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Dylan Guenther scored the overtime-winning goal for Utah, one night after the slumping Penguins saw a 5-1, third-period lead evaporate in a 6-5 loss.

Michael Carcone scored twice while Nate Schmidt and Sean Durzi added singles for the Mammoth, who erased a 3-0 third-period deficit. Goaltender Karle Vejmelka made 12 saves. Guenther notched the winner 42 seconds into overtime with a wrist shot from the slot for his fifth tally in a four-game streak.

Justin Brazeau scored twice for the Penguins, who have lost five straight games, four of them in extra time. All those defeats beyond regulation time came despite Pittsburgh leading in the third period. Ben Kindel tallied once and added two assists, Bryan Rust scored in a third consecutive game and goalie Sergei Murashov stopped 32 shots.

Canucks 2, Devils 1

Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in the first period of his debut for Vancouver, which defeated New Jersey in Newark, N.J.

Vancouver acquired Buium and forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren from the Minnesota Wild on Friday in a trade that sent captain Quinn Hughes the other way. Jake DeBrusk also tallied and Thatcher Demko made 25 saves for the Canucks, who won for just the third time in their past 12 games (3-8-1).

Luke Hughes scored and Jacob Markstrom made 13 saves for the Devils, who had won two of three.

Hurricanes 3, Flyers 2 (SO)

Brandon Bussi made 24 saves and didn't allow a shootout tally to continue his record-setting pace to begin an NHL career as Carolina defeated Philadelphia at Raleigh, N.C.

Andrei Svechnikov scored in the three-round shootout for the Hurricanes, who have won three games in a row via shootouts and pushed their winning streak to four games overall. Bussi has victories in 11 of his first 12 NHL games, extending by one win his league record.

William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored first-period goals for the Hurricanes, who also defeated the Flyers 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night in Philadelphia. Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras scored for the Flyers.

Wild 6, Bruins 2

Kirill Kaprizov tallied two goals and an assist, Quinn Hughes scored a goal in his team debut and Minnesota posted a win over Boston in Saint Paul, Minn.

Ryan Hartman finished with a goal and two assists for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Matt Boldy notched a goal and an assist, and Jared Spurgeon scored a goal. Alex Steeves and Andrew Peeke scored for Boston, whose four-game winning streak ended.

Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 of 31 shots to earn the victory. Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals on 31 shots.

Canadiens 4, Oilers 1

Jakub Dobes made 27 saves and host Montreal defeated Edmonton.

Nick Suzuki ended a six-game goal drought for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each had two assists.

Zach Hyman scored his fifth goal in three games for the Oilers, who had won four of five. Calvin Pickard made 23 saves. Connor McDavid (assist) extended his point streak to six games (seven goals, nine assists).

Sabres 3, Kraken 1

Tage Thompson extended his goal-scoring streak to four games as Buffalo wrapped up a six-game road trip with a victory over Seattle.

Noah Ostlund and Zach Benson also scored and Alex Tuch had two assists for the Sabres, who won their third game in a row. Goaltender Alex Lyon made 23 saves. It was just Buffalo's second regulation victory on the road this season, after getting its first Thursday in Vancouver.

Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, which lost for the eighth time in its past nine games (1-7-1). Goalie Joey Daccord stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced.

Noah Ostlund and Zach Benson also scored and Alex Tuch had two assists for the Sabres, who won their third game in a row. Goaltender Alex Lyon made 23 saves.

It was just Buffalo's second regulation victory on the road this season, after getting its first Thursday in Vancouver.

Chandler Stephenson scored for Seattle, which lost for the eighth time in its past nine games (1-7-1). Goalie Joey Daccord stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced.

The Sabres outshot Seattle 9-3 in taking a 1-0 first-period lead.

The goal came after Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak failed to keep the puck in the offensive zone at the right point, leading to a 2-on-1 rush for the Sabres.

Ostlund carried the puck down the right wing before sending a cross-ice pass to Josh Norris. Norris immediately returned the puck to Ostlund, who swiped it into the open side of the net at 17:09 before Daccord could get from post to post.

The Sabres made it 2-0 at 10:08 of the second as a Seattle turnover inside its own blue line led to a 2-on-0 rush in front of Daccord. Thompson kept the puck and jammed it under the goalie's left leg pad from close range.

It was Thompson's fourth straight game with a goal, the longest active streak in the league.

The Kraken got on the scoreboard with a power-play goal at 12:24. Jordan Eberle won a faceoff back to Vince Dunn at the left point, with the center heading to the front of the net. Dunn made a short pass to Stephenson at the top of the left faceoff circle and his wrist shot beat a screened Lyon and caromed into the net off the near post.

Benson capped the scoring with an empty-netter at 19:14 of the third.

Seattle's Mason Marchment, who scored twice in Friday's 5-3 loss at Utah, doubling his season total, was a late scratch Sunday because of an illness.

Nick Suzuki ended a six-game goal drought for the Canadiens, who had lost three of four. Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson each had two assists.

