The Los Angeles Kings scored five straight goals to break a 2-2 tie and secured a 7-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday night.
Seven different Kings players scored, with Drew Doughty starting the scoring spree at 8:46 of the second period. Quinton Byfield and Tanner Jeannot each had a goal and an assist, while Anze Kopitar, Warren Foegele, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Samuel Helenius also found the net. The Kings, who have won three in a row and eight of their last nine games, are now tied with Edmonton for second in the Pacific Division.
Brandt Clarke, Adrian Kempe, and Joel Edmundson each registered two assists, and Darcy Kuemper made 11 saves. Los Angeles is now 11-0-3 in their last 14 home games.
For Boston, Elias Lindholm and Morgan Geekie scored, while Jeremy Swayman allowed seven goals on 23 shots. The Bruins are on a six-game winless streak (0-5-1).
Sabres 5, Jets 3
Ryan McLeod scored once and added three assists, and James Reimer made 33 saves in Buffalo’s win over Winnipeg. McLeod’s four-point game was the first of his career. JJ Peterka, Rasmus Dahlin, and Tyson Kozak also scored, and Jacob Bernard-Docker had two assists for the Sabres, who ended a two-game losing streak.
Nino Niederreiter, Colin Miller, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who had won four of their past five games. Eric Comrie made 12 saves.
Blackhawks 7, Flyers 4
Ryan Donato scored twice, and Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists as Chicago ended a seven-game losing streak with a victory over Philadelphia. Connor Bedard, Joe Veleno, and Pat Maroon each scored a goal and added an assist. Chicago had been struggling but broke through to score seven goals on 29 shots against Flyers goalie Ivan Fedotov.
For Philadelphia, Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale each had a goal and an assist, while Travis Sanheim and Bobby Brink also scored. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for the Blackhawks.
Golden Knights 4, Lightning 2
Ilya Samsonov stopped 35 of 37 shots, leading Vegas to a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay. Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, Nicolas Roy, and Nicolas Hague scored for the Golden Knights, who extended their Pacific Division lead to five points.
Nick Paul and Nikita Kucherov scored for Tampa Bay, with Andrei Vasilevskiy making 26 saves. The Lightning now trail first-place Florida by four points in the Atlantic Division.
Jack Eichel is just three assists away from breaking the franchise record, fueling excitement among Golden Knights fans (Vegas Golden Knights)Blues 4, Predators 1
Justin Faulk scored a goal and added an assist, while Robert Thomas earned three assists to help St. Louis defeat Nashville. Jordan Kyrou, Alexandre Texier, and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who extended their winning streak to six games. Jordan Binnington made 31 saves for St. Louis, which has gone 13-2-2 in their last 17 games and is now in the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Filip Forsberg scored for Nashville, which has a 1-4-1 record in its last six games. Justus Annunen made 14 saves in the loss.
Panthers 4, Penguins 3 (SO)
Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in the shootout to lead Florida to a comeback win over Pittsburgh. Sam Reinhart scored twice, and Anton Lundell added the other goal for the Panthers, who won for the third time in their last seven games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves.
Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist, and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby had two assists to extend his point streak to seven games. Tristan Jarry made 27 saves in the loss.
Hurricanes 5, Ducks 2
Taylor Hall scored a hat trick in the third period to lead Carolina to a win over Anaheim. Mark Jankowski and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who bounced back from a loss to extend their lead over third-place New Jersey in the Metropolitan Division to 10 points. Frederik Andersen made 35 saves, including 19 in the third period.
Alex Killorn and Trevor Zegras scored for the Ducks, who have lost three of their last four games as they fight for a wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Lukas Dostal made 32 saves.
