot past Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard’s stick-side blocker to put the Jets up 4-2 in the middle period. Detroit’s Trevor Daley scored 5:29 into the third, but Winnipeg held onto its lead from there. Dustin Byfuglien and Ben Chiarot each had goals, and Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for Winnipeg. Anthony Mantha and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit. and Howard recorded 38 saves.
PANTHERS 4, SABRES 1
Host Florida won its fifth consecutive game, defeating Buffalo to improve to 12-30 since the end of January. The Panthers got goals from Mike Matheson, Aaron Ekblad, Aleksander Barkov and Colton Sceviour. Nick Bjugstad and Evgenii Dadonov each had two assists. Buffalo’s goal came from Sam Reinhart. The Panthers won a battle of backup goalies as James Reimer made 24 saves in his first start since Feb. 18. It was his fifth win in his past seven starts. Buffalo’s Robin Lehner, who made his first start since Feb. 24, came up with 26 saves. He has lost seven of his past nine starts. — Reuters