Kaprizov’s hat trick lifts Wild over Blue Jackets 3-2 in OT
ST. PAUL, MINN. >> Kirill Kaprizov scored with 20 seconds left in overtime, completing a natural hat trick and lifting the Minnesota Wild past the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Sunday.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 for the Wild, who trailed 2-0 heading into the third period.
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Auston Matthews had two goals and Mark Giordano scored in his first game back in Seattle since being traded to Toronto last season.
Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist for Toronto, and John Tavares also scored. Mitchell Marner had three assists; William Nylander and Michael Bunting had two each. Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves.
PENGUINS 7, LIGHTNING 3 >> Sidney Crosby started a second-period surge and helped the Penguins win their second straight following a four-game losing streak
Crosby’s power-play goal with 4 1/2 minutes left in the period broke a 2-2 tie and started a sequence in which Pittsburgh scored five goals in 4:27, the second-fastest five goals scored in team history. Pittsburgh’s outburst highlighted a six-goal second period.
RANGERS 5, KINGS 2 >> Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers ended a four-game losing streak.
Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist, Alexis Lafreniere also scored and Adam Fox had two assists for New York.
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Semyon Varlamov picked up a shutout with a 23-save effort and the New York Islanders handed Winnipeg its third straight loss.
Bo Horvat scored a shorthanded goal, and Alexander Romanov, Brock Nelson and Adam Pelech also scored for New York.
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Dylan Cozens had the first three-goal game of his career and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres won their third straight.
Buffalo had 12 players register at least a point, including Tage Thompson, with his team-leading 40th goal. Jeff Skinner, Zemgus Girgensons and Vinnie Hinostroza also scored in a game the Sabres broke open by scoring four times in a seven-minute span in the second period. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26 shots for Buffalo. PREDATORS 6, COYOTES 2 >> Roman Josi scored two goals Sunday night and the Nashville Predators won their third in a row, beating the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.
Juuse Saros stopped 26 shots for the Predators, who are currently 10th in the Western Conference standings. Connor Ingram, who broke into the NHL with Nashville, had 28 saves for Arizona.
Yakov Trenin, Matt Duchene, Tommy Novak and Cody Glass had the other Nashville goals. Duchene’s goal was his 18th, one behind injured Filip Forsberg for the team lead.