Kane hat trick lifts Oilers over Kraken

Evander Kane recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Edmonton Oilers gained some cushion in the Western Conference playoff chase with a 6-4 win over the Kraken on Saturday at Seattle.

Kane capped the sixth three-goal game of his career by scoring on an odd-man rush with 9:40 remaining just after a power play for Seattle ended. Kane also scored Edmonton's first goal less than two minutes into the game, and his second goal came 43 seconds into the second period.

AVALANCHE 5, RED WINGS 1 ❯❯ Nathan MacKinnon scored a tiebreaking goal with a burst of speed and a slick wrist shot midway through the second period to help visiting Colorado win its fifth straight.

BRUINS 5, WILD 2 ❯❯ David Pastrnak scored his 47th goal of the season and Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in Boston's win at Minnesota. Jake DeBrusk, David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins, who have won two in a row as they seek to surpass the record 62 wins and 132 points in a season.

JETS 3, PREDATORS 2, OT ❯❯ Neal Pionk scored 55 seconds into overtime to lead Winnipeg to a victory at Nashville.

RANGERS 6, PENGUINS 0 ❯❯ Mika Zibanejad had a goal and two assists, Artemi Panarin scored twice and Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves as New York routed visitig Pittsburgh for its second win over the Penguins in three days.

PANTHERS 4, DEVILS 2 ❯❯ Sam Reinhart scored two of Florida's four third-period goals and the Panthers rallied to beat visiting New Jersey. The Panthers kept pace in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, extending their points streak to six at 5-0-1.

HURRICANES 5, FLYERS 4 ❯❯ Sebastian Aho had a hat trick, including the winning goal 28 seconds into overtime after Martin Necas tied it with 0.3 seconds left in regulation, and Carolina rallied to win at Philadelphia.

LIGHTNING 5, CANADIENS 3 ❯❯ Brandon Hagel had his second NHL hat trick, Steven Stamkos reached the 30-goal mark for the eighth time and Tampa Bay rallied in the third period at home to beat Montreal.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, SENATORS 4 ❯❯ Alexander Kerfoot scored the deciding goal in the ninth round of the shootout, and Toronto Leafs won at Ottawa.