Robert Thomas' power-play goal 2:12 into overtime helped the host St. Louis Blues tie a franchise record with their 11th straight victory, 5-4 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

• Thomas added an assist for the Blues. Jake Neighbours collected two goals, and Jordan Kyrou scored a goal and assisted on the game-winner. Joel Hofer made 24 saves to earn his fifth straight victory.

  Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Rutger McGroarty all tallied a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have lost four of their last five (1-2-2).

  Connor Dewar also scored for Pittsburgh, which got the tying goal from McGroarty (his first in the NHL) with 25 seconds left in regulation. Sidney Crosby notched his 55th assist of the season to earn a point for the 11th straight game. Tristan Jarry stopped 14 shots.

  Flames 4, Ducks 1

  Blake Coleman scored a pair of special-teams goals to lead host Calgary to an important victory over Anaheim.

  Nazem Kadri and Kevin Rooney also scored for the Flames, who helped their playoff hopes. Calgary's Yegor Sharangovich collected a pair of assists, and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves. The Flames are five points behind the Wild for the Western Conference's second wild-card spot. Calgary has seven games remaining, and Minnesota has six games to go.

  Olen Zellweger tallied for the Ducks, who were officially eliminated from postseason contention. John Gibson left the game after two periods due to a lower-body injury, having stopped 23 of 26 shots he faced. Lukas Dostal turned aside 7 of 8 shots in relief.

  Oilers 3, Sharks 2

  Jeff Skinner scored the deciding goal and added an assist as Edmonton beat host San Jose.

  Connor Brown and Viktor Arvidsson also tallied for the Oilers, who won their third straight game. Defenseman Evan Bouchard had two assists, and Calvin Pickard made 27 saves. NHL goal-scoring leader Leon Draisaitl left in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury.

  Jack Thompson and Tyler Toffoli produced the goals for the Sharks, who lost their fourth game in a row (0-3-1). Mario Ferraro had two assists, and Georgi Romanov stopped 35 shots in an emergency start.

  Stars 5, Predators 1

  Dallas scored four times in the third period to extend its winning streak to seven games with a victory against visiting Nashville.

  Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, and Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene and Mikko Rantanen each had two assists for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 28 saves. Dallas captain Jamie Benn sat out due to a lower-body injury, ending his consecutive-games streak at 371.

  Steven Stamkos scored, and Justus Annunen stopped 22 shots for the Predators, who have lost five straight.

  Canadiens 4, Bruins 1

  Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki each registered a goal and an assist as Montreal beat Boston.

  Montreal never looked back after taking a 2-0 lead on goals by Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield in the second period. Sam Montembeault made eight of his 18 saves in the third period for the Canadiens, who are on a three-game winning streak and earned just their second victory in their past 17 games against the Bruins.

  Elias Lindholm scored and Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 shots for Boston, which is winless in its past 10 games (0-9-1).

  Avalanche 7, Blue Jackets 3

  Colorado got goals from seven players as it clinched a playoff berth with a dominating win at Columbus.

  Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews, Cale Makar and Charlie Coyle each scored a goal and added two assists for the Avalanche, who have points in 16 of their last 18 (14-2-2). Miles Wood added a goal and an assist, while Brock Nelson and Parker Kelly also scored for Colorado. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves.

  Sean Monahan, Zach Aston-Reese and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins allowed seven goals on 28 shots, and Daniil Tarasov stopped four shots in relief.

  Jets 4, Golden Knights 0

  Backup goaltender Eric Comrie turned away 26 shots for his second shutout of the season and Winnipeg tied a team record with its 52nd victory, blanking Vegas in Las Vegas.

  Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Colin Miller and Cole Perfetti scored goals and Nino Niederreiter added two assists for Winnipeg. It marked the third time that the Jets, who lead the NHL in points, have won 52 games in a season -- joining the 2017-18 and 2023-24 teams. Comrie posted the fourth shutout of his career.

  Adin Hill, pulled after two periods for Akira Schmid, recorded 16 saves for the Golden Knights.

  Kings 4, Utah Hockey Club 2

  Kevin Fiala and Trevor Moore scored 44 seconds apart in the third period to help visiting Los Angeles to a win against Utah in Salt Lake City.

  Drew Doughty had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe also scored and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for Los Angeles, which has won three in a row to help hold off the Edmonton Oilers for second place in the Pacific Division.

  Jack McBain had a goal and an assist, Lawson Crouse also scored and Karel Vejmelka stopped 15 shots in his 19th consecutive start for Utah, which had won two in a row.

  Senators 2, Lightning 1

  Defenseman Jake Sanderson hit double figures in goals for the second straight season, and Ottawa bolstered its playoff chances by ousting visiting Tampa Bay.

  Ottawa holds the No. 1 wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference and maintained a five-point lead over the No. 2 Montreal Canadiens. The Senators earned a 2-2-0 split in the season series with Tampa Bay. Sanderson tallied on the power play to score for the third time in four games, while Shane Pinto snapped the net for the 17th time. Ridly Greig posted two assists as the club improved to 10-4-1 in the past 15 games.

  Defenseman Artem Zub skated in his 300th game, but the Senators were again without the services of dynamic captain Brady Tkachuk, who missed his second game with an upper-body injury. Brandon Hagel notched his 34th marker for Tampa Bay, which lost for the first time in five games.

  --Field Level Media

St. Louis Blues center Dylan Hollway will miss the remainder of Thursday's home game against the Pittsburgh Penguins after suffering a lower-body injury, the team announced on social media at the start of the second period.

• Holloway, 23, received a check into the corner boards from Penguins forward Rutger McGroarty with 2:51 to go in the first period. He had eight shifts in the opening period, spending 5:22 on the ice. He did not register a shot on goal.

  Holloway has played in all 77 of the Blues' games this season, including Thursday. With 26 goals and 37 assists, he entered the game tied with center Jordan Kyrou for the second-most points on the team, with 63.

  The Calgary native had 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in his last 11 games.

  --Field Level Media

New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair will be taking time away from the team, head coach Patrick Roy said Thursday.

• The announcement comes two days after Roy told reporters that Duclair was "god-awful" in the Islanders' 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

  Roy addressed the elephant in the room with reporters after Duclair was not present at practice Thursday morning.

  "Obviously you saw that Anthony was not at practice today," Roy said. "This morning, Anthony and I had a very good conversation, a very positive one, and Anthony asked me to take some time off and reflect. So, I obviously agreed to that, and we'll give him all the time that he needs."

  Duclair, 29, was a minus-1 in 12:15 of ice time in Tuesday's loss on home ice.

  "He was god-awful," Roy said of Duclair following the game. "He had a bad game. That's why I didn't play him a lot. He is lucky to be in the lineup. Sorry if I lose it on him right now, but that's just how I feel.

  "He's not skating, he's not competing, he's not moving his feet. He's not playing up to what we expect from him. ... I think it's an effort thing."

  Signed to a four-year, $14 million contract in July, Duclair has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) with a career-worst minus-15 rating in 44 games this season.

  Duclair has totaled 314 points (153 goals, 161 assists) in 607 career games with nine different teams since being selected by the New York Rangers in the third round of the 2013 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

• Colorado forced overtime with 10.8 seconds left in regulation, as Martin Necas deflected in Cale Makar's shot from inside the right point with play at six-on-five. Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves for the Avalanche.

