Owen Tippett scored 3:30 into overtime as the host Philadelphia Flyers staged a series of third-period rallies before nipping the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday.

• Morgan Frost scored twice and Tippett added three assists for Philadelphia, which tallied four goals in the third period, including Tyson Foerster's equalizer with less than two minutes to go.

  Foerster and Noah Cates each had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, and Travis Konecny logged three assists. Samuel Ersson made 21 saves in the win.

  Kirill Marchenko, Jake Christiansen, Mikael Pyyhtia and Mathieu Olivier scored for Columbus, which has lost nine of its last 11 games (2-6-3). Dmitri Voronkov had two assists, and Merzlikins stopped 25 shots.

  Jets 5, Wild 0

  Cole Perfetti had a goal and two assists, Connor Hellebuyck produced a 19-save shutout and Winnipeg beat visiting Minnesota for the eighth straight time.

  The NHL-leading Jets moved five points ahead of the Wild for the top spot in the Central Division. Winnipeg earned its third win in four games, while Minnesota took its fourth straight loss.

  Neal Pionk registered a goal and an assist, and Nikolaj Ehlers, Morgan Barron and Vladislav Namestnikov also tallied for Winnipeg. Jesper Wallstedt made 19 saves for Minnesota.

  Senators 5, Canucks 4 (OT)

  Jake Sanderson scored the winner 15 seconds into overtime as visiting Ottawa extended its winning streak to six games with a thrilling victory over Vancouver.

  Ottawa won the opening faceoff of the overtime and Sanderson raced down the left wing and tucked the puck between the legs of Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen. Senators rookie goaltender Leevi Merilainen, making his first NHL appearance in a year and a half, made 21 saves for his first career win. Shane Pinto had two goals and an assist and Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist for the Senators.

  Quinn Hughes had a goal and two assists, Brock Boeser scored twice and Jake DeBrusk added a goal for the Canucks, who have lost three in a row (0-1-2). Phillip Di Giuseppe had two assists, and Lankinen finished with 17 saves.

  Predators 3, Kings 2 (OT)

  Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime as Nashville edged visiting Los Angeles. Filip Forsberg won a puck battle and took it to the right circle before feeding the defenseman, who was at the goal line to sweep in a backhand with goalie Darcy Kuemper at the top of the crease.

  Zachary L'Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves for the Predators, who are 3-0-2 in their past five games.

  Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored for the Kings, who have lost two of three. Kuemper made 23 saves.

  Flames 6, Blackhawks 4

  Calgary scored three goals in the second period and held off a late rally to defeat visiting Chicago.

  Trailing 5-3, Ilya Mikheyev's goal for the Blackhawks on a rebound with 1:08 remaining, with their goalie pulled for the extra attacker, brought Chicago to within 5-4 after facing a 5-1 deficit to begin the third period. But Michael Backlund's empty-net goal with 23 seconds remaining clinched the win for the Flames, who had lost their previous two games.

  Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman and Matt Coronato had a goal and an assist each and Nazim Kadri added a goal for Calgary. Dustin Wolf made 24 saves. Tyler Bertuzzi collected two goals with an assist and Connor Bedard produced a goal and two assists for Chicago. Taylor Hall had two assists and Petr Mrazek stopped 24 shots for the Blackhawks.

  Bruins 3, Sabres 1

  Morgan Geekie scored a power-play goal with 1:45 remaining in regulation to propel Boston past visiting Buffalo.

  Charlie Coyle and Brad Marchand also scored goals and David Pastrnak finished with two assists to help Boston run its point streak to four games (3-0-1). Joonas Korpisalo made 19 saves in the victory.

  JJ Peterka scored the lone goal for Buffalo, which is on a 13-game winless streak (0-10-3). James Reimer finished with 16 stops.

  Golden Knights 6, Kraken 2

  Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Keegan Kolesar and Brett Howden each added a goal and an assist as Vegas beat Seattle in Las Vegas for its third straight win.

  Nicolas Hague, William Karlsson and Noah Hanifin also scored goals and Jack Eichel dished off a pair of assists for the Golden Knights, who won for the 13th time in 16 home games. Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves for the victory.

  Vince Dunn and Jaden Schwartz scored goals and Chandler Stephenson had two assists for the Kraken, who dropped their fourth straight game. Philipp Grubauer finished with 28 saves.

  Oilers 3, Sharks 2 (OT)

  Mattias Ekholm tied the game with 18 seconds left in regulation before teammate Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime to lift Edmonton to the win over visiting San Jose.

  Zach Hyman also scored, Connor McDavid had three assists and Calvin Pickard made 20 saves for the Oilers, who have won seven of their last eight games.

  Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves in his third start of the season for the Sharks and fifth of his NHL career. Askarov, 22, the 11th overall pick by the Nashville Predators in the 2020 NHL Draft, made 23 saves in the second period, the second most in a period in team history behind 24 by Wade Flaherty in 1996. Luke Kunin and Jan Rutta scored for San Jose, which has lost four in a row despite leading in the third period of all four games.

  Islanders 6, Maple Leafs 3

  Bo Horvat scored his 250th career goal and had two assists as visiting New York defeated Toronto.

  Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Isaiah George, Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal also scored for the Islanders, who had lost their two previous games. Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom and Anders Lee each added two assists. Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots.

  William Nylander scored twice for the Maple Leafs, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Joseph Woll made 28 saves. Toronto was without star center Auston Matthews (upper-body injury).

  Devils 3, Penguins 0

  Nico Hischier collected a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves to lift New Jersey past Pittsburgh in Newark, N.J.

  Timo Meier scored and set up a goal and Stefan Noesen added his career-high 15th goal of the season for the Devils, who won for the fourth time in five games.

  Tristan Jarry finished with 25 saves for the Penguins, who saw their four-game point streak (3-0-1) come to a halt after being shut out for the third time this season.

  Canadiens 5, Red Wings 1

  Patrik Laine scored his eighth power-play goal of the season and Nick Suzuki topped the 200 career assist mark with a pair of them as host Montreal completed a back-to-back sweep over Detroit.

  Each of Laine's goals in nine games since making his long-awaited Montreal debut Dec. 3 have come on the power play. Montreal's Jake Evans and Emil Heineman also scored for a second straight night, while Juraj Slafkovsky and Brendan Gallagher each had a goal. Suzuki, meanwhile, notched career assists 200 and 201 in the first and Sam Montembeault made 20 saves.

  Joe Veleno also scored in a second straight game for Detroit, which got 19 saves on 24 shots faced from Alex Lyon. The Red Wings have allowed 41 goals during their current 3-6-2 stretch.

  --Field Level Media

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe has been offered an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety and is facing discipline for his actions in the team's 3-1 win at Dallas on Friday.

• An in-person hearing allows the NHL the ability to issue a suspension of six games or longer.

  The hearing's date and time have not been determined.

  Rempe was penalized for elbowing Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen in the head at 7:10 of the third period. Rempe and Stars center Roope Hintz also received roughing penalties during the incident. Rempe received a major penalty and a game misconduct.

  Rempe, 22, has no points, 24 penalty minutes and 12 hits in five games this season. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, he played in 17 games last season with New York and totaled one goal, one assist, 71 penalty minutes and 50 hits in 17 games.

  He was suspended for four games by the NHL in March for elbowing New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler in the head.

  The Rangers selected Rempe in the sixth round of the 2020 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Washington Capitals placed Lars Eller on injured reserve due to illness on Saturday and have recalled fellow forward Henrik Rybinski from Hershey of the American Hockey League.

