The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the United States and Canada on Thursday drew the largest audience for a hockey game ever on ESPN, the network announced on Friday.

• The game, in which Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in an overtime thriller, garnered 9.3 million viewers, with 10.4 million watching at its peak.

  It was also the largest audience for a non-NFL event ever on ESPN+.

  The highest rating for an NHL game since 1994 was 8.9 million, according to Sports Business Journal. That figure was reached in Game 7 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final in which the St. Louis Blues beat the host Boston Bruins.

  Coincidentally, the Thursday game was also played in Boston, and one of the stars of the winning Canadian team was goalie Jordan Binnington, who led the Blues to the 2019 Stanley Cup victory.

  Game 7 of the 1971 Stanley Cup Final, in which the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Black Hawks, attracted 12.4 million viewers, per SPJ.

  The viewership on Thursday was still far below the 27.6 million who tuned in to see Canada beat the United States in gold-medal hockey game of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

  On Thursday, Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid scored 8:18 into overtime to lift Canada over the United States to the win the championship game of the inaugural best-on-best tournament. Binnington held the U.S. team to two goals on 33 shots.

  Excluding both pro and college football coverage, the 4 Nations championship game was ESPN's largest audience since the 2024 NBA Finals, in which the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks four games to one.

  The four games of the 4 Nations Face-Off that ESPN showed saw an average viewership of 4.3 million.

  --Field Level Media

The Columbus Blue Jackets activated captain Boone Jenner and fellow forward Kirill Marchenko off injured reserve on Friday.

• Jenner, 31, has missed the team's first 56 games of the season after sustaining a shoulder injury on Oct. 4. He underwent surgery five days later.

  Jenner is the franchise's all-time leader in games played (715) and ranks third in goals (192) and points (364).

  Named the seventh captain franchise in history on Oct. 12, 2021, Jenner was selected by Columbus in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft.

  Marchenko, 24, has missed the team's past three contests after undergoing surgery for a broken jaw sustained at Dallas on Feb. 2. He has a team-leading 21 goals to go along with career-high totals in assists (34) and points (55) as well as an NHL high-tying plus-31 rating in 53 games this season.

  Also on Friday, the Blue Jackets announced forwards Kevin Labanc and Owen Sillinger will miss the rest of the season due to their respective injuries.

  Labanc, 29, collected 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in 34 games this season. He was placed on injured reserve after undergoing shoulder surgery on Tuesday.

  Sillinger, 27, had two penalty minutes in his lone game with the Blue Jackets this season. He will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

  --Field Level Media

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen signed a five-year, $22.5 million contract extension on Friday.

• Lankinen, 29, has stepped up in place of the injured Thatcher Demko, posting a 19-8-7 record with four shutouts, a 2.53 goals-against average and .905 save percentage over 34 games (32 starts) this season.

  That's quite the return on investment for Lankinen, who signed a one-year, $875,000 contract in September.

  "Kevin has done a great job for us in net this season," Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said. "Right from the start of the year, he has shown a strong desire to compete and a willingness to do whatever it takes to win hockey games. A good leader and teammate, we wouldn't be in the position we are in right now without his strong play."

  Undrafted to begin his career, Lankinen has a 64-51-19 mark with seven shutouts, a 2.94 GAA and .905 save percentage in 146 games (133 starts) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators and Canucks.

  Lankinen represented his native Finland at the recent 4 Nations Face-Off.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Islanders placed defenseman Dennis Cholowski on waivers on Thursday.

• The Islanders have one open roster spot coming out of the break but might need two as they anticipate the return of defensemen Scott Mayfield (lower body) and Ryan Pulock (upper body) from injured reserve. Both participated in their third straight practice on Thursday ahead of the Islanders' next game Sunday against the Dallas Stars.

  Cholowski, who turned 27 on Saturday, has three goals, seven assists, 10 penalty minutes and an average of 12:48 time on ice in 33 games this season.

  The Detroit Red Wings selected him with the 20th overall pick of the 2016 NHL Draft. He was picked by the Seattle Kraken from the Red Wings' roster in the 2021 expansion draft.

  He has 13 career goals, 27 assists, 38 penalty minutes, 147 blocks and 48 hits while averaging 16:47 of ice time in 150 games for the Red Wings (2018-21), Washington Capitals (2021-22), Kraken (2022) and Islanders (2022-23, 2024-25).

  --Field Level Media

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is being treated for an infection and a "significant injury" to his right shoulder and remained in a Boston hospital Wednesday morning.

• McAvoy suffered the injury in Team USA's first game in the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland last Thursday and initially was treated by team medical staff.

  He was a central figure in Team USA's 3-1 win over Team Canada on Saturday. The 27-year-old delivered a teeth-rattling check on Team Canada's Connor McDavid that set the tone in the victory.

  But in a statement issued Wednesday morning, Bruins head physician Dr. Peter Asnis said McAvoy reported increasing pain after the team returned from the game site in Montreal and was evaluated by Boston's medical staff.

  "After undergoing x-rays, MRIs and bloodwork, he was diagnosed as having an infection in his right shoulder, as well as a significant injury to his AC joint," Asnis said. "He underwent an irrigation and debridement procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital on February 18. He remains in the hospital, where he is being treated with IV antibiotics, and his condition is improving."

  McAvoy already had been ruled out of the 4 Nations final on Thursday between Team USA and Team Canada. He is being replaced on the roster by Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes.

  McAvoy missed seven games in January with an upper-body injury and returned to action Jan. 30. He had left shoulder surgery in 2022.

  --Field Level Media

Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Fame member Bobby Hull has been posthumously diagnosed with CTE, the brain disorder linked to repetitive head trauma in contact sports.

• Hull's widow, Deborah Hull, and Dr. Ann McKee, director of the Boston University CTE center, confirmed that he had stage 2 (of four) CTE when he died at age 84 on Jan. 30, 2023.

  The two-time Hart Trophy winner and 12-time All-Star is the 17th known former NHL player and third member of the Hall of Fame (Henri Richard, Stan Mikita) to test positive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to the Boston-based Concussion Legacy Foundation.

