Blues stop Vegas win streak at eight

Paul Stastny broke a third-period tie with his eighth goal of the season, Carter Hutton continued his hot play in goal and the St. Louis Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Thursday night.

Alexander Steen also scored for the Blues, who won their third straight. Hutton made 32 saves, including two tough stops early in the third while the game was tied.

Hutton, making his third straight start, earned his eighth win of the season and is 12-3 in his last 15 starts.

Erik Haula scored for Vegas, which had its NHL expansion record eight-game winning streak snapped. Marc-Andre Fleury made 37 saves but lost for the first time in six starts.

Stastny’s first goal in 12 games gave the Blues a 2-1 lead at 5:58 of the third period. Stastny poked in his own rebound after Fleury lost sight of it.

Steen gave the Blues a 1- 0 lead midway through the first period. It was his second goal in 23 games and his first non- emptynet goal since Nov. 16 at Edmonton. The tally also tied Steen with Keith Tkachuk for eighth on the Blues’ career points list with 427.

Fleury kept Vegas within a goal by making several saves during a prolonged flurry by Steen’s line early in the second period.

Haula tied it on a onetimer fromJamesNeal midway through the second. FLAMES 4, KINGS 3 » Sean Monahan and Micheal Ferland each had a goal and an assist as Calgary scored four times in the second period in the win. Tanner Pearson scored twice for Los Angeles, which returns home after earning four out of six possible points on their trip through Western Canada. OILERS 2, DUCKS 1 » Ryan Nugent- Hopkins scored the shootout winner, and Edmonton snapped a fourgame skid. Kris Russell scored in regulation for the Oilers, who had been outscored 10- 0 in their previous two games. Ryan Kesler scored for the Ducks, who had won three straight. STARS4, DEVILS3 » Tyler Seguin scored his team-leading 20th goal short-handed, and Alexander Radulov had a goal and two assists in Dallas’ win. Brett Ritchie had the tiebreaking goal on a power play after a second straight penalty against Sami Vatanen, and the Devils matched their season high with a fourth straight loss. COYOTES 3, PREDATORS 2 » Christian Fischer scored off Jakob Chychrun’s rebound at 2:41 of overtime to give Arizona the win over Nashville. The goal was reviewed, then challenged by Nashville and reviewed again. Arizona won for the third time in six games. Nashville has lost three of four. CANADIENS 2, LIGHTNING 1 » Carey Price made 44 saves, Paul Byron scored the only goal in a shootout, and Montreal ended a five-game losing streak with a victory over Tampa Bay. Max Pacioretty scored in regulation for the Canadiens in their first victory since Dec. 22. Nikita Kucherov scored his 26th goal for the Lightning.

• The Canadiens traded goalie Al Montoya to the Edmonton Oilers for a conditional fourth-round pick this year. HURRICANES4, PENGUINS0 » Sebastian Aho scored twice, CamWard stopped 21 shots, and Carolina blanked Pittsburgh. Ward got his first shutout of the season and 26th of his career. The Penguins have dropped eight of their past 12 and haven’t won back-to- back games since Dec. 1-2. FLYERS6, ISLANDERS4 » Ivan Provorov had two goals and an assist, and Sean Couturier had a goal, an assist and participated in one of several fights for Philadelphia in a feisty victory over New York. The Islanders suffered their season-high fourth straight loss.

• The Islanders signed defenseman Scott Mayfield to a five-year contract extension through the 202324 season. The deal has an average annual value of $1.45 million, according to Newsday. The 25-year- old Mayfield has two goals and eight assists in a careerhigh 29 games this season. AVALANCHE2, BLUEJACKETS 0» Jonathan had 18 of his 34 saves in the third period for his second shutout of the season, and Colorado beat Columbus for its fourth straight win. WEATHER DELAY » The league postponed Thursday’s matchup between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins because of the severe winter storm impacting Boston and the surrounding area. The date of the rescheduled game will be announced later.