NHL roundup: Avs beat Habs, lose Artturi Lehkonen (finger)
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[March 14, 2023]
Artturi Lehkonen scored two of Colorado's four first-period
goals, and added an assist before leaving with a broken finger
against his former team as the visiting Avalanche won 8-4 over the
Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.
Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and two assists while Mikko Rantanen
and Nathan MacKinnon both recorded one of each for the Avalanche,
who moved past the idle Winnipeg Jets for third place in the Central
Division. Colorado goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 15 saves for the
win.
J.T. Compher, Matt Nieto and Bowen Byram also scored as Colorado
improved to 3-3-1 in March following its highest-scoring game of the
season. Cale Makar registered three assists, and Devon Toews and
Logan O'Connor had two assists apiece.
Josh Anderson produced a goal and an assist for Montreal, which was
outshot 33-19 while falling to 0-5-2 this month. The Canadiens also
got goals from Mike Matheson, Denis Gurianov and Jesse Ylonen, and
Nick Suzuki notched two assists.
Sabers 4, Maple Leafs 3
Alex Tuch scored two third-period goals and visiting Buffalo came
back to defeat Toronto.
Dylan Cozens added a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who trailed
2-0 with just over five minutes left in the second period. Jack
Quinn also scored as Buffalo won for the second time in eight games.
Owen Power and JJ Peterka added two assists each, and Craig Anderson
stopped 25 shots in the win.
Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who
had won their previous two games. William Nylander and Calle
Jarnkrok also scored, and Mitchell Marner added two assists. Matt
Murray made 25 saves.
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Mar 13, 2023; Toronto, Ontario, CAN;
Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch (89) gets congratulated after
scoring the game winning goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during
the third period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E.
Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Stars 5, Kraken 2
Jamie Benn had a goal and two assists as Dallas powered its way to a
victory against host Seattle.
Jason Robertson, Joe Pavelski, Wyatt Johnston and Evgenii Dadonov
each had a goal and an assist and Miro Heiskanen had three helpers
for the Stars, who won their third game in a row. Jake Oettinger
made 26 saves.
Yanni Gourde and Eeli Tolvanen scored for the Kraken, who lost their
third straight (0-2-1) contest. Defenseman Vince Dunn added two
assists to extend his point streak to a franchise-record 10 games,
and Martin Jones stopped 27 of 32 shots.
--Field Level Media
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