  Colorado (46-26-4, 96 points) remained in the No. 3 position in the Central Division, six points behind the second-place Dallas Stars and seven points clear of both the Minnesota Wild and the St. Louis Blues.

  Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon scored to cap the second round of the shootout, but Teuvo Teravainen answered for Chicago. Lehkonen ended the game moments later by beating Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight.

  Connor Murphy had a goal and assist for the Blackhawks, and Ilya Mikheyev also tallied. Knight stopped 29 shots.

  Rangers 5, Wild 4 (OT)

  Vincent Trocheck capped a back-and-forth game by scoring 24 seconds into overtime for host New York, which moved into a tie for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot by edging Minnesota.

  After the teams combined to collect four game-tying goals in regulation, the Rangers ended overtime quickly after JT Miller won the overtime faceoff with Marco Rossi and immediately headed off the ice in favor of Trocheck, who got a stick on Artemi Panarin's shot before the puck trickled into the net beyond Filip Gustavsson. Panarin, Braden Schneider, K'Andre Miller and Chris Kreider had a goal apiece for the Rangers, who are tied with the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild-card berth.

  Rossi, Gustav Nyquist, Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson scored for the Wild, who lost their third straight (0-2-1) but still climbed into a tie with the idle St. Louis Blues for the Western Conference first wild-card spot.

  Hurricanes 5, Capitals 1

  Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to move within three of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record in Washington's loss to Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.

  Ovechkin scored during a five-on-three power play at 19:25 of the second period to pull the Capitals within 4-1. Jackson Blake scored two goals while Seth Jarvis had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won 12 of 14 games and clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth with the victory.

  Ovechkin has 39 goals in 59 games this season for Washington, which has lost four of five (1-3-1) and was playing the second night of a back-to-back set.

  Maple Leafs 3, Panthers 2

  Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help beat visiting Florida, allowing Toronto to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs and stretch its lead atop the Atlantic Division.

  John Tavares also found the net for the first-place Maple Leafs, who earned their seventh win over the past nine games (7-1-1). Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves against his former team.

  Sam Reinhart collected a goal and an assist and Gustav Forsling scored for the third-place Panthers, who are one point behind the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 23 shots.

  Kraken 5, Canucks 0

  Andre Burakovsky collected a goal and an assist and goaltender Joey Daccord recorded his second shutout of the season as visiting Seattle blanked Vancouver.

  Michael Eyssimont, Chandler Stephenson, Shane Wright and Adam Larsson also scored for the Kraken, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Jared McCann collected three assists, Vince Dunn posted a pair of helpers and Daccord made 25 saves to post his fifth career shutout.

  The Kraken, who won three of four meetings with the Canucks this season, have already been eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention. The Wednesday result puts Vancouver's hopes in jeopardy. The Canucks, who are winless in three games (0-2-1), sit eight points back of a playoff position with seven games remaining.

  --Field Level Media

Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal to move within four of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL record, helping the Washington Capitals defeat the host Boston Bruins 4-3 on Tuesday night.

• Washington scored twice in both the first and third periods en route to breaking a three-game skid (0-2-1). Goals from Nic Dowd and Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead. Boston came back to tie before Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson scored in the third.

  David Pastrnak scored twice, Morgan Geekie had two assists and Vinni Lettieri also found the net for Boston, which has lost nine straight (0-8-1).

  With Washington up 1-0, Ovechkin scored on the power play with 4:17 left in the first. John Carlson's initial shot from the high slot took a deflection off the skate of Strome in front and right to Ovechkin, who settled the puck and scored it into an open side of the net.

  Blues 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)

  Defenseman Cam Fowler's goal with 1:33 left in overtime gave host St. Louis its 10th straight victory, a come-from-behind win over Detroit.

  Jordan Kyrou got the other Blues' goal, assisted by Fowler, and Jordan Binnington stopped 20 shots. Binnington was the NHL's Third Star for the month of March after going 8-2-0 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .910 save percentage.

  J.T. Compher scored for the Red Wings, who are struggling to stay alive for an Eastern Conference wild-card playoff spot. Cam Talbot made 35 saves.

  Canadiens 3, Panthers 2 (OT)

  Nick Suzuki scored twice, the tying goal with 8.4 seconds left in regulation and the overtime winner, as Montreal edged visiting Florida.

  Suzuki beat Vitek Vanecek with a wraparound 29 seconds into the extra period for his 25th of the season. In the last seconds of the third period, Suzuki, the Canadiens' captain, tapped in a Lane Hutson feed to force overtime.

  Hutson added three assists, giving him 57 on the season, passing Chris Chelios (55, 1984-85 Canadiens) for the second-most assists by a rookie NHL defenseman. Hutson now trails only Larry Murphy (60, 1980-81 Los Angeles Kings). Niko Mikkola and Mackie Samoskevich scored for the Panthers.

  Ducks 4, Sharks 3 (SO)

  Mason McTavish scored the only goal of the shootout and added three assists in regulation as Anaheim edged visiting San Jose.

  Trevor Zegras and Sam Colangelo each had a goal and an assist and Jackson LaCombe scored for Anaheim, which wrapped up a 3-2-0 homestand by completing a three-game season sweep of the Sharks. Lukas Dostal made 28 saves.

  Shakir Mukhamadullin, Alexander Wennberg and Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored goals and Alexandar Georgiev stopped 34 shots for the Sharks, who have lost three straight.

  Oilers 3, Golden Knights 2

  Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 52nd goal to highlight a three-goal second period for Edmonton, which held on for a win in Las Vegas.

  Jake Walman and Viktor Arvidsson also scored and Evan Bouchard had two assists for the Oilers, who extended their third-place lead in the Pacific Division to nine points over the Calgary Flames. Edmonton's Calvin Pickard stopped 20 of 22 shots.

  Nicolas Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev each scored for Vegas, which had a six-game winning streak snapped. Adin Hill, making his fourth straight start, finished with 17 saves. The Golden Knights officially clinched a playoff spot midgame when Calgary lost in regulation at Utah.

  Sabres 5, Senators 2

  Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist for visiting Buffalo, which completed a season sweep of its four games with Ottawa.

  Mattias Samuelsson had two assists, and James Reimer made 33 saves for the Sabres.

  Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson tallied for the Senators, who have lost five of their past eight games (3-4-1). Linus Ullmark turned aside 17 shots.

  Lightning 4, Islanders 1

  Jake Guentzel and Victor Hedman scored the game-winning and insurance goals in the second period for Tampa Bay during a victory in Elmont, N.Y.

  Oliver Bjorkstrand opened the scoring in the first and Nick Paul added an empty-netter late in the third for the Lightning, who have won four straight. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point had two assists apiece, Guentzel added an assist, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.

  Bo Horvat scored in the first for the Islanders, who lost their sixth straight game (0-4-2). Ilya Sorokin recorded 20 saves.

  Blue Jackets 8, Predators 4

  Kirill Marchenko's third career hat trick and career-best four points sparked a big night for Columbus en route to an easy win over visiting Nashville.

  The three-goal, one-assist night also allowed the Russian forward, 24, to post his first 30-goal season. Marchenko was one of seven players who recorded multiple points for the Blue Jackets, who logged a third win in four games.