Zach Hyman scored his fifth goal in three games for the Oilers, who had won four of five. Calvin Pickard made 23 saves.

Connor McDavid (assist) extended his point streak to six games (seven goals, nine assists).

Montreal went 2-for-4 on the power play; Edmonton was 1-for-5.

The Oilers were unable to convert on a two-minute 5-on-3 power play during a scoreless first period.

Ivan Demidov gave the Canadiens a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 2:28 of the second period. Demidov passed to Slafkovsky below the goal line, took the return pass in the right circle, moved in and beat Skinner with a wrist shot.

Joe Veleno made it 2-0 at 11:58 when he intercepted a pass deep in the Oilers' zone and scored an unassisted goal from the slot.

Suzuki made it 3-0 during a power play at 3:38 of the third period, scoring on a tip-in from the left post off a back-door pass from Slafkovsky. Suzuki extended his point streak to five games (one goal, five assists).

Dobes kept Edmonton scoreless when he came out of the crease to make a point-blank save against Mattias Janmark at 9:09.

Hyman pulled the Oilers within 3-1 at 12:29, knocking in the rebound of Evan Bouchard's shot during a power play.

Montreal regained its three-goal advantage at 13:52. Alexandre Texier controlled the puck after an Edmonton turnover, entered the zone 2-on-1 with Jayden Struble and beat Pickard with a snap shot from the left circle.

Edmonton pulled Pickard with over four minutes remaining but could get no closer.

Ryan Hartman finished with a goal and two assists for Minnesota, which won its fourth game in a row. Matt Boldy notched a goal and an assist, and Jared Spurgeon scored a goal.

Alex Steeves and Andrew Peeke scored for Boston, whose four-game winning streak ended.

Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 of 31 shots to earn the victory. Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman allowed six goals on 31 shots.

The Wild opened the scoring on a power-play goal with 9:49 remaining in the first period. Spurgeon fired a wrist shot through traffic and into the net.

Kaprizov made it 2-0 when he scored with 11:11 left in the second period. He tipped in a puck that had bounced off the end boards and caromed in front of the net.

Minnesota increased its lead to 3-0 with its second power-play goal. Brock Faber rushed toward the crease and slipped a pass to Hartman, who lifted a shot past Swayman.

Hughes' moment arrived next. In the first minute of the third period, he received a pass in the high slot and ripped a wrist shot through Swayman's leg pads for his first goal with the Wild.

A raucous crowd erupted for Hughes, whom Minnesota acquired from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night in exchange for three young players and a 2026 first-round pick.

Boldy gave the Wild a 5-0 lead with 11:52 to go in the third. He circled from left to right behind the net and threw a shot toward traffic in front of the crease.

The Bruins got on the scoreboard with 9:02 left. Steeves spotted a loose puck and beat Gustavsson on his stick side to cut the deficit to 5-1.

Kaprizov added his second goal of the game and his team-high 20th of the season with 5:05 to play. He walked in and scored from the top of the right circle.

Peeke finished the scoring with a goal in the waning seconds.

Andrei Svechnikov scored in the three-round shootout for the Hurricanes, who have won three games in a row via shootouts and pushed their winning streak to four games overall. Bussi has victories in 11 of his first 12 NHL games, extending by one win his league record.

William Carrier and Taylor Hall scored first-period goals for the Hurricanes, who also defeated the Flyers 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night in Philadelphia.

Jamie Drysdale scored for the Flyers with 53 seconds remaining in the first period and Trevor Zegras tied the game with 1:52 left in regulation with Philadelphia using an extra attacker. Dan Vladar stopped 31 shots.

The Flyers have notched at least one team point in seven of Vladar's last eight starts.

All three meetings between the teams this season have been settled after regulation. The Flyers had 15 third-period shots, none in overtime and 26 total.

Carolina's Seth Jarvis drew a penalty on Philadelphia's Bobby Brink for tripping 42 seconds into overtime, but the Hurricanes didn't take advantage.

Philadelphia didn't have a power play Saturday, but the Flyers were active in the second period with a man advantage. Yet Bussi made three saves during the first 70 seconds of the penalty kill before Drysdale took a hooking penalty that put the teams back to even strength for a stretch.

Philadelphia also had an abbreviated third-period power play that was reduced with Noah Cates being assessed a tripping penalty.

Vladar stopped the Hurricanes repeatedly when they appeared on the verge of expanding their lead. Carolina held a 23-11 edge in shots through two periods.

Carrier opened the scoring 5:44 into the game with a shot from high in the slot that made it through traffic.

Hall's power-play goal came on a redirection of defenseman Alexander Nikishin's delivery.

Drysdale's third goal of the season came on a delayed penalty.

The Kings have lost two straight in overtime and earned points in their past four games as they begin a three-game road trip.

The Stars saw their nine-game point streak (8-0-1) end with a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, and the Florida Panthers blanked them 4-0 on Saturday. Dallas had not lost twice in a row since Oct. 30-Nov. 1.

