Gaudreau’s 2 goals ignite Flames
LOS ANGELES — Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames extended their lead in the Pacific Division with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Elias Lindholm also scored for the Flames, who have 91 points and a five-point advantage over the Kings atop the division. Jacob Markstrom stopped 27 shots as Calgary snapped a three-game losing streak.
Adrian Kempe had two goals and Anze Kopitar had two assists for Los Angeles, which had earned at least a point in five of its last six coming into the game. The Kings have 86 points and are only one point in front of the Edmonton Oilers for second.
■ Bruins 3, Blue Jackets 2, OT: At Columbus, Ohio, Jake Debrusk scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to lift Boston over the Columbus. Zach Werenski scored late in the second period to tie the score. After a scoreless third, Debrusk beat Elvis Merzlikins following a Columbus turnover. Debrusk scored in his fifth straight game as Boston has won three straight and 10 of the last 12.
■ Maple Leafs 6, Lightning 2: At Tampa, Fla., Auston Matthews had three goals to tie the franchise singleseason record with 54 as Toronto skates past Tampa Bay. Matthews, who also had an assist and extended his goal streak to six games. completed his seventh career hat trick — and fourth this season — from the slot to give Toronto a 5-2 lead at 7:08 of the third. The center equaled Rick Vaive’s mark set in 1981-82.
■ Blues 5, Coyotes 1: At St. Louis, Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and two assists as St. Louis beat Arizona. Ivan Barbashev and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak at home to Arizona. Ville Husso made 21 saves as St. Louis won for the fourth time in its last five games (4-0-1). Nick Schmaltz scored in the third period and Ivan Prosvetov made 24 saves for the Coyotes, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games.