Dawson Mercer scored twice against his former team, including the tiebreaking power-play goal with 8:02 remaining in the third period, and the host Winnipeg Jets recorded a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in a highly charged environment.
The Jets won their fourth straight following a nine-game skid as their fans spent time derisively chanting at Connor Hellebuyck. The ex-Jets goalie had his trade request granted Oct. 23, when he was dealt to the Devils for a package that included Mercer and goaltender Nico Daws, who made 19 saves in getting the win.
Mercer scored his second and third goals since changing teams. Winnipeg teammate Kyle Connor scored a power-play goal in the first period and added an empty-net goal with 58 seconds left. Cole Perfetti contributed two assists for the Jets.
Jake Allen made 21 saves as New Jersey had its five-game winning streak stopped. Jesper Bratt and Cody Glass scored in a span of 44 seconds for the Devils to tie the game during the opening two minutes of the second period.
Wild 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)
Kirill Kaprizov scored a power-play goal 18 seconds into overtime to fuel visiting Minnesota to a victory on the night Montreal honored goaltending legend Carey Price.
The goal was Kaprizov’s league-leading 17th of the season as he joined defenseman Quinn Hughes in extending his point streak to nine games. Bobby Brink scored 2:53 into the third period, and Jesper Wallstedt made 27 saves for the Wild, who extended their point streak to nine (7-0-2) and matched their franchise-record win total through 20 games of a season with 13.
Price received nearly a four-minute standing ovation from the Bell Centre crowd before the game. He was then added to the team’s Ring of Honor, one day after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Rookie Jacob Fowler made 22 saves and captain Nick Suzuki scored for the Canadiens, who extended their point streak to (8-0-3).
Capitals 3, Senators 2 (OT)
Cole Hutson scored 1:14 into overtime to lift Washington to a victory at Ottawa. Alex Ovechkin assisted on the game-winner, pulling into a tie with Nicklas Backstrom (762) for the franchise lead in assists.
Matt Roy and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for the Capitals, who won their second game in a row. Hutson also had an assist, and Logan Thompson made 24 saves.
Ridly Greig, who had missed the previous two games, and Hayden Hodgson scored for the Senators, who had won two straight. Thomas Chabot recorded two assists, and Samuel Ersson stopped 14 shots.
Avalanche 6, Maple Leafs 3
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice and visiting Colorado scored the final three goals in a victory over Toronto.
Devon Toews had a goal and an assist, and Cale Makar added two assists for the Avalanche, who have won two straight and five of their past seven games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves.
Jack Roslovic, Darren Raddysh and Easton Cowen each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have lost four straight. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves.
Predators 3, Kings 0
Filip Forsberg scored twice and Juuse Saros made 30 saves as Nashville blanked host Los Angeles for the goaltender’s 28th shutout in 12 seasons with the Predators.
Adam Wilsby scored into an empty net, and Nils Hoglander had two assists for Nashville, which has won five straight games to match its longest winning streaks over the past three seasons.
Anton Forsberg made 27 saves for the Kings, who had not been shut out since March 27, 2025, in a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Los Angeles had gone 108 consecutive games without being shut out, the third-longest active streak in the NHL.
Panthers 4, Blue Jackets 1
Sam Bennett scored twice and Lars Eller and Sam Reinhart added a goal apiece to lead Florida over Columbus.
Aaron Ekblad added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Panthers overcame a 38-28 shot disadvantage to snap a two-game losing streak.
Ivan Provorov scored and Cam Talbot stopped 24 shots for the Blue Jackets, who dropped their second straight game.
Blues 3, Red Wings 2
Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for St. Louis, which edged visiting Detroit to snap a three-game losing streak (0-2-1).
Pius Suter and defenseman Justin Barron also scored for the Blues. Robert Thomas had two assists and Joel Hofer stopped 30 shots, including a jam attempt from the crease by Emmitt Finnie as time expired.
Andrew Copp had a goal and an assist and defenseman Moritz Seider connected for the Red Wings, who took their fourth loss in a row and their fifth defeat in the past six games. Lucas Raymond had two assists, and John Gibson made 30 saves.