"Two losses in a row, we didn't know the feeling for so long, so it's hard," forward Radek Faksa said. "This may be good. We got a little slap. Because the last few games, we got a little sloppy, I feel like. We need to start working again and play our game. Good stuff for us, now we've got to move forward and learn from this."

Jake Oettinger made 19 saves against Florida.

The Stars managed only two shots on goal in a scoreless first period and the Panthers pulled away in the second. Dallas was outshot 23-15.

"I don't think you can win too many games with (low) shots on net," Dallas forward Colin Blackwell said. "I think we need to do just a better job of generating 5-on-5 across the board and getting to the dirty areas. ... I think that has to be a key for us moving forward."

Los Angeles has also had trouble generating offense of late. Seven of the Kings' last 10 opponents held them below three goals, and their average of 2.65 goals per game ranks near the bottom of the NHL.

Adrian Kempe's team-leading 11th goal opened the scoring Saturday, but the Calgary Flames won 2-1 in overtime after tying the game with a short-handed goal -- the fifth allowed by the Kings this season.

"Obviously, puck's not going in," Kings defenseman Brian Dumoulin. "We're a type of team that's comfortable playing in these tight games, so if the score's 1-1, we're not going to open it up and try to score. We have no problem going late in the game and keeping it tied."

The Kings were outshot 17-3 in the second period, but Darcy Kuemper made 16 of his 36 saves.

"He was the reason why we got the one point, really. Second period, he was outstanding," forward Anze Kopitar said. "I mean, he's been outstanding all year and last year. We almost take it for granted, so we've got to find ways to score more goals and give him some run support. "

Kempe has five points (two goals, three assists) in a four-game point streak.

Los Angeles has played 14 overtime games this season, and six required a shootout.

The Kings won the teams' first meeting on Oct. 23 when Kempe scored in OT to defeat the Stars 3-2.

Michael Carcone scored twice while Nate Schmidt and Sean Durzi added singles for the Mammoth, who erased a three-goal, third-period deficit.

Goaltender Karle Vejmelka made 12 saves.

Guenther notched the winner 42 seconds into overtime with a wrist shot from the slot for his fifth tally in a four-game streak.

Justin Brazeau scored twice for the Penguins, who have lost five straight games, four of them in extra time. All those defeats beyond regulation time came despite Pittsburgh leading in the third period.

Ben Kindel tallied once and added an assist, Bryan Rust scored in a third consecutive game and goalie Sergei Murashov stopped 32 shots.

Pittsburgh remains without goalie Stuart Skinner and defenseman Brett Kulak, who were acquired via trade on Friday but going through the immigration process.

For the second time in as many days, the Penguins staked a big lead and then watched it disappear.

Brazeau gave the Penguins first blood just 48 seconds into the clash when a pass attempt banked into the net off the skate of a defender.

Rust doubled the lead and ran his goal-scoring streak to three games at 15:21 by chipping a shot home from in tight, and then Kindel made it 3-0 by converting a clear breakaway at 5:40 of the second period.

Then the game became similar to Pittsburgh's 6-5 loss to San Jose on Saturday in which the Penguins had a 5-1 lead going into the third period.

The Mammoth roared back to take the lead with four consecutive goals. Schmidt put them on the board 67 seconds into the third period when he buried a rebound .

Carcone added another 15 seconds later by banking a second chance off the goaltender after his shot off the rush was denied and then Durzi made it a one-goal game at 5:35 with a sharp-angled shot while there was traffic in front.

The Penguins challenged the goal for interference, and it was denied, which gave the Mammoth a power-play opportunity that paid off when Carcone converted a one-timer from the right face-off dot.

Just as the Penguins were losing all momentum, Brazeau responded with his second of the game, a nifty deflection, but the hosts were unable to regain the lead.

The Blues will seek some redemption against their Central Division rival on Monday night when they host a rematch with the Predators.

In the previous meeting between these teams, Steven Stamkos scored four times as Nashville converted rebound after rebound into goals. Filip Forsberg, Michael Bunting and former Blue Ryan O'Reilly also scored for the Predators while Luke Evangelista had three assists.

"We kind of got away from our game, kind of fell apart," Blues defenseman Logan Mailloux said.

After that blowout, Blues coach Jim Montgomery again urged his team to defend harder and play tougher, especially around the net. The players responded with more physicality Friday during a 3-2 home victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

"I think from the puck drop (Friday) we kind of played some Blues hockey and we stuck with it," Mailloux said. "Team toughness, it makes us hard to play against. That's what we want to be. We don't want teams looking forward to coming in here and playing us."

Mailloux and Blues forward Dylan Holloway had fights against the Blackhawks and their team was generally more competitive in the hard areas of the ice.

"You see guys driving middle lane, stopping at the net," Montgomery said. "When defensemen were shooting, we had bodies at the net. Defensemen were pinching pucks, forwards were replacing them. In the D-zone, the box outs were hard and heavy at our own net. Getting back, winning goal-line races so we could break pucks out quickly."

