Walman delivers Detroit OT win
Defenseman scores on penalty shot
Jake Walman scored on a penalty shot 23 seconds into overtime and the host Detroit Red Wings rallied from a twogoal, third-period deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday.
Walman was awarded the penalty shot after Quinn Hughes slashed him on a breakaway.
It was an unusual spot for the defenseman, who admitted he was “shaking a little bit” before the penalty shot.
“Overtime is capitalizing on chances and breakdowns,” he said. “We’re kind of learning from our other overtimes. It’s important to take those 50-50 chances. (Lucas Raymond) won a battle and made a great pass up the ice. That kind of sealed it.”
Other games
Flames 5, Islanders 2: MacKenzie Weegar recorded his first career hat trick and led visiting Calgary to a win against New York as the Flames extended their seasonwinning streak to four games.
Stars 3, Canadiens 2: Tyler Seguin scored twice, Matt Duchene had two assists and Dallas beat host Montreal as the Stars held onto their lead in the Central division. Thomas Harley also scored as Dallas improved to 8-2-1 in its past 11 games.
Blues 3, Sabres 1: Joel Hofer stopped 33 shots, Jake Neighours scored twice and visiting St. Louis returned from its week off with a win. Jordan Kyrou scored the goahead goal 4 1/2 minutes into the second period and the Blues, off since a 1-0 loss to Columbus on Jan. 30, won their sixth of seven outings.
Capitals 3, Bruins 0: T.J. Oshie scored his 299th career goal, Charlie Lindgren stopped 18 shots for his third shutout of the season and Washington snapped a sixgame losing streak with a win against host Boston. Alex Ovechkin scored his 57th career empty-net goal with 27 seconds remaining to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.
Panthers 4, Avalanche 0: Sergei Bobrovsky made 35 saves in his third shutout of the season, and Florida beat visiting Colorado as the Avalanche’s losing skid has hit four games. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen and Aleksander Barkov scored.
Hurricanes 1, Devils 0 (OT): Sebastian Aho scored 3:40 into overtime to give host Carolina the win. Aho knocked a rebound of a Martin Necas shot out of midair past Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek for the only goal of the game.
Flyers 3, Kraken 2: Sean Couturier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lead Philadelphia to a victory against visiting Seattle. Scott Laughton and Ryan Poehling also scored for the Flyers, who have won all three of their games since the AllStar break.
Lightning 4, Blue Jackets 2: Branden Hagel had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 32 shots, and Tampa Bay beat host Columbus to snap a two-game skid. Nicholas Paul had a goal and an assist, and Anthony Cirelli and Steven Stamkos also scored for Tampa.
Senators 5, Maple Leafs 3: Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists and Ottawa beat visiting Toronto in a game that ended with Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Reilly cross-checking Ridly Greig for firing a slap shot into an empty net.
Predators 5, Coyotes 4 (OT): Ryan McDonagh scored at 1:36 of overtime and host Nashville rallied to beat Arizona to end a three-game skid. Ryan O’Reilly, Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi and Tommy Novak each had a goal and an assist, and Gustav Nyquist had two assists for the Predators.