Bruins hand Flyers 10th straight loss
PHILADELPHIA — Tuukka Rask made 28 saves to help the Boston Bruins beat Philadelphia 3-0 on Saturday, sending the Flyers to a club record-tying 10th straight loss.
Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak each had a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who have won six of seven. Ryan Spooner also scored.
Philadelphia was shut out for the third time during its slide and sixth time this season. It’s the first 10-game losing streak for the franchise since Feb. 6-23, 2008.
WILD 2, BLUES 1, OT: Matt Dumba scored 39 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a victory over the St. Louis Blues. Dumba started the gamewinning rush by picking up a loose puck in his own end. After entering the defensive zone, he fed the puck across the slot to Charlie Coyle, who feathered a return pass that Dumba chipped past Blues goalie Jake Allen for his second goal this season. LIGHTNING 5, SHARKS 2: Tyler Johnson scored twice in the third period to snap a 15-game drought and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks. Nikita Kucherov had two goals and Cory Conacher also scored for the Lightning, who had lost four of six. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves. CANADIENS 10, RED WINGS 1: Paul Byron got his first career hat trick, Alex Galchenyuk had a careerbest four assists and the Montreal Canadiens beat the slumping Detroit Red Wings for their fifth straight win.
PENGUINS 5, SABRES 1: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist apiece, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their season-best fourth straight game by beating the Buffalo Sabres. Crosby scored his 12th goal, finding the net for a season-high fifth consecutive game. He has a point in 27 of his last 29 games against the Sabres dating to December 29, 2007. HURRICANES 3, PANTHERS 2, OT: Noah Hanifin scored with 2 seconds left in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers in a brawl-filled contest. Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner scored Carolina’s regulation goals, while Nick Bjugstad and Alexsander Barkov tallied for Florida.
CANUCKS 2, MAPLE LEAFS 1: Jacob Markstrom stopped 35 shots to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
COYOTES 5, DEVILS 0: Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots for his first shutout of the season and second of his career, leading the Arizona Coyotes past the New Jersey Devils. PREDATORS 3, DUCKS 2, SO: Kevin Fiala and Kyle Turris scored in the shootout to lead Nashville over Anaheim.
STARS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, SO: Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin scored in the shootout to lift the Dallas Stars over the Chicago Blackhawks.
It was Dallas’ second win in three nights against Chicago, with both games extended beyond regulation.