  "Seeing the pain and heartache suffered by his lifetime friend Stan Mikita's family, Bobby felt strongly no other family should have to endure CTE," Deborah Hull said in a statement. "He insisted on donating his brain, feeling as though it was his duty to help advance research on this agonizing disease."

  According to her statement, Hull struggled with short-term memory loss, impaired judgment and other cognitive symptoms of CTE during the last decade of his life.

  Known as "The Golden Jet" for his speed and blond hair, Hull recorded 1,170 points (610 goals, 560 assists) across 1,063 games with the Chicago, Winnipeg and Hartford franchises from 1957-80. He won the 1961 Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks.

  CTE can only be diagnosed through a posthumous examination of the brain. Hundreds of former NFL players have been diagnosed, including Frank Gifford, Ken Stabler, Junior Seau and Aaron Hernandez.

  --Field Level Media

The Nashville Predators acquired forward Grigori Denisenko from the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday in exchange for future considerations.

• In another move Tuesday, the Predators ruled out defenseman Jeremy Lauzon for the rest of the season with a lower-body injury. Lauzon missed 10 games with the injury in November and December, returned to action and aggravated it Dec. 31, sidelining him ever since.

  He was placed on injured reserve on Jan. 6. The team changed his recovery timeline to four to six months on Tuesday.

  Denisenko, 24, played in one game this season and six last season for the Golden Knights, totaling four penalty minutes. He played 26 games for the Florida Panthers over parts of three seasons (2020-23) and totaled seven assists and eight penalty minutes.

  The Panthers selected Denisenko with the 15th overall pick of the 2018 NHL draft.

  The Russian native has 10 goals, 14 assists and 36 penalty minutes in 42 games this season for Vegas' AHL affiliate Henderson.

  Lauzon, 27, has one assist, 37 penalty minutes, 34 blocks and 127 hits while averaging 17:58 of ice time in 28 games this season.

  He has career totals of 14 goals, 31 assists, 353 penalty minutes, 374 blocks and 1,132 hits in 316 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins (2018-21), Seattle Kraken (2021-22) and Predators (2022-present). He set the NHL single-season record with 383 hits last season.

  --Field Level Media

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, a team spokesperson said Tuesday.

• Demko will not join the Canucks on their five-game road trip out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The team will re-evaluate him after returning from the trip, which concludes March 1 at the rival Seattle Kraken.

  Demko, last season's runner-up for the Vezina Trophy honoring the NHL's best goaltender, did not make his season debut till Dec. 10 because of a knee issue that surfaced during the 2023-24 playoffs. Per The Athletic, Demko's current issue is not in that knee. He only played 32 games the year before that due to a groin injury.

  The one-time All-Star was 6-6-3 with a 2.87 goals-against average and an .891 save percentage in 17 games (all starts) this season.

  Demko, 29, was drafted by Vancouver in the second round of the 2014 draft and has played 236 career games (230 starts) for the club. He is 122-87-20 with a 2.80 GAA and a .911 for his career.

  As Demko's availability has fluctuated, Kevin Lankinen has made the most of his opportunities in net. He is 19-8-7 with a 2.53 GAA and a .905 save percentage in 34 games (32 starts) this year. Vancouver will lean on him and third-stringer Arturs Silovs for its five-game road trip, which begins this Saturday at Vegas.

  The Canucks recalled Silovs from AHL affiliate Abbotsford on an emergency basis and also added a practice goaltender, Nikita Tolopilo, on Tuesday.

  --Field Level Media

Vancouver Canucks forward Drew O'Connor agreed to a two-year, $5 million contract extension on Tuesday.

• O'Connor, 26, has recorded two goals in four games with the Canucks since being acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Feb. 1.

  "Drew has really made a good first impression since joining our team from Pittsburgh at the beginning of the month," Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said. "We like his size, speed and ability to get in on the forecheck and hound pucks. Our staff also feel confident that they can help Drew take his game to another level and we are excited to see what the future holds for him with the Vancouver Canucks."

  Vancouver traded defenseman Vincent Desharnais and forward Danton Heinen to the Penguins in exchange for O'Connor, defenseman Marcus Pettersson, forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom and a protected 2025 first-round draft pick.

  O'Connor has 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in 57 games with the Penguins and Canucks this season. He has 68 career points (32 goals, 36 assists) in 214 games since making his NHL debut with Pittsburgh in January 2021.

  --Field Level Media

Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy was ruled out for Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off final against Team Canada.

• The Boston Bruins issued a statement confirming McAvoy's status on Tuesday, one day after he missed Team USA's 4 Nations Face-Off loss to Sweden.

  "Charlie was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday to undergo testing related to an upper-body injury sustained during the 4 Nations Face-Off and is currently being evaluated by Boston Bruins Head Team Physician Dr. Peter Asnis. He will not play for Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game on Thursday at TD Garden," the Bruins said in a statement. "The Boston Bruins will provide further updates on his condition and status as soon as they become available."

  Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan said Tuesday that Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes is traveling to Boston, the site of the final.

  Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy recipient, initially was a late removal from Team USA's roster due to an undisclosed injury. He would be allowed to join the team should it fail to roster six healthy defensemen, but he is unable to practice of play unless the United States falls below that threshold.

  Sullivan also said he expects Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews to play on Thursday. Matthews is dealing with upper-body soreness.

  McAvoy was a central figure in Team USA's 3-1 win over Team Canada on Saturday. The 27-year-old delivered a teeth-rattling check on Team Canada's Connor McDavid that set the tone in the victory.

  McAvoy is the son-in-law of Sullivan and is serving as assistant captain on the 4 Nations roster. He missed seven games in January with an upper-body injury and returned to action Jan. 30. He had left shoulder surgery in 2022.

  He was out of the lineup Monday along with Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk, who sustained a lower-body injury against Team Canada on Saturday. Team USA lost to Sweden, 2-1, and lost Brady Tkachuk to a lower-body injury in the first period when he crashed into a net post.