  Filip Forsberg, Michael Bunting, Justin Barron and Jordan Oesterle all scored and Luke Evangelista assisted on two for the Predators, who took their fourth consecutive loss.

  Kings 4, Jets 1

  Anze Kopitar, Andrei Kuzmenko and Adrian Kempe each had a goal and an assist as Los Angeles defeated visiting Winnipeg, completing a three-game season sweep.

  Trevor Moore scored the other goal for the Kings, who logged their second victory in a row. Darcy Kuemper stopped 18 of 19 shots.

  Cole Perfetti scored the lone goal for the Jets, whose three-game winning streak ended. Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves.

  Utah Hockey Club 3, Flames 1

  Barrett Hayton's early-second-period goal held up as the winner thanks to stellar goaltending by Karel Vejmelka as Utah held on for a victory over Calgary in Salt Lake City.

  Vejmelka, who made his 18th consecutive start between the pipes, stopped 33 shots. Kevin Stenlund and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah, which has won two straight.

  Rasmus Andersson replied for the Flames, whose playoff hopes took a huge hit. Dustin Wolf stopped 25 shots.

  --Field Level Media

Casey DeSmith made 35 saves to help the visiting Dallas Stars win their sixth game in a row, a 3-1 decision against the Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

• DeSmith, the No. 2 goalie for Dallas behind Jake Oettinger, stretched his point streak to nine games (8-0-1).

  Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Mikael Granlund scored for the Stars (49-21-4, 102 points), who moved within four points of the first-place Jets in the Central Division with eight games remaining for both. The Stars' Esa Lindell and Mason Marchment recorded two assists apiece.

  Kaapo Kakko scored and Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves for the Kraken (31-38-6, 68 points), who have lost five of six (1-4-1).

  Flyers 2, Predators 1

  Matvei Michkov and Travis Konecny had two assists each, Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got the goals, and Philadelphia defeated Nashville for its third straight win.

  Ivan Fedotov made 28 saves in the victory to snap a six-game personal losing streak.

  The Predators' Zachary L'Heureux scored his side's lone goal, with assists coming from Michael McCarron and Brady Skjei. Justus Annunen stopped 16 shots but dropped his fifth straight start.

  Devils 3, Wild 2 (SO)

  Nico Hischier scored his fourth goal in two games and New Jersey defeated Minnesota in a shootout at Newark, N.J., to sweep a home-and-home set.

  Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Devils, and Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves. Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey in the shootout.

  Vinnie Hinostroza and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 shots. Mats Zuccarello and Boldy were unsuccessful on shootout attempts for Minnesota.

  Flames 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)

  Ryan Lomberg and Adam Klapka scored 32 seconds apart in the third period, Yegor Sharangovich had the only goal in the shootout and Calgary rallied to beat Colorado in Denver.

  Lomberg and Klapka added an assist each and Dan Vladar made 28 saves through overtime and another in the shootout for Calgary, which is five points back of the Western Conference's second wild-card spot.

  Cale Makar and Logan O'Connor each netted a goal, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to stretch his home point streak to 25 games and Scott Wedgewood turned away 25 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche have dropped two straight.

  --Field Level Media

The NHL has reached a 12-year, $7.7 billion deal with Rogers Communications to broadcast games on Canadian television, Sportico reported Monday.

• The deal is pending owner approval.

  Should the owners vote to approve the new deal for Rogers' broadcast rights at the recommendation of NHL executives, an official announcement could land this week.

  The agreement would be a contract extension for the Canadian telecom company, which is approaching the end of its 12-year deal originally inked in 2013. The new deal would begin for the 2026-27 season and its per-year totals are worth more than double those of the previous contract.

  American television rights are split between ESPN and TNT. That $600 million annual deal lasts through the conclusion of the 2027-28 season.

  --Field Level Media

Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola was fined $5,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct on Monday.

• The fine is in response to a slapshot Mikkola sent down the ice with two seconds remaining on the game clock with the Panthers down 4-2 to the Canadiens on Sunday. The puck almost hit Montreal's players, with some Canadiens expressing their displeasure.

  Mikkola was assessed a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct as well as a 10-minute game misconduct, despite there being no time left on the clock.

  The fine, announced by the NHL Department of Player Safety, is the maximum allowed by the collective bargaining agreement.

  Mikkola, a 28-year-old from Finland, is in his second season with the Panthers after four with the St. Louis Blues and one with the New York Rangers.

  On the season, he has set career season highs for goals (five), assists (16) and points (21) to go along with his 62 penalty minutes in 68 games.

  --Field Level Media

The Avalanche signed Taylor Makar, younger brother of Colorado star Cale Makar, to a one-year deal on Monday.

• Taylor Makar, a seventh-round pick by Colorado in 2021, inked an entry-level contract for the 2025-26 season.

  The 24-year-old forward will report to the AHL's Colorado Eagles on an amateur tryout for the rest of this season.

  Taylor Makar scored 30 points (18 goals, 12 assists) in 38 games for the University of Maine in 2024-25.

  Cale Makar, 26, ranks second on the Avalanche with 84 points (27 goals, 57 assists) in 74 games this season.

  The three-time All-Star and 2022 Stanley Cup winner has 420 points (113 goals, 307 assists) in 389 career games.

  Cale Makar won the Calder Trophy in 2019-20 and the Norris Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy in 2021-22.

  --Field Level Media

With his 890th goal, Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin moved within five goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, but host Washington lost to the Buffalo Sabres 8-5 on Sunday.

• Ovechkin, who also collected a pair of assists, will resume his pursuit of the record on Tuesday in Boston against the Bruins. Washington has nine games left in the regular season.

  Buffalo's Alex Tuch had two goals and an assist, Tage Thompson scored twice and Jack Quinn added a goal and two assists. Connor Clifton, JJ Peterka and Jason Zucker had two assists each, and James Reimer made 24 saves for the Sabres, who picked up their sixth win in the last nine games.

  For Washington, Jakob Chychrun scored twice to hit the 20-goal mark for the first time, Dylan Strome notched two helpers and Logan Thompson made 15 saves in the loss.

  Penguins 1, Senators 0 (OT)

  Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal at 1:16 of overtime and Tristan Jarry made 31 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead Pittsburgh past visiting Ottawa.

  Crosby, who drew a hooking penalty on Ridly Greig with three seconds left in regulation, roofed a one-timer off an Erik Karlsson pass from the center of the right circle past the glove side of Anton Forsberg for the game-winner. The Penguins snapped a three-game winless streak (0-2-1).

  It was the 97th career game-winning goal for Crosby, passing Mats Sundin for 12th in NHL history. It was Jarry's 20th career shutout. Forsberg stopped 34 of 35 shots for Ottawa.

  Jets 3, Canucks 1

  Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist, Mason Appleton and Cole Perfetti each tallied, and Winnipeg pulled away with a home win over Vancouver.

  Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets, who picked up their third straight win. Nikolaj Ehlers, Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov each had an assist.

  Pius Suter netted the lone Cancucks goal that put Vancouver on top 1-0 with just over a minute left in the opening period. Thatcher Demko recorded 24 saves.

  Maple Leafs 3, Ducks 2

  Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Toronto extended its lead in the Atlantic Division to three points with a win over host Anaheim.

  Max Domi and Mitch Marner added goals for the Maple Leafs, who have points in four straight games (3-0-1). Joseph Woll made 29 saves in the win.

