Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to score 500 goals as he tallied twice in Detroit’s 5-1 victory over visiting Vancouver on Thursday night.
Kane scored in the first period, then notched his milestone goal with an empty-netter with 3:53 remaining. He has the sixth-most goals among active NHL players. He’s also the sixth player to reach the 500-goal milestone with the Red Wings and the fifth U.S.-born player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal milestone, joining Mike Modano (561), Keith Tkachuk (538), Jeremy Roenick (513) and Joe Mullen (502).
Axel Sandin-Pellikka, J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, while James van Riemsdyk added two assists. John Gibson made 23 saves for Detroit.
Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal for the Canucks, who have lost five straight. Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves.
Bruins 4, Flames 1
Boston scored twice in each of the first two periods and cruised to a win over visiting Calgary.
Sean Kuraly (one goal, one assist) and Elias Lindholm lit the lamp within a 2:18 span in the opening frame. Mason Lohrei and Casey Mittelstadt also scored and Tanner Jeannot dished out two assists for Boston, which has gained points in four of its last five games (3-1-1). Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves en route to his first victory since Dec. 11.
Connor Zary scored the lone goal and Dustin Wolf stopped 26 shots for the Flames, who have lost four in a row.
Penguins 4, Devils 1
Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal in his return to Pittsburgh, which beat visiting New Jersey to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games.
After missing the last 15 games because of an upper-body injury, the 39-year-old Malkin got his ninth goal of the season on a 5-on-3 opportunity in the final minute of the second period. Erik Karlsson scored a goal for the first time since Dec. 16 and posted his 699th career assist on Malkin’s goal.
Luke Hughes’ third-period score ended a Devils’ goal drought of more than 155 minutes. Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes got the assists on the power-play goal. Jake Allen kept the Devils in the contest by making 25 saves, but it was not enough as New Jersey fell for a third straight game and seventh time in its last nine.
Predators 2, Islanders 1 (SO)
Filip Forsberg scored the only tally of a shootout to give Nashville a win over visiting New York.
The Predators are 14-7-0 in their last 21 games, and 6-1-0 in their last seven home games. Nashville is 12-2-0 in its last 14 games against the Islanders. Juuse Saros stopped all three shots faced in the shootout and 30 of 31 shots faced during the game. Ryan O’Reilly’s short-handed marker late in the second period was Nashville’s only goal through overtime.
The loss ended the Islanders’ two-game win streak, though New York still has points in seven of its last nine games (5-2-2). David Rittich stopped 26 of 27 shots, coming up short in the goaltending duel with Saros.
Wild 3, Kraken 2 (OT)
Mats Zuccarello scored at 2:09 of overtime as Minnesota defeated host Seattle.
Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Ryan Hartman also scored and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists for the Wild, which wrapped up a seven-game trip with a 4-1-2 record. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made 26 saves.
Adam Larsson and Matty Beniers tallied and Vince Dunn assisted on both goals for the Kraken, who had a four-game winning streak snapped but extended their point streak to 10 (8-0-2). Goalie Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 of 34 shots.
Golden Knights 5, Blue Jackets 3
Reilly Smith scored two goals and Mark Stone had a goal and two assists as Vegas rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Columbus in Las Vegas.
It was the 30th multi-goal game of Smith’s career. Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and Brett Howden also scored a goal for Vegas, which won its second straight game. Mitch Marner and Tomas Hertl each added two assists. Akira Schmid, who took over for injured starter Carter Hart in the first period, stopped 21 of 23 shots for the Golden Knights.
Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist, Sean Monahan had two assists and Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko also scored goals for Columbus, which suffered its third straight loss.
Canadiens 6, Panthers 2
Alexandre Texier recorded his first career hat trick and host Montreal won its third straight game, defeating Florida.
Texier has four goals and two assists in his past two games. Oliver Kapanen tallied a goal and two assists and Juraj Slafkovsky contributed a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who have won five of six. Mike Matheson added two assists, and Sam Montembeault made 25 saves.
Sam Bennett scored twice for the Panthers, who have lost four of five (1-3-1) while scoring two goals or less in each game. Sergei Bobrovsky made 14 saves.
Hurricanes 5, Ducks 2
Defenseman Jalen Chatfield scored a goal to snap a tie late in the second period, lifting Carolina over reeling Anaheim.
Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall and Chatfield each collected a goal and an assist and Mark Jankowski and Jackson Blake also tallied for the Hurricanes, who have won three in a row.
Carolina’s Frederik Andersen made 11 saves to record his first win since Nov. 6.
Ryan Poehling and Mikael Granlund each scored a goal for the Ducks, who have lost eight in a row (0-7-1).
Maple Leafs 2, Flyers 1 (OT)
Easton Cowan scored midway through overtime, lifting Toronto to a road victory over Philadelphia on his first career OT game-winner.
Longtime Flyer Scott Laughton also scored and went 19-of-20 on faceoffs for Toronto, which has won 13 of its last 14 meetings with Philadelphia. Dennis Hildeby turned aside 22 shots for the Maple Leafs.
Travis Konecny scored the only goal for the Flyers before leaving after two periods due to an upper-body injury. Dan Vladar made 21 saves for Philadelphia.
Sabres 5, Rangers 2
Jason Zucker scored the game-winning power-play goal with 7:26 remaining in the second period, rookie Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his return from a concussion and surging Buffalo earned a victory over host New York.
Buffalo won for the 12th time in 13 games by never trailing, scoring in the opening five minutes and getting two more in the second. It is the fifth time in team history that the Sabres won 12 of 13 and the first instance since Nov. 23-Dec. 19, 2005.
Zucker scored his team-leading sixth power-play goal by being in the right spot in front of goalie Jonathan Quick.
Oilers 4, Jets 3
Connor McDavid matched a career-high 17-game point streak with a goal and an assist as Edmonton handed host Winnipeg their 11th straight loss.
Evan Bouchard also had a goal and an assist, while Vasily Podkolzin and Zach Hyman got on the board for Edmonton with goals. Calvin Pickard stopped 13 pucks in net for the Oilers.
Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, while Tanner Pearson and Josh Morrissey also scored. Mark Scheifele had two assists. Netminder Connor Hellebuyck made 26 stops for the Jets.
Avalanche 8, Senators 2
Brock Nelson scored twice in a six-goal outburst in the second period, Josh Manson had two goals and two assists, and Colorado routed visiting Ottawa.
Colorado scored five times in a span of 6 minutes, 18 seconds, to blow open a close game. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Cale Makar had a goal and two assists, Martin Necas added a goal and an assist, Ross Colton had three assists and Scott Wedgewood turned away 29 shots for the Avalanche.
Shane Pinto and Brady Tkachuk scored and Mads Sogaard made 11 saves after replacing Leevi Merilainen for Ottawa, which has dropped three in a row and six of its last eight. Merilainen returned at the start of the third period and finished with 15 saves.
–Field Level Media
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