  "Brady obviously had a lower-body injury," Sullivan said Monday night. "We held him out more for precautionary reasons at that point. I haven't got an update to this point after the game yet, so we'll see how he responds. But I don't anticipate it being an issue."

  --Field Level Media

Matthew Tkachuk's availability for the United States' 4 Nations game against Sweden on Monday is in question due to a lower-body injury he sustained in a clash versus Canada.

• That question might be easily answered, however, given that Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Canadians allowed the Americans to clinch a spot in the tournament final in Boston on Thursday.

  "Right now, he's being evaluated by our doctors," United States head coach Mike Sullivan said of the Florida Panthers forward on Saturday night. "That's all I can offer. We'll make decisions that we think is best for Matthew and we think is best for our team. Right now, I don't have a lot of information to go on, so it's hard for me to give you more."

  In his typical fashion, Tkachuk downplayed the injury after the game.

  "No concern at all," he said. "I feel good. Definitely way better after a win. Should be all good."

  Tkachuk abruptly ended a shift early in the third, then returned for one more later in the period before sitting out the remainder of the game against the Canadians.

  Veteran forward Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers would draw into the lineup if Tkachuk is unable to play against the Swedes.

  --Field Level Media

The Dallas Stars signed forward Sam Steel to a two-year, $4.2 million contract extension on Friday.

• The deal with Steel, 27, starts with the 2025-26 season and runs through the 2026-27 campaign.

  Steel has recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in 53 games this season, his second with Dallas.

  "We are thrilled to extend Sam for the next two years," Stars general manager Jim Nill said. "His versatility on both ends of the ice have proven to be a huge asset for our team. He is a player that we can count on to make a positive impact and do the little things that lead to wins."

  A first-round pick by Anaheim in 2016, Steel has tallied 134 points (47 goals, 87 assists) in 392 career games for the Ducks (2018-22), Minnesota Wild (2022-23) and Stars.

  --Field Level Media

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Mathias Laferriere from the St. Louis Blues on Thursday in exchange for fellow forward prospect Corey Andonovski.

• Laferriere, 24, was a sixth-round pick by St. Louis in the 2018 NHL Draft.

  Laferriere has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in 33 games this season with the American Hockey League's Springfield Thunderbirds. He has 70 points (21 goals, 49 assists) in 207 career AHL contests.

  Andonovski, 25, has three goals and two assists in 27 games this season with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He has 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) and 182 penalty minutes in 157 career AHL games.

  --Field Level Media

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore will miss the remainder of the 4 Nations Face-Off after sustaining an upper-body injury while playing for Canada.

• The Knights announced Thursday that Theodore is week-to-week, one day after he was pushed into the glass on a hit by Sweden's Adrian Kempe in the second period of Canada's 4-3 overtime victory.

  Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim will draw in to replace Theodore in the lineup for Canada. Sanheim was a healthy scratch on Wednesday.

  Theodore, 29, has 48 points (seven goals, 41 assists) and averages 22:03 of ice time in 55 games for the Knights this season.

  A Stanley Cup winner with Vegas, Theodore has 354 points (78 goals, 276 assists) in 552 career games with the Anaheim Ducks and Golden Knights.

  --Field Level Media

As hockey fans prepared to watch their favorite NHL players take part in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best tournament since 2016, they received more good news ahead of puck drop.

• The World Cup of Hockey will return in 2028, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced at the Bell Centre in a joint press conference with NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh.

  "International best-on-best competition is very important to our players -- representing their countries on the ice is in their DNA -- and hockey fans love it," Bettman said less than two hours before Canada and Sweden were set to meet in the opening game of the 4 Nations tournament. "Resuming Olympic participation next season and staging a World Cup of Hockey in February 2028 will provide expanded opportunity for more players to represent more nations in best-on-best competition.

  "With this tournament -- and the World Cup's return to regular rotation -- the NHL and NHLPA take a major step in our joint commitment to international hockey."

  Jointly organized by the NHL and NHLPA, the World Cup of Hockey will feature the world's top players competing in an international tournament. It will be the tournament's fourth edition, which was previously held in 1996, 2004, and 2016.

  "The players love representing their countries on the international hockey stage, and we are thrilled to pick up on the momentum of the 4 Nations Face-Off by announcing the return of the World Cup of Hockey in 2028 to establish a full international calendar of best-on-best," Walsh said. "It is one of the greatest honors for any player who gets to play on the global stage wearing their home country's hockey sweater.

  "Hockey fans around the world are about to be treated to exceptional hockey with the best players in the world competing against each other for international hockey glory."

  The World Cup will feature NHL rules, NHL referees and linesmen, and NHL-sized rinks.

  A bidding process for host cities and venues is expected to begin in the coming months. NHL players are also set to return to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games and again to the French Alps in 2030.

  Team Canada was perfect at the 2016 World Cup in Toronto, topping Team Europe in a best-of-three championship final.

  --Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Penguins star and Team Canada captain Sidney Crosby assuaged concerns that he would miss the beginning of the new 4 Nations Face-Off, saying he will play Wednesday against Sweden.

• Crosby hurt his left arm last week and sat out Pittsburgh's final two games before the NHL's break for the four-team international tournament. After skating with the Canadian team for the first time Monday in Montreal, he confirmed he will be good to go.

  "It's been busy," Crosby told reporters. "Just trying to see where I was at and get treatment and talk to everybody. It was a busy week but I'm happy to be here and excited to get going."

  Crosby skated on Canada's top forward line with Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon and Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights. He also practiced on a power-play unit that featured Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid.

  This tournament will mark the first time McDavid and Crosby have teamed up for their country, since the NHL did not allow its players to participate in the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.

  Canada, the U.S., Sweden and Finland will play a round robin Feb. 12-17 before the championship game Feb. 20 in Boston.

  --Field Level Media

NHL roundup: Saturday

• Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal on the power play with 1:10 remaining as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights overcame a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday afternoon.

  Hertl netted a turnaround wrister from the left circle past Boston's Jeremy Swayman to win the game. Earlier on the same Golden Knights man advantage, Pavel Dorofeyev had a potential go-ahead goal overturned due to interference on Swayman.