During the previous game against Nashville, Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington allowed six goals in two periods. Joel Hofer replaced him for the third period, then he delivered a winning performance against Chicago on Friday.

While the Blues had two days to rest and prepare for this rematch, the Predators suffered a 4-2 loss Saturday night at Colorado. But Predators coach Andrew Brunette liked how his team played against the explosive Avalanche.

"I really liked our road game," Brunette said. "(The Avalanche have) a very fast team. They're the No. 1 team in the league for a reason, but I thought we hung in there. And I'll take that road game any night."

The Blues have the NHL's worst goal differential this season at minus-34. The Predators have the third worst at minus-22.

Like St. Louis, Nashville needs to get more from its veteran forwards. Aside from his four-goal outburst against the Blues, Stamkos has produced just 11 points (eight goals, three assists) in his other 30 games.

Jonathan Marchessault has two power-play goals in his last three games for the Predators and four power-play goals overall. But he has just three goals and three assists at even strength in 26 games.

"I definitely would like to help my team 5-on-5," Marchessault said. "Yeah, it's good to get the power play going, but I mean, I used to be a pretty good player 5-on-5, and now I really struggle producing offensively 5-on-5. So definitely have to figure that out."

He was the first defenseman in Canucks history to record a multi-point opening period with the team.

Vancouver acquired Buium and forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren from the Minnesota Wild on Friday in a trade that sent captain Quinn Hughes the other way.

Conor Garland had two assists for the Canucks, who won for just the third time in their past 12 games (3-8-1). Thatcher Demko made 25 saves.

Luke Hughes scored and Jacob Markstrom made 13 saves for the Devils, who had won two of three.

Jake DeBrusk gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead on the power play at 1:01 of the first period when he collected his own rebound and chipped it over Markstrom's left pad.

Buium made it 2-0 with another power-play tally at 6:48. He took a pass from Garland to the left circle and sent it toward the back door of the crease, where New Jersey defenseman Brendon Dillon inadvertently redirected it into his own net.

Hughes cut the deficit in half at 4:02 of the second period. Jesper Bratt sent a short backhand feed to Hughes in the slot and, with Luke Glendening screening Demko, the defenseman fired a wrist shot that beat the netminder blocker side.

The Canucks came within inches of restoring their two-goal lead just eight seconds later when Rossi hit the post glove side, but then the Devils started to push the pace and control the play.

New Jersey pressured with under six minutes to go in the second, keeping Vancouver stuck in its defensive zone for nearly two minutes.

The Canucks had four shots on goal in the period just over seven minutes into the frame but didn't get their fifth until nearly three minutes left.

The Devils outshot the Canucks 13-6 in the second period and 8-1 in the third.

Considering recent history, a visit from the struggling Ottawa Senators could help them end that rut Monday night.

The Jets won nine of their first 12 games this season, but are 6-12-1 since that strong start. They went 3-8-1 without star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who returned from a knee issue to make 24 saves in Saturday's 5-1 home victory over the Washington Capitals.

Gabriel Vilardi scored twice while Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each added two assists as Winnipeg snapped a three-game slide by winning for just the second time this month.

"That was complete throughout the lineup," Jets coach Scott Arniel said.

"This is the very first time all year long that we have everybody back from injuries. ... Hopefully this is the start of the building blocks that gets us going, moving forward, here."

Winnipeg last posted consecutive victories on Nov. 15 and 18. Prior to Saturday's effort paced by Hellebuyck's performance, the Jets allowed 16 goals in the previous three contests.

The Jets won both meetings with Ottawa last season, and six of the last seven matchups. Hellebuyck has a 1.82 goals-against average and .939 save percentage while winning five of his last six starts versus Ottawa, but could earn more rest as he prepares to again see the bulk of the Jets' goaltending workload.

Winnipeg backup Eric Comrie, meanwhile, has allowed 13 goals in losing his last three starts.

The Senators, though, have lost six of their last eight games after falling 3-2 at Minnesota on Saturday. Ottawa totaled 36 shots on goal, but only managed scores from Tim Stutzle and Dylan Cozens to overcome a 2-0 hole, only for the Wild to break the tie in the final 30 seconds of regulation.

"It was a really strong road game," said Senators coach Travis Green, whose club is about to end a stretch of playing 10 in 13 away from home.

"I like our team game right now. The league's tight right now, one little mistake here and there can cost you."

Despite the outcome, Cozens continues to thrive with seven points in the last three contests. Stutzle, meanwhile, has recorded four of his team-leading 15 goals in the last three games.

Stutzle has posted four goals and five assists in his last eight games against the Jets.

Ottawa's Linus Ullmark has stopped 44 of 49 shots while winning both of his December road starts. Backup Leevi Merilainen (3.32 goals-against average) made 22 saves Saturday for the Senators, but has lost his last four starts.

Knocking on the door of a fourth straight 20-goal season, Vilardi has recorded five of his 16 on the campaign in the last five games for Winnipeg. He has just two in six career games versus Ottawa.

