Vasilevskiy leads Ligthning to victory
Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 shots for his franchise-record tying 11th consecutive victory, Victor Hedman had three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday.
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn had two assists, and the Lightning improved to 12-2-0 at home.
Alex Debrincat scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost four straight and six of seven. Malcolm Subban finished with 25 saves.
Since the start of the 2010-11 season, Chicago has one regulation victory against Tampa Bay in 24 meetings.
PANTHERS 2, PREDATORS 0 >> Chris Driedger stopped 21 shots, Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair scored, and Florida dominated Nashville.
Nashville’s Juuse Saros stopped 47 of 48 shots, but the Predators couldn’t solve Driedger, making his first start since March 7.
AVALANCHE 6, WILD 0 >> Philipp Grubauer made 31 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and two assists, and Colorado Avalanche beat Minnesota.
Grubauer completed his fifth shutout of the season and the 16th of his career.
PENGUINS 3, DEVILS 1 >> Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist, helping Pittsburgh end a two-game skid.
ISLANDERS 6, FLYERS 1 >> Casey Cizikas scored twice in New York’s four-goal first period and the Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers. Jean-gabriel Pageau, Jordan Eberle, Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey also scored to help the Islanders end a two-game skid.
STARS 3, RED WINGS 0 >> Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin stopped all 21 shots he faced and the Dallas Stars pulled away to beat the Detroit Red Wings. RANGERS 3, CAPITALS 1 >> Mika Zibanejad scored the go-ahead goal with 2:32 left, Keith Kinkaid made 28 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals to snap the NHL’S longest winning streak at seven.