  Mark Stone, Zach Whitecloud and Dorofeyev also scored and Shea Theodore had two assists for Vegas, which went 2-for-4 on the power play en route to its second straight win to enter the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

  Boston captain Brad Marchand reached the 20-goal plateau for the 14th time in his career, while Nikita Zadorov and Morgan Geekie also scored for Boston.

  Rangers 4, Blue Jackets 3

  Will Cuylle scored two third-period goals to lift visiting New York past Columbus.

  Cuylle picked off a clearing attempt from Columbus defenseman Ivan Provorov and scored the game-winning goal with 1:39 left. Mika Zibanejad tallied a goal and an assist, Arthur Kaliyev scored a goal and Vincent Trocheck picked up a pair of assists in the triumphant effort.

  Jonathan Quick stopped 22 shots for the Rangers, while Elvis Merzlikins' 36-save night wasn't enough to secure the victory for the home squad. Kent Johnson, Justin Danforth and James van Riemsdyk scored for Columbus.

  Predators 6, Sabres 4

  Filip Forsberg and Brady Skjei each had two goals for Nashville in a win against visiting Buffalo.

  Ryan O'Reilly had four assists, Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and three assists, and Justus Annunen made 25 saves for the Predators, who snapped a six-game losing streak.

  Alex Tuch had a goal and two assists, and Rasmus Dahlin and Bowen Byram each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, whose four-game winning streak ended. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 17 saves.

  Blues 6, Blackhawks 5 (SO)

  Radek Faksa scored in the 10th round of the shootout to lift St. Louis over visiting Chicago.

  The Blues outshot the Blackhawks 40-20 through overtime, but they needed the marathon shootout to earn just their second victory in eight games (2-5-1). Jordan Binnington made 15 saves during the game and eight more in the shootout for the win.

  Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks while losing goaltender Arvid Soderblom made 35 saves through overtime and eight more in the shootout.

  Kraken 3, Flames 2 (OT)

  Matty Beniers scored a power-play goal at 2:58 of overtime as Seattle rallied for a victory against host Calgary.

  Shane Wright and Andre Burakovsky scored in the final 6:48 of regulation as Seattle won for the seventh time this season after trailing by multiple goals. Beniers' winner, on a wrist shot through a screen from the top of the left faceoff circle, came with Calgary's Morgan Frost in the penalty box for holding. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 27 saves for the Kraken, who snapped a three-game winless streak (0-2-1).

  Frost and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames, who lost their fourth straight at the Saddledome. Dustin Wolf stopped 25 of 28 shots.

  Stars 8, Sharks 3

  Matt Duchene scored twice and added an assist as Dallas thumped host San Jose.

  Thomas Harley, Jamie Benn, and Wyatt Johnston each scored and added an assist for Dallas, which won for the sixth time in eight games. Jason Robertson, Mason Marchment, and Mavrik Bourque also scored for the Stars, who snapped a two-game skid. Mikael Granlund, acquired by the Stars from the Sharks on Feb. 1, had two assists in his return to the Bay Area. Lian Bichsel also had a pair of helpers, and Casey DeSmith made 24 saves.

  William Eklund, Fabian Zetterlund and Walker Duehr responded for the Sharks, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games. Vitek Vanecek stopped 26 shots.

  Panthers 5, Senators 1

  Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had two assists during Florida's four-goal second period as the Panthers cruised past Ottawa in Sunrise, Fla.

  Aleksander Barkov, Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scored during a break-out second for the Panthers, who have won eight of 11 -- and five straight at home. Tkachuk extended his goal streak to six games and has 13 points during that stretch.

  Matthew's brother, Brady, scored for Ottawa, which went 0-3-0 at Tampa Bay and Florida after winning five straight. Linus Ullmark made 43 saves for the Senators, who allowed a season-high 48 shots on goal.

  Flyers 3, Penguins 2

  Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as Philadelphia nipped visiting Pittsburgh.

  Philadelphia snapped a five-game losing streak thanks to 31 saves from Samuel Ersson and goals from three different players. Scott Laughton and Garnet Hathaway also tallied for the Flyers, while Andrei Kuzmenko had an assist in his team debut.

  Kevin Hayes and Erik Karlsson scored for Pittsburgh, which played its second straight game without Sidney Crosby (upper-body injury). Joel Blomqvist made 17 saves for the Penguins, who had won three of their previous four games.

  Lightning 6, Red Wings 3

  Brandon Hagel had two goals and two assists as Tampa Bay snapped host Detroit's seven-game winning streak.

  Dylan Duke, who played for the University of Michigan last season, scored in his NHL debut for the Lightning. He was called up from Syracuse of the American Hockey League on Friday.

  Erik Cernak had a goal and two assists while Brayden Point scored his 30th goal of the season for the Lightning, who are 4-0-1 in their last five games. Nikita Kucherov had three assists to bring his career points total to 955, passing Martin St. Louis for the second-most in Lightning franchise history behind Steven Stamkos, who has 1,137 points.

  Devils 4, Canadiens 0

  Jake Allen made 34 saves -- including one on a penalty shot -- to help visiting New Jersey cruise past slumping Montreal.

  Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which won at Montreal for the 10th straight time. Montreal had a chance to break the shutout with 15.7 seconds left in the third period when the Canadiens were awarded a penalty shot after Hughes pulled down Owen Beck from behind, but Allen stopped Beck's wrist shot.

  Sam Montembeault finished with 18 saves for Montreal, which suffered its seventh loss in eight games (1-6-1).

  Hurricanes 7, Utah Hockey Club 3

  Seth Jarvis posted two goals and two assists as Carolina avoided a season-worst four-game losing streak by blowing past Utah in Raleigh, N.C.

  Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist, Jalen Chatfield notched a goal and an assist, Jordan Martinook and Jack Roslovic added late goals and Andrei Svechnikov and Jackson Blake racked up two assists each for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov made 36 saves to secure his 20th victory of the season. Carolina scored at even strength, on a power play and short-handed in a four-goal second period, which began with the teams tied at 1 but gave the Hurricanes a commanding lead.

