Marc-Andre Fleury, playing his final game in his home province, recorded his 76th career shutout as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Thursday.
Fleury made 19 saves and tied Ed Belfour and Tony Esposito for the 10th-most shutouts in NHL history. The 40-year-old veteran, who has said this will be his last season, is the first goalie in NHL history to record a shutout as a teenager and at 40 years or older.
Marco Rossi and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who won their third game in a row. Liam Ohgren and Devin Shore added one goal each.
Jakub Dobes made 23 saves for the Canadiens, who have lost four straight games (0-3-1). It was Dobes’ first regulation loss in seven career appearances (5-1-1).
Jets 6, Bruins 2
Mark Scheifele capped a two-goal game with the eventual game-winner, and Wakefield, R.I., native Parker Ford scored in his NHL debut as the visiting Winnipeg Jets beat Boston.
Scheifele’s second goal, 35 seconds into the third period, marked his 328th career goal with the Jets, tying him with Ilya Kovalchuk for the most in franchise history. Nikolaj Ehlers and Vladislav Namestnikov each had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for Winnipeg, which is on a five-game winning streak.
Elias Lindholm led the Bruins with a goal and an assist, while Brad Marchand also scored and added 14 penalty minutes. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots in Boston’s second consecutive loss and third in a five-game span (2-3-0).
Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2
Mikko Rantanen scored in his home debut for Carolina, which defeated Chicago in Raleigh, N.C.
Rantanen was playing in his third game since joining the team through a trade from the Colorado Avalanche. He had gone eight straight games without a goal. Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin also scored for the Hurricanes. Juha Jaaska provided two assists. Pyotr Kochetkov made 18 saves as the Hurricanes extended their points streak to seven games (6-0-1).
Ilya Mikheyev and Connor Bedard scored for the Blackhawks, who lost for the fourth time in five games (1-2-2). Arvid Soderblom stopped 24 shots.
Red Wings 3, Oilers 2 (SO)
Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin scored in a shootout to help Detroit complete a comeback from a two-goal deficit and win in Edmonton.
Alex Lyon made 45 saves and denied Connor McDavid in the shootout. Edmonton’s Ryan Nugent-Hopkins missed the target in the shootout. Michael Rasmussen and Larkin scored in regulation for the Red Wings, who won their fourth straight game.
Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner scored for the Oilers, who had their three-game winning streak end. Stuart Skinner stopped 32 shots.
Blue Jackets 2, Golden Knights 1 (OT)
Cole Sillinger scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime as Columbus rallied to win in Las Vegas.
Adam Fantilli also scored for Columbus, which moved ahead of the Boston Bruins into the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves for the Blue Jackets, who won for the third time in four games.
Tomas Hertl had the only goal for Vegas, which remained tied with Edmonton for first place in the Pacific Division. Samsonov stopped 22 of 24 shots.
Senators 5, Capitals 4 (OT)
Thomas Chabot scored at 1:46 of overtime, and Ottawa beat visiting Washington after giving up a two-goal lead in the third period.
Washington’s Alex Ovechkin scored career goal No. 876 to get within 19 of passing Wayne Gretzky for first place all-time. He also had two assists along with his 23rd goal of the season. Dylan Strome scored twice, and Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who had won seven of their previous eight games. Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves.
Josh Norris had a goal and two assists for the Senators, who have won three straight. Pinto, Chabot, and Jake Sanderson each had a goal and an assist, and Ridly Greig also scored. Anton Forsberg stopped 31 shots.
Flames 4, Ducks 1
Matt Coronato scored two goals for Calgary in a win against visiting Anaheim.
Adam Klapka scored his first goal of the season, Blake Coleman also scored, and Dustin Wolf made 30 saves for the Flames, who avoided losing three in a row for the first time since a four-game skid from Nov. 25-30.
Frank Vatrano scored short-handed for his 300th NHL point, and John Gibson made 26 saves for the Ducks, who had won three in a row.
Lightning 3, Kings 0
Brandon Hagel scored twice in a three-point game, Andrei Vasilevskiy recorded his third shutout of the season, and Tampa Bay blanked visiting Los Angeles.
The Lightning got goals from Hagel in the first and third periods, plus an empty-net goal from Anthony Cirelli to win for the second time in six games. Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots and added an assist.
David Rittich made 30 saves as Los Angeles lost 3-0 for the second straight game. The Kings are 2-7-1 in their past 10 games and have lost nine straight at Tampa.
Islanders 3, Flyers 0
Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves, and Marc Gatcomb scored his first NHL goal as New York defeated Philadelphia.
Simon Holmstrom and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders, who have won six straight games. New York has allowed only seven goals during this streak.
Ivan Fedotov made 25 saves for the Flyers, who have lost four of their past five games.
Kraken 6, Sharks 2
Defenseman Brandon Montour scored twice, and Chandler Stephenson added a goal and two assists as Seattle defeated visiting San Jose.
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen each had a goal and an assist, and Jaden Schwartz also scored for the Kraken, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Joey Daccord made 26 saves.
Carl Grundstrom and Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks, who lost for the seventh time in their past eight games. Yaroslav Askarov was pulled after allowing four goals on 11 shots. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 20 of 22 shots in relief.