• The move to injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 17. The Capitals acquired Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Nov. 12 in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2025 and a third-round selection in 2027.

  Eller, 35, has two goals and four assists in 16 games for the Capitals this season after totaling four and three, respectively, over 17 games with the Penguins.

  He has 184 goals and 231 assists in 1,069 career games with St. Louis (2019-10), Montreal (2010-16), Washington (2016-23, 2024-present), Colorado (2023) and Pittsburgh (2024). The Blues made the Denmark native the 13th overall pick of the 2007 NHL Draft.

  Eller won the Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018.

  Rybinski, 23, was selected by the Florida Panthers in the fifth round of the 2019 NHL Draft. He has 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in 28 games this season with Hershey.

  --Field Level Media

With the New York Rangers in dire need of a win, Igor Shesterkin turned in a spectacular performance on Friday. The goalie made 41 saves to end his team's three-game losing streak in a 3-1 victory against the host Dallas Stars.

• Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist while Reilly Smith and Chris Kreider also scored for New York.

  Shesterkin, the Rangers' top goalie, entered play having lost three of his past four starts. The win marked the first time he allowed one or fewer goals since a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 1.

  Roope Hintz scored and Jake Oettinger stopped 27 shots for the Stars, who took their second consecutive loss to finish 3-3-0 on their homestand.

  Panthers 2, Blues 1 (OT)

  Aleksander Barkov scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to lift Florida past St. Louis in Sunrise, Fla.

  Uvis Balinskis also scored for the Panthers, who have gone 9-2-1 in their past 12 games. Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, including two on Dylan Holloway in overtime.

  Oskar Sundqvist scored and Joel Hofer made 25 saves for the Blues, who have won just one of their past six games.

  Maple Leafs 6, Sabres 3

  William Nylander scored and added two assists as Toronto doubled up host Buffalo.

  Bobby McMann, Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson each scored a goal and made an assist. Auston Matthews and Max Pacioretty also scored for the Leafs, who have won three straight. Matt Murray, making his first NHL start in 628 days after being recalled from the AHL's Toronto Marlies, stopped 24 shots.

  JJ Peterka, Mattias Samuelsson and Owen Power scored for Buffalo, which has lost 12 straight (0-9-3). Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed four goals on 13 shots before being replaced by James Reimer, who stopped 14 of 15 shots.

  Canadiens 4, Red Wings 3

  Patrik Laine scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 7:58 remaining as Montreal won at Detroit.

  The Canadiens' Jake Evans scored a short-handed goal and added an assist in his 300th career game. Emil Heineman also had a goal and an assist, Arber Xhekaj scored his first goal of the season and Sam Montembeault made 25 saves in the win.

  Patrick Kane, Joe Veleno and Tyler Motte scored for the Red Wings, and Michael Rasmussen had two assists. Cam Talbot made 29 saves. The teams will complete the home-and-home set in Montreal on Saturday night.

  Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1

  Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots and host Washington benefitted from goals late in the first two periods to defeat Carolina in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division.

  Aliaksei Protas, Jakub Vrana and Connor McMichael scored for the Capitals, who ended a two-game slide. Lindgren, who earned his 10th victory of the season, joined teammate Logan Thompson (12) with a double-digit win total.

  Seth Jarvis scored for the Hurricanes, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 19 saves.

  Utah 2, Wild 1

  Dylan Guenther scored a pair of goals to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Goaltender Karel Vejmelka stopped 28 of 29 shots for Utah, which notched a season high with its fourth victory in a row.

  Mats Zuccarello scored the lone goal for Minnesota, which lost for the third straight game and fell for the fifth time in seven games. Marc-Andre Fleury gave up two goals on 18 shots.

  Avalanche 4, Ducks 2

  Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and an empty-net goal in Colorado's road win over Anaheim.

  Scott Wedgewood stopped 30 of 32 shots to improve to 4-2 since being acquired from Nashville on Nov. 30. Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar each had a goal and an assist, and Mikko Rantanen had two assists as Colorado won its second straight game.

  Leo Carlsson and Alex Killorn scored for the Ducks, who had won their last two games. John Gibson stopped 19 of 22 shots, including a save on a Samuel Girard penalty shot late in the third period.

  --Field Level Media

Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin will return from a seven-game absence due to back spasms when his struggling team hosts the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday.

• "Dahlin is good to go," Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff said of the defenseman after an optional morning skate Friday.

  The Sabres surely could use Dahlin while mired in an 11-game winless skid (0-8-3). Their last win was a 4-2 decision at the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 23.

  Dahlin, 24, has 19 points (six goals, 13 assists) and has averaged 24:42 of ice time in 25 games this season.

  Signed to an eight-year, $88 million contract, Dahlin has totaled 311 points (72 goals, 239 assists) since being selected by the Sabres with the top overall pick of the 2018 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Mattias Ekholm scored at 1:04 of overtime as the Edmonton Oilers completed a two-goal comeback to defeat the visiting Boston Bruins 3-2 on Thursday night.

• Ekholm snapped off the deciding goal as the trailer on the rush. He received a feed from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, who picked the puck off Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman's pads and dished a pass back.

  The Oilers, who have won six of their last seven games, erased a 2-0 deficit with goals in the second and third periods. Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist, scoring Edmonton's first before setting up Connor McDavid's tying tally with 2:21 left. Leon Draisaitl had three assists and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the Oilers. Draisaitl and McDavid have seven-game point streaks.

  Boston had a 2-0 lead after one period, as Elias Lindholm scored 1:07 in and Mark Kastelic doubled the score with 2:25 left before intermission. Swayman stopped 23 shots for the Bruins, who completed a 2-2-1 road trip against Western Conference teams.

  Avalanche 4, Sharks 2

  Joel Kiviranta scored two third-period goals to help visiting Colorado come back to beat San Jose.

  Valeri Nichushkin scored the first of Colorado's three goals in the final period. Mikko Rantanen also scored, Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar had two assists each and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves for Colorado, which has won five of seven.

  Carl Grundstrom and William Eklund scored second-period goals, Luke Kunin assisted on both markers and Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves for the Sharks, who have dropped six of their past seven. Georgiev was traded from the Avalanche to the Sharks on Dec. 9 in exchange for Blackwood.

  Penguins 5, Predators 4 (OT)

  Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the night 1:07 into overtime to cap a four-point night, Sidney Crosby had a goal with three assists, and Pittsburgh edged host Nashville.

  The OT tally gave the Penguins their first lead and their eighth win in 11 games (8-2-1). Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which has played three straight overtime contests, winning twice.

  Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist and Filip Forsberg added two assists for Nashville, which has five points in four games following its 0-5-3 slide.

  Lightning 3, Blues 1

  Nikita Kucherov extended his points streak to nine games, Gage Goncalves scored his first goal and Tampa Bay earned a season-high fourth straight win by beating visiting St. Louis.

  Kucherov posted two second-period assists to give him 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) in nine outings. Goncalves notched his first goal in his 20th NHL game. Anthony Cirelli and Nick Perbix tallied as the Lightning won for the sixth time in seven December games (6-1-0). Andrei Vasilevskiy denied 31 shots.

  St. Louis' Pavel Buchnevich scored, giving him points in 10 of his past 11 games (four goals, six assists). Jordan Binnington surrendered three goals on 11 shots before being lifted. Joel Hofer stopped all seven shots in relief.

