Hurricanes beat Rangers
Seth Jarvis and Jordan Staal scored third-period goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Tuesday night in a showdown for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Sebastian Aho had a goal and two assists and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Hurricanes, who moved four points ahead of second-place New York with eight games remaining in the regular season.
K’Andre Miller scored and Chris Kreider added a late goal for his 50th of the season for New York.
Panthers 3, Ducks 2 — Jonathan Huberdeau scored at 3:41 of overtime to lift Florida over Anaheim for the Panthers eighth straight victory.
Anthony Duclair scored twice for the Eastern Conference leaders, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves.
Wild 5, Oilers 1 — Kevin Fiala and Ryan Hartman each scored twice, and Minnesota beat Edmonton in a matchup of two of the NHL’s hottest teams.
Frederick Gaudreau also scored for Minnesota, which improved to 11-1-2 in its last 14 games. Cam Talbot made 27 saves.
Tied with St. Louis for second place in the Central Division with a game in hand, Minnesota is 9-0-1 in its past 10 home games.
Capitals 9, Flyers 2 — Alex Ovechkin scored for a fourth consecutive game to reach 46 on the season and T.J. Oshie ended a ninegame goal drought to help Washington extend its winning streak to four games with a victory over Philadelphia.
The Capitals scored three goals on their first six shots. Lars Eller scored twice, Martin Fehervary and Connor Sheary added goals, and defenseman Matt Irwin scored for the first time since Dec. 6, 2018. Goals by Garnet Hathaway and Johan Larsson closed out
the scoring for the Capitals, who had their highest scoring output of the season and at home in 14 years. Sabres 5, Maple Leafs 2 —
Rasmus Dahlin and Rasmus Asplund each had a goal and an assist, helping Buffalo beat Toronto.
Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner also scored for Buffalo (2737-11). Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson added two assists apiece. Craig Anderson made 23 saves as the Sabres won the season series 3-1-0 and became the only team to defeat the Leafs three times this season. Senators 4, Red Wings 1 —
Tim Stützle had two goals and an assist, and Ottawa stopped a three-game skid with a win over Detroit.
Austin Watson added a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson snapped a tie in the second period. Anton Forsberg made 24 saves. Islanders 5, Penguins 4 —
Zach Parise and Josh Bailey each scored twice, and Kyle Palmieri had the lone goal in the shootout as New York beat Pittsburgh.
Ilya Sorokin stopped Jake Guentzel, Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang in the shootout and finished with a career-high 43 saves for New York.
Kings 5, Blackhawks 2 — Blake Lizotte scored twice, Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist and Los Angeles snapped a three-game skid.
Trevor Moore and Jordan Spence also scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick finished with 18 saves.
Predators 1, Sharks 0 — Ryan Johansen scored from a sharp angle at 3:18 of overtime to give Nashville a victory over slumping San Jose.
Juuse Saros made 25 saves for the Predators, who snapped a two-game skid as they try to maintain their hold on a wild card in the tight Western Conference playoff race.