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NHL Roundup: Blankenburg scores OT winner to lift Predators past Kings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Zachary L’Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves for Nashville, which is 2-0-1 in its last three games.

Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Kings, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.

In overtime, Blankenburg converted the rebound of a shot by Filip Forsberg for his first goal as a member of the Predators.

Annunen, who was acquired from Colorado in a Nov. 30 trade, improved to 2-1-0 in three games with the Predators.

OILERS 3, SHARKS 2, OT

NHL Highlights: Oilers 3, Sharks 2 (OT)
Mattias Ekholm scored the game-tying goal with 18 seconds left in the third period before Leon Draisaitl completed the comeback in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.
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    EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime and Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight game in extra time and beat San Jose Sharks.

    Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who have won 10 of their last 12 contests. Connor McDavid had three assists, while Evan Bouchard had a pair of helpers.

    Ekholm, with the goaltender pulled, forced overtime with 18 seconds left in the game.

    Luke Kunin and Jan Rutta scored for the Sharks, who have lost four in a row and seven of their last eight.

    Calvin Pickard was only tasked to make 20 stops in net for the Oilers, while rookie goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves for the Sharks in just his sixth NHL game.

    FLAMES 6, BLACKHAWKS 4

    NHL Highlights: Flames 6, Blackhawks 4
    Blake Coleman, Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary all had a multi-point games, while Dustin Wolf made 24 saves as the Calgary Flames beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4.
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      CALGARY, Alberta — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each had a goal and an assist as Calgary beat Chicago.

      Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames, who have picked up points in their last four games, going 2-0-2. Dustin Wolf made 24 stops and improved to 10-5-2 in his rookie season.

      Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist, and Connor Bedard added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Ilya Mikheyev scored his fourth goal in as many games and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, extending his multiple-point game streak to four.

      Peter Mrazek made 24 saves in his first game for Chicago since he was injured Dec. 7.

      BRUINS 3, SABRES 1

      NHL Highlights: Bruins 3, Sabres 1
      Charlie Coyle opened the scoring before Morgan Geekie put home the game-winning goal late in the third period as the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1, handing them their 13th straight loss.
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        BOSTON — Morgan Geekie scored a tiebreaking, power-play goal with 1:45 left in regulation, and Boston beat Buffalo, sending the Sabres to their 13th straight loss.

        Charlie Coyle scored a first-period goal and Brad Marchand added an empty-netter for the Bruins, who improved to 10-4-1 under interim coach Joe Sacco.

        JJ Peterka scored for Buffalo, which is on its worst stretch since a club-record 18-game losing streak (0-15-3) in 2021. The Sabres haven’t won since a victory at San Jose on Nov. 23.

        Just as a power play was about to expire, Geekie one-timed a shot from the slot for the winner.

        Coyle came out of penalty box after his minor for hooking ended. He collected a clearing pass from Nikita Zadorov, going in on a breakaway. James Reimer made a left-skate stop, but, while on his backside, Coyle poked the puck in. Reimer stopped 16 shots.

        ISLANDERS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 3

        NHL Highlights: Islanders 6, Leafs 3
        Bo Horvat double dipped with two goals and added an assist, while Alexander Romanov added two assists as the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
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          TORONTO — Bo Horvat had two a goal and two assists, Isaiah George scored his first NHL goal and New York beat Toronto.

          Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal also scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots to help end a two-game losing streak. Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom and Anders Lee each had two assists.

          William Nylander scored twice and Bobby McMann added a goal for Toronto, coming off a 6-3 victory in Buffalo on Friday night. The Maple Leafs were without captain Auston Matthews after he took a cross-check to the back late against the Sabres.

          Joseph Woll allowed goals on two of the Islanders’ first three attempts on target. He finished with 28 saves. Toronto had won three straight.

          CANADIENS 5, RED WINGS 1

          NHL Highlights: Canadiens 5, Red Wings 1
          Juraj Slafkovsky scored the first of five unanswered goals for the Montreal Canadiens as they beat the Detroit Red Wings for the second time in as many nights, 5-1.
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            MONTREAL — Patrik Laine scored on the power play again, and Montreal beat Detroit for the second straight night.

            Juraj Slafkovsky, Jake Evans, Emil Heineman and Brendan Gallagher also scored in Montreal’s season-high third straight win. Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson each had two assists.

            Sam Montembeault stopped 20 shots in his ninth consecutive start — and second in two nights against Detroit. The Canadiens beat the Red Wings 4-2 in Detroit on Friday.