  Kings 7, Flyers 3

  Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala each scored twice and Los Angeles tallied four goals in the third period in a victory over host Philadelphia.

  Warren Foegele added a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, which improved to 3-1-1 on its season-long seven-game road trip. Tanner Jeannott and Quinton Byfield also scored, and Alex Laferriere, Vladislav Gavrikov and Jordan Spence each chipped in a pair of assists.

  Tyson Foerster notched two goals and an assist for Philadelphia, which has dropped six of its last eight games (2-5-1). Aleksei Kolosov surrendered six goals on 26 shots for the Flyers, while Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.

  Blackhawks 3, Kraken 1

  Ilya Mikheyev scored twice and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists to back a 27-save effort from Arvid Soderblom as Chicago topped visiting Seattle for a season-best third win in a row.

  Nolan Allan also scored for Chicago. Mikheyev has scored four goals in the past three games after notching just two in the first 28 games.

  Ryker Evans scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord stopped 21 shots. Kaapo Kakko made his Seattle debut after he arrived via a trade Wednesday with the New York Rangers. He had two shots on goal in 13:15 of ice time.

  Blue Jackets 4, Devils 2

  Elvis Merzlikins made 40 saves as Columbus doubled up visiting New Jersey to snap a five-game losing streak (0-3-2).

  Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist, Ivan Provorov and Zach Werenski added goals, and Kirill Marchenko had two assists for the Blue Jackets.

  Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist and Timo Meier also scored as the Devils tried to come back from a 3-0 deficit but fell short. Jake Allen made 16 saves for New Jersey, which had won three straight.

  Senators 3, Flames 2 (OT)

  Brady Tkachuk scored 55 seconds into overtime and visiting Ottawa edged Calgary for its fifth straight win.

  The game ended with a series of end-to-end rushes. After Senators goalie Linus Ullmark made a save on Jonathan Huberdeau, he sent an outlet pass to Tim Stutzle. Dan Vladar made the save, but Tkachuk knocked in the rebound for his 16th goal of the season and Ullmark's first assist of the campaign.

  Nick Cousins and Ridly Greig also scored for the Senators, who own the NHL's longest current winning streak. Ullmark made 29 saves. Blake Coleman and Huberdeau scored for the Flames, who have lost three of four (1-2-2). Matt Coronato had two assists, and Vladar made 26 saves.

  Golden Knights 3, Canucks 1

  William Karlsson netted the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Vegas scored three consecutive times to pull out the win over Vancouver in Las Vegas.

  It was the third game-winning goal of the season for Karlsson. Brett Howden had a goal and an assist and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for Vegas, which improved to 6-1-0 in December and 17-3-2 against Western Conference opponents. Adin Hill made 19 saves.

  Teddy Blueger scored for Vancouver, which lost its second straight game (0-1-1) and fell for the fifth time in seven games (2-3-2). Kevin Lankinen, making his first start since Dec. 12 after missing three games with the flu, finished with 18 saves.

  --Field Level Media

The Chicago Blackhawks activated goaltender Petr Mrazek off injured reserve on Thursday.

• In a related move, Chicago assigned goalie Drew Commesso to AHL affiliate Rockford.

  The Blackhawks will start Arvid Soderblom in net on Thursday night when the Seattle Kraken visit, but Mrazek will back him up.

  Mrazek, 32, had missed five games with a left groin injury suffered Dec. 7. Soderblom has carried the team since then, as the Blackhawks went 3-2 in that time following a five-game losing streak.

  "It's a relief that it wasn't anything serious," Mrazek told reporters Thursday. "I felt I was just being more careful with it. In the past you stay in the net and you get it worse. Dealing with that and then with the flu, everything in one, was the thing. Just get through it and get back on track."

  Mrazek has gone 7-11-1 this season with a 2.83 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage.

  In 13 NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wings (2012-18), Philadelphia Flyers (2018), Carolina Hurricanes (2018-21), Toronto Maple Leafs (2021-22) and Chicago, he has gone 175-166-39 with a 2.80 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage.

  The Blackhawks (11-19-2, 24 points) are tied with Central Division rival Nashville for the fewest points in the NHL entering Thursday's play.

  --Field Level Media

Mikhail Sergachev scored with 11.4 seconds left in overtime for the Utah Hockey Club, who scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

• Sergachev backhanded a crossing pass from Logan Cooley under the pads of Thatcher Demko at the end of a two-on-one break for his second overtime winner of the season.

  Clayton Keller had a goal and an assist and Dylan Guenther also scored for Utah, which won its third straight game. Cooley added a pair of assists and Karel Vejmelka finished with 24 saves as Utah extended its point streak to a season-best six games (5-0-1).

  Danton Heinen and Dakota Joshua scored goals, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Demko made 28 saves for Vancouver. It was the ninth multi-assist game of the season for Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy winner who leads all NHL defensemen with 30 assists.

  Maple Leafs 5, Stars 3

  William Nylander scored two goals and Joseph Woll made 36 saves to fuel Toronto's victory over host Dallas for its fourth win in five games.

  Toronto's Nicholas Robertson, who collected a goal and an assist, was playing against his brother Jason with their parents in attendance. Max Domi and Bobby McMann also tallied for the Maple Leafs, who prevailed despite being outshot by a 39-19 margin.

  Evgenii Dadonov logged a goal and an assist and Sam Steel and Colin Blackwell also scored for the Stars, who have lost seven straight decisions to Toronto. Jake Oettinger yielded four goals on 12 shots before being relieved after the second period by Casey DeSmith, who made six saves.

  Panthers 6, Wild 1

  Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of goals, and Florida pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Aaron Ekblad had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, who won back-to-back games to complete a 3-2 road trip. Mackie Samoskevich finished with a goal and an assist. Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27 shots to improve to 15-6-1.

  Marco Rossi scored the lone goal for Minnesota, which lost for the fourth time in the past six games. Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury gave up six goals on 33 shots and fell to 6-2-1.

  Ducks 3, Jets 2

  Troy Terry scored with 26 seconds left in regulation to give Anaheim a victory over visiting Winnipeg.

  With the puck deep in Winnipeg's zone, defenseman Neal Pionk tried a clearance attempt, but Anaheim's Frank Vatrano deflected it. The loose puck went to Terry, who was open in front of the net, for the game-winning goal. Vatrano had two goals and an assist, and Radko Gudas had two assists. Lukas Dostal stopped 21 of 23 shots.

  Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi scored for the Jets, and Kyle Connor had two assists. Winnipeg goaltender Eric Comrie stopped 28 of 31 shots. Comrie had to be very sharp early, as Anaheim outshot Winnipeg 12-4 during a scoreless first period.

  Red Wings 6, Flyers 4

  Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal at 7:22 of the third period and host Detroit held on to defeat Philadelphia.

  J.T. Compher and Lucas Raymond each added a goal and an assist, while Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen and Joe Veleno supplied the other goals. Dylan Larkin notched two assists for Detroit, which has won three of its last four games. Alex Lyon, playing in his first game since Nov. 25, stopped 15 shots.

  Travis Konecny, Noah Cates, Ryan Poehling and Owen Tippett scored for the Flyers, who are 2-4-1 in their last seven. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves.

  -Field Level Media

The Seattle Kraken obtained forward Kaapo Kakko, a former second overall draft pick, from the New York Rangers on Wednesday for defenseman Will Borgen and third- and sixth-round picks in the 2025 NHL Draft.