Connor, with four goals and eight assists during an eight-game point streak, has notched 27 points in 23 all-time games against the Senators. Scheifele, who shares a team-leading 40 points with Connor, owns 37 points in 32 games versus Ottawa.

The Lightning earned five points during their four contests in Toronto, Montreal, New Jersey and Long Island. They went 2-1-1 while dropping the final one, 3-2, in a shootout against the New York Islanders on Saturday.

The club saw part of its defensive unit get nicked up as Emil Lilleberg, the only Tampa Bay defenseman to play in every game, was injured in the third period when the Islanders' Kyle MacLean fell hard on the Norwegian's left ankle.

Lilleberg headed to the dressing room, did not return and is listed as day-to-day.

Despite many injuries on the blue line, ranging from their captain (Victor Hedman) to their most seasoned defenseman (Ryan McDonagh) to their most physical one (Erik Cernak), the Lightning have found a way to keep winning games against almost every team except the Islanders, who claimed all three meetings by a combined score of 7-3 in a 12-day span.

Coach Jon Cooper said playing a group like the vastly improved Islanders will pay benefits later.

"We're on the road and held a first-place team to one shot in one period and seven shots total in the final two periods," Cooper said. "It's tough (getting just one point), but sometimes you run into a team that has your number on the scoreboard."

A few Tampa Bay defensemen enjoyed big nights: Darren Raddysh scored his career-high seventh goal to complete his first three-game goal streak while J.J. Moser notched his second goal.

The Panthers' visit will be the second of four meeting between the Sunshine State foes and, while the Lightning won the first meeting 3-1 on Nov. 15 in Sunrise, the Panthers are buoyed for the rematch by one of their finest performances thus far.

After being dominated 6-2 by the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, Florida throttled the Dallas Stars on Saturday night in Texas.

Sergei Bobrovsky backstopped his 52nd career shutout to tie Tuukka Rask for 27th all-time and improve his career mark against the Western Conference's second-best club to 21-2-2 with his third shutout.

"He's the best goalie in the league," said Panthers forward Brad Marchand. "He shows up night in and night out. ... He's the backbone of this team."

It was a complete turnaround from the Denver disappointment and the first time Florida crafted a shutout in the Lone Star State since 2011.

"I think we had jump early, it was pretty noticeable," said Sam Reinhart, who had two assists and played strong defensively as the Stars managed a season-low 15 shots. "We just went back to basics. They're one of the best teams in the league for a reason. ... We focused on the defensive side first and that created some chances."

The two-time defending Stanley Cup champs improved to 9-2-1 this season following a loss and registered their sixth straight win over the Central Division standouts.

Marchand increased his team-leading totals in goals (18) and points (34) with two tallies and an assist.

"We knew we weren't up to par in Colorado," said the 37-year-old Marchand. "This is the second-best team in the West. I like how we responded. That's what (we're) really good at."

The Panthers are 14-6-0 in the past 20 matchups with Tampa Bay.

Eleven months later, his name appeared in an infamous trade memo circulated by New York general manager Chris Drury, and about two months after the Rangers concluded a massively disappointing season, Kreider's 13-year tenure ended.

Kreider makes his return to New York on Monday night when the Ducks visit the Rangers.

Those two goals in a 5-1 win over the Ducks were part of a 39-goal season as the Rangers won the President's Trophy before being eliminated by the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference final. Last season, Kreider dealt with a back injury at times, scored 22 goals and was traded to the Ducks on June 12.

"I grew up in that city," Kreider told reporters last week before the Ducks began a five-game road trip. "Came in, drafted at 18 years old, and hoping to one day play there, and then to spend my entire 20s and early 30s there, and start a family of my own. It became home, right? That's hard to put into words. That means everything."

Kreider is returning with 13 goals for his new team after scoring 326 in 883 games for the Rangers. He is third on the Ducks in goals behind the youthful duo of Leo Carlsson (17 goals) and Cutter Gauthier (16 goals) and contributing to a team attempting to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017-18.

The Ducks are attempting to avoid three straight losses for the second time this season, following up Thursday's 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders with a 4-1 setback to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Anaheim allowed four straight goals after Troy Terry scored in the first period.

Kreider is not the only former player returning to New York as he is joined by Jacob Trouba. Trouba was New York's captain for two-plus seasons before getting dealt to Anaheim on Dec. 6, 2024 after Drury tried to get him to waive a 15-team no-trade clause during the 2024 offseason.

"Living in New York for those years of your life and having the opportunity to play on MSG and do the whole thing in New York City is an unbelievable experience," Trouba told reporters last week ahead of Anaheim's trip. "I've got nothing but great things to say about my time there, the people and everything that transpired."

The Rangers are 4-8-2 at home but also 2-0-2 in their past four home games after Saturday's 5-4 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens.

New York snapped a three-game losing streak by erasing a three-goal deficit when J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal with 2:04 left in overtime.

Miller also scored the tying goal in the second period after the Rangers gave up three goals in a span of 3:37 in the opening 20 minutes and notched his second multi-point game this season.

