Vegas sets expansion win record
Devils score late to beat Flyers; Avs edge Oilers
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — David Perron scored 3:57 into overtime to lead Vegas past the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night for the Golden Knights’ 34th victory, the most by an NHL expansion team in its debut season.
The Jets had the puck rolling in the crease three times in the extra period, but they couldn’t get it into the net. Perron then fired a high shot past Connor Hellebuyck to win it.
Winnipeg’s Kyle Connor had tied it with a high shot to Marc-Andre Fleury’s glove side with 2:36 left in the third period. Joel Armia also had a goal and one assist for Winnipeg. Fleury stopped 24 shots for Vegas (34-12-4).
DEVILS 4, FLYERS 3: In Newark, N.J., Nico Hischier scored on a deflection with 1:27 to play as New Jersey rallied to beat Philadelphia.
Damon Severson scored with 9:00 left to tie it, and Hischier’s first goal in 11 games gave New Jersey its second straight win and spoiled goaltender Alex Lyon’s first NHL start.
Kyle Palmieri and Drew Stafford also scored for the Devils, who have won only four times in 14 games (4-7-3) since Dec. 29. Keith Kinkaid made 22 saves.
AVALANCHE 4, OILERS 3: In Edmonton, Alberta, J.T Compher scored 2:28 into overtime to help Colorado snap a three-game losing skid with a victory over Edmonton.
Nikita Zadorov, Blake Comeau and Samuel Girard also scored for the Avalanche, which had a 10-game winning streak before going on their recent skid.
SENATORS 2, DUCKS 1 (OT): In Ottawa, Erik Karlsson scored 32 seconds into overtime to lift Ottawa over Anaheim and snap a six-game skid.
Karlsson one-timed a pass from Matt Duchene on a power play, beating Ryan Miller with a shot inside the near post.
PREDATORS 5, KINGS 0: In Nashville, Tenn., Pekka Rinne made 19 saves, and Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist as Nashville beat Los Angeles.
Craig Smith, Calle Jarnkrok, Colton Sissons and Viktor Arvidsson also scored.
BRUINS 3, BLUES 1: In Boston, Tuukka Rask made 32 saves and extended his personal point streak to 19 games, lifting Boston over St. Louis.
Rask is 17-0-2 in his last 19 starts, and the Bruins improved to 15-1-4 in their last 20 games overall. David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and David Backes scored for Boston.
MAPLE LEAFS 4, RANGERS 0: In New York, Curtis McElhinney stopped 25 shots to give Toronto its second straight shutout, this time over New York.
James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Marleau, Zach Hyman and Justin Holl scored to help the Maple Leafs get their fourth straight win and a sweep of the teams’ three-game season series.
HURRICANES 2, CANADIENS 0: In Raleigh, N.C., Cam Ward stopped 27 shots in his second shutout of the season as Carolina beat Montreal.
Brett Pesce and Brock McGinn scored to help the Hurricanes win their third straight and sweep the season series from Montreal.
PANTHERS 4, SABRES 2 : In Buffalo, N.Y., Harri Sateri stopped the final 19 shots he faced and 30 overall, and Keith Yandle had a goal and two assists in leading Florida over Buffalo.
Mike Matheson, Denis Malgin and Colton Sceviour also scored for the Panthers.
STARS 4, COYOTES 1: In Glendale, Ariz., Devin Shore had a goal and an assist during Dallas’ three-goal second period as the Stars beat Arizona.
The Stars extended their winning streak against the Coyotes to seven. Arizona has lost seven of nine overall.
LIGHTNING 7, FLAMES 4: In Calgary, Alberta, Alex Killorn had two goals and two assists as Tampa Bay struck for five unanswered goals, including four in the third period, in a win over Calgary.
CANUCKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 2: In Vancouver, British Columbia, Brendan Gounce scored twice to lead Vancouver past Chicago.