  Clayton Keller scored two goals and Josh Doan had a goal for Utah, which never led. Karel Vejmelka collected 31 saves.

  Canucks 2, Maple Leafs 1

  Brock Boeser scored the go-ahead goal at 8:56 of the third period to lift host Vancouver to a win over Toronto.

  With his team on the power play, Filip Chytil was unmarked as he skated in from the blue line and fed Boeser in the slot for an easy conversion. Filip Hronek collected a goal and an assist and Kevin Lankinen made 21 saves for the Canucks, who have won three games in a row.

  Defenseman Morgan Rielly scored a goal late in the second period and Joseph Woll made 23 saves for the Maple Leafs, who saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt in the finale of their four-game road trip.

  Wild 6, Islanders 3

  Matthew Boldy tallied two goals and an assist to lead Minnesota past New York in St. Paul, Minn.

  Marco Rossi, Frederick Gaudreau, Yakov Trenin and Marcus Foligno also scored for the Wild, who have won seven straight against the Islanders. Defenseman Jared Spurgeon had two assists and Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves. Minnesota scored three times in the last 6:39 of the second period to take a 4-3 lead and added two more in the third.

  Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each had a goal and an assist and Anders Lee also scored for New York, which played its second game in as many nights. Maxim Tsyplakov had two assists and Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots.

  Ducks 2, Kings 1 (SO)

  Lukas Dostal made 43 saves across regulation and overtime and did not allow a goal in the shootout to help visiting Anaheim beat Los Angeles.

  Brian Dumoulin scored in regulation and Trevor Zegras and Leo Carlsson scored in the two-round shootout for the Ducks, who have won six of seven.

  Los Angeles' Adrian Kempe scored the late equalizer and David Rittich made 25 saves, starting in goal for the second straight night because Darcy Kuemper was unavailable for personal reasons. The Kings had won three in a row following a season-long four-game skid.

  --Field Level Media

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is expected to be sidelined one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.

• Shesterkin recorded 23 saves in New York's 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

  He appeared to sustain an injury after a collision with Penguins forward Philip Tomasino in front of his net late in the first period, prompting a team trainer to check on him. Shesterkin, however, remained in the game.

  The Rangers expect to have Shesterkin back to health by the conclusion of the 4 Nations Face-off break. Dylan Garand was called up from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Saturday morning to back up Jonathan Quick later that night against the host Columbus Blue Jackets.

  Signed to an eight-year, $92 million contract in December, Shesterkin won the Vezina Trophy as the top netminder for the 2021-22 season.

  Shesterkin finished third in Hart Trophy (MVP) balloting during his stellar 2021-22 season in which he went 36-13-4 and led the NHL with both a 2.07 goals-against average and .935 save percentage.

  Shesterkin, 29, has posted an 18-19-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.87 goals-against average and .906 save percentage in 39 games (all starts) this season.

  He is 153-78-19 with 18 shutouts, a 2.50 GAA and .919 save percentage in 252 career appearances (247 starts) with the Rangers.

  --Field Level Media

Philip Tomasino's tiebreaking score highlighted a three-goal second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins, minus superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, gutted out a 3-2 road win over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

• Blake Lizotte and Rickard Rakell also scored and Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for the Penguins, who improved to 3-0-1 in their last four.

  Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist and Adam Fox also scored for New York, which was trying for a third straight win. Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 shots.

  Malkin (lower-body injury) was out a fifth consecutive contest, while Crosby (upper-body injury) had his streak of 229 regular-season games played end. It marked the first time since Nov. 13, 2021, that the Penguins were without Crosby and Malkin for the same regular-season game.

  Jets 4, Islanders 3

  Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves as Winnipeg ran its winning streak to eight games with a victory over visiting New York.

  The eight-game run matches the longest winning streak in franchise history, dating back to the 1999-2000 Atlanta Thrashers. Two of the Jets' four all-time eight-game winning streaks have come this season, as Winnipeg also went 8-0-0 in its first eight games.

  Alex Iafallo and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, and Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each had two assists. Simon Holmstrom, Marc Gatcomb and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Islanders, who lost for only the second time in 10 games. Ilya Sorokin stopped 23 shots.

  Avalanche 5, Oilers 4

  Martin Necas scored with 4:22 remaining in the third period to lift visiting Colorado past Edmonton despite losing a 4-2 lead.

  Cole Makar had two goals and an assist and MacKinnon finished with a goal and three assists for the Avalanche, who have won four of five games. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist, Devon Toews registered two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves.

  Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry each scored two goals for the Oilers, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had two assists. Stuart Skinner allowed three goals on 12 shots in the first period. Calvin Pickard made 17 saves over the final two periods.

  Blackhawks 6, Predators 2

  Ryan Donato had two goals and two assists to lead host Chicago to a win over Nashville.

  Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard and Seth Jones had a goal and an assist each and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Blackhawks, who snapped a three-game skid. Teuvo Teravainen and Alex Vlasic each had two assists, and Petr Mrazek stopped 31 shots.

  Colton Sissons and Tommy Novak scored for the Predators, who lost their sixth straight. Juuse Saros made 24 saves.

  Kings 5, Stars 4 (SO)

  Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist and also scored in the shootout to help Los Angeles defeat visiting Dallas.

  Warren Foegele, Alex Laferriere and Anze Kopitar also scored, Phillip Danault had two assists and David Rittich made 26 saves for the Kings.

  Adrian Kempe and Fiala converted their shootout chances. Dallas' Jason Robertson missed his shootout attempt high and wide right, and Rittich saved Matt Duchene's backhand shot to end the game.

  Duchene had two goals and an assist, Thomas Harley and Mavrik Bourque also scored and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves for the Stars, who have dropped two in a row following a five-game winning streak.

  --Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Penguins superstar captain Sidney Crosby will miss his first game in nearly three years when he sits out a road game on Friday against the host New York Rangers.

• Crosby, who is nursing an upper-body injury, missed two straight practice sessions before joining his teammates on the ice for the morning skate on Friday.

