Rantanen, Avalanche take down Blues

ST. LOUIS — Mikko Rantanen scored three goals to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. Rantanen scored a goal in each period for his seventh career hat trick and first since April 6, 2023, at San Jose.

Casey Mittelstadt also scored for the Avalanche, who have won four straight on their current road trip and seven straight overall. Justus Annunen made 30 saves.

Nathan Walker, Alexey Toropchenko and Brayden Schenn scored for St. Louis, which had its four-game win streak halted. Jordan Binnington had 31 saves.

■ Flyers 4, Maple Leafs 3: At Philadelphia, Owen Tippett scored 19 seconds into the game and later added an assist, and Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which played without captain Sean Couturier, who was a healthy scratch for the first time in his 13-year career.

■ Bruins 6, Senators 2: At Boston, David Pastrnak scored two goals less than three minutes apart in the first period, then completed the hat trick in the third to pass team president Cam Neely for No. 7 on Boston’s all-time scoring list with 345 career goals.

■ Wild 4, Ducks 0: At Anaheim, Calif., Filip Gustavsson recorded his third shutout this season, and Kirill Kaprizov extended his point streak to eight games with the 150th goal of his NHL career.

■ Oilers 3, Canadiens 2: At Edmonton, Alberta, Connor Mcdavid scored and set up Leon Draisaitl’s winning power-play goal at 3:18 of overtime as Edmonton won for the eighth time in 11 games.

■ Predators 8, Sharks 2: At Nashville, Tenn., Michael Mccarron scored two goals for Nashville, which extended the team’s point streak to 15 games, tying a franchise record.

■ Jets 4, Rangers 2: At New York, Mark Scheifele scored three goals to back Connor Hellebuyck, who made 40 saves in Winnipeg’s third straight win.

■ Hurricanes 4, Islanders 1: At New York, Seth Jarvis scored twice as Carolina raced to a three-goal lead in the first period to win its fourth straight.

■ Devils 5, Penguins 2: At Newark,

N.J., Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer each scored two goals to back Jake Allen, who made 36 saves for New Jersey, which snapped a two-game skid.

■ Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 3: At Detroit, Patrick Kane scored 48 seconds into overtime for Detroit, which had lost eight of its previous nine games.

■ Canucks 3, Sabres 2: At Vancouver, British Columbia, Elias Pettersson scored two goals for Vancouver, which snapped a two-game skid.

■ Kings 6, Blackhawks 2: At Los Angeles, Anze Kopitar had two goals and an assist to back Cam Talbot, who made 22 saves.