Hartman scores winner for Wild
Wild 3, Blackhawks 1: Ryan Hartman scored with 3:13 left in the game, and host Minnesota beat Chicago on Saturday to finish off a four-game season sweep of its Central Division rival.
Frederick Gaudreau and Jordan Greenway also scored for Minnesota. Cam Talbot made 21 saves to win his fifth straight, improving to 9-4-0 in his last 13 starts.
Seth Jones scored his first goal in 36 games for the Blackhawks, and Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves,
Islanders 4, Stars 2: Brock Nelson scored three times in the third period for his fourth career hat trick, Semyon Varlamov made 37 saves and host New York topped Dallas. Ryan Pulock also scored for New York, which extended its point streak to six games and won for the fifth time in six games.
Oilers 6, Devils 3: Evander Kane scored twice, Connor McDavid had a goal and a pair of assists, and host Edmonton used a four-goal third period to top New Jersey for its fifth straight victory. McDavid’s empty-netter extended his goal-scoring streak to five games and gave him 90 points on the season.
Golden Knights 5, Kings 1: Logan Thompson stopped 37 shots and the host Golden Knights beat the Kings. Thompson, last season’s American Hockey League goalie of the year for Vegas’ affiliate in nearby Henderson, picked up his second straight win for the Golden Knights, who have won two straight after a franchise-worst fivegame losing streak.
Penguins 4, Coyotes 1: Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby scored third-period goals to help the Penguins beat the Coyotes. Malkin broke a 1-1 tie with 7:24 to play. He was stopped on a drive to the net against Scott Wedgewood, but finally corralled the puck and chipped it in for his 11th goal. The center has only played 27 games this season.
Blue Jackets 5, Blues 4: Gus Nyquist, Patrik Laine and Emil Bemstrom each had a goal and an assist, lifting the host Blue Jackets over St. Louis and sending the Blues to their third straight loss. Sean Kuraly and Jakub Voracek also scored, and Eric Robinson and Oliver Bjorkstrand each added two assists in Columbus’ fourth win in five games.
Canadiens 5, Senators 1: Jake Allen made 29 saves for his first victory since late November, helping the host Canadiens beat the Senators. Jake Evans had a goal and an assist for Montreal, and Paul Byron, Cole Caufield, Joel Armia and Brett Kulak also scored.
Predators 6, Maple Leafs 3: Eeli Tolvanen, Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene each had a goal and an assist to lead the host Predators to a victory over the Maple Leafs. Tanner Jeannot, Mattias Ekholm and Yakov Trenin also scored for the Predators.
Rangers 2, Lightning 1: Mika Zibanejad scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 16 seconds left in the third period and the visiting Rangers beat the Lightning. Jacob Trouba also scored and Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 shots for New York.