• Kakko, 23, has four goals, 10 assists, 14 penalty minutes and a plus-9 rating in 30 games this season. He averages 13:17 minutes of ice time and was a healthy scratch in a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Sunday before playing Tuesday in a 3-0 defeat to Nashville.

  The Rangers picked Kakko, a native of Finland, second overall in the 2019 NHL Draft. He has 61 goals, 70 assists, 80 penalty minutes and a plus-13 rating in 330 regular-season games since the 2019-20 season.

  Kakko has totaled nine points (four goals, five assists) with a minus-3 rating in 44 playoff games.

  Borgen, who turns 28 on Thursday, has one goal, one assist, nine penalty minutes, 48 hits and 37 blocked shots in 33 games this season.

  The Buffalo Sabres had selected him in the fourth round of the 2015 draft. He has played for the Sabres (14 games in the 2018-19 and 2020-21 seasons) and Seattle, which took him in the 2021 expansion draft.

  Borgen has nine goals, 46 assists, 153 penalty minutes, a minus-15 rating, 577 hits and 287 blocked shots in 247 regular-season games.

  --Field Level Media

Patrik Laine scored three power-play goals to record his 11th career hat trick on Tuesday, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 victory over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres.

• Laine converted a one-timer off a cross-slot feed from captain Nick Suzuki in the first period to become the second player in Canadiens history (since 1933-34) to score each of his first four goals with the franchise on the power play. Mark Recchi previously accomplished the feat in 1994-95.

  Laine also beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen with a pair of one-timers just 70 seconds apart midway into the second period. Laine's 11 career hat tricks are third most by a Finnish-born player in NHL history, trailing only Hall of Famers Jari Kurri (23) and Teemu Selanne (22).

  Juraj Slafkovsky collected a goal and an assist and Joel Armia and Josh Anderson also scored to help Montreal snap a modest two-game skid. Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson each had two assists, and Sam Montembeault made 20 saves in the win. Buffalo's Dylan Cozens scored a goal and Luukkonen yielded six goals on 21 shots before being relieved by James Reimer (six saves).

  Senators 3, Kraken 0

  Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and the second in the past three games as Ottawa opened what amounts to a nine-game trip with a victory in Seattle.

  Ullmark, the 2022-23 Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL's top goaltender while with Boston, has won his past six starts, allowing five goals over that span. Shane Pinto, Noah Gregor and Tim Stutzle scored for Ottawa, which won its season-high fourth consecutive game. The Senators will play four straight away games before returning home for the NHL's holiday break, then hit the road again for five in a row because the International Ice Hockey Federation's world junior championships are being held in Ottawa.

  Kraken goalie Joey Daccord, selected from Ottawa in the 2021 expansion draft, stopped 23 of 26 shots. Seattle went 1-2-1 on its four-game homestand.

  Lightning 5, Blue Jackets 3

  Jake Guentzel scored in his NHL-best seventh straight game as host Tampa Bay fended off a strong comeback by Columbus.

  Nick Paul (goal, two assists) tied a career high with three points and Brayden Point netted his team-leading 21st goal for the Lightning. Luke Glendening and Mitchell Chaffee also scored to help Tampa Bay carry a 4-0 lead into the third period.

  Mikael Pyyhtia, Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored to pull the Blue Jackets within 4-3, but Point's empty-netter with 2:09 left sealed Columbus' fifth straight loss (0-3-2).

  Penguins 3, Kings 2 (OT)

  Rickard Rakell scored on a wrist shot from the right point at 1:44 of overtime to lift Pittsburgh over visiting Los Angeles.

  Rakell also had an assist, Evgeni Malkin and Matt Grzelcyk added goals and Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves for the Penguins, who trailed by a goal with six minutes left.

  Adrian Kempe and Alex Turcotte scored, Vladislav Gavrikov contributed two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for the Kings, who have dropped two of three following a six-game winning streak.

  Bruins 4, Flames 3 (OT)

  David Pastrnak scored at the 4:22 mark of overtime as Boston erased a pair of two-goal deficits to defeat host Calgary.

  Elias Lindholm netted the Bruins' opening goal and added an assist against his former team, while Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin each scored in the third period to pull Boston even at 3-3. Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves for the Bruins.

  All three of the Flames' goals came in the second period, with Matt Coronato and Nazem Kadri tallying in a 27-second span to open the scoring. Ryan Lomberg's first goal with Calgary made it 3-1 entering the second intermission. Dustin Wolf stopped 31 shots.

  Blackhawks 3, Capitals 2

  Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as host Chicago rallied for a win against Washington.

  Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, who entered the final period with a 2-0 deficit. Blackhawks goalie Arvid Soderblom made 20 saves.

  Washington lost on the road for the second time in as many nights after a franchise-record 10-game road winning streak. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Capitals, and Logan Thompson stopped 20 shots.

  Devils 4, Blues 1

  Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves to backstop visiting New Jersey over St. Louis.

  Ondrej Palat, Stefan Noesen, Brenden Dillon and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Jack Hughes earned two assists.

  Jordan Kyrou scored and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues, who suffered just their third regulation loss in 11 games (6-3-2) since Jim Montgomery replaced Drew Bannister as head coach.

  Predators 2, Rangers 0

  Juuse Saros made 25 saves to snap a personal eight-game losing streak, Jonathan Marchessault and Adam Wilsby each scored and host Nashville posted a victory over reeling New York.

  Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg assisted on both goals while Saros stood tall in helping the Predators win for the second time in three games following an eight-game skid (0-5-3).

  New York took its third straight defeat and fell for the 11th time in 14 games after starting 12-4-1. Igor Shesterkin, who allowed five goals in his previous start Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings, stopped 30 of 32 shots in Nashville.

  Hurricanes 4, Islanders 0

  Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season as Carolina coasted past New York in Raleigh, N.C.

  Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Tyson Jost also scored as the Hurricanes won back-to-back games for the first time this month. Shayne Gostisbehere provided two assists, helping Carolina avenge a 4-3 road loss from Dec. 7.

  Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves on 23 shots through two periods for the Islanders before Marcus Hogberg, making just his second appearance of the season, stopped six shots in the third. New York failed to convert on its only power-play opportunity and lost its second straight game.

  Jets 4, Sharks 3

  Adam Lowry's fourth game-winning goal of the season with 73 seconds left in regulation gave visiting Winnipeg a comeback win over San Jose.

  The Sharks held a 3-2 lead until Kyle Connor's power-play equalizer at 11:56 of the third period. Lowry then put Winnipeg ahead for good. Connor had two goals in another huge performance for the Jets' top line, which totaled eight points. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 of 35 shots to earn his league-leading 20th win of the season.

  Macklin Celebrini and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and an assist for the Sharks. Fabian Zetterlund scored San Jose's other goal, and Jake Walman contributed two assists. The hard-luck loss dropped San Jose to 1-5-0 in its past six games.

  --Field Level Media

The Calgary Flames signed defenseman Brayden Pachal to a two-year, $2.375 million contract extension on Tuesday.

• Pachal, 25, has recorded two points (one goal, one assist), 72 hits and 27 penalty minutes in 31 games this season.

  A Stanley Cup champion with Vegas, Pachal has totaled 11 points (three goals, eight assists), 230 hits and 86 penalty minutes in 93 career games with the Golden Knights and Flames.

  Pachal was claimed off waivers by Calgary on Feb. 4, 2024.

  --Field Level Media

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz will be sidelined four to six weeks after he undergoes knee surgery.

