Vegas collects 4 goals in 3rd period for win
Reilly Smith scored the goahead goal in the third period, and the Western Conferenceleading Vegas Golden Knights sent visiting Chicago to a season-high seventh loss in a row, 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The Golden Knights also got third-period goals from Brad Hunt, David Perron and Tomas Nosek. Ryan Carpenter scored earlier in the game and MarcAndre Fleury had 29 saves for Vegas, which snapped a twogame home losing streak.
The last-place Blackhawks have been outscored 29-12 during their losing streak.
The Golden Knights wasted no time in seizing control early in the third period, with three goals in less than five minutes. First, Hunt tied the game 2-2 when he ripped a wrist shot in for a power-play goal. Moments later, Smith scored his 17th goal of the season. Then James Neal stole the puck in neutral zone and set up Perron on the break to beat Jeff Glass low on the glove side. Hurricanes 7, Kings 3: Justin Faulk scored three times in a span of 12:21 to become the 10th defenseman in NHL history to score a natural hat trick as host Carolina raced to a 5-0 lead. Jeff Skinner scored twice for the Hurricanes. Predators 4, Blues 3: After trailing by three goals entering the third period, host Nashville rallied for three goals in the span of 6:42 to tie it and force overtime, in which Filip Forsberg scored on a penalty shot at 1:19. Penguins 6, Senators 3: Jake Guentzel scored twice and Zach Aston Reese scored his first two NHL goals for host Pittsburgh, which has won seven of nine overall and nine straight at home. Sidney Crosby finished with three assists. Blue Jackets 4, Islanders 1: Oliver Bjorkstrand and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored power-play goals in the second period to give visiting Columbus a lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Zach Werenski had three assists for the Blue Jackets. Sabres scored a 5, goal Lightning and added 3: Ryan two assists O’Reilly as host Buffalo beat Eastern Conference-leading Tampa Bay. Backup goaltender Chad Johnson stopped 26 shots to pick up just his fourth win and first in nine home appearance this season. Jets 4, Capitals 3: Tyler Myers scored 3:35 into overtime as host Winnipeg overcame a two-goal deficit. Bruins 5, Flames 2: Patrice Bergeron and Riley Nash scored two goals apiece for host Boston, which won for the sixth time in seven games. Red Wings 2, Ducks 1: After Dylan Larkin and Frans Nielsen scored in the first two periods for host Detroit, Adam Henrique cut Anaheim’s deficit to a goal with 3:54 left in the game. The Red Wings still skated off the ice with a sense of relief after blowing third-period leads in recent games. Devils 5, Flyers 4: Travis Hall scored twice in regulation and Drew Stafford had the only tally in the shootout as visiting New Jersey snapped a fourgame losing streak. Wild 3, Rangers 2: Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves to preserve host Minnesota’s early three-goal lead. Eric Staal, Zach Parise and Marcus Foligno all scored in the first 6:17 for the Wild, which ran its home point streak to a franchise-record 13 games (100-3). John Gilmour scored his first NHL goal in his third game for New York, and Kevin Hayes added his 13th goal of the season. Briefly: professional billionaire filmmaker its The expansion David Jerry group hockey Bruckheimer, Bonderman looking to application Seattle, to and bring submitted led with by the expected NHL. The for weeks application and is had the been next step in bringing an NHL franchise to the largest market in the U.S. without one. The filing also included a $10 million deposit. If Seattle is successful in its expansion bid, the franchise would bring the league to an even 32 teams with 16 in each conference. A new team also would yield a hefty expansion fee — around $650 million . ... The Kings acquired defenseman Dion Phaneuf and forward Nate Thompson from the Senators. Los Angeles sent forwards Marian Gaborik and Nick Shore to Ottawa.