  After Toronto built a 2-0 lead, Leo Carlsson and Sam Colangelo responded with the Ducks' goals. Lukas Dostal made 20 saves in the defeat.

  Utah Hockey Club 5, Blackhawks 2

  Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev and Alexander Kerfoot scored 31 seconds apart late in the second period, fueling Utah's victory over host Chicago.

  Kerfoot had two assists, Sergachev added one and Kailer Yamamoto, Logan Cooley and defenseman Nick DeSimone also scored a goal to help Utah snap its three-game skid (0-2-1). Defenseman John Marino notched two assists and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves while appearing in his 17th consecutive game.

  Joe Veleno and Ryan Donato each scored a goal and Arvid Soderblom turned aside 26 shots for the skidding Blackhawks, who have lost 10 of their last 11 games (1-9-1). Chicago defenseman Sam Rinzel and forward Oliver Moore made their respective NHL debuts after signing their entry-level contracts on Saturday.

  Hurricanes 6, Islanders 4

  Dmitry Orlov netted the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, Seth Jarvis added the second of his two scores, and Carolina held off New York for its 11th win in 13 games in Raleigh, N.C.

  Mark Jankowski, Logan Stankoven and Sebastian Aho all scored for the Hurricanes, while Pyotr Kochetkov was credited with 27 saves -- including 12 in the third period.

  Pierre Engvall had two goals to lead the Islanders, who have lost five straight. Kyle Palmieri and Anders Lee each tallied, while Bo Horvat dished out two assists. Marcus Hogberg recorded 24 saves for New York.

  Canadiens 4, Panthers 2

  Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists for Montreal in a win against Florida in Sunrise, Fla.

  Juraj Slafkovsky had a goal and an assist, Patrik Laine and Brendan Gallagher also scored, Lane Hutson totaled three assists and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves for the Canadiens, who moved into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. In the finale of a four-game trip, Montreal snapped a five-game skid (0-3-2).

  Sam Reinhart and Seth Jones scored, Aleksander Barkov had two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves for the Panthers (44-26-3, 91 points), who missed a chance to retake first place in the Atlantic Division.

  Kings 8, Sharks 1

  Adrian Kempe and Warren Foegele each netted two goals as Los Angeles routed visiting San Jose.

  Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and two assists for the Kings, who ended a two-game skid, while Trevor Moore recorded a goal and an assist. Phillip Danault and Trevor Lewis also scored for Los Angeles, which set a franchise record with its 27th home win of the season.

  Cam Lund tallied the lone score for the Sharks, assisted by Mario Ferraro. Georgi Romanov was credited with 28 saves for San Jose, which allowed four goals in the second period, including two within 35 seconds of each other.

  --Field Level Media

Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.

• Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid. Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 26 saves for Edmonton, who are even with the Los Angeles Kings in points for second place in the Pacific Division but have played one more game.

  Draisaitl, the first NHL player to score 50 goals this season, returned after missing four games due to injury, but Edmonton was without fellow superstar Connor McDavid for a fourth consecutive outing. No. 1 goaltender Stuart Skinner and defenseman Mattias Ekholm are also out.

  Yegor Sharangovich and Brayden Pachal each scored goals, with Pachal also collecting one assist for the Flames. Calgary is seven points outside a playoff position but has three games in hand on the St. Louis Blues, who hold the Western Conference's second wild-card spot. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 26 shots.

  Stars 5, Kraken 1

  Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, while Jason Robertson added one of each as Dallas clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs by beating host Seattle.

  Rantanen scored an empty-net goal to earn his first three-point game since coming to Dallas at the trade deadline It was his fourth straight game with a point, and Robertson notched his third consecutive multi-point game. Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist, while Mason Marchment and Wyatt Johnston scored as well. Jake Oettinger stopped 35 shots.

  Eeli Tolvanen scored off assists from Jared McCann and Andre Burakovsky, but it was far from enough as Seattle lost for the fourth time in five games. Joey Daccord finished with 16 saves.

  Golden Knights 3, Predators 1

  Reilly Smith broke a third-period deadlock and Vegas ran its winning streak to six games with a road victory over Nashville.

  Jack Eichel and Brett Howden also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights, who have only two regulation-time defeats in 15 games (11-2-2). Goaltender Adin Hill made 23 saves in a solid goaltending battle that capped his team's perfect three-game road trip.

  Ryan O'Reilly replied for the Predators, who have only two wins in nine outings. Goalie Justus Annunen stopped 26 shots for Nashville, which has been eliminated from Stanley Cup playoff contention.

  Rangers 6, Sharks 1

  Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox scored two goals apiece for visiting New York, which moved into the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot by routing San Jose.

  Jonny Brodzinski and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Rangers, who won for just the second time in seven games (2-4-1). Goalie Jonathan Quick carried a shutout deep into the third and finished with 21 saves.

  Cam Lund scored his first NHL goal in his second game with 2:14 left for the league-worst Sharks, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Alexander Georgiev, who opened his career by spending five seasons with the Rangers, recorded 27 saves.

  Lightning 5, Islanders 3

  Nikita Kucherov registered a goal and three assists as Tampa Bay rode a three-goal first period en route to a sweep of their three-game homestand in a win against New York.

  Kucherov, Nick Perbix and Brayden Point all potted first-period goals for the Lightning. Point added his team-high 38th tally in the second period off a pass from Kucherov, whose three points gave him 11 on the red-hot homestand and 109 overall. Backup Jonas Johansson made his first start since March 13 and stopped 35 shots.

  In dropping their fourth straight (0-2-2), the Islanders hurt their wild-card playoff chances and sit three points back of the New York Rangers, who hold the second wild-card spot. Ryan Pulock, Marc Gatcomb and Tony DeAngelo each scored, while goalie Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves.

  Blues 2, Avalanche 1

  Pavel Buchnevich scored a tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and surging St. Louis beat Colorado in Denver.

  Zack Bolduc also scored, Robert Thomas had two assists and Jordan Binnington turned away 28 shots for St. Louis, which has won nine in a row -- the longest current streak in the NHL.

  Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and Mackenzie Blackwood had 25 saves for Colorado, which had its 11-game home winning streak snapped. MacKinnon's goal extended his home point streak to 24 games.

  Maple Leafs 3, Kings 1

  John Tavares' first of two third-period goals broke a tie and Toronto rallied with three goals in the period for a win over host Los Angeles.

  Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who won for the second time in four games (2-1-1). Anthony Stolarz stopped 35 shots.

  Alex Laferriere scored for the Kings, who lost their second straight. Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.

  Devils 5, Wild 2

  Nico Hischier scored a hat trick to lift New Jersey to a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Paul Cotter and Tomas Tatar also scored for New Jersey, which bounced back from a shutout loss one night earlier. Jesper Bratt had two assists. Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom turned aside 22 of 24 shots to earn the win.

  Marcus Foligno had a goal and an assist for Minnesota. Ryan Hartman also scored a goal. Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson allowed five goals on 33 shots.

  Senators 3, Blue Jackets 2

  Jake Sanderson scored the eventual game-winner as Ottawa topped visiting Columbus to win for the ninth time in its last 12 games (9-3-0).

  Ridly Greig scored and added an assist, and Drake Batherson also tallied for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 29 saves, and Shane Pinto added a pair of helpers as the Senators moved to 21-10-2 on home ice this season.

  Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko responded for Columbus, while Zach Werenski added a pair of assists. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots for the Blue Jackets, who won just three of their last 12 games (3-8-1).

  Flyers 7, Sabres 4

  Ryan Poehling had two goals and one assist and Matvei Michkov also had two goals to help Philadelphia beat visiting Buffalo.

  Noah Cates had a goal and two assists, Tyson Foerster had a goal and an assist, Jakob Pelletier scored a goal while Owen Tippett, Bobby Brink and Travis Konecny had two assists for the Flyers, who have won their first two games under interim coach Brad Shaw. Samuel Ersson made 17 saves for Philadelphia.

  Jack Quinn had two goals and an assist, JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist, Alex Tuch had a goal and Ryan McLeod had three assists for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves for the Sabres.

  Red Wings 2, Bruins 1

  Marco Kasper scored an unassisted goal in the first period and Lucas Raymond scored in the second as host Detroit edged slumping Boston.

  Cam Talbot made 20 saves as the Red Wings won for just the fourth time in their last 15 games.

  Morgan Geekie scored the Boston goal and Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 shots. The Bruins have lost eight straight and 16 of their last 19. It's the longest slide for Boston since the 2009-10 season.

  --Field Level Media

Jake Sanderson scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.

• Ridly Greig scored and added an assist, and Drake Batherson also tallied for the Senators (39-28-5, 83 points), who improved to an Eastern Conference-best 29-6-0 this season when scoring first.

  Linus Ullmark made 29 saves, and Shane Pinto added a pair of helpers as the Senators won for the ninth time in their last 12 games (9-3-0) and moved to 21-10-2 on home ice this season.

  Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko responded for Columbus (33-30-9, 75 points), while Zach Werenski added a pair of assists.

  Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots for the Blue Jackets, who won just three of their last 12 games (3-8-1).

  Trailing 3-1, Marchenko made it a one-goal game at 11:02 of the third, splitting a pair of Senators and snapping a shot far side past Ullmark for his team-leading 28th. Marchenko has goals in three straight games.

  Columbus out-shot Ottawa 12-8 in the first period, but the Senators had a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

  Greig opened the scoring, tipping a Thomas Chabot shot past Tarasov at 7:24 of the first period for his 12th of the season.

  Columbus responded 31 seconds later as Jenner banged home the rebound off Werenski's point shot past Ullmark for his fifth of the season. The Blue Jackets captain has points in four straight (five goals, one assist).

  Ottawa took a 2-1 lead at 14:08 as Batherson put home the rebound off Dylan Cozens' shot between the legs of Tarasov for his 21st. Batherson has points in four straight (two goals, two assists).

  Sanderson gave the Senators a two-goal lead at 9:17 of the second period, tipping home the Pinto rebound for his eighth of the season.

  Saturday was the first of three meetings between the Blue Jackets and Senators over the next 11 days. The teams will reconvene in Ottawa on April 6 before wrapping up the season series in Columbus on April 8.

  --Field Level Media

The Chicago Blackhawks signed first-round draft picks Oliver Moore and Sam Rinzel to three-year, entry-level contracts through the 2026-27 season, with both expected to make their NHL debuts before the end of the season.

• The contracts carry a $950,000 cap hit.

  The players, both 20-year-old Minnesota natives, come to the Blackhawks from the University of Minnesota, which concluded its season Thursday with a 5-4 overtime loss to Massachusetts.

  Moore, a forward, was taken by the Blackhawks with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. In 76 career games with the Golden Gophers, Moore tallied 66 points (21 goals, 45 assists). He was a Big Ten All-Rookie Team selection in 2024 after his freshman season, and he won back-to-back gold medals for the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championships in 2024 and '25.

  Rinzel, a defenseman, was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the 2024-25 season. His 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) this season put him sixth among blueliners in the NCAA.

  In his college career, he totaled 60 points (12 goals, 48 assists) in 79 games, and he also was a member of the 2024 IIHF World Juniors team. The Blackhawks selected him with the No. 25 overall pick of the 2022 draft.

  The Blackhawks (21-43-9, 51 points) have the second-worst record in the league entering play Saturday. Since winning the Stanley Cup in 2015, Chicago has made the playoffs just three times, losing in the first round every season. They will finish below .500 for five consecutive seasons.

  The Athletic reported that both players are expected to debut this season, which has 10 games remaining. Per The Athletic, Moore is expected to play Sunday against the Utah Hockey Club.

  --Field Level Media

Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.

• Kent Johnson scored the only goal in the three-round shootout. Jenner has four goals in his past three games for the Blue Jackets, who have won two straight after losing six in a row. Dante Fabbro had a goal and two assists, while Kirill Marchenko, Mathieu Olivier and Denton Mateychuk each had a goal and an assist. Columbus' Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.

  Aatu Raty scored twice for the Canucks, who had won two straight. Brock Boeser notched a goal and an assist, while Linus Karlsson and Tyler Myers also scored. Pius Suter and Kiefer Sherwood each had three assists and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.

  The Blue Jackets tied it at 5-all with 3:14 left in the third period when Marchenko's shot deflected in off Jenner on a power play. Then with 2:52 remaining, Olivier scored from the slot to put Columbus ahead 6-5, but Ratu scored from the top of the crease off a Dakota Joshua pass with 2:29 left.

  Panthers 2, Utah Hockey Club 1 (OT)

  Sam Bennett netted the only two goals for Florida, including the game-winner with 42 seconds left in overtime, to defeat Utah in Sunrise, Fla.

  Bennett notched the winner off an assist from Brad Marchand, scoring off a backhand shot from the bottom of the left circle. Marchand made his Panthers debut after being acquired from the Boston Bruins in early March and missing time due to an upper-body injury.

  Sergei Bobrovsky had 13 saves for Florida, which won its second straight. Sean Durzi scored for Utah, which dropped its third consecutive game, while Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves.

  Hurricanes 4, Canadiens 1

  Jackson Blake snapped a scoring drought with a goal and two assists as Carolina defeated Montreal at Raleigh, N.C.

  The Hurricanes' Taylor Hall and Sebastian Aho scored in a 2 1/2-minute span of the second period. Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net. Seth Jarvis and Blake each recorded assists on both of the team's second-period goals. Frederik Andersen made 14 saves to secure a victory in his sixth consecutive outing.

  Josh Anderson had the game's first goal, but Montreal managed only seven shots on goal through the first two periods. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves in the Canadiens' fifth straight loss.

  Jets 4, Devils 0

  Alex Iafallo scored twice to help Winnipeg to a win against visiting New Jersey.

  Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and Kyle Connor had two assists for the Jets, who passed the idle Washington Capitals for top spot in the NHL. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves.

  Jake Allen turned aside 15 shots for the Devils, who were missing Luke Hughes, held out with a lower-body injury for precautionary reasons. New Jersey has lost five of its past seven games (2-4-1).

  Golden Knights 5, Blackhawks 3

  Pavel Dorofeyev scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:11 left and Victor Olofsson had two goals to boost visiting Vegas to a win against Chicago.

  William Karlsson earned three assists and Mark Stone had a goal and assist as the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights stretched their winning streak to five games. Brett Howden also scored and Adin Hill stopped 18 shots for Vegas.