• Maple Leafs general manager Brad Treliving said Tuesday that an MRI revealed no structural damage and that the loose body in the goaltender's knee looked like a "little pebble."

  Stolarz was placed on injured reserve Sunday, three days after he sustained a lower-body injury in the first period of the Maple Leafs' 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks. He sat out Toronto's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday and was ruled out of Sunday's eventual 5-3 win over against the Buffalo Sabres prior to being placed on IR.

  The Maple Leafs will rely on goaltenders Joseph Woll and Dennis Hildeby in the absence of Stolarz.

  Stolarz, 30, is 9-5-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in 17 games (all starts) this season.

  He is 52-36-11 with a 2.61 GAA and .916 SP in 125 career games (100 starts) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers and Maple Leafs.

  --Field Level Media

Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise-record 10-game road winning streak.

• Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the season. Jason Robertson had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 25 saves.

  Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals, who had won four straight and earned points in nine consecutive games (8-0-1), the longest point streak in the NHL this season. Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves.

  The Capitals fell two wins short of tying the NHL record of 12 consecutive road wins (shared by the 2005-06 Detroit Red Wings and the 2014-15 Minnesota Wild).

  Canucks 3, Avalanche 1

  Kiefer Sherwood scored a natural hat trick and Thatcher Demko made 30 saves in Vancouver's win over visiting Colorado. It was Sherwood's first hat trick in his seven NHL seasons.

  Sherwood has 11 goals in 30 games with Vancouver, already surpassing his previous best of 10 goals in 68 games last season with the Nashville Predators. The Canucks finished 3-2-1 during their six-game homestand.

  Demko stopped 30 of 31 shots faced, allowing only a Valeri Nichushkin goal with 46 seconds remaining in the third period. Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for the Avalanche, who are 1-2-0 in their past three games.

  Panthers 6, Oilers 5

  Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for Florida, which recovered for a win in a back-and-forth affair against host Edmonton.

  Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut out in their past two games. Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Jesper Boqvist added Florida's other goals, Anton Lundell logged two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves.

  Zach Hyman scored twice and Connor McDavid had three assists for the Oilers, whose five-game winning streak ended. Leon Draisaitl registered a goal and an assist, Kasperi Kapanen and Connor Brown also tallied, and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.

  --Field Level Media

John Tavares scored a natural hat trick with three straight goals -- two of them 1:10 apart in the second period -- and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Sunday night.

• It was the 14th career hat trick for Tavares, who scored the final three goals of the game to turn a 3-2 deficit into the two-goal win. He capped the hat trick with an empty-netter with 2:12 left in the game.

  Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson each had a goal and assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games. Toronto goaltender Dennis Hildeby made his third career NHL start and stopped 24 shots.

  Jack Quinn had two goals and Alex Tuch scored once for the Sabres, who have dropped the first two of a three-game road trip and are winless in their last 10 overall (0-7-3).

  Golden Knights 3, Wild 2

  Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lift Vegas over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Shea Theodore notched a goal and an assist for Vegas, which bounced back from a loss in Edmonton one day earlier. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for Minnesota, which lost for the third time in the past five games.

  Vegas goaltender Ilya Samsonov stopped 20 of 22 shots to improve to 7-3-1. Minnesota goaltender Jesper Wallstedt turned aside 24 of 27 shots in his season debut. The Wild promoted Wallstedt from Iowa of the AHL on Saturday.

  Blackhawks 5, Islanders 3

  Connor Bedard scored the go-ahead goal with 54 seconds remaining and Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and two assists as host Chicago defeated New York.

  Bedard added an assist and Alex Vlasic had two assists to help Chicago avenge a 5-4 road loss to the Islanders on Thursday. Chicago, which has surrendered eight third-period goals in its past three games, scored twice in the final minute to earn the win.

  With the game tied 3-3, Bedard put the Blackhawks ahead for good, sliding a shot past Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin with heavy traffic in front of the net, moments after an unsuccessful New York power play.

  Blues 3, Rangers 2

  Robert Thomas scored a goal and added an assist as St. Louis edged visiting New York.

  Pavel Buchnevich and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis, which is 6-2-2 since Jim Montgomery replaced Drew Bannister as head coach. Joel Hofer made 26 saves to win his fourth straight start for the Blues.

  Brett Berard scored and Will Cuylle scored and Jonathan Quick made 21 saves for the Rangers, who have lost 10 of their last 13 games.

  Hurricanes 4, Blue Jackets 1

  Goaltender Dustin Tokarski returned to the NHL a winner, recording 27 saves in his Carolina debut as the Hurricanes defeated Columbus in Raleigh, N.C.

  Appearing with his sixth NHL team, the 35-year-old Tokarski hadn't won an NHL game since Jan. 10, 2023, when he was with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jordan Martinook had a goal and an assist to lead the Hurricanes to their third win in their last eight games (3-5-0).

  Dmitri Voronkov scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four in a row (0-2-2). Elvis Merzlikins, who stopped 24 shots, has just one victory in his last five outings (1-4-0).

  --Field Level Media

The Toronto Maple Leafs placed goaltender Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve Sunday.

• Stolarz sustained a lower-body injury in the first period of the Maple Leafs' 3-2 win to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. He sat out Toronto's 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday and already had been ruled out of Sunday's game against the Buffalo Sabres.

  By virtue of Sunday's move, Stolarz must sit out Toronto's road game against the Dallas Stars on Wednesday. He is eligible to return on Friday against the Sabres.

  The Maple Leafs will rely on goaltenders Joseph Woll and Dennis Hildeby in the absence of Stolarz.

  Stolarz, 30, is 9-5-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in 17 games (all starts) this season.

  He is 52-36-11 with a 2.61 GAA and .916 SP in 125 career games (100 starts) with the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks, Florida Panthers and Maple Leafs.

  --Field Level Media

Detroit Red Wings forward Jonatan Berggren has been fined $2,148.44 by the NHL for cross-checking Toronto Maple Leafs forward Connor Dewar during Saturday's game.

• The fine, announced Sunday, is the maximum allowable under the league's collective bargaining agreement.

  The incident occurred midway through the second period of Detroit's 4-2 victory after Dewar leaned into Berggren with a slight shoulder check. Berggren, however, responded by striking Dewar in the head and was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking.

  Berggren, 24, has six points (four goals, two assists) in 30 games this season.

  The Swede has totaled 40 points (21 goals, 19 assists) in 109 career games since being selected by Detroit in the second round of the 2018 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Leon Draisaitl scored his league-leading 22nd goal and also had two assists as the host Edmonton Oilers jumped out to a five-goal lead and then held on for a 6-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday afternoon.

• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each added a goal and an assist for Edmonton, which extended its win streak to a season-best five games. Zach Hyman and Corey Perry scored goals, Darnell Nurse added two assists and Stuart Skinner made 38 saves for the Oilers, who improved to 8-2-0 over their last 10 games.

  Ivan Barbashev scored his team-high 15th goal and Brett Howden and Victor Olofsson also scored for Vegas, which had a four-game win streak snapped. Noah Hanifin added two assists and Adin Hill finished with 28 saves while allowing a season-high six goals for the Golden Knights, who had allowed a total of just five goals in their previous four games.

  The Oilers opened the second period with four consecutive goals by Hyman, Brown, Draisaitl and Perry on just eight shots in the first 12:53 to extend their lead to 5-0. The Golden Knights cut it to 5-3 a minute into the third period, but the Oilers added an insurance goal to secure the win.

