2 weeks Ago By Field Level Media
Dylan Samberg scored the tiebreaking goal with 12:22 remaining in regulation, and the Winnipeg Jets won 7-4 over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday. Roughly 47 seconds after Tampa Bay tied it at 4-4, Kyle Connor carried the puck around the net and fed Samberg, whose point shot zipped past Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson (27 saves). Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti added empty-netters while Vladislav Namestnikov, Logan Stanley, Mark Scheifele and Alex Iafallo also scored for the Jets, who overcame a 2-0 hole to secure a franchise-best 11-1-0 start to the season.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal with an assist for Tampa Bay, which has dropped two straight after winning three consecutive. Rangers 5, Islanders 2 Artemi Panarin scored twice and the host Rangers never trailed against the Islanders. Chris Kreider opened the scoring and Vincent Trocheck scored his 200th career goal early in the second period for the Rangers, who won for the third time in four games.
Adam Edstrom scored in the third. Casey Cizikas and Brock Nelson scored in the second for the Islanders, who have lost five of seven (2-5-0). Goalie Ilya Sorokin also recorded 35 saves.
Hurricanes 4, Capitals 2 Dmitry Orlov scored twice and Martin Necas provided a goal and two assists as surging Carolina cooled off Washington in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes clinched their sixth straight victory on Andrei Svechnikov's empty-net goal with eight seconds remaining.
The Capitals went with an extra attacker with about 1:25 left but couldn't find the tying tally against Pyotr Kochetkov, who stopped 19 shots for Carolina. Charlie Lindgren made 41 saves for Washington, which had its three-game win streak snapped despite goals from Alex Ovechkin and Brandon Duhaime. The Capitals entered the game with eight victories to match the best 10-game start to a season in team history.
Wild 2, Maple Leafs 1 (OT) Matt Boldy scored 2:14 into overtime to lift Minnesota over Toronto in Saint Paul, Minn. Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild, who won for the eighth time in 11 games to start the season. Jared Spurgeon registered a pair of assists.
William Nylander scored the lone goal for the Maple Leafs, who lost their second game in as many nights. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner each tallied an assist. Bruins 2, Kraken 0 Jeremy Swayman made 23 saves, and two first-period goals were all Boston needed as it notched its second shutout in as many days, defeating visiting Seattle.
Justin Brazeau and Charlie Coyle scored in the first half of the opening period for the Bruins, who have won back-to-back games and three of five since a three-game losing streak. Making his Massachusetts homecoming, Seattle netminder Joey Daccord stopped 31 shots. The Kraken have lost three straight and were shut out for the second night in a row.
Oilers 4, Flames 2 Zach Hyman broke a third-period tie, and Leon Draisaitl scored once and added two assists to lift visiting Edmonton over Calgary. Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark also scored and goaltender Stuart Skinner made 29 saves for the Oilers, who have won four of their past five games. Anthony Mantha and Yegor Sharangovich had goals for the Flames, who have one win in their past six games.
Goalie Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots. Blackhawks 4, Ducks 2 Arvid Soderblom made 37 saves to help visiting Chicago to a win against Anaheim. Connor Bedard had three assists and Taylor Hall added two more for the Blackhawks, who have won three of their past four games.
Brock McGinn and Mason McTavish scored and Lukas Dostal made 25 saves for the Ducks, who have lost four of their past five games. This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission..
