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Eichel, obtained in a Nov. 4 trade with Buffalo and playing his
third game since undergoing neck surgery on Nov. 12, scored his
first goal since Jan. 28, 2021. With Vegas leading 1-0 in the
first period, Eichel drove toward the left side of the net, took
a behind-the-goal pass from Chandler Stephenson and then slid a
shot past the left pad of James Reimer.
Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist and Keegan Kolesar and
Stephenson also scored goals for the Golden Knights, who snapped
a three-game losing streak. Shea Theodore added a pair of
assists for Vegas, which also improved to 17-1-3 all-time in
regular-season games against the Sharks and has won the last 10
in a row.
Nick Bonino scored a goal and Reimer finished with 31 saves for
San Jose, which lost its sixth consecutive game and 10th in its
last 12.
Hurricanes 4, Penguins 3
Jesper Fast and Sebastian Aho scored third-period goals as
visiting Carolina hung on to top Pittsburgh in a showdown for
first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jordan Staal also scored for the
Hurricanes, who won their second straight and are 7-2-2 in their
past 11. Carolina goaltender Antti Raanta made 31 saves.
Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Sidney Crosby and Evan
Rodrigues also scored, and Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang each
had two assists for the Penguins, who lost their second
straight. Pittsburgh goaltender Tristan Jarry made 26 saves.
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 2
Three different defensemen scored goals for Florida and Sergei
Bobrovsky made 22 saves in a win over host Chicago.
Defensemen Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour and MacKenzie Weegar
scored for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell
added empty-net goals in the final two minutes, and Barkov and
Jonathan Huberdeau each had two assists. Florida finished its
road trip with a 4-1-0 record.
Patrick Kane had one goal and one assist for the Blackhawks, who
also got 20 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury. Caleb Jones scored
Chicago's other goal.
Coyotes 3, Stars 1
Nick Schmaltz had a goal with two assists and Scott Wedgewood
made 17 of his 32 saves in the third period as Arizona pulled
out a rare win over visiting Dallas, coming out on top at
Glendale, Ariz.
Schmaltz assisted on Lawson Crouse's goal just after the midway
point of the second period, recorded a tie-breaking score later
in the middle frame and assisted on Clayton Keller's
empty-netter in the final minute as the Coyotes snapped a
five-game home losing streak. Arizona beat Dallas for just the
second time in the last 15 meetings going back to 2016.
Roope Hintz scored his team-leading 22nd goal for the Stars and
Jake Oettinger made 24 saves. Dallas entered with four victories
in its last five games while seeing a season-high six-game road
winning streak come to an end.
Rangers 2, Senators 1
Igor Shesterkin made 15 of his 29 saves in the third period to
earn his 50th career victory as visiting New York recorded a win
over Ottawa.
Shesterkin won for the 11th time in his past 13 starts and
picked up his 24th win of the season. He also allowed two goals
or less for the 15th time in 20 games and picked up his
milestone win in his 79th career game, becoming the 14th goalie
in NHL history to get at least 50 wins within his first 79
appearances.
Artemi Panarin scored a power-play goal and collected an assist
for his 17th multi-point game this season as the Rangers
improved to 4-0-1 in their past five games. Tim Stutzle scored
for the Senators, who dropped their fifth straight home game and
lost for the fifth time in seven games (2-4-1).
Canadiens 3, Islanders 2 (SO)
Andrew Hammond made 30 saves and two more in the shootout to
earn his first win in nearly six years as visiting Montreal
defeated New York at Elmont, N.Y.
Hammond was mobbed by his teammates after he made a point-blank
stop on Brock Nelson in the third round of the shootout. It was
Hammond's first NHL regular-season appearance since March 28,
2018 for the Colorado Avalanche, and his first NHL win since
beating the Boston Bruins for the Ottawa Senators on April 9,
2016.
Defenseman Jeff Petry and Josh Anderson scored in the first two
periods for the Canadiens. Kyle Palmieri scored in the second
period for the Islanders and Brock Nelson tied it with 2:57
remaining in regulation.
Blue Jackets 7, Sabres 3
Dean Kukan had two goals and an assist as Columbus earned a
victory over visiting Buffalo.
Brendan Gaunce had a goal and two assists, while Patrik Laine
had two assists to extend his point streak to nine games for the
Blue Jackets, who won for the fifth time in their past six
games. Jean-Francois Berube made 33 saves in his first NHL start
since April 6, 2018.
Mark Pysyk, Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo scored for the Sabres,
who lost their third straight. Craig Anderson made 32 saves for
Buffalo.
Wild 7, Oilers 3
Kevin Fiala had two goals and an assist, Mats Zuccarello and
Matt Boldy each added a goal and an assist and Minnesota stormed
past host Edmonton.
Joel Eriksson Ek, Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar also scored
for the Wild, which snapped a two-game skid. Twelve players
registered at least one point for Minnesota.
Evander Kane, Tyler Benson and Zach Hyman each scored in a
losing effort for the Oilers. Connor McDavid was held off the
scoresheet for the first time in seven games.
--Field Level Media
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