  Senators 3, Penguins 2 (OT)

  Brady Tkachuk fired in the overtime game-winner as Ottawa won its season-high third straight game, edging visiting Pittsburgh.

  Tkachuk took a stretch pass from Jake Sanderson, toe-dragged his way by defenseman Erik Karlsson and beat goaltender Tristan Jarry (28 saves) for his club-best 15th goal. Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist and Drake Batherson netted his 13th as the Senators moved to 5-1-1 in their past seven matches.

  Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark was back in goal on the back-to-back and recorded 25 saves for his fifth straight victory. Pittsburgh's Blake Lizotte scored for the fifth time in nine games, while Kris Letang hit the net.

  Stars 2, Blues 1 (OT)

  Matt Duchene scored on an overtime rush up the ice to lift Dallas past visiting St. Louis.

  Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars and Jake Oettinger made 15 saves while making his fifth straight start. He extended his left pad to deny Pavel Buchnevich in overtime before Duchene scored the winner.

  Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who are 5-2-2 under new coach Jim Montgomery. Jordan Binnington made 35 saves to earn St. Louis a point.

  Ducks 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)

  Alex Killorn capped his two-goal performance by scoring 1:43 into overtime, fueling the visiting Anaheim to a victory over Columbus.

  Killorn scored in the second period, then in overtime, he accepted an outlet feed from Robby Fabri and beat Jet Greaves on a partial breakaway to end the game. Anaheim defenseman Jackson LaCombe collected a goal and an assist and Mason McTavish scored a goal to record his 100th career point.

  John Gibson turned aside 39 shots for the Ducks, who snapped a season-high five-game skid. Kirill Marchenko and Cole Sillinger scored 34 seconds apart late in the first period and Greaves made 23 saves for the Blue Jackets, who have lost six of their last seven games (1-4-2).

  Devils 4, Blackhawks 1

  Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored in a span of about two minutes to cap a four-goal, third-period flurry by host New Jersey, which beat Chicago in Newark, N.J.

  Dawson Mercer began the comeback 2:45 into the third for the Devils, who won the final two games of a five-game homestand (3-1-1). Goalie Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves.

  Jason Dickinson scored in the second for the Blackhawks, who endured some familiar struggles while losing for the seventh time in eight games. Chicago goalie Drew Commesso, making his second NHL appearance and first start, recorded 20 saves.

  Bruins 5, Canucks 1

  Czech linemates David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each scored a goal and combined for seven points as Boston eased past host Vancouver.

  Pastrnak (one goal, three assists) became the 11th player in Bruins history to reach 400 career assists after contributing to the team's first three goals before scoring 26 seconds into the third period. Zacha (one goal, two assists) and Morgan Geekie (one goal, one assist) also recorded multiple points while Brad Marchand and Marc McLaughlin added goals for Boston, which has won five of seven despite starting 0-2-0 on its five-game road trip.

  For Vancouver, which has won just one of its last four (1-2-1), Max Sasson netted his first NHL goal and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves in his second start following a knee injury.

  Kings 5, Rangers 1

  Los Angeles erupted for three goals in the second period to take a commanding lead and finished off a road victory over New York.

  Adrian Kempe, Quinton Byfield, Alex Turcotte, and Warren Foegele each tallied a goal and an assist while Darcy Kuemper turned aside 31 of 32 shots. Anze Kopitar added two assists for the Kings, who won for the seventh time in their past eight games.

  Byfield, Kempe, and Phillip Danault all scored in the first 5:04 of the second period to make it 5-0 and chase Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (16 saves) from the net

  Wild 4, Flyers 1

  Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals to lead Minnesota to a win over Philadelphia in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi added one goal apiece for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 7-1 loss in its previous game against the Edmonton Oilers. Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves on 21 shots for his 567th career victory, which remains second all-time behind Martin Brodeur (691).

  Travis Sanheim scored the lone goal for the Flyers, who lost for the first time in their past three games. Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson stopped 19 of 22 shots.

  Red Wings 4, Maple Leafs 2

  Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season as host Detroit downed Toronto.

  Petry helped goaltender Ville Husso (23 saves) earn his first victory in over a year. Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings, who won for just the second time in eight games. Raymond put home an empty-netter for his 10th goal in his past 12 games.

  Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies had the goals for Toronto, which had won five of its last seven games. Joseph Woll made 22 saves.

  Lightning 5, Kraken 1

  Jake Guentzel scored for the sixth consecutive game and added an assist as Tampa Bay defeated host Seattle.

  Brandon Hagel tallied twice, Brayden Point added a goal and an assist, Nikita Kucherov had two helpers and Declan Carlile, recalled earlier in the day, scored his first NHL goal for the Lightning, who went 3-1-0 on their four-game Western swing. Goaltender Jonas Johansson made 21 saves in his first appearance since Nov. 29.

  Brandon Montour scored for Seattle, which lost for just the second time in regulation in its past seven games (4-2-1). Philipp Grubauer stopped 26 of 30 shots.

  Capitals 4, Sabres 2

  Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help Washington to a win against visiting Buffalo.

  Tom Wilson scored twice and John Carlson had three assists for the Capitals, who have won four straight and are 8-0-1 in their past nine. Logan Thompson made 19 saves.

  Jason Zucker and Jiri Kulich scored and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves for the Sabres, who have lost nine games in a row (0-6-3).

  Jets 4, Canadiens 2

  Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as host Winnipeg regained first place in the Central Division by doubling up Montreal.

  Josh Morrissey had two assists. Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for Winnipeg, while Nino Niederreiter, Dylan DeMelo and Alex Iafallo added assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 stops for the Jets.

  Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson scored goals for Montreal, with assists from Mike Matheson, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak and Brenden Gallagher. Sam Montembeault made 23 saves for the Canadiens.

  Avalanche 5, Predators 2

  Mackenzie Blackwood had 37 saves in his team debut and Colorado beat Nashville in Denver.

  Blackwood, acquired from the San Jose Sharks on Monday, just missed a chance for his second shutout of the season. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artturi Lehkonen also had two goals, Ross Colton added a goal and Mikko Rantanen had three assists for Colorado.

  Steven Stamkos and Luke Evangelista scored goals and Juuse Saros turned away 28 shots for the Predators, who lost for the ninth time in 10 games.

  Flames 3, Panthers 0

  Nazem Kadri scored a goal for the third straight game, and Dustin Wolf snapped his three-game losing streak as host Calgary defeated struggling Florida.

  Coleman and Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary. Wolf made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season. He improved to 9-5-1, and one of his biggest saves came with 15:05 left in the third as he used his right pad to stop a Sam Bennett breakaway.

  The Panthers, shut out in their last two games, rested starting goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. Backup Spencer Knight made 24 saves, but his record fell to 5-5-1.

  Utah Hockey Club 4, Sharks 3

  Clayton Keller scored the game-winner and added an assist as Utah edged San Jose in the Bay Area.

  Nick Schmaltz added a goal and an assist; Dylan Guenther and Michael Carcone had the other goals. Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev added two assists each for Utah, which has won back-to-back games and four of five. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves.

  Fabian Zetterlund scored and added an assist, and Alexander Wennberg and Mikael Granlund had the other goals for San Jose, which has lost four of five. Vitek Vanecek stopped 36 shots in the loss.

  --Field Level Media

The St. Louis Blues acquired veteran defenseman Cam Fowler from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

• The Blues also secured a fourth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft in exchange for a second-round selection in that draft and defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka.