  Chicago remained afloat behind Ryan Donato's first career hat trick. Ilya Mikheyev had two assists and Spencer Knight made 17 saves as the Blackhawks took their ninth loss in 10 games (1-8-1).

  Ducks 5, Rangers 4 (OT)

  Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the winner 59 seconds into overtime to give host Anaheim a comeback victory over New York.

  Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger each had a goal and an assist and Alex Killorn also scored for the Ducks, who recorded a pair of late goals in regulation to send the game into overtime. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.

  Adam Fox, J.T. Miller and Alexis Lafreniere each collected a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have won just once in the past six outings (1-4-1). Mika Zibanejad also scored, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 shots.

  --Field Level Media

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice confirmed Friday morning that forward Brad Marchand will make his debut with the team later that night against the Utah Hockey Club in Sunrise, Fla.

• "We'll get him through warmups and see," Maurice said, "but he's healed past that. We expect him to play."

  Marchand, acquired from the Boston Bruins on March 7 for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2027, has not been able to play for Florida because of an upper-body injury.

  Marchand, 36, has 21 goals and 26 assists to go with a minus-8 rating in 61 games this season. He had been Boston's captain since the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign.

  A Stanley Cup champion with Boston in 2010-11 and a four-time All-Star, Marchand recorded 422 goals and 976 points in 1,090 games with the Bruins.

  --Field Level Media

Jiri Kulich scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, spoiling a record night for Penguins star Sidney Crosby.

• Buffalo's Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs, Tyson Kozak and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist. Defensemen Bowen Byram and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists, and James Reimer made 23 saves for the Sabres, who have won five of seven.

  Crosby scored to set an NHL record with his 20th season averaging at least one point per game, breaking a tie with Wayne Gretzky. Blake Lizotte and Kevin Hayes also scored for the Penguins, who have lost three in a row.

  Tristan Jarry stopped eight of 12 shots for Pittsburgh before he was replaced by Alex Nedeljkovic, who finished with 15 saves.

  Wild 4, Capitals 2

  Frederick Gaudreau scored a pair of goals and Minnesota handed Washington a rare loss in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Matt Boldy finished with a goal and an assist for the Wild, who snapped a two-game skid. Jon Merrill added a goal. Matt Roy and Brandon Duhaime scored one goal apiece for Washington, which lost in regulation for only the second time in its past 12 games.

  Washington's Alex Ovechkin tallied three shots on goal in 19:03 of ice time but did not find the back of the net. Ovechkin remained at 889 career goals, five shy of matching Wayne Gretzky's all-time record.

  Stars 5, Flames 2

  A quartet of Stars collected a goal and an assist to lead visiting Dallas past Calgary.

  Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund, Roope Hintz and Mikko Rantanen each tallied a goal and a helper for the Stars, who are riding a four-game winning streak and sit four points behind the Winnipeg Jets for top spot in the Central Division. Wyatt Johnston also scored, and Casey DeSmith stopped 46 shots.

  Nazem Kadri scored both goals for the Flames, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Dustin Wolf stopped 14 shots.

  Flyers 6, Canadiens 4

  Hours after firing their head coach, Philadelphia received two goals apiece from Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov in a home victory over Montreal.

  With the team riding a six-game losing streak (0-5-1), the Flyers parted ways with John Tortorella earlier Thursday. Brad Shaw took over behind the bench on an interim basis, and the players delivered an inspired effort in his debut.

  Couturier and Michkov each added an assist, while Tyson Foerster and Nicolas Deslauriers also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 26 saves, sending Montreal to its fourth straight defeat (0-2-2). Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak and Patrik Laine scored for the Canadiens, while Jakub Dobes made 24 saves.

  Senators 4, Red Wings 3

  Ottawa opened up a three-goal lead then held off a furious rally by host Detroit.

  Thomas Chabot, Tim Stutzle, David Perron and Michael Amadio scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves as Ottawa, which leads the Eastern Conference wild-card race, won the season series 3-1.

  Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, while Alex Lyon and Cam Talbot combined for 28 saves.

  Lightning 8, Utah Hockey Club 0

  Jake Guentzel scored twice and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy tied for the league lead with his sixth shutout as Tampa Bay walloped visiting Utah.

  Guentzel broke a tie with Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl with his NHL-leading 16th power-play tally in a four-goal second period, while Nikita Kucherov hit the net and dished three assists. Vasilevskiy made 25 saves for his 40th career shutout.

  Brayden Point potted his 300th career goal and had an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice, and Victor Hedman added a goal and two assists. Gage Goncalves also tallied. Utah goalie Karel Vejmelka surrendered four goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Jaxson Stauber, who stopped six shots.

  Avalanche 4, Kings 0

  Martin Necas and Logan O'Connor scored 92 seconds apart in a three-goal second period and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 22 shots as surging Colorado beat Los Angeles in Denver.

  Necas finished with two goals and an assist and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist as Blackwood notched his fourth shutout of the season and third with Colorado. Cale Makar had two assists for the Avalanche, who have won four in a row. Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist to extend his home point streak to 23 games.

  David Rittich made 22 saves for Los Angeles, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.

  Blues 3, Predators 2

  Dylan Holloway scored twice, including the tiebreaker with 7:41 left, as visiting St. Louis extended its winning streak to eight games with a victory over Nashville.

  Cam Fowler scored the tying goal less than a minute before Holloway's winner for the Blues, who overturned a 2-0 deficit. St. Louis' Robert Thomas had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves.

  Fedor Svechkov and Brady Skjei tallied for the Predators, who have lost six of eight (2-5-1). Juuse Saros finished with 18 saves.

  Kraken 6, Oilers 1

  Jaden Schwartz scored twice as host Seattle collected five goals in the second period en route to a blowout of Edmonton.

  Jani Nyman, Andrei Burakovsky and Jared McCann each collected one goal and one assist while Matty Beniers added a score for the Kraken, who set a franchise record for goals in a period during a home game and snapped a three-game skid (0-2-1). Joey Daccord made 36 saves.

  Zach Hyman scored for the Oilers, who have lost three of four games. Calvin Pickard stopped 24 of 29 shots before Olivier Rodrigue turned aside 7 of 8 shots in relief in his NHL debut.

  Sharks 6, Maple Leafs 5 (SO)

  Macklin Celebrini scored the shootout winner as host San Jose overcame Toronto scoring twice in the final minute of the third period to force overtime.

  Tyler Toffoli tallied twice in regulation and added an assist while William Eklund had a goal and an assist for the Sharks, who improved to 3-2-0 over their past five. Collin Graf and Alexander Wennberg also scored in regulation. Timothy Liljegren added two assists, and Alexandar Georgiev made 30 saves.

  William Nylander scored twice, John Tavares had a goal and an assist and Auston Matthews and Scott Laughton also tallied for Toronto, which took over the sole position of first place in the Atlantic Division. Mitch Marner had three helpers for the Maple Leafs, Matthew Knies added a pair of assists and Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots.

  --Field Level Media

Sidney Crosby scored a first-period goal for the Pittsburgh Penguins, his 80th point of the season, against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, assuring the superstar of his 20th season averaging a point a game and breaking the record he previously held with Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.

• Trialing 2-0 halfway through the first period, the 37-year-old center knocked home a goal off assists from Rickard Rakell and Matt Grzelcyk. That tally secured a point-per-game scoring rate for the season with Crosby's maximum number of games this year capping at 80.

