Logan Thompson stopped 22 shots as the Washington Capitals blanked the visiting Maple Leafs 4-0 on Thursday, handing Toronto its first shutout defeat in 71 games.
Jakob Chychrun scored twice, Aleksei Protas added a goal and John Carlson flew past the 750-point mark on his career with a goal and two assists for the Capitals.
Justin Sourdif chipped in with two helpers as Washington ended a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).
Dennis Hildeby turned away 25 of Washington’s 29 shots. The Maple Leafs were blanked for the first time in regular-season play since a 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 11.
Senators 4, Penguins 0
Brady Tkachuk scored two goals and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, fueling host Ottawa to a victory over reeling Pittsburgh.
Ullmark registered his 13th career shutout and first of the season. David Perron and Claude Giroux also tallied and Drake Batherson notched two assists for the Senators, who improved to 7-0-1 in their past eight meetings with the Penguins.
Arturs Silovs finished with 22 saves for the Penguins, whose losing streak reached seven games (0-3-4).
Flames 4, Kraken 2
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period deadlock and Rasmus Andersson collected three assists as host Calgary claimed a comeback victory over slumping Seattle.
Mikael Backlund scored twice and Nazem Kadri posted one goal and one assist for the Flames, who scored three unanswered goals in the final frame while winning for the fifth time in seven games. Calgary goaltender Dustin Wolf made 21 saves.
Chandler Stephenson and Kaapo Kakko tallied for the Kraken, who have lost four straight games and have managed only one victory in 11 outings (1-9-1). Seattle goalie Joey Daccord stopped 42 shots.
Canadiens 4, Blackhawks 1
Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson registered three assists as host Montreal scored four unanswered goals for a victory over reeling Chicago.
Nick Suzuki added a goal and an assist and Noah Dobson also scored as the Canadiens outshot the Blackhawks 35-15 to win for the third time in five games (3-1-1). Montreal’s Jakub Dobes recorded 14 saves. The game featured three goals disallowed, two going against Montreal.
However, that proved a nonfactor as Chicago managed an early goal from Frank Nazar but nothing more. Spencer Knight made 31 saves for the Blackhawks, who have dropped four straight, the past three without injured star Connor Bedard (shoulder).
Oilers 3, Bruins 1
Quinn Hutson scored his first NHL goal with 5:22 left in the second period, and it stood as the game-winner as visiting Edmonton beat Boston.
Edmonton tallied a goal in each period on the way to its sixth win in eight games (6-1-1). Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid each finished with a goal and an assist. Tristan Jarry stopped 12 of the 13 shots he faced but left with an apparent lower-body injury in the second period. Calvin Pickard made 12 saves on as many shots in relief.
Pavel Zacha scored and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for the Bruins, who are 5-2-0 in their past seven games.
Wild 5, Blue Jackets 2
Joel Eriksson Ek’s tiebreaking goal with 8:10 left in regulation sparked visiting Minnesota to a victory over Columbus, the Wild’s sixth consecutive win.
Eriksson Ek also had an assist as he extended his points streak to six games. Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy each delivered an empty-net goal and two assists for the Wild. Ryan Hartman and Vladimir Tarasenko tallied goals, and Yakov Trenin recorded two assists, and Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves.
Zach Werenski scored twice, giving him four in the Blue Jackets’ past two games and extending his points streak to four games. Jet Greaves stopped 23 shots.
Kings 2, Lightning 1
Adrian Kempe scored twice in the second period as Los Angeles avoided being swept on its three-game road trip by beating Tampa Bay.
The Kings rallied from a one-goal deficit to improve to 11-4-5 away from Los Angeles. Kings goaltender Anton Forsberg played for the second straight night and made 31 saves.
The Lightning’s Oliver Bjorkstrand notched a power-play goal. Following a seven-game absence, Andrei Vasilevskiy returned to make 18 saves as his team lost its third straight (0-2-1).
Rangers 2, Blues 1 (OT)
J.T. Miller scored in overtime to lift visiting New York past St. Louis.
Gabe Perreault produced his first NHL goal for the Rangers, who earned just their second victory in seven games (2-3-2). New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves.
Jonatan Berggren scored his first goal for the Blues since arriving on a waiver claim. Jordan Binnington made 29 saves in defeat.
Sabres 5, Flyers 3
Buffalo extended its season-high winning streak to four games with a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Jack Quinn, Tage Thompson, Noah Ostlund, Josh Norris and Ryan McLeod all scored for Buffalo. Zach Benson and Mattias Samuelsson each had two assists, and Alex Lyon stopped 24 of 27 shots.
The loss snapped the Flyers’ five-game points streak (2-0-3), and the team has now won just once in its past five games (1-1-3). Noah Cates, Cam York and Travis Konecny each scored for Philadelphia, and Bobby Brink added two assists. Samuel Ersson recorded 23 saves.
Stars 5, Sharks 3
Wyatt Johnston scored two goals for Dallas in a win at San Jose.
Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist while Justin Hryckowian and Jamie Benn also scored for the Stars, who have won six of eight. Esa Lindell and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 34 saves.
Collin Graf scored two goals, Shakir Mukhamadullin also tallied, Macklin Celebrini had two assists and Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for the Sharks, whose three-game winning streak ended.
–Field Level Media
