Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, and Anthony Beauvillier each scored a goal and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-1 on Monday night, ending the Kings’ nine-game home winning streak.
Evgeni Malkin and Cody Glass also scored for the Penguins, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves. Pittsburgh had been struggling, having lost four of their previous five games and eight of their last 10 (2-5-3).
Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, and David Rittich stopped 27 shots. Los Angeles had been on a hot streak before this loss, dropping four of five after winning five straight. They hadn’t lost at home since November 20, when they fell 1-0 to Buffalo.
The Penguins capitalized on their only power play when Hayes opened the scoring at 10:09 of the first period. The Penguins were without their leading goal scorer, Rickard Rakell, who returned to Pittsburgh for personal reasons.
Maple Leafs 5, Lightning 3
Matthew Knies scored twice and added an assist as Toronto defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3, securing their third straight win. Mitchell Marner had a goal and two assists, and Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist. Joseph Woll made 27 saves for the Maple Leafs, who are 3-0 against Tampa Bay this season.
Nick Paul scored two goals for the Lightning, and Darren Raddysh contributed a goal and an assist. Jonas Johansson made 23 saves for Tampa Bay in the first game of their four-game road trip.
Utah Hockey Club 5, Jets 2
Barrett Hayton had a goal and two assists as the Utah Hockey Club won their second consecutive game, beating the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 in Salt Lake City. Clayton Keller added a goal and an assist, and Josh Doan and Nick Schmaltz each recorded two assists.
Connor Ingram made 23 saves for Utah, who have been struggling this season but are now on a two-game winning streak after not winning back-to-back games since mid-December. Ingram had faced challenges earlier in the season but has shown improvement after taking time off to be with his ailing mother, who passed away in December.
Bruins 6, Sharks 3
Charlie Coyle scored both the tying and winning goals in the third period to help the Boston Bruins rally past the San Jose Sharks 6-3. David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist, and Vinni Lettieri also scored for Boston, which is 3-0-1 in its last four games.
Will Smith, a rookie from Lexington, Mass., led the Sharks with a goal and an assist in his first NHL game in Boston. San Jose has now lost three in a row and six of their last seven games.
Wild 3, Avalanche 1
Yakov Trenin and Brock Faber scored 1:35 apart early in the third period to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 3-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Jake Middleton had a goal and an assist, Liam Ohgren added two assists, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for Minnesota, which snapped a three-game losing streak. They now have the most road wins in the NHL with a 17-5-3 record away from home.
Nathan MacKinnon scored the lone goal for Colorado, who is now 2-2 on their five-game homestand.
Blues 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Jake Neighbours and Brayden Schenn scored in the shootout as the St. Louis Blues won 5-4 against the Las Vegas Golden Knights. The Blues nearly lost after blowing a two-goal lead in the final 3:10 of regulation. Jordan Kyrou had two assists, and Schenn and Neighbours each scored in the shootout.
Vegas’ Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and an assist, and Shea Theodore had four assists. The Golden Knights have now lost four straight games, marking their longest losing streak of the season.
Kraken 6, Sabres 4
The Seattle Kraken defeated the Buffalo Sabres 6-4, with defensemen Jamie Oleksiak and Adam Larsson scoring important goals. Jared McCann had a goal and two assists, and Joey Daccord made 25 saves for Seattle, which is 2-0 in a 10-game stretch that includes nine home games.
Buffalo had four different goal scorers, including Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson. Devon Levi, who had been recalled from the AHL, made 28 saves but couldn’t prevent the loss.
Islanders 3, Blue Jackets 1
Bo Horvat scored two goals in the second period as the New York Islanders defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1. Simon Holmstrom added a short-handed goal, which was the game-winner for the Islanders, who have won two straight and are 2-2 on a season-high seven-game homestand.
Kent Johnson scored early for the Blue Jackets, who have now lost two in a row after a six-game winning streak.
Hurricanes 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Sebastian Aho scored the game-winning goal in overtime, and Jaccob Slavin had three assists as the Carolina Hurricanes came back to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3. Seth Jarvis, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Jordan Staal also scored for Carolina, which has won four of its last six games. Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, playing in his 500th career game.
Aho’s one-timer 59 seconds into overtime was his 15th career overtime goal, making him the key player in the Hurricanes’ overtime victories this season.
