Leafs beat Wild for fourth win in a row
Tampa Bay overcomes 4-1 deficit, tops Florida in overtime
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nazem Kadri broke a tie with 3:20 to play and Zach Hyman scored twice in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
Hyman added an empty-net goal in the final minute to seal Toronto’s fourth straight victory and Minnesota’s third loss in a row. The Maple Leafs improved to 19-8-0, a point behind Tampa Bay for the NHL lead.
Kadri’s goal bounced off Wild defenseman Nick Seeler, who was on the wrong end of two such plays Saturday. Seeler also had a puck deflect off him and into his goal when Tyler Ennis scored Toronto’s second goal of the night.
Auston Matthews also scored, and Frederick Anderson made 38 saves for the Maple Leafs.
LIGHTNING 5, PANTHERS 4, OT: In Sunrise, Fla., Brayden Point scored a powerplay goal 3:12 into overtime and Tampa Bay overcame a 4-1 deficit to beat Florida.
Point took a pass from Nikita Kucherov across the front of the crease to the left side and flipped it past James Reimer. Tampa Bay improved to 19-7-1, a point ahead of Toronto for the overall NHL lead.
SENATORS 6, SHARKS 2: In Ottawa, Ben Harpur scored his first NHL goal, Craig Anderson stopped 36 shots and the Senators beat San Jose to spoil Erik Karlsson’s return to Ottawa.
The former Senators captain was playing his first game in Ottawa since he was traded to San Jose in the offseason. The team honored the two-time Norris Trophy winner with a video tribute.
ISLANDERS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2: In Uniondale, N.Y., Casey Cizikas scored the tie-breaking goal in the third period as New York won in its return to the Nassau Coliseum, rallying to beat Columbus.
Anders Lee and Anthony Beauvillier scored in the second period to tie it, and Thomas Greiss stopped 28 shots. Markus Hannikainen and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Columbus.
COYOTES 6, BLUES 1: In Glendale, Ariz., Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists, and Arizona scored four second-period goals to rout St. Louis.
Richard Panik, Jakob Chychrun, Christian Fischer, Nick Cousins and Alex Goligoski also scored for the Coyotes. Panik added an assist and Nick Schmaltz and Derek Stepan had two each to help Arizona win its third straight.
FLYERS 4, PENGUINS 2: In Pittsburgh, Dale Weise scored in the first minute of the third period and Philadelphia held on to beat Pittsburgh.
Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny and Jakub Voracek also scored, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots. Sidney Crosby scored his 14th for Pittsburgh, and Riley Sheahan added a goal. The Penguins have lost two straight and seven of 10.
RED WINGS 4, BRUINS 2: In Boston, Frans Nielsen scored his first goal of the season to break a tie with 8:07 left, and Jimmy Howard made 37 saves in Detroit’s victory over Boston.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin had second-period goals, and Gustav Nyquist added an empty-netter.
STARS 2, CANUCKS 1: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Alex Radulov scored with 3:23 left to lift Dallas past Vancouver.
Jamie Benn had a third-period goal, and Ben Bishop made 24 saves in his return from a lower-body injury. Dallas is 3-1-1 in its last five games.
JETS 4, DEVILS 3, OT: In Newark, N.J., Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game at 4:43 of overtime, tucking the puck past Keith Kinkaid to lift Winnipeg past New Jersey.
Josh Morrissey and Andrew Copp also scored, and Laurent Brossoit made 36 saves.
PREDATORS 5, BLACKHAWKS 2: In Nashville, Tenn., Eeli Tolvanen scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to lead Nashville past Chicago.
Craig Smith, Kevin Fiala and Ryan Johansen also each had a goal and an assist.
CANADIENS 5, RANGERS 2: In Montreal, Shea Weber and Artturi Lehkonen each scored twice as Montreal beat New York to snap a five-game losing streak.