  "Right now, we are just taking it one day at a time," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Friday. "He's not going to play tonight. Obviously he's on the ice participating in the morning skate which is encouraging from our standpoint."

  The Penguins will visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night before taking a break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. They will resume play Feb. 22 against the Washington Capitals.

  Crosby, 37, last missed a game on April 7, 2022, also against the Rangers, because of an illness.

  The two-time Hart Trophy recipient appeared to injure his left arm or shoulder after colliding with New Jersey Devils defenseman Luke Hughes and forward Erik Haula midway through the third period of Pittsburgh's 3-2 shootout loss on Tuesday.

  Crosby has team-leading totals in assists (41) and points (58) in 55 games this season.

  He is in his 20th season with the Penguins. He has 609 career goals and ranks ninth all-time with 1,654 points.

  Also Friday, Pittsburgh recalled forward Emil Bemstrom from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.

  Bemstrom, 25, has 41 points (19 goals, 22 assists) in 37 games with the AHL club this season.

  --Field Level Media

Drew O'Connor scored on a penalty shot in overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 road win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.

• Thirty-three seconds into the extra frame, Sharks center Macklin Celebrini interfered with O'Connor on a clear scoring chance. The penalty shot was awarded, and O'Connor converted his second goal in three games since the Canucks acquired him in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

  O'Connor's penalty-shot goal in overtime was the second in Canucks history. Ben Hutton turned the trick against Arizona on Nov. 17, 2016. Jake Walman, then of the Detroit Red Wings, was the last player in the NHL to do so on Feb. 10, 2024. He played for the Sharks on Thursday.

  Vancouver is 3-0-0 against San Jose this season and is 15-1-0 vs. the Sharks dating back to January 2020. Thatcher Demko has been a big part of that dominance, as Demko is 13-0-0 against San Jose. The goaltender was sharp again Thursday, stopping 33 of 34 shots.

  Tyler Toffoli had the only goal for the Sharks, who are 1-8-1 in their last 10 games.

  Maple Leafs 3, Kraken 1

  Anthony Stolarz, making his first appearance since Dec. 12, stopped 26 shots as Toronto won in Seattle.

  Stolarz had missed 24 games following knee surgery. Philippe Myers, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies scored for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 3-0-0 on their four-game Western trip that concludes Saturday in Vancouver.

  Eeli Tolvanen scored and Joey Daccord made 27 saves for Seattle, which went 1-3-1 on its five-game homestand.

  Panthers 3, Blues 2

  Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals, including the game-winner with 11.8 seconds left, as Florida won in St. Louis.

  Mackie Samoskevich also scored for the Panthers, who have won seven of their last 10 games. Samoskevich left the game early in the second period with an upper-body injury. Spencer Knight made 20 saves for Florida to earn the victory.

  Zack Bolduc and Oskar Sundqvist scored for the Blues, who fell to 1-5-1 in their last seven games overall and 11-14-2 at home this season. Joel Hofer made 31 saves.

  Lightning 5, Senators 1

  Brandon Hagel notched the go-ahead goal for the second straight game against Ottawa, and Tampa Bay swept a two-game home series against Ottawa.

  Hagel tallied for a 2-1 lead in the second period before the Lightning scored three times in the third to earn four points in the rare two-game home series against the same opponent. Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, while Jake Guentzel, Mitchell Chaffee and Erik Cernak also scored for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy, who won both game in the series, registered 27 saves on Thursday.

  Ottawa's Michael Amadio scored for the third game in his past four. With an assist, Tim Stutzle stretched his point streak to seven games (two goals, eight helpers).

  Utah 3, Blue Jackets 2 (OT)

  Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as Utah edged host Columbus.

  Guenther put home his own rebound, on a partial breakaway, for his team-leading 19th goal of the season at 4:27 of the extra period. It's the second overtime winner in as many games for Guenther. Lawson Crouse and Olli Maatta scored in regulation for Utah, which has won back-to-back games after snapping a five-game skid.

  Justin Danforth and Ivan Provorov had the goals for the Blue Jackets, who have dropped three straight. Elvis Merzlinkins stopped 30 shots.

  Avalanche 4, Flames 2

  Martin Necas scored twice in a three-point game and Cale Makar collected one goal and one assist to pace visiting Colorado to its sixth consecutive head-to-head victory over Calgary.

  Artturi Lehkonen also scored for the Avalanche, and Nathan MacKinnon collected three assists to move back atop the league's point-scoring race with 83. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves as Colorado won for the third time in four games.

  Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson scored for the Flames, who have lost two straight and five out of seven. Dustin Wolf stopped 30 shots.

  Knights 3, Devils 1

  Jack Eichel scored for the eighth time in the last nine games as Vegas snapped a four-game losing streak with a win in Newark, N.J.

  Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore also scored goals for Vegas, which won for just the fourth time in 15 games (4-8-3). Adin Hill finished with 14 saves for the Golden Knights.

  Ondrej Palat scored a goal and Jake Allen made 37 saves for New Jersey, which was outshot 40-15 and managed just nine shots on goal over the first two periods. It was the third loss in five games for the Devils and seventh over the past 11 games (4-5-2).

  Capitals 4, Flyers 3

  Lars Eller and Jakob Chychrun scored in the third period to lift Washington to a win at Philadelphia.

  Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal and now needs 16 to pass Wayne Gretzky for the most goals in NHL history. Connor McMichael also scored, and Charlie Lindgren made 19 saves.

  Matvei Michkov scored twice for Philadelphia -- and he nearly completed his first career hat trick with a "Michigan-style" goal early in the third period, only for Lindgren to make the save. Tyson Foerster also scored for the Flyers, who have lost five games in a row. Ivan Fedotov made 14 saves.

  Wild 2, Hurricanes 1

  Filip Gustavsson made 37 saves for Minnesota in a win against Carolina in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Yakov Trenin and newcomer Vinnie Hinostroza scored for the Wild, who snapped a two-game skid.

  Sebastian Aho scored, and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost three in a row.