            Joe Veleno opened the scoring early in the first for Detroit, and Alex Lyon made 19 saves.

            Laine scored for the eighth time — all with the man-advantage — in nine games since returning from a pre-season knee injury. He beat Lyon with an attempted pass from the left circle with 39 seconds left in the first period.

            DEVILS 3, PENGUINS 0

            NHL Highlights: Devils 3, Penguins 0
            Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, while Jacob Markstrom stopped all 12 shots he saw to record a shutout as the New Jersey Devils win 3-0 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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              NEWARK, N.J. — Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second shutout of the season as New Jersey beat Pittsburgh.

              Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who won for the fourth time in five games.

              Noesen opened the scoring with his career-best 15th goal at 17:32 of the second, with assists from Hischier and Meier. Hischier made it 2-0 at 7:47 of the third, sliding a loose puck in the crease past Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry for his 17th goal of the season. Meier added an empty-net goal.

              The 34-year-old Markstrom, who joined New Jersey in a trade from Calgary in June, earned the 22nd shutout of his career.

              FLYERS 5, BLUE JACKETS 4, OT

              NHL Highlights: Flyers 5, Blue Jackets 4 (OT)
              Already with three assists on the day, Philadelphia Flyers’ Owen Tippett scored the game-winner in overtime, earning the 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Flyers' Morgan Frost made his mark in the win, potting two goals of his own.
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                PHILADELPHIA — Owen Tippett scored at 3:30 of overtime to punctuate a four-point game and Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak with come-from-behind win over Columbus.

                Morgan Frost scored twice and Tyson Foerster tied the game with less than two minutes remaining in the third period as Philadelphia won for the fifth time this season when trailing after two periods. Samuel Ersson made 21 saves.

                Mathieu Olivier, Mikael Pyyhtia, Kirill Marchenko and Jake Christiansen scored for the Blue Jackets, who lost for the sixth time in seven games.

                Tippett assisted on three of the Flyers’ four goals in the third period, including Foerster’s tying score. In OT, he broke in on a 2-on-1 with Noah Cates and beat Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (25 saves) with a backhand shot.

                JETS 5, WILD 0

                NHL Highlights: Jets 5, Wild 0
                Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists, while Connor Hellebuyck turned away all 19 shots he faced for his fourth shutout of the season as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-0.
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                  WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for his NHL-leading fourth shutout of the season and 41st of his career to lead Winnipeg to a victory over Minnesota, who have lost four in a row.

                  Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers and Neal Pionk each scored power-play goals. Morgan Barron and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets.

                  Jesper Wallstedt stopped 19 shots for Minnesota, which is 1-5-0 in its last six games.

                  Ehlers scored his 10th goal of the season 6 seconds after Minnesota took its first penalty at 6:45 of the first period.

                  SENATORS 5, CANUCKS 4, OT

                  NHL Highlights: Senators 5, Canucks 4 (OT)
                  Shane Pinto scored twice and Jake Sanderson had the overtime game-winner for his third point of the night as the Ottawa Senators took down the Vancouver Canucks 5-4.
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                    VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jake Sanderson scored 15 seconds into overtime and Ottawa stretched their win streak to six games with a victory over Vancouver.

                    It’s the first time since March 2017 that Ottawa has won six in a row.

                    Shane Pinto scored twice for the Senators, Claude Giroux added a goal and Josh Norris scored short-handed. Sanderson also contributed a pair of assists.

                    Leevi Merilainen stopped 21 shots to earn his first NHL victory.

                    Brock Boeser scored twice for the Canucks, and Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists. Jake DeBrusk rounded out the scoring for a Vancouver side that lost its third straight outing (0-1-2). Kevin Lankinen made 17 saves.

                    GOLDEN KNIGHTS 6, KRAKEN 2

                    NHL Highlights: Golden Knights 6, Kraken 2
                    Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, Jack Eichel had two helpers of his own, while Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2.
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                      LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Vegas beat Seattle.

                      After falling behind 1-0 less than three minutes into the game, the Golden Knights scored three unanswered goals in the first period and never relinquished the lead.

                      After Keegan Kolesar tied the game at 1-all, Brett Howden took Jack Eichel’s pass from behind the net and beat Philipp Grubauer at the doorstep to give Vegas a one-goal edge. Nic Hague’s goal later in the period put Vegas up, 3-1.

                      William Karlsson and Noah Hanifin also added goals in the third and Ilya Samsonov stopped 21 shots to improve to 8-3-1. Eichel finished with two assists.

                      Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle while Grubauer made 29 saves and fell to 3-10-0.

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