Blackhawks top Pens to end skid; Flames douse Flyers

CHICAGO: Marcus Kruger scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period on Wednesday, and the Chicago Blackhawks broke an eight-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins.

At 3:49 of the third, Kruger was at the lip of the crease when he converted a centering pass from the corner by Andreas Martinsen to give the Blackhawks a 4-3 lead. Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad added empty-net goals in the last 62 seconds.

Toews finished with a goal and two assists while Kruger, Martinsen, Saad and Brent Seabrook each had a goal and an assist for Chicago. Alex Debrincat also scored for the Blackhawks, who moved out of last place in the NHL, a point ahead of the Los Angeles Kings.

Elsewhere in Calgary, Johnny Gaudreau scored the overtime winner to cap a three-point night and Sean Monahan tallied twice, including a game-tying goal with seven seconds left in regulation, as hosts Calgary stormed to a 6-5 comeback win over Philadelphia.

Trailing 5-3 and with their goalie pulled, the Flames rallied late. After Rasmus Ander- sson scored his first NHL goal with 68 seconds left on the clock, Monahan netted his 20th of the season as time was nearly up.

Monahan set up Gaudreau on an odd-man rush for the winner 35 seconds into overtime. David Rittich, who took the net at the start of the third period, stopped four of the five shots he faced to record the victory.

Meanwhile, in Anaheim, Ondrej Kase recorded his first career hat trick and Brandon Montour added the go-ahead goal with eight minutes remaining as Anaheim scored four times in the third period to rally for a 6-3 victory over visiting Dallas.

Kase’s third goal and Montour’s game-winner came 1:21 apart in the third period as the Ducks earned their seventh win in eight games.

Jakob Silfverberg added a quick insurance goal, and Hampus Lindholm sealed the win with an empty-netter as the Ducks matched their season high for goals in a game.