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NHL roundup: Johnson's hat trick helps Lightning edge Hurricanes

[January 10, 2018] Jake Dotchin netted his third goal of the season with just over 10 minutes left in regulation to break a deadlock, and Tyler Johnson's hat-trick tally minutes later served as the game-winner as the Tampa Bay Lightning claimed a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.

The Lightning needed both goals to close out the see-saw affair, as the visitors nearly completed a comeback in the dying minutes.

Johnson posted the first three-goal game of the season for a Tampa Bay player, even though the high-flying Lightning sit atop the league standings and boast the NHL's most potent attack.

Brayden Point had three assists for the Lightning, who also got a goal and an assist from Victor Hedman. Brock McGinn, Sebastian Aho, Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm scored for Carolina.

Predators 2, Oilers 1

Pekka Rinne stopped 25 shots as Nashville edged visiting Edmonton 2-1 for its 11th consecutive win against the Oilers and Rinne's 10th straight victory against them, dating back to March 18, 2014.

The Predators won their second straight game before going into a five-day break. Edmonton absorbed its seventh defeat in eight games and has managed just four goals in its past six games.

The latest defeat might have been the most frustrating for the Oilers, who appeared to tie the game at 14:56 of the third period when Mark Letestu knocked a rebound past Rinne. However, Nashville coach Peter Laviolette challenged the goal on the basis of offside. Replay revealed that Jujhar Khaira had a skate in the zone and another one in the air before the puck entered the offensive zone, and the goal was erased.

Flames 3, Wild 2 (OT)

Dougie Hamilton scored the winning goal for the second straight game as Calgary beat Minnesota in overtime at St. Paul, Minn., giving the Flames their first four-game winning streak of the season.

Johnny Gaudreau assisted all three goals, including Hamilton's winner, for a Flames team that recovered from blowing a two-goal, third-period lead. Micheal Ferland and Sean Monahan also scored for Calgary.

Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon collected the Minnesota goals.

Panthers 7, Blues 4

Florida scored three consecutive second-period goals -- all in a span of 4:14 -- to defeat host St. Louis.

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The Panthers, who rallied from an early 2-0 deficit, got three points each from Jonathan Huberdeau (one goal, two assists), Trocheck (two goals, one assist) and Aleksander Barkov (one goal, two assists).

Panthers goalie James Reimer, making his 15th straight start, earned the win, making 26 saves. Blues goalie Jake Allen (18 saves) was chased with 3:23 left in the second period, immediately following the fifth Panthers goal.

Blackhawks 8, Senators 2

Nick Schmaltz and Jonathan Toews each scored two goals, while Patrick Kane doled out four assists in a five-goal second period as visiting Chicago routed Ottawa.

Jordan Oesterle and Duncan Keith added two helpers apiece for Chicago, while goalie Anton Forsberg) stopped 25 shots to pick up the win and also chipped in an assist. Patrick Sharp contributed a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks drove Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson to cover before the second period was half over.

Kane added a goal on a five-point night, and Schmaltz also had an assist.

Capitals 3, Canucks 1

John Carlson and Lars Eller set the tone with first-period goals, and Washington extended its winning streak to a season-high five games with a victory over visiting Vancouver.

Washington goalie Philipp Grubauer, starting for the first time since Dec. 27, finished with 37 saves. The Capitals have won 10 consecutive home games, the longest streak in the NHL this season.

Vancouver is trending the opposite way, having dropped its fifth consecutive game. The Canucks have won just twice in their past 15 matchups.

Jets 7, Sabres 4

Kyle Connor finished with two goals and one assist, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored twice as Winnipeg defeated host Buffalo.

Ehlers scored both of his goals in the second period as the Jets notched three and chased Buffalo starting goalie Robin Lehner. Winnipeg has won three in a row and is 6-0-1 in its past seven games.

Jack Eichel had two goals and an assist for Buffalo.

--Field Level Media

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