The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

SATURDAY’S GAMES

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Rangers 6, DEVILS 3: Ryan Strome scored twice and streaking New York sent New Jersey to its fifth straight loss. Adam Fox, Kevin Rooney, Libor Hajek and Filip Chytil also scored, and Alexandar Georgiev had 24 saves.

ISLANDERS 5, Sabres 2: Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield each had a goal and an assist, Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves, and Cal Clutterbuc­k, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee also scored for New York.

PENGUINS 4, Flyers 3: Jared McCann pounced on a rebound and knocked it past Bryan Elliott with less than 10 minutes to go. Zach Aston-Reese, Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry had 19 saves.

Panthers 6, PREDATORS 2: Noel Acciari scored three goals for his third career hat trick. Aaron Ekblad and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist. Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves for Florida.

Maple Leafs at CANUCKS (late): Toronto clashed with Vancouver for the second game in a row Saturday after Jake Virtanen scored two goals in the Canucks’ 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Wild at COYOTES (late): Arizona looked to end its three-game home skid. The teams met for the second straight day, with the Wild winning 5-1 on Friday.

Jets at CANADIENS (late): Winnipeg visited Montreal for the second straight game after the Jets defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Thursday.

Ducks at AVALANCHE (late): Anaheim looked to break its nine-game losing streak Saturday. The teams previously met Friday, a 3-2 Avalanche win in OT.

Blue Jackets at STARS (late): Dallas took on Columbus Saturday looking to break its six-game home slide. The teams met for the second time in a row, with the Blue Jackets winning 3-2 on Thursday.

Blues at KINGS (late): L.A. sought to end its four-game slide on Saturday, one day after falling to the Blues 3-2 in overtime.

Flames at OILERS (late): Edmonton entered Saturday’s matchup with Calgary after losing three straight games. The Oilers took down the Flames 7-1 in their last meeting on Feb. 20.

Golden Knights at SHARKS (late): Vegas came into Saturday’s matchup having won five straight. Against San Jose on Feb. 13, Vegas won 3-1.

 ?? CHRISTOPHE­R HANEWINCKE­L/USA TODAY SPORTS ?? Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) misses on a shot attempt as he is hit by Nashville Predators right wing Rocco Grimaldi (23) during the second period Saturday at Bridgeston­e Arena.
CHRISTOPHE­R HANEWINCKE­L/USA TODAY SPORTS Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) misses on a shot attempt as he is hit by Nashville Predators right wing Rocco Grimaldi (23) during the second period Saturday at Bridgeston­e Arena.

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