Jack Roslovic scored twice in the opening period as the Edmonton Oilers chased Sergei Bobrovsky in a get-right 6-3 victory Saturday night over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup Finals.
Mattias Ekholm and Vasily Podkolzin also scored for the Oilers, while Connor McDavid and Matthew Savoie added empty-net goals to seal the win for Edmonton, which was 0-2-1 in its last three outings. Stuart Skinner made 35 saves in the win.
Anton Lundell, Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers. Daniil Tarasov stopped all 12 shots he faced after relieving Bobrovsky (four goals allowed on 17 shots) in the second period.
Bobrovsky’s rough night began early as Roslovic’s weak shot from the boards snuck past the veteran goaltender to give the Oilers the lead 25 seconds into the contest.
Flyers 6, Devils 3
Philadelphia scored three goals in 26 seconds — including two by Tyson Foerster — to overwhelm visiting New Jersey early and not look back.
Noah Cates chipped in with a goal and two assists for Philadelphia, while Dan Vladar made 32 saves. Nico Hischier registered two goals and an assist for the Devils, who have lost three games in a row for the first time this season. New Jersey goaltender Jake Allen allowed six goals on 29 shots.
With the game tied at 1-1, Matvei Michkov scored 12:06 into the first. Right off the ensuing faceoff, Cates set a crossing pass to Foerster, whose one-timer got past Allen just nine seconds after Michkov’s goal. Foerster scored again 17 seconds later, a seemingly harmless attempt from the right circle that caromed off Allen’s stick and into the net.
Senators 3, Sharks 2
Tim Stutzle’s goal with 6:38 left in the third was the game-winner as Ottawa handed San Jose its first home regulation loss in more than a month while winning for the third time in its last four games.
The goal capped a two-point night for the Senators’ leading scorer. Dylan Cozens and Fabian Zetterlund also got goals for Ottawa, which is now 2-0 to start a seven-game road trip. Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots for the Senators to get his eighth win in as many career starts against the Sharks.
John Klingberg and Barclay Goodrow scored for San Jose, whose previous regulation loss at home was on Oct. 28. Macklin Celebrini got an assist to give him at least a point in eight of his last nine games.
Blues 2, Islanders 1
Jordan Binnington carried a shutout deep into the third period and St. Louis was able to hold over the game’s final few minutes as the Blues won in Elmont, N.Y.
Binnington stopped the first 26 shots he faced and made 30 saves overall for the Blues, whose 79 goals allowed entering Saturday were third-most in the NHL. St. Louis’ Brayden Schenn scored in the opening minute of the first period, and Pius Suter scored in the second for the Blues, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Anders Lee scored an extra-attacker goal with 3:20 left for the Islanders, who lost for just the second time in eight games.
Red Wings 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)
Alex DeBrincat scored 1:50 into overtime to lift host Detroit past Columbus, giving the Red Wings their third win in four games.
Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider each had a goal and an assist, while Lucas Raymond contributed Detroit’s other goal. Patrick Kane had two assists and Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots.
Zach Werenski had a goal and assist for the Blue Jackets. Adam Fantilli and Miles Wood also scored, while Jet Greaves stopped 29 shots as Columbus fell to 1-1-1 on a four-game road trip.
Canadiens 5, Maple Leafs 2
Noah Dobson posted the first multi-goal game of his career as Montreal defensemen scored three times to lead the club past visiting Toronto.
Dobson scored twice as the Canadiens jumped out to a 4-0 lead and cruised to end their five-game losing streak. Fellow defenseman Lane Hutson also scored a goal and blue-liner Mike Matheson added two assists. Josh Anderson also scored twice. Jakub Dobes stopped 24 of 26 shots.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs and William Nylander added a goal and an assist. Goaltender Joseph Woll turned away 21 of 25 shots before being replaced by Dennis Hildeby in the second period.
Kraken 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Brandon Montour scored on a wrist shot from the top of the left faceoff circle with 50 seconds remaining in overtime as Seattle rallied past host Pittsburgh.
Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, Matty Beniers scored and Ryker Evans had two helpers for the Kraken, who improved to 2-1-0 on their four-game trip that concludes Sunday against the New York Islanders. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist to become the sixth player in NHL history to tally multiple points in 500 career games. Evgeni Malkin also scored for Pittsburgh, which lost for the second straight night at home. Goalie Sergei Murashov, making just his third start, stopped 18 of 21 shots.
Avalanche 3, Predators 0
Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves to help Colorado extend its winning streak to eight games with a shutout of host Nashville.
Brent Burns, Nathan MacKinnon and Jack Drury scored for the Avalanche, who are 10-0-1 in their past 11 games. Burns struck 15 seconds into the first period to give Colorado a 1-0 lead. MacKinnon scored an empty-net goal at 18:25 of the third and Drury added another at 19:09 to seal the win.
Juuse Saros made 23 saves on 24 shots for Predators, who were shut out for a second straight game in their first contest after returning from the 2025 NHL Global Series in Stockholm, Sweden.
Mammoth 3, Rangers 2
Nick DeSimone scored the tiebreaking goal on a fortuitous bounce with 12:28 remaining in the third period, and Utah snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over New York in Salt Lake City.
The Mammoth snapped their longest skid of the season and, thanks to DeSimone’s fifth goal, won for the third time in 12 games (3-6-3) since starting 8-2-0. The Rangers were unable to clear as Matthew Robertson flailed at the puck near the red line. DeSimone gained possession above the left circle and his shot banked off New York forward Taylor Raddysh’s leg and by goalie Jonathan Quick (30 saves).
JJ Peterka scored in the first period and Clayton Keller scored a tying goal in the second for Utah, with goalie Karel Vejmelka making 20 saves. Vladislav Gavrikov and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, who took their season-high fourth straight loss after going 7-2-0 in their previous nine games.
Flames 3, Stars 2
Nazem Kadri scored the shootout-deciding goal in the fourth round to give host Calgary a victory over Dallas.
Matt Coronato and Joel Farabee scored in regulation for the Flames, who moved out of the league basement with a second consecutive win for 17 points, one more than the Nashville Predators. Kadri added two assists. Goaltender Devin Cooley made 28 saves through overtime and denied Roope Hintz right after Kadri’s goal to seal the win.
Jason Robertson scored once in a two-point game and Hintz added a marker for the Stars. Goalie Casey DeSmith stopped 31 shots through overtime.
Ducks 4, Golden Knights 3 (OT)
Cutter Gauthier scored at 3:57 of overtime as Anaheim rallied for a victory over visiting Vegas and moved two points ahead of Vegas and Seattle into first in the Pacific Division.
Gautier, who earlier had an assist, intercepted a pass in the low slot and then spun around and fired a wrist shot through the pads of Vegas goalie Akira Schmid for his team-leading 13th goal. Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry each had a goal and an assist and Olen Zellweger also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 29 saves.
Shea Theodore, Braeden Bowman and Tomas Hertl scored goals and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which fell to 1-7 in overtime or a shootout while extending its point streak to six games. Schmid finished with 29 saves.
Lightning 5, Capitals 3
Brandon Hagel produced two goals and an assist in Tampa Bay’s four-goal, first-period outburst, and the visitors claimed the season series against Washington with a victory.
Nikita Kucherov scored and posted two assists but was hurt in the second period and did not return. Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist, and Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied as the Lightning improved to 11-3-0 in the past 14 matches and ended up 2-0-1 against the Capitals.
Washington’s Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist, and Justin Sourdif and Ethen Frank hit the net, but the Capitals saw their four-game point streak come to an end at 3-0-1.
–Field Level Media
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