Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel had two goals and one assist apiece as the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back a night after having their winning streak snapped, beating the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night.
In its sixth consecutive home victory, the Atlantic Division’s third-place club also got a goal and two assists from Nikita Kucherov plus a tally from Mitchell Chaffee. Brayden Point and Darren Raddysh had two assists.
Backup goaltender Jonas Johansson made 30 saves in his first outing since Jan. 28 as the Lightning finished 2-0-1 in the season series against the Blue Jackets. They are 9-1-1 since the start of February.
The Blue Jackets’ Zach Werenski scored at even strength and short-handed to match his own franchise record of 20 goals by a defenseman, but Columbus lost for the first time since the 4 Nations Face-Off break (4-1-0). Elvis Merzlikins stopped 34 shots.
Hurricanes 2, Red Wings 1
Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist as visiting Carolina edged Detroit.
Jordan Staal had the other Carolina goal, while Frederik Andersen made 24 saves as the Hurricanes won for the third time in four games.
Elmer Soderblom scored the lone goal for Detroit, which has lost three straight following a 9-1-1 stretch. Alex Lyon made 28 saves.
Islanders 3, Jets 2
Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each scored in what might have been their final game with New York, which beat visiting Winnipeg in Elmont, N.Y.
The goals were the 20th of the season for both Palmieri, a member of the Islanders since 2021, and Nelson, who was drafted by the club in 2010 and played his 901st game for the franchise. Ryan Pulock scored in the third for the Islanders, who are three points behind the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings in the race for the final Eastern Conference wild-card berth. Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves as New York won for the third time in four games.
Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers scored power-play goals for the NHL-leading Jets, who have lost three straight (0-2-1). Connor Hellebuyck recorded 26 saves.
Wild 4, Kraken 3
Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist and Filip Gustavsson made 33 saves, including one on a penalty shot, as Minnesota held on to win in Seattle.
Vinnie Hinostroza also scored and Marcus Johansson had two assists for the Wild, who have won two straight following a three-game skid.
Adam Larsson, Shane Wright and Brandon Montour tallied and Kaapo Kakko had two helpers for the Kraken, who have lost three of their past four games. Joey Daccord stopped 16 of 20 shots.
Ducks 6, Oilers 2
Mason McTavish scored two goals for visiting Anaheim in a win against Edmonton.
Sam Colangelo and Leo Carlsson each delivered a goal and an assist, Jackson LaCombe and Cutter Gauthier contributed three assists each and Lukas Dostal made 32 saves for the Ducks, who had lost three of four (1-2-1).
Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid each had a goal and an assist for Edmonton, which has lost six of seven (1-6-0). Calvin Pickard stopped just seven of 11 shots in the first period before he was replaced by Stuart Skinner, who finished with 14 saves.
Predators 6, Bruins 3
Jonathan Marchessault and Ryan O’Reilly scored back-to-back goals in a 1:03 span in the third period to propel visiting Nashville past Boston.
O’Reilly capped a two-goal, one-assist performance, following up Marchessault’s eventual game-winning goal with 11:32 left in regulation. Steven Stamkos (one goal, two assists) also had three points, Tommy Novak and Mark Jankowski also scored, and Luke Evangelista had two assists for Nashville, which had lost four of five and won just six of its first 30 road games (now 7-20-4). Juuse Saros made 18 saves.
Charlie Coyle, Jordan Oesterle and Morgan Geekie scored, David Pastrnak had two assists, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for the Bruins, who are 1-5-2 in their last eight.
Sharks 6, Sabres 2
William Eklund, Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli and defenseman Timothy Liljegren had a goal and an assist each in San Jose’s win over host Buffalo.
Nico Sturm and Macklin Celebrini also scored for the Sharks, who won their second game in two nights after an eight-game losing streak (0-5-3). Shakir Mukhamadullin and Jake Walman each had two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves.
JJ Peterka produced a goal and an assist and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres, who lost their fourth straight (0-3-1). Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 22 shots.
Stars 4, Devils 3
Thomas Harley scored with under five seconds left in regulation to give Dallas a dramatic win over visiting New Jersey.
The Devils had erased the Stars’ two-goal lead earlier in the period, but Harley saved the victory by converting a shot from just outside the circle. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists, Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Jason Robertson had two assists. Ilya Lyubushkin also scored for Dallas, which has won three in a row.
Dallas goalie Casey DeSmith stopped 25 of 28 shots, while Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 of 21 shots in the Devils’ net. The hard-luck loss dropped New Jersey to 1-3-0 in its last four games. Timo Meier and Nico Hischier each had a goal and an assist Brett Pesce scored the other goal, and Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had two assists.
Avalanche 4, Penguins 1
Artturi Lehkonen scored two goals, Casey Mittelstadt netted the tiebreaking tally with 4:09 to go and Colorado beat Pittsburgh in Denver.
Jack Drury also scored, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Scott Wedgewood turned away 32 shots for the Avalanche, who have won the first three games of a six-game homestand.
Rickard Rakell had a goal and Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves for Pittsburgh, which has lost three straight (0-2-1).
–Field Level Media
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