NHL roundup: Rangers complete first 5-0-0 road trip

 

[October 31, 2023]  Mika Zibanejad scored with 26 seconds left in overtime as the New York Rangers completed a perfect five-game road trip with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the host Winnipeg Jets on Monday night.

The Rangers continued their strong start under new coach Peter Laviolette by winning for the seventh time in nine games. New York went unbeaten on a road trip of at least five games for the first time in team history.

New York's Artemi Panarin had a goal and added two assists to extend his season-opening point streak to nine games. Chris Kreider scored the tying goal with 6:48 left in the third, and Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves for the win.

David Gustafsson and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who lost their second straight game but also gained a point for the fifth straight contest (3-0-2). Cole Perfetti had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves.

Bruins 3, Panthers 2 (OT)

Pavel Zacha scored at 3:36 of overtime as Boston erased an early two-goal deficit to beat visiting Florida in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

Brad Marchand and Charlie McAvoy also scored for Boston, which has recorded points in all nine games this season (8-0-1). Linus Ullmark made 35 saves, stopping all 12 shots he faced in the third period.

Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each had a goal and an assist to lead Florida, which led 2-0 at the first intermission and had a 16-6 shot advantage in the opening frame.

Golden Knights 3, Canadiens 2 (SO)

Adin Hill made 37 saves and Shea Theodore scored the winner in the fourth round of a shootout as Vegas extended its season-opening point streak to 10 games with a shootout victory over Montreal in Las Vegas.

It was the 50th career victory for Hill, who improved to 5-0-1 on the season. Paul Cotter and William Carrier scored goals for the Golden Knights, who improved to 9-0-1 with their third shootout victory of the season.

Sean Monahan scored a short-handed goal and Nick Suzuki also scored for the Canadiens, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Sam Montembeault finished with 23 saves, including one on a penalty shot by Jack Eichel in overtime.

Kraken 4, Lightning 3 (OT)

Jared McCann scored a power-play goal in overtime and Seattle recorded its first-ever win over host Tampa Bay.

After the Lightning's Nicholas Paul went off for hooking Alex Wennberg at 1:59 of the extra session, McCann, who also had an assist, skated in from up high, took a pass from Vince Dunn and put home his fifth goal of the season at 2:53.

The Kraken won for the first time in five meetings (1-4-0) with Tampa Bay. In net for the first time since Oct. 21, Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots for his first win of the campaign.

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2

Teuvo Teravainen scored the go-ahead goal at 16:13 of the third period to lift Carolina past host Philadelphia for its third straight win.

Stefan Noesen and Michael Bunting each added one goal and one assist for Carolina, while Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen made 26 saves.

Owen Tippett and Garnet Hathaway scored one goal apiece for the Flyers, who have lost two straight. Flyers goaltender Carter Hart stopped 30 shots in his 200th career start.

Oct 28, 2023; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad (93) skates with the puck against Vancouver Canucks defence Tyler Myers (57) during second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Simon Fearn-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Ducks 4, Penguins 3

Mason McTavish's second goal and third point of the game came short-handed with 13 seconds left in regulation and gave visiting Anaheim a win over Pittsburgh.

As a Pittsburgh two-man advantage ended, McTavish exited the penalty box, got a breakaway and beat goaltender Tristan Jarry glove side. Jakob Silfverberg and Frank Vatrano also scored and Pavel Mintyukov had two assists for the Ducks, who have won four straight. They played the third without coach Greg Cronin, who received a game misconduct penalty.

Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist while Radim Zohorna also scored for the Penguins, who have lost five of their past six games.

Stars 5, Blue Jackets 3

Dallas scored three times in the third period en route to a win against visiting Columbus.

Roope Hintz, Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist for the Stars. Dallas' Thomas Harley and Matt Duchene also scored, Jason Robertson and Jamie Benn had two assists apiece, and Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.

Dmitri Voronkov, Damon Severson and Sean Kuraly scored while Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four straight (0-2-2).

Coyotes 8, Blackhawks 1

Michael Carcone collected his first career hat trick in a four-point game and Jack McBain scored twice and added two assists as Arizona handed Chicago its fourth loss in five games in Tempe, Ariz.

Sean Durzi and Liam O'Brien each produced a goal and an assist while Josh Brown also scored for the Coyotes, who snapped a two-game losing streak.

Top overall pick Connor Bedard scored 28 seconds into the game to give Chicago a short-lived lead. It was his third goal in four games and fourth of the season, but the game was all Coyotes thereafter.

Red Wings 4, Islanders 3 (OT)

Lucas Raymond scored 1:25 into overtime for visiting Detroit, which overcame a two-goal, third-period deficit to win in Elmont, N.Y.

Daniel Sprong, Jake Walman and Compher scored within a span of fewer than four minutes around the midway point of the third period for the Red Wings, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).

Detroit's Moritz Seider had two assists, and Walman, Compher and Raymond also finished with two points apiece. Red Wings goalie Ville Husso made 37 saves.

--Field Level Media

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