The Chronicle Herald (Provincial)
Leafs beat Oilers to wrap up road trip
Alexander Kerfoot had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated host Edmonton Oilers in NHL action on Saturday night.
Ilya Mikheyev, Frederik Gauthier and Mitchell Marner also scored for the Maple Leafs, who went 3-1-0 on a four-game trip that included stops in St. Louis, Vancouver and Calgary. Goaltender Frederik Andersen made 36 saves for his 200th NHL victory.
Alex Chiasson scored the lone goal for the Oilers, whose winless streak reached a seasonhigh four games (0-3-1). Mikko Koskinen stopped 28 of 31 shots. Edmonton's Connor McDavid, the league's leading scorer, was held pointless.
Capitals 5, Lightning 2:
Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 45 seconds apart to break a third-period tie in Washington's win over host Tampa Bay, who lost Nikita Kucherov — the NHL's MVP and points leader last season — to injury in the middle of the second period Saturday.
Kucherov did not return after he took a blast from John Carlson directly on the laces at the top of his right skate and fell to the ice.
Washington improved to an NHL-best 24-5-5 overall and 15-2-1 on the road. T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom each contributed a goal and an assist, and Tom Wilson tallied for the Capitals, who are also 15-3-2 since the start of November. Backup goalie Ilya Samsonov recorded 26 saves to move to 8-2-1.
Brayden Point netted his 12th goal, and Jan Rutta scored his first as a member of the Lightning, who played their fourth game in six days (2-2-0).
Bruins 4, Panthers 2: David Pastrnak scored twice to extend his league-leading tally to 28 and power Boston past host Florida to break a five-game losing streak (0-4-1), its longest skid since March 2016.
Backup goalie Jaroslav Halak earned the win, making 31 saves and improving his record to 8-3-3. Jake DeBrusk and David Krejci also scored for the Bruins, who built a 3-0 lead and hung on for the win. Torey Krug and Brad Marchand added two assists each.
Islanders 3, Sabres 2 (OT):
Anthony Beauvillier scored with 1:56 left in overtime as host New York edged Buffalo.
Michael Dal Colle and Jordan Eberle scored for the Islanders, who have won three straight and four of five. Victor Olofsson scored in the second period for the Sabres, and Jack Eichel forced overtime by tying the game late in the third, extending his league-high active point streak to 16 games.
Blues 4, Blackhawks 3:
Justin Faulk scored the gamewinning goal as host St. Louis rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit to defeat Chicago.
Tyler Bozak scored twice for the Blues in his 700th NHL game, and Jacob de la Rose scored the game-tying goal in the third period. Jordan Binnington made 19 saves in his first career appearance against the Blackhawks.
Brandon Saad scored twice, Jonathan Toews earned two assists and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who are winless (0-3-1) in their last four games.
Wild 4, Flyers 1: Eric Staal scored two goals, and Alex Stalock finished with 17 saves as Minnesota extended its home point streak to 12 games with a victory over Philadelphia in Saint Paul, Minn.
Zach Parise and Carson Soucy also scored goals, and Jonas Brodin added two assists for Minnesota, which improved to 10-1-4 over its last 15 games. The Wild, who began the season with just one win and two points in their first seven games (1-6-0), moved within two points of the Vegas Golden Knights for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Devils 2, Coyotes 1: Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal at 11:34 of the third period, and New Jersey ended a sevengame losing streak with a win over Pacific Division-leading Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.
Stars 4, Predators 1: Blake Comeau scored a short-handed goal, the first of four Dallas goals in the second period, to breeze to a victory over host Nashville.
Hurricanes 4, Flames 0:
James Reimer made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season, and Brock McGinn and Dougie Hamilton scored second-period goals, as visiting Carolina cooled off streaking Calgary.
Senators 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT): Anthony Duclair completed his third-career hat trick with a power-play goal 1:56 into overtime, as Ottawa won for the seventh time in eight home games.
Penguins 5, Kings 4 (SO):
Bryan Rust, who earlier had two goals and an assist, scored
the only goal in the shootout as Pittsburgh downed visiting Los Angeles.
Ducks 4, Rangers 3 (SO):
Jakob Silfverberg scored a goal in regulation and added the deciding score in a shootout as Anaheim rallied late for a victory over visiting New York.
Sharks 4, Canucks 2: Logan Couture and Evander Kane each netted one goal and one assist, and goaltender Aaron Dell sparkled in net as San Jose won for the first time in seven games with a home-ice victory over Vancouver.
Red Wings 2, Canadiens 1:
Jonathan Bernier made 42 saves, Mike Green had a goal and an assist and visiting Detroit held off Montreal.
Bernier nearly recorded the Red Wings' first shutout this season until the Canadiens scored in the final minute.