  Crosby has appeared in 72 games this year, missing two games to injury, and the Penguins (29-33-11, 69 points) have eight games left.

  Gretzky now sits alone in second place with 19 point-per-game seasons, with Gordie Howe in third place with 17 such seasons.

  --Field Level Media

The NHL has fined Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Michael Callahan $2,018.23 for crosschecking Anaheim forward Jansen Harkins during the Ducks' 6-2 home victory on Wednesday.

• The fine, announced Thursday by the NHL's Department of Player Safety, is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement with the players' union. The money goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund.

  The incident occurred at 13:58 of the second period, with Callahan assessed a double-minor penalty for high-sticking. Callahan and Harkins were assessed penalties for fighting at the 4:12 mark of the third period.

  Callahan, 25, has played in 14 games and has zero points, a minus-4 rating, 11 blocks and five hits in averaging 13:32 of ice time. He earned his first penalty minutes of the season on Wednesday.

  --Field Level Media

Minnesota Wild star forward Kirill Kaprizov has resumed skating for the first time since surgery in late January to repair a lower-body injury.

• "This is still truly the first step to getting back. Nothing imminent," head coach John Hynes cautioned on Thursday.

  Kaprizov, 27, remains week-to-week with 10 games left in the regular season. He will miss his 23rd consecutive game on Thursday night against the visiting Washington Capitals.

  He was leading the Wild with 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) through 37 games prior to the surgery. He also missed 12 games due to injury in late December and January before playing his most recent contest on Jan. 26.

  The Calder Trophy recipient as the NHL's top rookie in 2020-21, Kaprizov has totaled 382 points (183 goals, 199 assists) in 315 career games with the Wild.

  --Field Level Media

The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Dylan McIlrath to a two-year, $1.6 million extension on Thursday.

• McIlrath, 32, has recorded two assists and 14 penalty minutes in 11 games this season.

  He captained Washington's American Hockey League affiliate Hershey to Calder Cup championships in 2023 and 2024.

  McIlrath has three goals and six assists in 86 games over parts of nine NHL seasons with the New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings and Capitals.

  The Rangers drafted the Winnipeg native with the 10th overall pick in 2010.

  --Field Level Media

The last-place Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach John Tortorella on Thursday with nine games remaining in his third season with the club.

• "Today I made the very difficult decision to move on from John as our head coach," general manager Daniel Briere said in a statement. "John played a vital role in our rebuild. He set a standard of play and re-established what it means to be a Philadelphia Flyer. ... As we move into the next chapter of this rebuild, I felt this was the best for our team to move forward."

  Tortorella, 66, departs with a 97-107-33 record. The Flyers (28-36-9, 65 points) have dropped 11 of their last 12 games (1-10-1) to fall into the cellar in the Metropolitan Division and are poised to miss the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season.

  Only Buffalo (29-35-6, 64 points) entered Thursday with fewer points in the Eastern Conference, but the Sabres have played three fewer games than the Flyers.

  Associate coach Brad Shaw, 60, will take over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season, starting with Thursday's home game against the Montreal Canadiens.

  The Flyers allowed seven goals in each of Tortorella's final two games behind the bench.

  Tortorella's comments after Philadelphia's 7-2 setback to the Toronto Maple Leafs drew the ire of some in the fan base.

  "When you're in this type of situation and you're losing all the time and there's nothing at the end of the tunnel for you, there's certainly going to be some frustration," Tortorella said. "This falls on me. I'm not really interested in learning how to coach in this type of season, where we're at right now. But I have to do a better job, so this falls on me, getting the team prepared to play the proper way until we get to the end."

  Tortorella's overall record as an NHL head coach is 770-648-165 with 37 ties, highlighted by a Stanley Cup-winning campaign with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2003-04. The two-time Jack Adams Award winner also has coached the New York Rangers, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets.

  --Field Level Media

Jason Robertson posted a natural hat trick and Roope Hintz collected three assists to lead the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

• Wyatt Johnston also scored and Thomas Harley logged two assists for the Stars (46-21-4, 96 points), who have claimed points in six consecutive games (4-0-2) and sit six points behind the first-place Winnipeg Jets in the Central Division. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger made 41 saves. His shutout streak ended at 130 minutes, 51 seconds.

  Corey Perry and Adam Henrique both collected one goal and one assist and Zach Hyman added a goal for the Oilers, who were without their two top scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries. Evan Bouchard collected two assists for Edmonton (41-25-5, 87 points), which sits third in the Pacific Division.

  Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner stopped 17 of 21 shots before leaving in the middle of the third period after Dallas forward Mikko Rantanen's knee hit him in the head during play. Calvin Pickard made three saves in relief.

  Canucks 5, Islanders 2

  Aatu Raty and Derek Forbort scored to close out the second period, then Teddy Blueger and Kiefer Sherwood added goals in the third as Vancouver tallied four unanswered en route to the win over New York in Elmont, N.Y.

  The Canucks trailed 2-1 midway through the second before Raty netted his third goal of the season, sparking a run of three scores in a little over seven minutes for Vancouver. Sherwood also had a first-period goal. With the win, Vancouver moved to within three points of the St. Louis Blues in the hunt for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

  Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, while Tony DeAngelo added a goal. Jean-Gabriel Pageau dished out an assist for New York, which dropped its third straight.

  Devils 5, Blackhawks 3

  Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist, Luke Hughes dished out three helpers, and New Jersey held off Chicago for the road win.

  Nathan Mastian, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat and Stefan Noesen each scored for the Devils, who ended a three-game winless streak. Jesper Bratt had two assists for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom recorded 21 saves.

  Tyler Bertuzzi, Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar all scored for the Blackhawks. Nazar's goal at the 17:10 mark cut the Devils' lead to 4-3 before Noesen added an empty-net tally for New Jersey. Chicago lost its eighth in nine games and own the second-fewest points in the NHL.

  Ducks 6, Bruins 2

  Leo Carlsson posted his second multi-goal performance in the past four games, leading Anaheim over visiting Boston for its second win in three games.

  Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, while Nikita Nesterenko, Mason McTavish and Cutter Gauthier also scored and Alex Killorn had a pair of assists. John Gibson made 23 saves, including 15 in the third period.

  Morgan Geekie recorded a goal and an assist, David Pastrnak also tallied and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 shots for the Bruins, who are on a seven-game skid (0-6-1).

  --Field Level Media

Winger Brad Marchand's time sitting out due to an upper-body injury could end Friday, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday.

• The Panthers (43-25-3, 89 points), who host the Utah Hockey Club on Friday, haven't suited up Marchand since he was acquired on March 7 from the Boston Bruins for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2027.

  Marchand, 36, who had spent his entire career with Boston, last played on March 1.

  "He has been on the ice for a little bit now," Maurice said. "That's probably the advantage to four days (off) in that we don't lose another game. We'll get him through a full practice (Thursday) and make an assessment. But we are shooting for Friday against Utah right now."

  Marchand skated in Wednesday's practice at right wing with the second line, which Maurice said could be his assignment with Sam Bennett and Mackie Samoskevich. Forwards Sam Reinhart and Bennett were given the day off.

  Florida also is without winger Matthew Tkachuk (lower-body injury), who usually is at right wing with Bennett at center.