  --Field Level Media

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier has been placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25, the team announced Thursday.

• Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe said he expects Hischier to be ready to play after the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off.

  "It would be a surprise if he wasn't available when we return from the break," Keefe said of the forward, who is nursing an upper-body injury.

  Hischier was injured after taking a cross check up high from Montreal captain Nick Suzuki during the second period of the Devils' 4-3 overtime win against the host Canadiens on Jan. 25. Hischier returned to the ice for one shift in the third before retreating to the locker room.

  Hischier, 26, leads the team in goals (24) to go along with 19 assists in 51 games this season.

  He has recorded 396 points (160 goals, 236 assists) in 503 career games since being selected by the Devils with the first overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft.

  Also on Thursday, the Devils recalled defenseman Simon Nemec from Utica of the American Hockey League.

  Nemec, 20, has one assist in nine games this season with the Devils. He has 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in 69 career games since being selected by New Jersey with the second overall pick of the 2022 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Chris Kreider scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal with 8:06 remaining as the host New York Rangers rallied again in the third period for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night.

• The Rangers won for the third time this season when trailing after 40 minutes and for the second time in as many games.

  Kreider's third short-handed goal of the season helped the Rangers improve to 9-3-3 in their past 15 games. Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York. Mika Zibanejad had two assists, and Igor Shesterkin made 15 saves.

  David Pastrnak scored his 11th goal during a 12-game points streak and Elias Lindholm also tallied for the Bruins, who lost for the first time in regulation (16-1-4) when taking a lead into the third. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 shots.

  Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)

  Zach Hyman scored a power-play goal in overtime and Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner each had a goal and assist to lift the visiting Edmonton past Chicago.

  Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots for the Oilers, who also got a goal from Viktor Arvidsson. Edmonton won in overtime for the second night in a row, after a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.

  Ryan Donato had a goal and an assist in the last eight minutes of regulation as Chicago wiped up a two-goal deficit. Alec Martinez had the tying tally with 3:44 to go. Lukas Reichel also scored, Teuvo Teravainen recorded two assists and Arvid Soderblom made 34 saves.

  Kings 6, Canadiens 3

  Kevin Fiala scored two third-period goals, leading Los Angeles to a win against visiting Montreal.

  Vladislav Gavrikov and Warren Foegele each had a goal and an assist, Quinton Byfield notched three assists and Darcy Kuemper made 18 saves for the Kings, who have won two in a row following a season-worst four-game skid (0-3-1). Los Angeles' Brandt Clarke and Trevor Moore also scored.

  Defenseman Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier and Logan Mailloux scored and Jakub Dobes made 31 saves for the Canadiens, who have dropped six of seven (1-5-1).

  --Field Level Media

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby missed practice and was being evaluated for an upper-body injury on Wednesday, one day after he was hurt during a 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils that ended in a shootout.

• Crosby appeared to injure his left arm or shoulder when he was hit by two Devils -- Luke Hughes and Erik Haula -- in the third period.

  Crosby didn't appear overly concerned after Tuesday's game and said, "I just got tangled up."

  Penguins coach Mike Sullivan didn't share additional information about Crosby's injury. But he did say that the club would use a next-man-up mentality.

  "We're going to put the best group on the ice that we have available to us," Sullivan said Wednesday. "(For) the guys that are in the lineup each and every night, it provides a great opportunity to help the Penguins have success, and that's the way we look at it."

  Pittsburgh (22-24-9, 53 points) can't afford to miss Crosby long, as it sits near the bottom of the Eastern Conference wild-card race. The Penguins are 5-8-4 over their past 17 games.

  Pittsburgh visits the New York Rangers on Friday and Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday before the NHL breaks for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Crosby is slated to be a captain for Team Canada in the tourney.

  Crosby, 37, has 17 goals and 41 assists in 55 games this season. He is in his 20th season with the Penguins and has 609 career goals and ranks ninth all-time with 1,654 points.

  --Field Level Media

William Nylander netted his second career hat trick and Matthew Knies collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs rode a four-goal second period to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

• John Tavares and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who beat both Alberta teams to kick off a four-game road trip. Auston Matthews posted three assists in his 600th game and goaltender Joseph Woll made 23 saves.

  Matt Coronato, Yegor Sharangovich and Joel Farabee replied for the Flames, who have lost two of three games. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 24 shots, while MacKenzie Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri all collected two assists.

  Nylander's empty-net goal, his fifth tally in a three-game stretch, sealed the victory and completed his hat trick, which came eight years to the day after his first three-goal game.

  Utah 3, Flyers 2 (OT)

  Dylan Guenther had a storybook return to the ice Tuesday for the Utah Hockey Club, capped by scoring the game-winning goal with a second left in overtime to lift the hosts to a victory over Philadelphia in Salt Lake City.

  Returning from a lower-body injury kept him out for 12 games, Guenther scored twice and had an assist to snap Utah's five-game losing streak (0-3-2). Mikhail Sergachev had a goal and two assists, Barrett Hayton also notched two assists, and Karel Vejmelka made 18 saves.

  Samuel Ersson stopped a career-high 39 shots for Philadelphia, which lost its fourth straight (0-3-1). Philadelphia broke a 182-minute scoring drought thanks to goals by Rodrigo Abols, his first NHL tally, and Tyson Foerster.

  Capitals 6, Panthers 3

  Lars Eller and Nic Dowd each scored a goal early in the third period and Alex Ovechkin added career goal No. 878, lifting host Washington over Florida.

  Ovechkin scored for the third time in as many games; his team-leading 25th goal of the season moved him 17 goals away from breaking Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky's NHL record. Dowd had two assists to go along with his goal, Andrew Mangiapane and Aliaksei Protas each collected one of each and Tom Wilson added a short-handed tally. Logan Thompson made 30 saves as the Capitals snapped a two-game skid overall and extended their home point streak to 14 games (10-0-4).

  Florida's Sam Bennett recorded a goal and an assist, and Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk also scored. Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 20 shots for the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers, who saw their three-game winning streak come to a halt.

