Predators top Ducks for 10th straight win

Nashville’s Austin Watson scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period and the host Predators beat Anaheim 4-2 on Thursday to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 10 games.

The Predators also matched Colorado for the longest winning streak in the NHL this season. The victory kept Nashville’s edge at six points ahead of Winnipeg and Vegas for the Western Conference lead.

Rickard Rakell scored twice in the third period for the Ducks, whose winning streak was snapped at three games. Lightning 5, Rangers 3: Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two assists as host Tampa Bay won for the eighth time in nine games to maintain a one-point lead over Nashville for the overall NHL lead. The Lightning had the first 17 shots on goal. New York wing Chris Kreider did not return after the first period for “precautionary” reasons, the team said. Panthers 5, Canadiens 0: Roberto Luongo made 40 saves in his second shutout of the season as Florida earned its seventh straight home win. Montreal defenseman Rinat Valiev suffered a lower-body injury in the second period and did not return. Kings 3, Capitals 1: Trevor Lewis, who missed the previous 12 games with an upper-body injury, scored on his own rebound for the go-ahead goal in the second period as host Los Angeles won to move one point ahead wild-card Golden Cody goals stopped of Detroit Jets made the 3, Eakin apiece 41 season of Devils has Knights 28 saves Colorado spot lost and shots and for 2: as in five Alex Connor visiting the Marc-Andre 4, visiting for for in Red Tuch West. his a the row. third Wings Vegas. Hellebuyck Winnipeg second scored shutout Fleury 0: two won center a second big its hit Travis fourth period. from Zajac Andrew in a row. did Coop New not return in Jersey the after Bruins scoring third period 3, with Flyers to 22 snap seconds 2: Brad a tie, left Marchand his in third the winner host Boston in the won past its three fifth games, in a row. as Philadelphia has lost five straight. Blue Jackets 5, Avalanche 4: Seth Jones scored 59 seconds into overtime for host Columbus. Colorado has lost three in a row. Oilers 2, Islanders 1: Connor McDavid, who tied the game late in the third period, scored the decisive goal in the shootout for host Edmonton. Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2: Sebastian Aho snapped a tie with a power-play goal in the third period as visiting Carolina won. Sabres 4, Senators 3: Jacob Josefson scored the decisive goal in the shootout for visiting Buffalo. Briefly: Chicago defenseman Jan Rutta signed a one-year extension through the 2018-19 season . ... With goalie Steve Mason out with a lowerbody injury, the Jets recalled goalie Michael Hutchinson from the minors. Hutchinson’s flight was delayed, so Winnipeg signed Zane Kalemba, a 32-year-old from Saddle Brook, N.J., to a tryout contract as an emergency backup to Hellebuyck.