Lightning spoil Preds’ outdoor effort
Steven Stamkos scored the game-winner at 11:31 of the third period as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 Saturday night to spoil the first outdoor NHL game in Music City.
Stamkos also had two assists. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist, and Brayden Point also scored the first goal as Tampa Bay became the NHL’s 27th franchise to finally play an outdoor game. The Lightning now have won four straight to pull within a point of Atlantic
Division-leading Florida.
Tanner Jeannot and Filip Forsberg each scored a powerplay goal for Nashville, which dropped to 0-2 in outdoor games.
Penguins 1, Rangers 0: Tristan Jarry turned aside 27 shots to outduel Igor Shesterkin, Evgeni Malkin scored his eighth goal of the season and Pittsburgh edged New York. Jarry bounced back from a rough performance in a loss to New Jersey by picking up his 11th career shutout and fourth this season. Malkin provided the difference with a power-play goal 5:09 into the third as the Penguins ended a threegame losing streak to slip past the Rangers into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Shesterkin finished with 25 saves.
Flyers 2, Capitals 1: Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist and Claude Giroux also scored to lead Philadelphia. Carter Hart made 27 saves for the Flyers, who snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the third time in 22 games.
Oilers 4, Panthers 3: Derek Ryan got his first NHL hat trick as Edmonton snapped its two-game losing streak.
Canadiens 2, Senators 1: Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and Montreal beat Ottawa for its fifth straight win.
Maple Leafs 10, Red Wings 7: Mitchell Marner had four goals and two assists, including a natural hat trick during the first 9:19 of the second period, and Toronto withstood a thirdperiod rally to down Detroit.