Calgary goes on 2nd-period scoring spree to beat Columbus
Jets beat Isles to complete three-game sweep on road
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and two assists, and the Calgary Flames scored five goals in the second period to rally past the Columbus Blue Jackets 9-6 on Tuesday night.
Cam Atkinson netted a hat trick for Columbus to extend his point streak to 11 games, but the Blue Jackets lost their second straight.
Sean Monahan also had two goals and two assists for Calgary, which scored five straight goals for a 6-4 lead during the second period.
Monahan opened that barrage 1:55 into the second, and Elias Lindholm, Matthew Tkachuk, Noah Hanifin and TJ Brodie followed with goals. Tkachuk, Hanifin and Brodie scored in a span of 1:53.
Monahan, Gaudreau and Austin Czarnik each scored in the third period for the Flames.
David Rittich and Mike Smith combined to stop 24 shots for the Flames. Calgary earned a point in its fifth straight game to stay atop the Pacific Division and improved to 17-9-2.
JETS 3, ISLANDERS 1: In New York, Jacob Trouba and Adam Lowry scored 22 seconds apart early in the third period, rallying Winnipeg to a triumph over New York.
Nikolaj Ehlers added an empty-net goal with 2.1 seconds left and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots as Winnipeg won for the fifth time in six games.
The Jets have three straight road wins for the first time this season.
LIGHTNING 6, RED WINGS 5 (SO): In Detroit, Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Victor Hedman scored in a shootout to give Tampa Bay a comeback victory over Detroit.
The Lightning, which has won seven of eight, erased a 5-3 deficit in the third period and overcame Frans Nielsen’s hat trick.
PANTHERS 5, BRUINS 0: In Sunrise, Fla., Roberto Luongo made 33 saves in his 77th career shutout and Mike Hoffman scored twice as Florida beat Boston.
Luongo, who returned to the lineup after missing five games with a knee injury, passed Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for sole possession of ninth place on the NHL’s all-time shutout list. MAPLE LEAFS 4, SABRES 3 (OT): In Buffalo, N.Y., Auston Matthews scored his second goal with three seconds on the clock in overtime as Toronto matched its best start in 84 years with a win over Buffalo.
The Maple Leafs won their fifth straight game and improved to 20-8. The only other time in took them just 28 games to reach 20 wins was when they opened the 1934-35 season at 20-6-2.
CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2: In Montreal, Max Domi had two goals and an assist, and Jonathan Drouin added a goal and two assists as Montreal defeated Ottawa.
Artturi Lehkonen and Brendan Gallagher also scored for the Canadiens, who entered the game with one win in their last seven. Carey Price stopped 28 shots.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 5, CAPITALS 3: In Las Vegas, Nev., Nate Schmidt scored twice in the final two minutes to lift Vegas over Washington.
It was the first time Washington skated at T-Mobile Arena since winning and hoisting the Stanley Cup in June.
COYOTES 2, KINGS 1: In Los Angeles, Lawson Crouse scored a short-handed goal and Nick Schmaltz added a power-play score to help Arizona beat Los Angeles.
WILD 3, CANUCKS 2: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Jason Zucker and Ryan Suter scored less than a minute apart in the second period to lift Minnesota.