  The Ducks will retain 38.5 percent of Fowler's remaining contract. His pact carries an average annual value of $6.5 million that expires following the 2025-26 season.

  Fowler, 33, is the longest-tenured active member of the Ducks after being selected by the team with the 12th overall pick of the 2010 NHL Draft. He has spent parts of the past five seasons as an assistant captain.

  "This was a difficult trade to make considering what Cam has meant to this organization," Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek said. "He has been a valuable and respected member of our team for 15 seasons, representing the Ducks with ultimate class. His character and contributions on and off the ice have and will continue to leave a positive impact on our fans and community. After meeting with Cam several times over the last few months, it became clear to both of us it may be time for a change. As usual, Cam handled the process with professionalism and remained committed to the Ducks. Cam and his family deserve nothing but the best going forward, and we wish them the best of luck."

  Fowler has four assists in 17 games this season and 457 points (96 goals, 361 assists) in 991 career games with Anaheim.

  Biakabutuka, 22, signed a three-year entry-level contract with St. Louis in July 2023. He has played in five career games with Springfield and Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.

  Also on Saturday, St. Louis assigned defenseman Matthew Kessel to Springfield.

  Kessel, 24, has three assists in 26 games this season for the Blues.

  --Field Level Media

The Vegas Golden Knights signed forward Keegan Kolesar to a three-year, $7.5 million contract extension through the 2027-28 season.

• Kolesar, 27, is in his sixth season with Vegas, acquired June 24, 2017, from Columbus for a second-round pick in that year's draft.

  In 29 games this season, he has 11 points (seven goals, four assists). He leads Vegas in hits with 90.

  All 304 of his career NHL games have been played with the Golden Knights, and he has tallied 84 points (33 goals, 51 assists).

  He is one shy of his career high in goals, when he reached eight twice (2022-23, 2023-24) in 70-plus games each season.

  --Field Level Media

The Minnesota Wild claimed defenseman Travis Dermott off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers on Friday.

• Dermott, who turns 28 on Dec. 22, signed a one-year, two-way contract with Edmonton just before the season began. The Oilers placed him on waivers Thursday.

  Dermott did not produce a point in 10 appearances for the Oilers. He averaged 13:05 of ice time per game and accrued two penalty minutes with three shots on goal.

  The journeyman will join his fifth NHL team. Originally a second-round draft pick in 2015 by Toronto, Dermott has played in 339 games for the Maple Leafs (2017-22), Vancouver Canucks (2022-23), Arizona Coyotes (2023-24) and Oilers. He has totaled 62 points (16 goals, 46 assists).

  --Field Level Media

Scott Laughton tied a franchise record with a career-high four goals as the Philadelphia Flyers topped the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday.

• Aleksei Kolosov (25 saves) came within 3:53 of his first career shutout as Philadelphia won its second straight following a three-game skid. Ben Chiarot was the only player to beat Kolosov, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Red Wings from suffering their sixth loss in seven games (1-4-2).

  Laughton handled the offense with his fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh goals of the season. He now has 13 career goals in 20 games against Detroit (0.65 goals per game) and 89 goals in 611 games (0.15 per game) against every other opponent.

  He is the first player to score four times in a game for the Flyers since John LeClair on Oct. 15, 2002.

  Sharks 4, Blues 3

  Rookie Macklin Celebrini scored twice and earned an assist to lead visiting San Jose past St. Louis.

  Jake Walman had a goal and an assist, Tyler Toffoli also scored and Nikolai Kovalenko notched three assists as the Sharks snapped a three-game losing streak. Alexandar Georgiev made 17 saves to win his Sharks debut. He and Kovalenko arrived from the Colorado Avalanche in a trade for Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith on Monday.

  Jake Neighbours had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who took just their second regulation loss in eight games (5-2-1) since Jim Montgomery took over as coach. Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binnington made 27 saves.

  Golden Knights 3, Jets 2 (OT)

  Ivan Barbashev scored at 3:47 of overtime as Vegas continued its dominance of host Winnipeg.

  Victor Olofsson and Keegan Kolesar also scored goals and Shea Theodore added two assists for Vegas, which won its eighth straight regular-season meeting against the Jets. Adin Hill made 18 saves for the Golden Knights to improve to 6-0-0 all-time against the Jets.

  Josh Morrissey and Nikita Chibrikov scored for Winnipeg, while Connor Hellebuyck finished with 33 saves.

  Canucks 4, Panthers 0

  Kevin Lankinen recorded a 27-save shutout and J.T. Miller had two assists in his return to the ice as Vancouver beat visiting Florida.

  Carson Soucy, Danton Heinen, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk scored for Vancouver, which won for just the fifth time in 15 home games this season (5-6-4). Lankinen earned his 14th win and third shutout of the season in 21 starts. Teddy Blueger, Quinn Hughes and rookie Max Sasson each had two assists.

  Miller missed the Canucks' previous 10 games due to undisclosed personal reasons. Defenseman Derek Forbort was also back in Vancouver's lineup after a 17-game absence caused by a knee injury.

  Islanders 5, Blackhawks 4

  Noah Dobson, Bo Horvat and Maxim Tsyplakov scored within a span of 2:19 as New York held off a late rally by Chicago in Elmont, N.Y.

  Dennis Cholowski and Simon Holmstrom scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have won three of four. New York goalie Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves. Holmstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (three assists) each logged a three-point game, and Dobson finished with two points.

  Connor Bedard scored in the first period and TJ Brodie tallied in the third before Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice in the final 1:10 third for the Blackhawks, who have lost six of seven. Bedard and Alex Vlasic each registered two assists. Arvid Soderblom stopped just 14 of 19 shots before being pulled for Drew Commesso, who saved both shots he faced in his NHL debut.

  Penguins 9, Canadiens 2

  The line of Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby dominated in Pittsburgh's rout of host Montreal.

  Rust had three goals and one assist for his sixth career hat trick, Rakell notched two goals and two assists and Crosby collected three assists. Kris Letang, Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Nieto and Noel Acciari also scored for the Penguins, who scored six times in the third period. Tristan Jarry stopped 21 shots.

  Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia got the goals for Montreal. Sam Montembeault allowed six goals on 26 shots before being replaced by Cayden Primeau, who let in three goals on seven shots.

  Capitals 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT)

  Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and visiting Washington rallied past Columbus for a 10th consecutive road win, extending a franchise record.

  Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves, including three in overtime, for the Capitals, who are 12-1-1 in their past 14 games vs. the Blue Jackets. Jacob Chychrun had two assists.

  Zach Werenski scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost five of six (1-4-1). Jet Greaves made 35 saves in his first NHL game of the season.

  Predators 4, Stars 1

  Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and added an assist in his return from an injury as Nashville snapped its club-record eight-game losing streak with a victory at Dallas.

  Tommy Novak and Zachary L'Heureux added goals and Justus Annunen made 35 saves for the Predators, who had been mired in an 0-5-3 skid. O'Reilly had missed the previous three games with a lower-body injury.

  Lian Bichsel netted his first career goal for the Stars, who lost for the third time in four games. Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.

  Lightning 8, Flames 3

  Nikita Kucherov scored one goal in a six-point performance to match a career high and Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up a win in his 500th career game as visiting Tampa Bay routed Calgary.

