Kreider leads Rangers by Flyers
Rangers 4, Flyers 1: Chris Kreider scored again and Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 shots to help host New York beat Philadelphia on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba and Dryden Hunt also scored and Kaapo Kakko added two assists as the Rangers won for the eighth time in nine games. New York has won six in a row at home. Shesterkin made 11 saves in the first period, 15 in the second and seven in the third to improve to 12-3-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average this season. Morgan Frost scored and Carter Hart had 24 saves for Philadelphia, which lost its seventh straight (0-5-2).
Maple Leafs 8, Avalanche 3: Auston Matthews scored three goals for his fourth career hat trick and streaking Toronto thumped visiting Colorado. John Tavares had a goal and two assists for Toronto (17-6-1), while William Nylander scored one and set up another. Jack Campbell made 28 saves. Jason Spezza, Travis Dermott and Pierre Engvall had the other goals for the Maple Leafs, who have won five straight games and are 15-2-0 over their last 17. Michael Bunting added three assists, while Mitch Marner and Alexander Kerfoot had two each.
Red Wings 4, Kraken 3 (SO): Adam Erne scored the decisive goal in a shootout and host Detroit won its fourth straight game by beating Seattle. Detroit won the shootout 2-1, with Dylan Larkin also converting. Robby Fabbri, Vladislav Namestnikov and Lucas Raymond scored in regulation for the Red Wings. Ryan Donato had two goals and Vince Dunn scored the other for the Kraken.
Canucks 6, Senators 2: J.T Miller scored and added two assists to lead visiting Vancouver over Ottawa. Luke Schenn, Tyler Motte, Tanner Pearson, Bo Horvat, and Alex Chiasson chipped in for the Canucks, who finished their five-game road trip with a 2-3-0 record. Quinn Hughes had four assists, and Thatcher Demko made 19 saves in net. Adam Gaudette scored in his debut with the Senators after being claimed on waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks. Brady Tkachuk also scored for Ottawa, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 shots.
Oilers 5, Penguins 2: Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists, Zach Hyman scored twice and host Edmonton defeated Pittsburgh. Kailer Yamamoto and Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers (16-5-0), who won their third game in a row and improved to 91-0 on home ice despite getting outshot 34-22. Jake Guentzel and Teddy Blueger each had a goal for the Penguins (108-5), who have lost three straight. Pittsburgh was 15-0-4 in its previous 19 games against the Oilers.
Ducks 6, Golden Knights 5: Troy Terry scored his 15th goal during Anaheim’s four-goal second period, and Trevor Zegras and Sonny Milano had three assists apiece in the Ducks’ victory over Vegas. Rickard Rakell, Josh Manson and Hampus Lindholm also scored in the second period for the Ducks, who have won 11 of 15 after backto-back victories over Pacific Division rivals Los Angeles and Vegas. Jamie Drysdale scored in the third period and Isac Lundestrom added a shorthanded empty-net goal for Anaheim.