Hall extends scoring streak to 19, Devils win
NEWARK, N.J. » Taylor Hall extended his point-scoring streak to 19 games, Travis Zajac scored two power-play goals and the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game skid with a 6-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Hall’s consecutive-points streak is the longest in the NHL this season. Hall, who had two assists, has recorded points in his last 26 appearances dating to Jan. 2. He missed three games before the All-Star break with a thumb injury during that span.
Stefan Noesen, Blake Coleman, Patrick Maroon and Brian Boyle also scored for the Devils. Keith Kinkaid made 29 saves.
Jacob de la Rose scored twice for the Canadiens, who had picked up at least one point in their previous seven games (3-0-4). Brendan Gallagher and Byron Froese had the other goals. LIGHTNING 5, PANTHERS 4 » Brayden Point scored 2:49 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a victory over Florida.
Point scored his third overtime goal of the season.
Yanni Gourde scored twice and finished with three points for the Lightning, who reached overtime for the sixth consecutive game. J.T. Miller added his 15th of the season, second with the Lightning.
Nick Bjugstad recorded his first career hat trick and Aleksander Barkov finished with three assists for the Panthers. JETS 3, RANGERS 0 » Patrik Laine got his fourth hat trick and set a career high with his 38th goal, lifting Winnipeg over New York.
The 19-year-old star had been the youngest ever with three hat tricks — getting there at 18 years, 302 days — but it had been over a year since his last three-goal game. He joins Jimmy Carson and Dale Hawerchuk as the only players with four hat tricks before turning 20.
Laine has at least a point in nine straight games (13 goals, six assists) and has scored multiple goals in four of his past five contests. He’s two goals behind Washington’s Alex Ovechkin for the NHL lead this season. BRUINS 6, RED WINGS 5» Brad Marchand completed his hat trick 34 seconds into overtime and Boston, which twice squandered a two-goal lead in regulation, escaped with a victory over Detroit.
It was a team-record 11th regular-season overtime goal for Marchand, who also had two assists. BLUE JACKETS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1 » Joonas Korpisalo stopped 37 shots, Artemi Panarin and Pierre LucDubois each had a goal and two assists, and Columbus beat Vegas.
Zach Werenski and Ian Cole also scored for the Blue Jackets, winners of two straight and four of their last six. The victory over the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights helped Columbus hold onto the second wild card in the Eastern Division with 15 games remaining.