NHL roundup: League-leading Knights ground Jets

 

[November 03, 2023]  Jonathan Marchessault scored a hat trick and the Vegas Golden Knights extended their season-opening point streak to 11 games with a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

It was the fourth hat trick of Marchessault's career and first since December 2019. William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and an assist and Alex Pietrangelo added two assists for Vegas, which improved to a league-best 10-0-1.

Logan Thompson made 29 saves for the Golden Knights to improve to 5-0-0 on the season. He also had an assist, the first point of his NHL career.

Kyle Connor and Alex Iafallo each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, which had a five-game point streak (3-0-2) snapped. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 21 saves.

Bruins 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO)

Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle scored on back-to-back shootout attempts as Boston held off visiting Toronto.

Pavel Zacha and DeBrusk scored in regulation for Boston, which has gained points in every game this season with its 9-0-1 record. Jeremy Swayman improved to 5-0-0, making 33 saves before stopping William Nylander and Auston Matthews in the shootout. Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei recorded his first career point. The 25-year-old out of Ohio State was making his NHL debut, becoming the first Louisiana-born player to skate in an NHL game.

Matthews scored and added an assist for Toronto, combining with Mitch Marner to erase the hosts' 2-0 lead with two goals in a span of 1:03 in the second period. Ilya Samsonov stopped 38 shots for the Maple Leafs, who are 0-2-1 in their last three games.

Canucks 10, Sharks 1

Quinn Hughes collected a goal and four assists and Brock Boeser scored twice and added an assist as Vancouver handed San Jose its most lopsided home loss in team history.

J.T. Miller scored once and added two assists, while Anthony Beauvillier tallied twice and Sam Lafferty and Andrei Kuzmenko collected one goal and one assist. Ilya Mikheyev and Pius Suter each netted a goal. Thatcher Demko made 30 saves for the Canucks, who have won five of their last six games.

Elias Pettersson collected three assists, and Hughes tied the franchise record for most points by a defenseman in a game, set by Jeff Brown on Feb. 20, 1995.

Rangers 2, Hurricanes 1

Rookie Will Cuylle scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:39 remaining in the third period and host New York extended its winning streak to six games with a victory over Carolina.

The Rangers improved to 8-2-0 through their first 10 games, marking the second time in team history they won at least eight of their first 10 games.

Chris Kreider scored a power-play goal in the first period to tie Andy Bathgate for fourth place on New York's all-time list with 272 goals. Seth Jarvis scored for the Hurricanes, who saw a three-game winning streak snapped.

Islanders 3, Capitals 0

Semyon Varlamov made 32 saves for a second consecutive shutout and Brock Nelson collected a goal and an assist to lift visiting New York to a victory over Washington.

Varlamov turned aside 10 shots in the third period to preserve his 40th career shutout and second of the season. The 35-year-old Russian, who made 34 saves in a 2-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, was selected by the Capitals in the first round of the 2006 NHL Draft.

Defenseman Ryan Pulock scored 22 seconds into the game and Simon Holmstrom also tallied for the Islanders, who improved to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Darcy Kuemper turned aside 18 shots for the Capitals, who saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt. captain Alex Ovechkin, Dylan Strome, Tom Wilson and John Carlson each registered a minus-3 rating.

Panthers 2, Red Wings 0

Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves for his first shutout of the year to lead Florida over host Detroit.

Steven Lorentz and Anton Lundell (empty-netter) each scored his first goal of the season for the Panthers, who have won three of their last four games.

James Reimer made 25 saves for Detroit, which was shut out for the first time this year and has lost four of its last five after a 5-1 start.

Stars 4, Oilers 3

Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski each had three points, and Scott Wedgewood made 23 of his career-high 46 saves in the third period as visiting Dallas held on for a win over Edmonton.

Nov 2, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Jake DeBrusk (74) celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Hintz scored twice and assisted on a goal from Pavelski, who had two assists as the Stars improved to 7-1-1. Dallas opened the scoring 8:08 into the game when Matt Duchene got the puck in transition, skated in on the wing and beat Edmonton's Stuart Skinner (23 saves) to extend his point streak to five games.

Edmonton fan favorite Sam Gagner posted two third-period goals to open his third stint with the club and make it a one-goal game. The Oilers owned a 25-9 shot advantage in the third, but Wedgewood proved stout down the stretch as the hosts lost in regulation for the sixth time in nine games this season.

Coyotes 3, Canadiens 2

Nick Schmaltz scored twice, including the winning goal 6:07 into the third period, as Arizona picked up its fifth win of the young season, beating Montreal in Tempe, Ariz.

Lawson Crouse also scored for the Coyotes, who bounced back on the back end of a two-game set after falling 4-3 to the Anaheim Ducks in overtime on Wednesday. Connor Ingram made 28 saves.

Sean Monahan and Brendan Gallagher each scored for Montreal. Jake Allen, who played in his 400th NHL game, redirected 33 of 36 shots.

Devils 5, Wild 3

Jesper Bratt scored one goal and tallied three assists, and New Jersey held off host Minnesota in St. Paul, Minn.

Alexander Holtz, Michael McLeod, Timo Meier and Dougie Hamilton also scored for New Jersey, which earned its third win in a row. The Devils beat the Wild for the second consecutive game.

Marco Rossi finished with a goal and an assist for Minnesota. Kirill Kaprizov and Jake Middleton also scored.

Kings 3, Senators 2

Phillip Danault, Carl Grundstrom and Anze Kopitar scored for visiting Los Angeles, which held on for a win over Ottawa.

The Kings have a perfect 5-0-0 record in road games this season and are 4-0-1 in their last five games overall. Adrian Kempe had two assists to help Los Angeles build a 3-0 lead that lasted until almost the end of the second period. Kings goalie Cam Talbot stopped 24 of 26 shots to earn his fifth win of the season.

Dominik Kubalik's power-play tally put Ottawa on the board 21 seconds before the second intermission. At 4:09 of the third period, Josh Norris' tip-in effort brought the Senators within a goal and increased the late-game pressure.

Blue Jackets 4, Lightning 2

Erik Gudbranson notched the game-winner as Columbus rallied past visiting Tampa Bay to break a four-game winless streak.

Down 2-1 in the third, the Blue Jackets got two goals in a span of 2:43. Boone Jenner deflected the puck past Matt Tomkins at 6:40, and Gudbranson rocketed a slap shot from above the right circle to net his first goal this season. Kirill Marchenko and Johnny Gaudreau (empty-netter) also potted their first tallies this season for the Blue Jackets.

The Lightning's Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist. Conor Sheary also hit the net as Tampa Bay's six-game point streak ended (3-1-3). The Lightning are 0-3-1 on the road.

Kraken 4, Predators 2

Jared McCann had a goal and an assist as Seattle returned home from a four-game trip and defeated Nashville.

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Brian Dumoulin and Vince Dunn also scored for Seattle, which won consecutive games for the first time this season and improved to 4-0-0 when scoring three or more goals. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves.

Tommy Novak and Roman Josi scored power-play goals for Nashville, which dropped to 0-2-0 on its five-game trip. Juuse Saros stopped 26 of 30 shots.

--Field Level Media

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