Dubnyk sharp as Wild shut out Blackhawks
Devan Dubnyk made sure the host Minnesota Wild didn’t let another three-goal lead slip away, especially not with a chance to keep the rival Chicago Blackhawks reeling.
Dubnyk made a season-high 44 saves, Charlie Coyle scored twice and the Wild beat the Blackhawks 3-0 on Saturday night. Mikko Koivu also scored in the first period for Minnesota. It was Dubnyk’s fourth shutout of the season and No. 28 for his career.
On Thursday night, the Wild gave up a 3-0 lead to Arizona and lost 4-3 in overtime.
“It’s funny we end up 3-0 again,” Dubnyk said. “So, couldn’t have written it any better to give ourselves a chance at a do-over, and we did that.”
Jeff Glass made 16 saves for the last-place Blackhawks, who have lost five straight and nine of their past 11.
“It’s an environment that we’re not accustomed to and we’re trying to remain positive, looking forward to competing the right way and giving yourself a chance to play with a purpose in a team-structured game,” Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said.
The Wild bounced back nicely from that loss to the Coyotes, with Dubnyk playing a key role as Chicago outshot Minnesota 44-19.
Coyle had four goals in his first 33 games of the season, but he has picked up four goals in his past six games.
Flyers 4, Coyotes 3: Nolan Patrick scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give visiting Philadelphia its third straight victory. Claude Giroux, Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds scored in regulation. Jason Demers, Alex Goligoski and Zac Rinaldo had the goals for Arizona.
Hurricanes 3, Avalanche 1: Brock McGinn scored twice to lead host Carolina to a win over Colorado. Jeff Skinner also scored, Elias Lindholm had two assists and Cam Ward stopped 29 shots to help the Hurricanes remain one point ahead of Columbus for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference. Tyson Barrie scored for Colorado. Lightning 4, Kings 3: Andrei Vasilevskiy made 44 saves, Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and NHLleading Tampa Bay beat visiting Los Angeles. The Lightning also got goals from Alex Killorn, Cedric Paquette and Nikita Kucherov. Jonny Brodzinski, Kyle Clifford and Christian Folin scored for the Kings.
Predators 3, Canadiens 2: Ryan Ellis scored the only goal in the shootout to lift visiting Nashville over Montreal. Scott Hartnell and Kevin Fiala scored in regulation for the Predators, and Pekka Rinne finished with 47 saves. Brendan Gallagher and Jonathan Drouin scored for the Canadiens, and Carey Price stopped 30 shots.
Maple Leafs 6, Senators 3: Mitch Marner had two goals and three assists, helping host Toronto beat Ottawa. Longtime Shark Patrick Marleau added a goal and two assists as the Maple Leafs won for the seventh time in eight games. Auston Matthews, James van Riemsdyk and Nazem Kadri also scored. Marner became the first Toronto player to record five points in a game since Tomas Kaberle on Oct. 26, 2009.
Blue Jackets 6, Devils 1: Artemi Panarin and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 35 shots as host Columbus beat New Jersey to snap a five-game losing streak. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Josh Anderson, Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert also scored for the Blue Jackets. Will Butcher scored for the Devils with 3½ minutes left to spoil Bobrovsky’s shutout bid..
Sabres 4, Bruins 2: Scott Wilson had a goal and an assist during visiting Buffalo’s big second period against Boston. Evander Kane and Benoit Pouliot also scored during the second and Rasmus Ristolainen added an empty-netter with 29 seconds remaining.
Briefly: The Capitals signed center Lars Eller to a five-year, $17.5 million extension through the 2022-23 season . ... The Golden Knights placed goalie Malcolm Subban on injured reserve with an upper-body injury suffered Thursday.