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 [March 04, 2023]
Shea Theodore scored the winner in the fourth round of the
shootout and Jonathan Marchessault had two goals and an assist to
lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey
Devils on Friday night in Las Vegas.
Adin Hill, playing in his 100th career NHL game, made a career-high
47 saves and stopped all four shootout attempts for the Golden
Knights, who broke a tie for first place in the Pacific Division
with the idle Los Angeles Kings.
It was the first three-point game of the season by Marchessault.
Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Ivan Barbashev added a pair
of assists for Vegas, which improved to 8-1-2 over its past 11
games.
Dawson Mercer tied the franchise record with a goal in his eighth
straight game and Jesper Bratt and Miles Wood also scored for New
Jersey, which had a three-game win streak snapped. Akira Schmid
finished with 24 saves.
Kraken 4, Blue Jackets 2
Jared McCann and Alex Wennberg each had a goal and an assist as
Seattle defeated host Columbus.
Jordan Eberle and Brandon Tanev also scored and Vince Dunn added two
assists for the Kraken, who have won on each of the first three
stops of a four-game trip that concludes Sunday against defending
Stanley Cup champion Colorado.
Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves for Seattle. Patrik Laine and Adam
Boqvist both had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who saw
their three-game points streak (2-0-1) end. Elvis Merzlikins stopped
31 of 34 shots.
Oilers 6, Jets 3
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two goals and two assists as Edmonton beat
visiting Winnipeg.
Leon Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto each had two goals and an assist,
and Connor McDavid, whose five-game goal streak ended, had three
assists for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for Edmonton,
which earned its fourth win in six games.
Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck allowed four goals on 24 shots before
being replaced by David Rittich (seven saves). Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
had a goal and an assist while Brenden Dillon and Mark Scheifele
each scored a goal for the Jets, who have lost seven of eight
(1-6-1).
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Mar 3, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; New
Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) skates against Vegas Golden
Knights defenseman Shea Theodore (27) during an overtime period at
T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY
Sports
Hurricanes 6, Coyotes 1
Sebastian Aho registered two goals and an assist, Shayne
Gostisbehere scored in his Carolina debut and the Hurricanes
prevailed in Tempe, Ariz.
Brent Burns recorded a career-high four assists for Carolina, which
had lost two in a row. The Hurricanes' Martin Necas produced a goal
and two assists, Jaccob Slavin had a goal and an assist and Antti
Raanta made 17 saves.
Lawson Crouse scored his 20th goal of the season for the Coyotes,
who have lost four of their past five games. Karel Vejmelka stopped
36 shots.
Ducks 3, Canadiens 2
Mason McTavish scored midway through the third period to break a tie
and Derek Grant collected two assists as host Anaheim defeated
Montreal for its fourth win in five games.
Jayson Megna and Jakob Silfverberg also scored for the Ducks, and
John Gibson made 26 saves.
Jonathan Drouin collected one goal and one assist and Nick Suzuki
added a single for the Canadiens, who have dropped two straight
games and three of their last four. Sam Montembeault stopped 30
shots.
--Field Level Media
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