  Canadiens 4, Sharks 3

  Joel Armia's short-handed goal late in the third period lifted Montreal to a win at San Jose.

  The victory snapped the Canadiens' five-game (0-4-1) winless streak. Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist, and Kirby Dach had two assists. Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield both scored with the extra attacker as part of a 2-for-4 night for Montreal's power play. Sam Montembeault stopped 27 of 30 shots.

  Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and an assist on the power play as San Jose was also 2-for-4 with the man advantage. Collin Graf scored the Sharks' other goal for his first career NHL tally. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 16 of 20 shots for the Sharks, who are 1-8-0 in their last nine games.

  Canucks 3, Avalanche 0

  Jake DeBrusk had a goal and an assist and Thatcher Demko recorded his first shutout of the season as Vancouver snapped a two-game losing skid by beating visiting Colorado.

  Brock Boeser and Drew O'Connor scored and Filip Hronek had two assists for the new-look Canucks, who were playing with an extra spring in their step after adding four new players in a pair of trades on Friday. Demko stopped 25 shots for his ninth career shutout as he played one of his best games since returning from a long injury absence in mid-December.

  Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 28 of 30 shots for the Avalanche, who had won their previous two games. Blackwood had his shutout streak snapped at 146:55 after he recorded shutouts in his previous two games.

  Oilers 3, Blues 2 (OT)

  Connor Brown scored 2:33 into overtime to lift visiting Edmonton past St. Louis.

  Connor McDavid tallied a goal and two assists and Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who are 4-1-1 in their last six games. Stuart Skinner made 20 saves to earn the victory.

  Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington made 35 saves for the Blues, who are 1-4-1 in their last six.

  Jets 3, Hurricanes 0

  Eric Comrie made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season as Winnipeg secured a seventh consecutive victory, blanking visiting Carolina.

  Nino Niederreiter had a goal and an assist for the Jets, while Neal Pionk and Rasmus Kupari were the other scorers. Winnipeg is one victory away from matching the club best, achieved three times since the franchise began as the Atlanta Thrashers in 1999-2000.

  Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 27 shots for Carolina.

  Sabres 3, Blue Jackets 2

  Alex Tuch scored two second-period goals after registering a first-period assist and Buffalo recorded their first four-game winning streak in more than two years by beating Columbus.

  Bowen Byram had a goal with an assist, Jason Zucker added two helpers and James Reimer made 27 saves for the Sabres, who notched four straight wins -- to sweep their homestand -- for the first time since a five-game run in January 2023. Reimer improved to 2-4-1 in seven starts since joining Buffalo.

  Ivan Provorov logged a goal and an assist and Kent Johnson also scored for Columbus, which dropped two after winning the first two of a four-game road stretch. Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost two straight games in regulation for the first time since mid-December.

  Bruins 3, Wild 0

  Jeremy Swayman pitched a 35-save shutout and Charlie McAvoy scored the eventual game-winning goal as Boston beat visiting Minnesota.

  Trent Frederic and Morgan Geekie also tallied as the Bruins won their second straight game. Matt Poitras assisted on Boston's first two goals, and David Pastrnak had one helper to extend his point streak to 11 games.

  The loss was Minnesota's second straight since a three-game win streak. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots in his 1,044th career game, tied with Roberto Luongo for the second most by a goaltender in NHL history.

  Lightning 4, Senators 3

  Brandon Hagel broke a third-period tie and host Tampa Bay snapped Ottawa's five-game winning streak.

  Luke Glendening, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan McDonagh also netted goals for the Lightning, who are 3-4-1 in the past eight games. Victor Hedman had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 shots.

  Michael Amadio, Claude Giroux and Drake Batherson tallied for the Senators. Thomas Chabot had two assists, and Linus Ullmark made 34 saves.

  Devils 3, Penguins 2 (SO)

  Jack Hughes scored both regulation goals for New Jersey, which earned a shootout victory at Pittsburgh.

  Timo Meier scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the shootout. Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils, and Nico Daws stopped 25 shots to record his first victory of the season.

  Rickard Rakell scored in the second period and Kevin Hayes scored in the third as the Penguins erased a 2-0 deficit. Alex Nedeljkovic made 19 saves.

  Islanders 2, Golden Knights 1

  Brock Nelson scored the winning goal just beyond the midway point of the third period for surging New York, which edged Vegas in Elmont, N.Y.

  Bo Horvat scored in the first for the Islanders, who won for the eighth time in nine games despite being outshot 34-14. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves.

  Brandon Saad scored his first goal for the Golden Knights since signing with the team on Friday. Ilya Samsonov stopped 12 shots for Vegas, which has lost four straight (0-2-2) and 11 of 14 (3-8-3).

  Ducks 2, Stars 1

  John Gibson made 26 saves to pick up the win in his 500th NHL game as host Anaheim edged Dallas.

  It was the 202nd career victory for Gibson, who became the 11th active goaltender and 85th in NHL history to hit the 500-game mark. Trevor Zegras and Cutter Gauthier scored for Anaheim, which won for the fifth time in six games.

  Colin Blackwell scored and Jake Oettinger made 26 saves for the Stars, who had a five-game winning streak snapped. It marked the first loss of Oettinger's career in nine starts against the Ducks.

  Red Wings 5, Kraken 4

  Patrick Kane set the NHL record with his 53rd shootout goal as visiting Detroit beat Seattle to claim its seventh consecutive win.

  Kane scored with a backhanded shot off the crossbar and into the net, the lone tally in the skills competition. He passed former Chicago teammate Jonathan Toews for the top spot in shootout goals. Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider, Jonatan Berggren and Elmer Soderblom scored in regulation for Detroit. Cam Talbot made 23 saves through overtime, plus all three shootout attempts.

  The Red Wings, who finished a perfect four-game road trip -- with three wins coming in extra time -- are riding a 15-3-1 run. Shane Wright scored twice, while Matty Beniers and Chandler Stephenson replied for the Kraken, who have one win in the past five games. Joey Daccord stopped 36 shots through overtime.

  --Field Level Media