KANE SCORES TWICE TO KEEP SHARKS ROLLING

CALIF.» Evander Kane SAN JOSE, scored twice to give him six goals in his past two games against Calgary and the San Jose Sharks won their seventh straight game, beating the Flames 5-1 on Saturday.

Kane followed up his four-goal performance in Calgary a week ago with another impactful performance, scoring a short-handed goal in the second period to give the Sharks a 3-1 lead and an insurance goal in the third. He also used his physical play to get into a scrum with Mikael Backlund and a fight with Travis Hamonic.

The Sharks improved to 10-2 since acquiring Kane just before the trade deadline last month.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Anton Forsberg stopped 28 shots to help the Blackhawks snap a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Islanders. Chicago was eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2008 following its 5-1 loss to Colorado on Tuesday, and pushed the struggling Islanders to the verge of being knocked for the second straight year. … Neal Pionk scored his first goal of the season as the Rangers routed the

Sabres 5-1. Sam Reinhart scored for Buffalo with just under five minutes left in the game. … Alexander Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko scored and the Blues hung on for a 2-1 victory over the

Blue Jackets. Cam Atkinson cut Columbus’ deficit in half in the second period. … Devan Dubnyk stopped 19 shots and Jason Zucker scored his 30th goal and added an assist to lead the Wild past the Predators 4-1. … Phillip Di Giusseppe and Jordan Staal each had a goal and assist to lead the

Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Senators. … Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson each scored twice and Nicklas Backstrom had four assists as the Capitals defeated the Canadiens 6-4. … Nazem Kadri scored with 7:26 left in regulation, helping the Maple Leafs extend their club-record home winning streak to 13 games with a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings. … Denis Malgin snapped a tie with 3:45 left and the Panthers overcame a two-goal deficit by scoring four times in the third period for a 4-2 victory over the Coyotes. … Keith Kinkaid made 35 saves and the

Devils earned a 2-1 victory over the Lightning.