Ottawa puts Stockholm sweep on ice
Hoffman scores twice to deliver second straight win over Colorado
Mike Hoffman scored two goals to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday for a sweep of their two regular-season games in Sweden.
Mark Stone and Johnny Oduya also scored for Ottawa, which trailed 3-2 after two periods. Defenseman Erik Karlsson had two assists, giving the captain 17 points in 11 games this season.
Oduya, a Stockholm native, drove a slap shot by Jonathan Bernier at 7:01 of the third, tying it at 3 and delighting the crowd of more than 13,000. Hoffman got the game-winning goal on a one-timer on a power play with 6:37 left.
The two games in Stockholm were part of the 2017 NHL Global Series.
The Senators beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime in the opener on Friday.
WILD 1, FLYERS 0 >> Jason Zucker scored his sixth goal in three games and Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves for his second straight shutout.
Zucker has scored Minnesota’s last six goals, extending his team record when he banked in a rebound off Brian Elliott 1:06 into the third period. Elliott stopped 26 shots, and the Flyers were blanked for the fourth time this season.
RANGERS 4, OILERS 2 >> Rick Nash scored twice, leading New York to its season-high sixth straight win. Pavel Buchnevich also scored for the Rangers, and Michael Grabner added an empty-netter with 1.4 seconds remaining. Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves. Connor McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers, while Cam Talbot made 30 saves. MAPLE LEAFS 4, BRUINS 1 >> Mitch Marner and James van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist, Curtis McElhinney stopped 38 shots and the Maple Leafs completed a sweep of a home-and-home series. Morgan Rielly and Patrick Marleau also scored to help the Leafs win their fourth straight.
BLACKHAWKS 4, HURRICANES 3, (OT) >> Brandon Saad scored at 1:44 of overtime, and Chicago got a sorely needed victory on the road. Alex DeBrincat had two goals and Gustav Forsling also scored for Chicago,. Anton Forsberg stopped 35 shots. Brock McGinn scored twice and Jeff Skinner also had a goal for Carolina.
CANADIENS 2, SABRES 1, (OT) >> Max Pacioretty scored at 3:08 of overtime and Andrew Shaw also scored for Montreal (4-10). The Canadiens have won four of five to improve to 8-9-1. BLUE JACKETS 2, RED WINGS
1>> Jack Johnson scored in the ninth round of the shootout, helping Columbus stop a four-game losing streak. Artemi Panarin scored for the Blue Jackets in regulation, and Andreas Athanasiou replied for the Red Wings.
DEVILS 2, PANTHERS 1 >> Cory Schneider made 32 saves to help New Jersey stop a four-game slide. Damon Severson and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils (10-4-2). James Reimer made 19 stops, and Nick Bjugstad scored Florida’s lone goal. ISLANDERS 5, BLUES 2
>> John Tavares scored early to start New York’s three-goal first period and Thomas Greiss stopped 35 shots. Anders Lee had a goal and an assist, and Casey Cizikas, Jordan Eberle and Joshua Ho-Sang also scored to help the Islanders. Brayden Schenn and Scottie Upshall scored for the Blues.
PREDATORS 5, PENGUINS
4 (SO) >> Filip Forsberg scored the shootout winner in a Stanley Cup rematch. Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist in his Predators debut, after arriving from Ottawa in a three-way trade. Forsberg and Kevin Fiala scored for the Predators in the shootout, with Sidney Crosby scoring Pittsburgh’s lone shootout goal. JETS 3, COYOTES 1 >> Mark Scheifele scored the goahead goal in the third period and Kyle Connor added an insurance goal for Winnipeg, which saw Steve Mason stop 27 of 28 shots. Zac Rinaldo scored for Arizona.