Jared Spurgeon celebrated his 35th birthday by scoring twice to help the Minnesota Wild come from behind and beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday in Saint Paul, Minn.
Spurgeon, who only played 16 games last season due to back and hip injuries, scored for the first time since April 2023 and recorded his eighth multi-goal game in his 15-year career. Marco Rossi also scored, and Joel Eriksson Ek had two assists for the Wild, who were down 2-0 midway through the game. Marc-Andre Fleury, who turned 40 on Thursday, made 20 saves to win his fifth game in six starts.
Former Wild player Ryan Donato scored both goals for the Blackhawks, his second multi-goal game of the season. Petr Mrazek made 26 saves.
Capitals 5, Islanders 4 (OT)
Jakob Chychrun scored in overtime to give Washington a comeback victory over visiting New York. Down 4-2 through two periods, the Capitals tied the game with third-period goals from Dylan Strome at 1:20 and Tom Wilson at 7:24.
Wilson scored twice, Connor McMichael had three assists, and Strome collected a goal and two assists for Washington. Nic Dowd added the Capitals’ other goal, and Logan Thompson made 20 saves for Washington, which has now won three straight games.
Anders Lee had a goal and two assists for the Islanders, Simon Holmstrom scored twice, and Bo Horvat had two assists. Kyle MacLean also scored, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 21 of 26 shots.
Golden Knights 4, Jets 3
Brett Howden and Ivan Barbashev each scored twice as Vegas defeated Winnipeg in Las Vegas.
Jack Eichel and Pavel Dorofeyev each had two assists, and Adin Hill made 22 saves for the Golden Knights, who have won four of their last five games (4-0-1).
Cole Perfetti scored twice for Winnipeg, both assisted by Josh Morrissey. Neal Pionk also scored in the loss. Eric Comrie made 26 saves for the Jets, who have lost three of their last four games.
Canucks 4, Sabres 3 (OT)
Conor Garland scored 3:59 into overtime to help Vancouver defeat Buffalo. Garland, who extended his point streak to a career-high seven games, scored after cleaning up a loose puck in front of the net following a shot from defenseman Quinn Hughes. It was his eighth goal of the season and gave Vancouver three wins in its last four games.
Buffalo’s Dylan Cozens and Alex Tuch scored 99 seconds apart in the third period to tie the game at 3-3. Defenseman Bowen Byram also scored, Zach Benson had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves for Buffalo, which has lost two straight.
Panthers 6, Hurricanes 3
A.J. Greer scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and Florida held off a late Carolina comeback to win 6-3 in Raleigh, N.C.
Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal, and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell, and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who have won two of their last three games after a four-game losing streak. Aaron Ekblad and Eetu Luostarinen each had two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves.
Seth Jarvis, Sean Walker, and Eric Robinson scored for Carolina, whose nine-game home win streak ended. Shayne Gostisbehere had two assists, and Spencer Martin made 24 saves.
Lightning 3, Predators 2 (OT)
Brayden Point scored his 16th goal 1:01 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a win over Nashville.
Point’s NHL-leading ninth power-play goal, assisted by Nikita Kucherov, gave the Lightning their fifth win in eight games (5-2-1).
Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning. Victor Hedman assisted on Hagel’s goal, tying him with Martin St. Louis for the most career assists in Tampa Bay history. Roman Josi scored both of Nashville’s goals, and Juuse Saros made 25 saves as Nashville fell to 2-2-2 in its last six games.
Oilers 4, Utah 3 (OT)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored at 1:18 of overtime to lift Edmonton past the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist, and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for Edmonton, which improved to 6-2-1 in its last nine games. Evan Bouchard had two assists, and Calvin Pickard made 28 saves.
Alexander Kerfoot, Logan Cooley, and Lawson Crouse scored for Utah, which has lost five of its last seven (2-4-1). Karel Vejmelka made 28 saves.
Flyers 3, Rangers 1
Travis Konecny scored twice to lead Philadelphia to a win over New York.
Bobby Brink also scored, and Ivan Fedotov made 22 saves for the Flyers, who are now 3-0-1 in their last four games. Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen recorded an assist in a fourth consecutive game.
The Rangers lost their fifth straight despite 32 saves from Igor Shesterkin. Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal for New York.
Devils 5, Red Wings 4
Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and New Jersey held on for a victory over Detroit.
Dougie Hamilton, Timo Meier, Nico Hischier, and Jack Hughes each scored a goal and added an assist for the Devils, who have won nine of their last 12 games. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves.
Vladimir Tarasenko, Lucas Raymond, Tyler Motte, and Justin Holl scored for Detroit, which had won three of its last four games. Tarasenko and J.T. Compher (two assists) each had two-point performances. Cam Talbot, in his 500th career game, made 24 saves.
Sharks 8, Kraken 5
Jake Walman scored twice, and Macklin Celebrini had a goal and an assist as San Jose defeated Seattle.
Will Smith, Mikael Granlund, and Klim Kostin each had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who will play Seattle again on Saturday. Timothy Liljegren and Ethan Cardwell also scored, William Eklund and Fabian Zetterlund each added two assists, and Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves.
Shane Wright scored twice, and Chandler Stephenson had a goal and two assists for Seattle, which has lost six of its last seven road games. Oliver Bjorkstrand had a goal and an assist, Yanni Gourde also scored, and Ryker Evans had two assists. Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves and dropped to 1-7-0 this season.
Stars 5, Avalanche 3
Mason Marchment scored two goals and added an assist, while Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin each had a goal and an assist to lead Dallas past Colorado.
Roope Hintz also scored, Jake Oettinger made 29 saves, and Miro Heiskanen had two assists for the Stars, who ended a two-game losing streak.
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for Colorado. Cale Makar had two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 19 saves.
Penguins 2, Bruins 1
Philip Tomasino scored his first goal of the season in the third period to give Pittsburgh a comeback win over Boston.
Tomasino, a 23-year-old former first-round pick acquired from Nashville on Monday, scored the go-ahead goal with 12:34 remaining. Tristan Jarry stopped 31 of Boston’s 32 shots, and Rickard Rakell scored the Penguins’ first goal in their second straight win.
Charlie Coyle scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 34 saves. Boston is 3-2-0 under interim head coach Joe Sacco.
Kings 2, Ducks 1
Erik Portillo made 28 saves in his NHL debut to help Los Angeles defeat Anaheim.
Alex Laferriere had a goal and an assist, and Alex Turcotte also scored for the Kings, who won their second straight game and their 11th in the last 12 meetings with Anaheim in their Freeway Face-Off rivalry series.
Ryan Strome scored for Anaheim, and John Gibson made 16 saves. The Ducks had just their second regulation loss (4-2-1) in their last seven games.
Blue Jackets 5, Flames 2
Kirill Marchenko scored a goal and added two assists, while Adam Fantilli scored twice to lead Columbus past Calgary. This was the teams’ first meeting since the tragic deaths of former Blue Jackets and Flames star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew during the summer.
Zach Werenski (one goal, one assist) and Kent Johnson also scored, and Elvis Merzlikins made 27 saves for the Blue Jackets, who are on a five-game point streak (4-0-1), their longest since 2021. Dmitri Voronkov had two assists.
Blake Coleman and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames, who are 0-2-1 in their last three games since a four-game win streak. Dustin Wolf stopped 29 shots.
