Kucherov sparks Lightning
Two goals and three assists give him an Nhl-best 99 points
Nikita Kucherov had two goals and three assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 Monday night for their sixth straight win.
Brayden Point added two goals for the Lightning, who are 8-1-2 in their past 11 games. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 40 shots and got his 26th win. Kucherov now has 99 points to lead the league, with seven goals in the past five games.
Lukas Sedlak scored for the Blue Jackets, who had won four straight.
Flames 5, Coyotes 2: mikael Backlund and michael frolik each had a goal and an assist in the third for Calgary. mark Giordano added a goal and an assist. elias Lindholm and rasmus Andersson each had two assists, and mike Smith stopped 27 shots. Conor Garland and Jordan Weal scored for Arizona. blackhawks 8, Senators 7: Alex debrincat had three goals and two assists to help Chicago win its ninth in 11 games. Patrick Kane scored his 36th goal and added two assists to extend his point streak to 18 games — with 14 goals and 26 assists during the stretch — the longest this season. dylan Strome also had a goal and two assists in his fourth three-point game since joining the Blackhawks on nov. 25. Colin White had two goals and an assist, and thomas Chabot scored twice for ottawa. Avalanche 3, Golden Knights 0: Andrew Agozzino scored his first NHL goal and Semyon Varlamov stopped 40 shots for his second shutout of the season.
Sabres: Kyle okposo was sent home for further evaluation three days after being punched in the face during a fight with the rangers’ tony deangelo.