"We just kept digging in," New York coach Mike Sullivan said. "That's a credit to the players, their resilience, just to fight through some of the adversity."

Artemi Panarin scored on a penalty shot while Will Cuylle and rookie Noah Laba also scored on the man advantage, marking the fourth time this season New York scored twice on the power play.

Those power play goals occurred after the Rangers were 0-for-11 on the man advantage since losing defenseman Adam Fox to a left shoulder injury on Nov. 29.

The move to injured reserve is retroactive to Dec. 5 for Pettersson, who is nursing an upper-body injury.

Pettersson, 27, has recorded 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in 28 games this season.

The Calder Memorial Trophy recipient as the rookie of the year in 2018-19, Pettersson has posted 479 points (193 goals, 286 assists) in 499 career games. The Swede was selected by the Canucks with the fifth overall pick of the 2017 NHL Draft.

Rossi, 24, has been sidelined since Nov. 11 with a lower-body injury.

He was acquired along with fellow forward Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft in the trade that sent former Norris Trophy recipient Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild on Friday.

Rossi has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in 17 games this season

He has totaled 114 points (49 goals, 65 assists) in 202 career games since being selected by the Wild with the ninth overall pick of the 2020 NHL Draft.

McDavid had two goals and an assist in the Oilers' 6-3 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. He has 15 points (seven goals, eight assists) during a five-game points streak.

Edmonton carries a five-game points streak (4-0-1) into Sunday's contest, the second game of a five-game road trip.

Montreal has lost three of its past four games (1-2-1) after squandering a 3-0 lead in a 5-4 overtime loss at the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Canadiens will open a four-game homestand on Sunday.

In Toronto, Vasily Podkolzin scored twice and Leon Draisaitl had three assists as Edmonton scored five straight goals after falling behind 1-0. Tristan Jarry, acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade on Friday, made 25 saves in his Oilers debut.

"I thought the effort from start to finish was great," Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse said. "Obviously, they had some pushes, especially early in the game. We were able to weather them and have our own pushes. I thought Jars made some big saves at key moments for us, and we were able to capitalize on the opportunities that came our way."

Draisaitl has 999 career points (416 goals, 583 assists) in 822 NHL games.

McDavid gave the Oilers a 1-0 early in the contest and later tied the score 2-2 in the second period.

"He's been doing it for us for a good stretch now, and it seems like each and every night, he's bringing the legs and pushing the tempo for our group," Nurse said. "Tonight was no different."

McDavid has nine goals and 28 assists in 27 career games against the Canadiens.

Zachary Bolduc, Arber Xhekaj, Jake Evans and Josh Anderson scored for the Canadiens against New York. Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson each had two assists, and Jacob Fowler made 21 saves in his second NHL start.

New York scored the game-winner during a power play.

"I think we're at another stage. I expect way more from this group, and for some reason we're not getting it consistently," Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis said. "The urgency is up and down. In this league, it's too hard. Especially when you put yourself in a good spot in the first period, you've got to keep that urgency level up."

Hutson (115 games) became the fourth-fastest defenseman in NHL history to have 20 multi-assist games.

Evans gave the Canadiens a 3-0 lead at 16:18 of the third period, but New York rallied to tie it 4-4 in the second.

"Any time you get up 3-0, you have to win the game," said Evans, who was back in the lineup after missing one game for personal reasons. "They've got a lot of skill there, and we kind of gave them some chances. And taking a penalty in overtime is not the best recipe either."

The Canadiens have allowed 17 goals in their past four games.

The Oilers won the teams' first meeting of the season 6-5 on Oct. 23, when Podkolzin scored with 1:09 left.

The teams will meet for the second time in two days, this time in Raleigh, N.C.

The Flyers must win in order to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season.

The Hurricanes prevailed 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night in Philadelphia, winning after Jackson Blake produced the only tally in the shootout.

"There are positives, so I'm going to take the positives," Flyers coach Rick Tocchet said.

Carolina has won three games in a row, including the past two in road shootouts.

The Flyers will want to generate more threats in the offensive zone. They never went on a power play in Saturday's game.

Tocchet wants a better response when the Hurricanes start forcing the issue with their skating.

"You got to go at them with pressure," Tocchet said. "I thought we backed off and stopped skating. ... There are going to be some times that we're going to have to figure this out when teams make a push."

The Hurricanes likely will be ready to turn to Brandon Bussi in goal. He set an NHL record in his last outing by notching his 10th victory in his first 11 career games.

Look for the Flyers to go back to goalie Dan Vladar after he sat out Saturday's game. Philadelphia is 5-1-1 in its last seven games in which Vladar has appeared.

There were an array of momentum swings in Saturday's meeting. The Flyers led 2-0 after the first period, but they ended up needing the final goal in regulation to extend the game.

"They got up a couple, and then I give our guys a lot of credit," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "I think after that, second and third (periods), I really liked our game. We had a lot of good opportunities and didn't give up a ton. We had one, and then they put it in the net and you give them credit again for coming back, but overall, I think after that first, I liked the majority of that game."