  Jake Guentzel collected a hat trick in the onslaught. Brayden Point netted one goal and three assists, Anthony Cirelli collected one goal and two assists, Brandon Hagel finished with one goal and one assist and Conor Geekie tallied once for the Lightning, who have won three of four games. Vasilevskiy made 19 saves.

  Jonathan Huberdeau collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, who are 1-2-1 in their past four games. Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary also scored, and Dan Vladar stopped 18 shots.

  Devils 3, Kings 1

  Jack Hughes scored to snap a tie with 7:02 remaining in the third period to fuel New Jersey's victory over Los Angeles in Newark, N.J.

  Hughes also notched an assist on both Ondrej Palat's second goal in as many games and defenseman Brett Pesce's short-handed tally in the third period. Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves to propel the Devils to their 14th win in 21 games (14-6-1).

  Defenseman Jordan Spence scored a goal and David Rittich turned aside 23 shots for the Kings, who fell short in their bid to record their first seven-game winning streak since 2021.

  Oilers 7, Wild 1

  Leon Draisaitl produced one goal and three assists as Edmonton cruised to a win in Saint Paul, Minn.

  Six other players scored for Edmonton, which won its fourth consecutive game. Connor Brown had a goal and an assist. Connor McDavid, Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard and Vasily Podkolzin finished with two assists apiece, and Calvin Pickard stopped 29 shots.

  Frederick Gaudreau scored the lone goal for Minnesota. Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson gave up five goals on 26 shots. He was replaced in the third period by Marc-Andre Fleury, who turned aside seven of nine shots.

  Maple Leafs 3, Ducks 2

  Max Pacioretty had two goals and an assist as Toronto defeated visiting Anaheim for its second win in a row.

  William Nylander also scored a goal and John Tavares added two assists for the Maple Leafs. Anthony Stolarz (lower-body injury) played only the first period for Toronto, making seven saves on eight shots. Joseph Woll replaced him to start the second period and made 19 saves.

  Jackson LaCombe had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who have lost five in a row (0-4-1). Frank Vatrano also scored, Ryan Strome added two assists and Lukas Dostal stopped 30 shots for the Ducks.

  Utah 4, Avalanche 1

  Dylan Guenther had two goals and an assist, Vladislav Kolyachonok and Kevin Stenlund also scored and the Utah Hockey Club beat Colorado in Denver.

  Karel Vejmelka turned away 23 shots and Logan Cooley had two assists for Utah, which has won five straight road games.

  Nathan MacKinnon scored and Scott Wedgewood made 19 saves in his first home start for the Avalanche. Wedgewood was acquired from the Nashville Predators on Nov. 30.

  Kraken 5, Bruins 1

  Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice and Philipp Grubauer made 33 saves as Seattle defeated visiting Boston.

  Jared McCann had a goal and an assist and Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn also tallied for the Kraken, who improved to 4-1-1 over their past six games. Shane Wright was credited with two assists.

  Brad Marchand scored on a penalty shot for the Bruins, who have lost the first two stops on their five-game Western trip by a combined margin of 13-2. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 16 of 20 shots.

  --Field Level Media

Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee on Thursday and is expected to miss six weeks.

• For the 23-year-old Zegras, this is his third significant injury in the last 13 months, after playing just 31 games last season due to a broken ankle and a groin issue. He missed the last three games after injuring his knee Dec. 4 in a 4-1 home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

  Zegras has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 24 games this season for the Ducks, who reside in last place in the Pacific Division. Over 235 games in parts of five NHL campaigns, the No. 9 pick of the 2019 draft has 164 points (59 goals, 105 assists).

  In 2022, Zegras finished as the runner-up to Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider in Calder Trophy voting after posting 61 points (23 goals, 38 assists) in 75 games. Zegras also made the NHL All-Rookie Team that season.

  --Field Level Media

Aiming to avoid a franchise-record ninth straight loss, the Nashville Predators won't have the services of captain and No. 1 defenseman Roman Josi on Thursday against the host Dallas Stars.

• Josi, 34, was injured in the first period in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the visiting Calgary Flames. The three-time All-Star and the 2019-20 Norris Trophy winner is listed as day-to-day.

  Josi has a team-leading 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in 29 games this season. He has 709 points (188 goals, 521 assists) in 938 games since Nashville selected him in the second round of the 2008 NHL Draft.

  Predators star forward Ryan O'Reilly and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon will return to the lineup on Thursday after missing time with lower-body injuries.

  O'Reilly, 33, who missed the last three games, has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 26 games this season.

  Lauzon, 27, who has been out for seven games, has one assist in 22 games this season.

  The Predators called up defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. In 20 AHL games this season, the 32-year-old has five points (one goal, four assists).

  --Field Level Media

Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller said he will return to the ice for Thursday's game against the Florida Panthers, ending a 10-game absence due to undisclosed personal reasons.

• Miller, who last played on Nov. 17, wasn't interested in telling reporters why he was away from the team.

  "I am playing tonight and I really would appreciate it if we just stay away from the reasons that I wasn't here from all of you guys," Miller said Thursday. "You can ask all you want, but I'm not going to dive into the reasons why I wasn't here for the last three to four weeks.

  "I'm here with the team and I'm ready to look forward to what is going to happen in the future, not necessarily what has happened in the past."

  The Canucks have posted a 5-3-2 record in Miller's absence.

  Miller, 31, shared the team lead in goals (six) with three other players at the time of his departure. His totals in assists (10) and points (16) at that time trailed only star defenseman Quinn Hughes (15, 18).

  Miller has totaled 655 points (244 goals, 411 assists) and a plus-68 rating in 816 career games with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Canucks. He was selected by the Rangers with the 15th overall pick of the 2011 NHL Draft.

  --Field Level Media

Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold made it crystal clear that the team is thinking about Kirill Kaprizov's next contract.

• First things first. Kaprizov will be an unrestricted free agent after the 2025-26 season, so there is some element of time for the Wild as the 27-year-old star forward plays out his current five-year, $45 million contract.

  And then there's the matter of July 1, a date that Minnesota has circled on its calendar. That's when Kaprizov is eligible to sign an eight-year extension with the Wild, or ink a seven-year pact with another NHL team.

  So, what's the Wild's mindset in regard to keeping Kaprizov in Minnesota?

  "Well, it's a priority," Leipold told NHL.com. "There's no doubt. There's no doubt. We want Kirill. He's a big part of our future. We know that. Billy (Guerin, general manager) has already been thinking about it. How do we go about this? We've got to figure out exactly what the cap's going to be. It's an important part of our strategic plan to get him signed for as long as we can."

  Entering play on Wednesday, Kaprizov was tied for second in the NHL with 43 points (18 goals, 25 assists) in 27 games. Considering his fast start to the season, it stands to reason that Kaprizov is in the early conversation to become the first player in Wild history to capture the Hart Trophy as the league MVP.

  "I don't know if I would pitch for it, because the price goes up," Leipold said of touting Kaprizov as a Hart Trophy contender. "I say that with humor. But he's an amazing player.

  "(Although he's 5-foot-10), he plays like he's 6-4. He can go in the corner, and he comes out with the puck. He's got stick skills that you just don't see very often in this league, and he makes other players better, so it's not just that he is on the ice and he's getting a lot of points. When you're on the ice with him and you're a linemate, you better have your eyes open, because that puck could be coming to you through four people

  The Calder Trophy recipient as the NHL's top rookie in 2020-21, Kaprizov has totaled 373 points (178 goals, 195 assists) in 305 career games with the Wild.

  --Field Level Media