NHL roundup: Kings defeat Stars to extend win streak to 4 games

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Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars

Warren Foegele scored early in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings win 3-2 against the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

Foegele’s seventh goal of the season came at 2:22 of the third period on a wraparound, giving the Kings a 3-2 lead and extending their win streak to four games.

Foegele and Tanner Jeannot each had a goal and an assist, and Joel Edmundson also scored for Los Angeles, which improved to 9-2-1 at home. David Rittich made 26 saves.

Wyatt Johnston and Mason Marchment scored for Dallas, which had its three-game winning streak ended despite leading 2-0 after the first period. Jake Oettinger made 14 saves for Dallas, which had won its last four games against the Kings.

Golden Knights 4, Ducks 1

Shea Theodore scored twice against his former team, leading the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 win over Anaheim.

William Karlsson, who also started his NHL career with the Ducks, and Alexander Holtz each scored for Vegas. Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel, and Tomas Hertl each had two assists, and Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves. Vegas is on a 6-1-1 run.

Jackson LaCombe scored for Anaheim, which has lost two of three and won only two of its last six games (2-3-1). John Gibson made 29 saves.

Maple Leafs 3, Predators 2

Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period to help Toronto beat Nashville 3-2.

William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three straight and 10 of their last 12 games. Mitch Marner had three assists, and Joseph Woll made 22 saves.

Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Jankowski scored for the Predators, who have lost five in a row (0-2-3). Juuse Saros made 25 saves.

Toronto Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators

Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2

Brad Marchand scored two goals 2:05 apart in the second period, Morgan Geekie also scored twice, and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves to lead Boston to a 4-2 win over Chicago.

Boston won its third straight game under interim coach Joe Sacco, improving to 6-2 in their last eight games. Justin Brazeau, Mason Lohrei, Jordan Oesterle, and David Pastrnak each had two assists.

The Blackhawks lost their fourth straight game, matching their season-worst losing streak. Goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 23 shots, and Jason Dickinson and Alex Vlasic scored for Chicago.

By Ritik

Ritik Katiyar is pursuing a post-graduate degree in Pharmaceutics. Currently, he lives in Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India. You can find him writing about all sorts of listicle topics. A pharmaceutical postgrad by day, and a content writer by night. You can write to him at [email protected]

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