  "We're not jamming these guys back on their first available day," he said. "We're not bringing them in early. If (Marchand) says he wants a few more days, we're good with that."

  Marchand has 21 goals, 26 assists, a minus-8 rating, 62 penalty minutes, 27 blocks and 66 hits in 61 games this season, which started as his 16th with Boston. He had said that he wanted to finish his career in Boston, but contract extension talks didn't go well. Marchand is set to be an unrestricted free agent following the season.

  He has 422 career goals, 554 assists, a plus-284 rating that is best among the NHL's active players, 1,113 penalty minutes, 374 blocks and 1,1024 hits in 1,090 regular-season games -- all with Boston since the 2009-10 season.

  Marchand was a member of the Stanley Cup champions in the 2010-11 season. He has 56 goals, 82 assists, a plus-30 rating, 159 penalty minutes, 75 blocks and 195 hits in 157 playoff games.

  A two-time All-Star Game selection (2017, 2018), Marchand earned NHL All-Star Team honors after the seasons in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

  --Field Level Media

Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.

• Ovechkin's tally climbed him within six goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Josh Morrissey and Mason Appleton were the other goal scorers for Winnipeg (49-19-4, 102 points), which clinched a playoff berth with 10 games remaining.

  Mark Scheifele, Dylan DeMelo, Nino Niederreiter, Cole Perfetti, Dylan Samberg and Adam Lowry provided the Jets' assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 stops.

  Andrew Mangiapane also scored for Washington (47-15-9, 103 points), which was the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Trevor van Riemsdyk picked up assists. Logan Thompson saved 22 pucks for the Capitals.

  Golden Knights 5, Wild 1

  Jack Eichel netted a hat trick to help lift Vegas over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Brett Howden and Tanner Pearson scored one goal apiece for Vegas, which won its fourth game in a row. Adin Hill turned aside 23 of 24 shots to earn the victory.

  Marcus Johansson scored the lone goal for Minnesota, which lost its second game in as many nights. Marc-Andre Fleury allowed four goals on 37 shots.

  Kings 3, Rangers 1

  Kevin Fiala and Phillip Daneault scored power-play goals 6:54 apart in the second period as Los Angeles extended its home winning streak to seven games and its team-record home points streak to 15 by beating New York.

  Los Angeles is 12-0-3 since its last regulation home loss on Jan. 20 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fiala also scored a third-period goal as the Kings won their fourth straight and their ninth in 10 games (9-1-0). Darcy Kuemper made 22 saves.

  J.T. Miller scored for the Rangers, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots.

  Avalanche 5, Red Wings 2

  Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to add to his NHL points lead, and Colorado beat Detroit in Denver.

  MacKinnon has 107 points (29 goals, 78 assists) in the race for the Art Ross Trophy. Devon Toews had a goal and two assists for Colorado, which is 11-1-1 since Feb. 23. Cale Makar, Valeri Nichushkin and Logan O'Connor also scored and Martin Necas and Jonathan Drouin had two assists each.

  J.T. Compher had a goal and an assist, Austin Watson also scored and Alex Lyon made 23 saves for Detroit. The Red Wings were without goaltender Petr Mrazek, who was injured 1:38 into the win at Utah on Monday night.

  Sabres 3, Senators 2

  Tage Thompson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and James Reimer made 30 saves as Buffalo continued its success over visiting Ottawa.

  Jack Quinn and Jacob Bernard-Docker also scored for the Sabres, who are last in the Eastern Conference standings but have won all three meetings against the wild-card-leading Senators so far this season.

  Brady Tkachuk and David Perron each scored for Ottawa, which might be headed to its first playoff appearance since 2017 but has lost three of four following a six-game winning streak.

  Flames 4, Kraken 3 (OT)

  Nazem Kadri scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lead host Calgary over Seattle.

  Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who have won four consecutive games -- all with comebacks. Matt Coronato collected two assists and Dustin Wolf made 26 saves.

  Jaden Schwartz collected one goal and one assist while Tye Kartye and Jordan Eberle scored once for the Kraken, who have lost three consecutive games. Joey Daccord stopped 33 shots for Seattle, which for the first time this season failed to win a game it led through two periods (16-0-1).

  Maple Leafs 7, Flyers 2

  William Nylander and John Tavares each had two goals and two assists and Toronto defeated visiting Philadelphia.

  Bobby McMann added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won four of five. David Kampf and Max Domi also scored and Matthew Knies added two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves.

  Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier scored for the Flyers, who have lost six straight and completed an 0-4-1 road trip. Samuel Ersson stopped 23 shots.

  Lightning 6, Penguins 1

  Anthony Cirelli scored twice in his 500th NHL game and Nikita Kucherov surpassed 100 points in a three-point showing as host Tampa Bay swept the three-game season series from Pittsburgh.

  The Lightning blew away the Penguins with a four-goal onslaught in the first period to climb to 25-8-2 at home and 13-2-5 against Metropolitan Division opponents.

  Kucherov produced a power-play goal and two assists to hit 101 points, tying Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl for second in the league in scoring.

  Blues 6, Canadiens 1

  Philip Broberg and Robert Thomas each scored a goal and earned three assists as St. Louis defeated visiting Montreal for its seventh straight victory.

  Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who have moved into the thick of the Western Conference playoff chase with a 14-2-2 surge. Jordan Kyrou and Zack Bolduc also scored for St. Louis and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves.

  Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, who suffered just their second regulation loss in their last 14 games. They are 8-2-4 during that span.

  Predators 3, Hurricanes 1

  Luke Evangelista scored two goals and Juuse Saros made 34 saves to record his 200th career win in Nashville's victory over Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.

  Nashville's Michael Bunting scored a power-play goal and defenseman Marc Del Gaizo notched two assists. Former Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei set up a goal for the Predators, who have won two of their last three games following a four-game losing streak.

  Carolina's Taylor Hall followed up his sixth career hat trick by scoring a goal in the second period. Seth Jarvis had an assist to record his 200th career point and Pyotr Kochetkov turned aside 13 shots for the Hurricanes, who have lost two of three following an eight-game win streak.

  --Field Level Media

The Washington Capitals signed defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an 8-year, $72 million contract extension Tuesday.

• The deal's average annual value of $9 million is tied for 10th among NHL blueliners, according to Spotrac.

  Chychrun, who turns 27 next week, has a career-high 43 points (18 goals, 25 assists) through 65 games this season.

  "Jakob is a proven, dynamic defenseman in the prime of his career who has established himself as one of the premier blueliners in the NHL," general manager Chris Patrick said. "His work ethic, skill set, and ability to excel in all situations at both ends of the ice make him a valuable asset to our team. He is a perfect fit with our culture and vision for the future, and we couldn't be more thrilled that he will continue to be part of our organization for the next eight years."

  Among NHL defensemen since the start of the 2020-21 season, Chychrun ranks third in power-play goals (22) and is tied for third in goals (66).

  The Capitals, who acquired Chychrun from the Ottawa Senators in a July 2024 trade, are 17-0-1 this season when he scores a goal. Washington entered play on Tuesday with an NHL-leading 102 points (47-15-8).

  Chychrun has 259 points (94 goals, 165 assists) in 532 career games with Arizona (2016-23), Ottawa (2023-24) and Washington. The Coyotes drafted the Florida native with the No. 16 overall pick in 2016.

  --Field Level Media