Miller’s goal in OT lifts Rangers
Vatrano scores pair; Georgiev stops 13 Sabre shots
K’andre Miller scored 2:02 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 Sunday.
Frank Vatrano had two goals, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and Artemi Panarin also scored to help the Rangers win for the fifth time in their last six at home. New York is 9-2-1 in its last 12 at Madison Square Garden. Andrew Copp had two assists and Alexandar Georgiev had 13 saves to improve to 10-9-2 on the season.
Rasmus Asplund, Will Butcher, Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner scored for Buffalo, which is 3-0-2 in its last five.
Lightning 4, Islanders 1:
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn scored secondperiod goals to lead Tampa Bay.
Ross Colton and Mikhail Sergachev added third-period goals for the Lightning, (41-18-6), who have won two straight after a three-game losing streak.
Ilya Sorokin made 18 saves on 20 shots in the first two periods and Semyon Varlamov stopped 12 shots in the third for the Islanders, whose lone goal was scored by Brock Nelson. New York (28-27-9) has dropped two
straight.
“It’s definitely frustrating,” said Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier. “We have a good group in there. Good players. We know we can do great things, win big games, (have) big moments.”
Devils 3, Canadiens 2 (SO):
Jack Hughes had two goals and was one of four Devils to score in a seven-round shootout as New Jersey came back after blowing a two-goal lead. Jesper Bratt, Dougie Hamilton and Yegor Sharangovich also tallied in the shootout, with Sharangovich getting the fourth goal.
Penguins 11, Red Wings 2:
Evgeni Malkin had his 13th career hat trick and added an assist as Pittsburgh drilled the reeling Red Wings. Sidney Crosby, Kasperi
Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, Danton Heinen, Brian Boyle and recently acquired Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, who needed less than 30 minutes to take a 6-0 lead on their way to their first 11-goal game in nearly 30 years. Tristan Jarry made 33 saves to win for the sixth time in his last seven starts.
Wild 3, Avalanche 2 (OT):
Kevin Fiala scored 15 seconds into overtime to send the Wild to victory. Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota, which is the only NHL team this season with at least three six-game winning streaks. Hartman’s tying goal with 5:27 left in regulation sent the game into overtime. Cam Talbot made 40
saves for Minnesota, extending his own personal win streak to six games.
Jets 2, Coyotes 1: Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game with 9.7 seconds left in overtime, giving Winnipeg the win over Arizona.
Predators 5, Flyers 4: Tanner Jeannot scored with 1:19 remaining to lead Nashville over Philadelphia. Yakov Trenin had two goals, and Luke Kunin and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville.
Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 2:
John Tavares scored two powerplay goals in the second period, helping Toronto to the win. Mitch Marner set up three goals, including both of Tavares’ scores.