The group of Nikolaj Ehlers, Logan Stankoven and Blake seemed to ignite the Hurricanes, so that group is bound to be together in the rematch.

"That was the best line for us," Brind'Amour said. "We were a little flat, and then they came out and got the goal. Really, all night, they were all around it, generating some good looks. We need that. Up and down our lineup, we need different contributions, and they've been really good lately."

Carolina won't want to be tardy in getting cranked up. Seth Jarvis, who scored his team-leading 18th goal during the comeback, said there needs to be urgency.

"I think we just got a little (ticked) off," Jarvis said. "We didn't like the way the game was trending, and we wanted to make a difference and change the momentum a little bit. I think that's what we did, just started playing more simple and more direct, and I think it resulted in us getting a little more zone time and creating some more chances."

Jarvis has racked up seven goals in the last nine games.

Sunday's game will mark the only home outing for Carolina during a five-game stretch.

Due to a 6-5 overtime loss to the visiting San Jose Sharks on Saturday, the Penguins are not only winless in their last four games (0-1-3), but they have surrendered a lead with less than two minutes remaining in all three extra-time defeats.

Losing to the Sharks was the most inglorious of the losses. Pittsburgh surrendered a 5-1 lead with less than 13 minutes remaining in regulation.

"Three of the four, we felt like we did everything but get two points. That's the unfortunate part of it," Penguins superstar captain Sidney Crosby said. "We've got to find a way to be consistent. We've done a lot of good things here in the first 30 games. We've got to find a way to close out games."

Arturs Silovs stopped 26 of 32 shots in the first game since the Penguins sent Tristan Jarry to the Edmonton Oilers in a Friday trade in which Pittsburgh received fellow goaltender Stuart Skinner and defenseman Brett Kulak.

Whether either of Pittsburgh's newcomers will be able to play on Sunday is uncertain with immigration issues to clear before they can suit up, but that is only a piece of the confusion for the Penguins.

Their skid, part of a 5-4-6 stretch, has resulted in the Penguins falling outside a playoff position.

"There's no question in my mind that this group can be much better than we are," Pittsburgh coach Dan Muse said. "We have to get there, though. We have to be working with them."

The Mammoth, meanwhile, will kick off a three-game road trip on the heels of snapping a three-game slide with a strong 5-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Friday.

"It's huge for our confidence to be able to (win one)," said center Nick Schmaltz, who recorded one goal and two assists vs. the Kraken.

"Even though they tied it up (at 2-2), we get one on the power play, and the power play wins it for us. That's huge for our team and for the power play. Whether they scored or we scored, I thought we managed our emotions pretty well and kept fighting."

The Mammoth were in dire need of momentum after going into the Seattle clash with seven losses -- all in regulation time -- in their past nine outings.

Considering that trend, Friday's game could have gone off the rails when Seattle tied it at 7:50 of the third period. Instead, Dylan Guenther scored a power-play goal just over five minutes later to turn the tide.

"It was an important game," said Guenther, who has scored in three consecutive games. "Closing out the homestand, losing the first two games. I think it was kind of a must-win, so it was nice to get it."

The production also is a welcome sign for a club that has been without leading goal scorer Logan Cooley for two months after he was injured while crashing into the net on Dec. 5 vs. Vancouver.

"We keep improving offensively. I liked that part," Utah coach Andre Tourigny said. "There are things to clean up for us defensively, but I think we're progressing offensively."

The long-expected trade of Hughes came Friday night when the Canucks sent the former Norris Trophy recipient to the Minnesota Wild for forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium, and an unprotected 2026 first-round pick.

"It's definitely not an easy day for the franchise here," Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin said. "Quinn Hughes has been a big part of the organization and a great person and great hockey player. It's a tough, tough, tough day, but we're also excited about the return of the players we got."

In Rossi, Vancouver added a second-line center a year removed from setting career highs across the board offensively, with 24 goals and 36 assists for 60 points in 82 games last season. Injuries have limited him to 17 games this season (13 points on four goals and nine assists).

Buium, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, had played all 31 games for the team in his first full NHL campaign. The 20-year-old has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists).

Ohgren, the No. 19 overall pick in the 2022 draft, had a strong first full season with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League in 2024-25, recording 19 goals and 37 points in 41 games. He hasn't had the same success at the NHL level, as he has been held without a point in 18 games this season after putting up five points (two goals, three assists) in 24 games in 2024-25.

The Canucks will try to snap a skid that's landed them in last place in the league. They lost their second game in a row and their ninth contest in their past 11 games (2-8-1) with a 3-2 setback to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, a matchup in which Vancouver finished with a 32-15 shots advantage.

"We just try to focus on the process, and eventually the things will go in," Canucks forward Kiefer Sherwood said Thursday. "We obviously deserve (Thursday) but continue to fight for each other and build towards our identity."

The Devils enter Sunday looking to build off a 4-1 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon. The triumph gave New Jersey its second win in its past three games after a five-game losing streak and snapped a streak of five home losses.

