Rickard Rakell, Cam Fowler and Josh Manson also scored, while
Frederik Andersen made 27 saves for the Ducks, who matched a
franchise record with their 10th consecutive win, a mark that was
set from Dec. 6-28, 2013. Anaheim is 17-1-1 in its past 19 games and
24-4-2 since the Christmas break.
Anaheim also earned a point in a 12th game in a row (11-0-1). Both
streaks are the longest active runs in the NHL.
Anthony Duclair scored the Coyotes lone goal and Niklas Treutle, who
was making his first NHL start, stopped just 11 of 16 shots before
he was replaced by Louis Domingue. Domingue stopped all five shots
he faced.
Kings 3, Canadiens 2
LOS ANGELES -- Dwight King's third-period goal was the difference,
and Los Angeles held on for a victory over Montreal at Staples
Center.
Anze Kopitar and Tanner Pearson also scored for the Kings, while
Jonathan Quick stopped 13 of 15 shots. Lars Eller and P.K. Subban
scored for the Canadiens, who got 28 saves from Ben Scrivens.
The Kings, who have won five of their last six contests, remained
tied with the Anaheim Ducks atop the Pacific Division with 80 points
each. The two rivals square off again for the second time in the
past week on Saturday at Staples Center.
Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2
BOSTON -- Brad Marchand scored his 33rd goal of the season, and
Boston won consecutive games at home for the first time in nearly
three months, beating Chicago.
Marchand was one of four Bruins with multi-point nights, joined by
new acquisition Lee Stempniak (two assists) as well as Patrice
Bergeron (goal, assist) and Torey Krug (two assists).
Ryan Spooner and Loui Eriksson also scored for the Bruins, who got
25 saves from Tuukka Rask.
Scott Darling stopped 21 shots while Jonathan Toews and Tomas
Fleischmann scored for the Blackhawks.
Penguins 4, Rangers 1
PITTSBURGH -- Led by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh
took advantage of an uncharacteristic meltdown by goalie Henrik
Lundqvist to score three times in less than two minutes late in the
second period and beat the New York Rangers.
Patric Hornqvist added his fifth goal in three games, Crosby, Malkin
and Phil Kessel all scored for the Penguins, while Marc-Andre Fleury
made 27 saves.
Chris Kreider scored his 14th goal of the season for the Rangers.
Lundqvist stopped the first 17 Penguins shots, only to allow three
goals on the next five shots, and backup Antti Raanta came on for
the third period.
Oilers 4, Flyers 0
PHILADELPHIA -- Edmonton outplayed Philadelphia for a third straight
victory and just its ninth away from home.
Connor McDavid tallied an assist to give him 20 points in his last
16 games, while Lauri Korpikoski, Nail Yakupov, Taylor Hall and
Patrick Maroon scored for the Oilers. Cam Talbot was outstanding in
his ninth straight start, making 35 saves.
In his fifth consecutive outing, Michal Neuvirth stopped 27 shots
for the Flyers.
Wild 2, Maple Leafs 1
TORONTO -- Mikael Granlund's third-period power-play marker pushed
Minnesota over Toronto Maple at Air Canada Centre.
Mikko Koivu had the other Wild goal while Devan Dubnyk made 21
saves.
Jake Gardiner had the lone goal for the Maple Leafs and Garret
Sparks made 20 saves in the loss.
Lightning 4, Senators 1
OTTAWA -- Ben Bishop made 33 saves to lead Tampa Bay over Ottawa for
its eighth consecutive victory.
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Cedric Paquette, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos
had the Lightning's goals, while Marc Methot replied for the
Senators.
Andrew Hammond made 25 saves for Ottawa.
Sabres 6, Flames 3
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Marcus Foligno had a goal and two assists to lead
Buffalo over Calgary.
Jack Eichel, Johan Larsson, Evander Kane, Rasmus Ristolainen and
Nicolas Deslauriers also scored for the Sabres. Robin Lehner made 26
saves.
Mikael Backlund, Dougie Hamilton and Sean Monahan scored for the
Flames, who have lost seven straight games. Jonas Hiller made 29
saves.
Islanders 4, Jets 3 (OT)
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Nick Leddy scored with 29 seconds left in
regulation, and Kyle Okposo added his second goal of the night at
2:20 of overtime, giving the New York Islanders a win in Winnipeg.
Shane Prince and Calvin De Haan also scored for the Islanders.
Mark Scheifele, Dustin Byfuglien and Tyler Myers scored for the
Jets.
Devils 5, Predators 4 (OT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Adam Henrique scored the equalizer in the final
minute and the winner at 1:54 of overtime, as New Jersey stole two
points in Nashville.
Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri and Devante Smith-Pelly also scored for
the Devils.
Filip Forsberg, Craig Smith, Mike Ribeiro and Paul Gaustad scored
for the Predators in the loss.
Avalanche 3, Panthers 2
DENVER -- Calvin Pickard made 38 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal
and an assist, and Colorado beat Florida to spoil Jaromir Jagr's
record-setting night.
Jagr had an assist for his 1,850th career point, tying him with
Gordie Howe for third all-time. He is 37 points behind Mark Messier
for second.
Matt Duchene and Mikkel Boedker also had goals for the Avalance and
Tyson Barrie had two assists.
The Panthers got goals from Erik Gudbranson and Brian Campbell and
Roberto Luongo stopped 23 shots.
Sharks 3, Canucks 2
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Patrick Marleau scored on a
two-on-one breakaway at 5:29 of the third period as San Jose rallied
to defeat Vancouver.
It was Marleau's 92nd career game-winning goal.
Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist for the Sharks. Brent Burns, on
the power play, also scored for San Jose.
Jake Virtanen and Sven Baertschi scored for Vancouver.
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