Kane hat trick propels Oilers

McDavid adds 3 more points in win

Evander Kane recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Edmonton Oilers increased their hold on third place in the Pacific Division to three points over the Kraken with a 6-4 win in Seattle.

Kane capped the sixth three-goal game of his career by scoring on an odd-man rush with 9:40 remaining.

Almost overshadowing Kane, NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, giving him 134 points for the season — the seventh-most points by any player in the past 30 years. McDavid scored his 58th goal of the season on a power play with 3:50 remaining.

Other games

Bruins 5, Wild 2: David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves as the Boston Bruins continued their chase of NHL history with a win in St. Paul, Minn. The Bruins improved to 52-11-5 as they look to surpass the NHL-record 62 wins by the 1995-96 Red Wings and 2018-19 Lightning. Pastrnak has six goals and seven assists in his past eight games.

Hurricanes 5, Flyers 4:

Sebastian Aho had a hat trick, including the winning goal 28 seconds into overtime after Martin Necas had tied it with 0.3 seconds left in regulation.

Panthers 4, Devils 2: Sam Reinhart scored two of Florida’s four third-period goals and the Panthers rallied to win at home. Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist to tie former teammate Jonathan Huberdeau for the franchise career points lead with 613.

Avalanche 5, Red Wings 1: Nathan MacKinnon scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the second period to help Colorado win in Detroit — its fifth consecutive win. Detroit has lost 9 of 11.

Jets 3, Predators 2: Neal Pionk scored 55 seconds into overtime to help Winnipeg in Nashville and extend its lead over the Predators for the second Western Conference wild card to three points.

Notes

San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer declined to take part in pregame warmups Saturday night, saying the team’s decision to wear Pridethemed jerseys in support of the LGBTQ community runs counter to his religious beliefs. Reimer is the second NHL player to take that action this season. Reimer said in a statement that he made the decision based on his Christian beliefs, adding that he “always strived to treat everyone with respect” and that members of the LGBTQ community should be welcome in hockey.