OT penalty shot caps rally, lifts Red Wings by Canucks

Defenseman Jake Walman scored on a penalty shot 23 seconds into overtime, capping host Detroit’s rally from a twogoal third-period deficit in its 4-3 win over Vancouver on Saturday.

Walman was awarded the penalty shot after defenseman Quinn Hughes slashed him on a breakaway. Walman also had the primary assist on Michael Rasmussen’s tying goal 7:51 into the third period.

Patrick Kane, who missed the Red Wings’ previous seven games with a lower-body injury, returned to play in his 1,200th NHL game and assisted on Daniel Sprong’s power-play goal 2:34 into the third.

Alex Lyon stopped 28 shots for Detroit, which is 4-1-1 in its past six games.

Elias Pettersson had a goal and two assists for the Pacific-leading Canucks, who lost their second straight after going 10-0-2 in their previous 12 games.

The Red Wings grabbed the lead 45 seconds into the first period when former Golden Knight David Perron assisted on a goal by Lucas Raymond.

Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist in Vancouver’s three-goal second period that put the Canucks up 3-1.

■ Capitals 3, Bruins 0: At Boston, T.J. Oshie scored his 299th NHL goal, and Charlie Lindgren stopped 18 shots in his fifth shutout and third this season as Washington halted a six-game slide. Alex Ovechkin scored his 57th empty-net goal with 27 seconds left to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history. Boston, which had won three of its previous four games, was outshot 28-18 — including 23-7 through two periods.

■ Panthers 4, Avalanche 0: At Sunrise, Fla., Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots in his 41st shutout and third this season, and Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists in Florida’s sixth win in seven games. Colorado center Nathan Mackinnon exited after landing headfirst on the ice with 11:18 left in the Avs’ fourth straight loss.

■ Stars 3, Canadiens 2: At Montreal, Tyler Seguin scored twice for Dallas, which had a 38-20 edge in shots and won for the fifth time in six games. The Stars are 8-2-1 in their past 11. Former Golden Knights prospect Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist for Montreal, which has alternated wins and losses for its past five games.

■ Hurricanes 1, Devils 0, OT: At Raleigh, N.C., Sebastian Aho knocked a rebound of a Martin Necas shot out of midair past goalie Vitek Vanecek with 1:20 left in overtime in Carolina’s fifth win in six games. Pyotr Kochetkov had 34 saves in his sixth shutout and second this season. Vanecek stopped 31 shots.

■ Predators 5, Coyotes 4, OT: At Nashville, Tenn., Ryan Mcdonagh scored 1:36 into overtime, capping Nashville’s rally from a two-goal third-period deficit. The Predators had lost three in a row and five of their previous six. Las Vegas product Jason Zucker had three assists for Arizona in its fifth straight loss.

■ Jets 2, Penguins 1: At Winnipeg, Manitoba, Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele scored in the first period to back Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 35 shots, as Winnipeg halted five-game slide. Sidney Crosby’s nine-game point streak ended for Pittsburgh in its fifth loss in seven games.

■ Lightning 4, Blue Jackets 2: At Columbus, Ohio, Branden Hagel had a goal and two assists to back Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 32 shots, as Tampa Bay halted a two-game skid. Boone Jenner scored twice in the third period for Columbus, which has lost three of its past four.

■ Senators 5, Maple Leafs 3: At Ottawa, Ontario, Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists for Ottawa, which won its third straight and moved to 6-1-2 in its past nine games. Auston Matthews scored his Nhl-best 42nd goal for Toronto, which had won four of its previous five.

■ Flyers 3, Kraken 2: At Philadelphia, Sean Couturier scored the go-ahead goal 5:30 into the third period for Philadelphia, which yielded only two third-period shots and won its third in a row. Seattle, playing its first game since Jan. 30, has lost seven of its past nine.

■ Flames 5, Islanders 2: At New York, defenseman Mackenzie Weegar notched his first NHL hat trick to back Jacob Markstrom, who had 35 saves and an assist in Calgary’s season-best fourth straight win. New York had a 37-24 edge in shots.

■ Blues 3, Sabres 1: At Buffalo, N.Y., Jake Neighbours scored twice to back Joel Hofer, who stopped 33 shots in St. Louis’ sixth win in seven games.

Paul Sancya The Associated Press Red Wings defenseman Jake Wallman scores against Canucks goalie Casey Desmith on an overtime penalty shot Saturday to cap Detroit’s 4-3 victory.