NHL roundup: Aleksander Barkov, Panthers extend winning streak to 11
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[April 20, 2022]
Aleksander Barkov completed a hat trick
20 seconds into overtime and the Florida Panthers rallied late to
defeat the New York Islanders 3-2 Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y., for
their 11th consecutive win.
Barkov got behind the defense, took a pass from Jonathan Huberdeau
and slid the puck past Ilya Sorokin for the game-winner, his 37th
goal of the season.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for the Panthers, who are tied with
the Colorado Avalanche for the NHL lead in points. Huberdeau
assisted on all three goals and has a league-leading 81 assists on
the season.
Sebastian Aho and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Islanders).
Sorokin deserved a better fate as he made 39 saves in his fifth
straight start while Semyon Varlamov recovers from an illness.
Bruins 3, Blues 2 (OT)
Charlie McAvoy scored the winning goal in overtime as visiting
Boston defeated St. Louis to snap the Blues' nine-game winning
streak.
The Bruins controlled the puck in overtime and won 48 seconds in
when Jake DeBrusk set up McAvoy for his winning shot from the slot.
DeBrusk and Taylor Hall also scored for the Bruins, while Jeremy
Swayman made 20 saves for Boston. Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an
assist, Robert Thomas also scored and Vladimir Tarasenko collected
two assists for the Blues, who extended their point streak to 13
games (11-0-2).
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Predators 3, Flames 2 (SO)
Matt Duchene became the first 40-goal scorer in Nashville history
and Mikael Granlund potted the shootout winner in a home victory
over Calgary.
Filip Forsberg also scored for the Predators, who strengthened their
hold on a Western Conference wild-card playoff spot. Juuse Saros
made 19 saves through overtime.
Andrew Mangiapane scored both goals for the Pacific Division-leading
Flames, who have a 10-point edge in the chase for the division
title. Dan Vladar stopped 25 shots prior to the shootout.
Senators 4, Canucks 3 (SO)
Adam Gaudette scored the deciding shootout goal to give Ottawa a
road win over Vancouver.
Alex Formenton had two goals, Parker Kelly scored and Nikita Zaitsev
had two assists for Ottawa. Zaitsev set up Formenton's third-period
goal that put the Senators ahead 3-2 after they trailed 2-0 at the
end of the first period.
The Canucks saw their six-game winning streak end, though they still
have an eight-game points streak (6-0-2). Brock Boeser and J.T.
Miller each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Travis Dermott
scored Vancouver's other goal.
Sharks 3, Blue Jackets 2
Scott Reedy scored twice to highlight San Jose's three-goal first
period and the Sharks held on for a victory over visiting Columbus
to snap a 10-game losing streak.
Rudolfs Balcers also scored a goal for San Jose, which won for the
first time since a 4-1 victory over Anaheim on March 26. Kaapo
Kahkonen made 22 saves for his first win in eight games and seven
starts with the Sharks. Kahkonen was acquired from the Minnesota
Wild at the trade deadline on March 21.
Jack Roslovic scored two goals for Columbus, which lost its third
straight game. Elvis Merzlikins finished with 25 saves.
Wild 2, Canadiens 0
Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist to help visiting Minnesota to a
win over Montreal.
Fiala has seven goals and seven assists in a seven-game point
streak. Matt Boldy also scored and Cam Talbot made 26 saves for the
Wild, who won for the fifth time in their past six games.
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Apr 19, 2022; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Boston Bruins defenseman
Charlie McAvoy (73) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game
winning goal against the St. Louis Blues in overtime at Enterprise
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Carey Price made 28 saves in his second start of
the season for the Canadiens, who have lost six straight.
Red Wings 4, Lightning 3
Jakub Vrana tallied twice, including a tiebreaking, breakaway goal
in the third period, to help visiting Detroit finally beat Tampa Bay
goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy.
Oskar Sundqvist and Lucas Raymond also potted goals for the Red
Wings, who salvaged one game in the four-game season series (1-1-2).
With Alex Nedeljkovic out due to an illness, veteran Red Wings
goalie Thomas Greiss stepped into the crease and had a stellar game
with 38 saves.
Ross Colton scored a pair and Nikita Kucherov also found the net for
the Lightning, who fell to 4-4-2 in April. Tampa Bay's Steven
Stamkos produced three assists to tie Martin St. Louis for the
franchise record with 953 points
Maple Leafs 5, Flyers 2
William Nylander and Ilya Mikheyev each had a goal and an assist as
Toronto defeated visiting Philadelphia.
Timothy Liljegren, Jason Spezza and David Kampf also scored for the
Maple Leafs, who won their fourth consecutive game. Jack Campbell
made 37 saves for the victory.
James van Riemsdyk and Ronnie Attard scored for the Flyers, who have
lost six in a row. Martin Jones stopped 24 shots.
Rangers 3, Jets 0
Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as host New York posted a victory over
Winnipeg.
The Rangers reached 50 wins for the fifth time in team history and
first time since the 2014-15 season. New York also posted its third
consecutive shutout after blanking the Philadelphia Flyers and
Detroit Red Wings in the past week.
Ryan Strome scored a power-play goal late in the second period and
added an empty-netter, while defenseman Adam Fox also tallied for
the Rangers. Artemi Panarin and Andrew Copp had two assists apiece.
Winnipeg's Eric Comrie stopped 31 shots.
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Kings 2, Ducks 1
Phillip Danualt scored a goal for the fourth consecutive game and
Jonathan Quick sparkled in net as Los Angeles strengthened its hold
on third place in the Pacific Division and a playoff spot with a
victory at Anaheim.
Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who have won two straight
games. Quick made 29 saves -- 16 of them in the second period,
including a couple of jaw-droppers during an Anaheim power play
while the score was tied.
Adam Henrique replied for the Ducks, who have long been eliminated
from playoff contention. John Gibson stopped 26 shots.
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