"Tremendous team effort right from the start of the game all the way through," coach Sheldon Keefe said. "We had great effort. With great effort you get better structure; with better structure you're taking care of each other out there. It's an easier game for everybody involved."

An already lengthy injury list got even longer ahead of Saturday's outing.

Forward Arseny Gritsyuk, who has enjoyed a solid rookie season, was ruled out for both weekend games with an upper-body ailment he tried to play through on Thursday.

Keefe also said Saturday that defenseman Simon Nemec will "miss some time" with an undisclosed injury.

"It's a clear understanding and embracing that it's hard. Just take care of yourself and do it again," Keefe said. "Pull together as a team. ... When they do that, the structure that the coaches are talking about all comes together. In the NHL, that gives you a chance to win."

Or, as some fans already are calling it, Quinn-esota.

Hughes is expected to make his debut with the Wild when they face off against the Boston Bruins on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn. The milestone comes two days after the Wild acquired the star defenseman from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for three highly touted young players and a 2026 first-round pick.

"It's a big-time move," Wild forward Matt Boldy said. "It makes our team better. He's one of the best defensemen, if not the best, in the whole league."

Hughes, 26, joins a Wild team that is looking for its fourth win in a row. Minnesota improved to 13-2-2 in its last 17 games following a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

Now the Wild will turn their attention to Boston, which has won four straight games and five out of its past six. The Bruins have outscored opponents 20-8 during their four-game win streak, including a 6-3 victory on the road against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

David Pastrnak leads Boston with 36 points (13 goals, 23 assists) in 27 games. Morgan Geekie ranks second with 35 points (22 goals, 13 assists), and Pavel Zacha has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists).

Bruins coach Marco Sturm said his players would need to be focused for a tough road game.

"They made a pretty aggressive trade (Friday) night, so we just have to make sure we're going to be ready to go (Sunday)," Sturm said. "Because that building will be buzzing."

Boston likely will turn to Jeremy Swayman in net. He is 13-7-0 with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage this season, and he is 1-3-0 with a 1.78 GAA and a .942 save percentage in four career games against the Wild.

Minnesota is expected to counter with Filip Gustavsson in net one day after fellow goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made the start against Ottawa. Gustavsson is 9-8-3 with a 2.64 GAA and a .907 save percentage this season, and he is 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and a .938 save percentage in two career games against the Bruins.

Joel Eriksson Ek will look to stay hot for the Wild after he scored the go-ahead goal in the final minute Saturday. He blasted a one-timer from a sharp angle for his seventh goal.

As for Hughes, he is set to become a free agent after the end of next season, and there is no guarantee that he will sign a contract extension with the Wild.

However, Wild general manager Bill Guerin is betting that Hughes quickly will come to appreciate playing in Minnesota. The first glimpse into that gambit will come Sunday.

"He just loves hockey, and I think there's no better market than Minnesota to be a hockey player," Guerin said. "I believe in our team and our culture and our organization and our market, our fans. Hockey's in the fabric here, and I think he'll really like it."

The Sharks trailed 5-1 with 13 minutes left in the game.

Tyler Toffoli had two goals and two assists, Macklin Celebrini added a goal and two assists and William Eklund scored a goal and an assist. Alexander Wennberg had three assists, and Yaroslav Askorov made 38 saves.

Klingberg converted a cross-slot pass from Celebrini for the winner in the extra period after Toffoli forced overtime with 1:38 to play.

Bryan Rust and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and two assists for the Penguins, who lost their fourth straight game. Sidney Crosby contributed a goal and an assist, and Rutger McGroarty and Kevin Hayes got goals. Arturs Silovs stopped 26 shots.

Devils 4, Ducks 1

Stefan Noesen had a goal and Paul Cotter added the go-ahead score as New Jersey earned a victory against visiting Anaheim.

Cody Glass and Connor Brown also scored goals, Juho Lammikko and Ondrej Palat had two assists each, and Jake Allen made 30 saves for the Devils, who had lost six of seven.

Troy Terry scored for the Ducks, and Lukas Dostal made 18 saves after being unavailable the previous nine games because of an upper-body injury.

Wild 3, Senators 2

Joel Eriksson Ek scored with 24 seconds remaining to lift Minnesota over Ottawa in Saint Paul, Minn.

Wild goaltender Jesper Wallstedt stopped 34 of 36 shots to earn the victory. Eriksson Ek's hard-angle shot from near the sideboards gave Minnesota its third win in a row. Tyler Pitlick and Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild.

Tim Stutzle and Dylan Cozens each finished with a goal and an assist for Ottawa. The Senators lost for the fourth time in their past five games.

Golden Knights 3, Blue Jackets 2

Brayden McNabb scored the go-ahead goal at the 13:13 mark of the third period, and Carter Hart made 27 saves as visiting Vegas moved into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with a victory over Columbus.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Ben Hutton also scored goals, and Mitch Marner had three assists, his second three-point game of the season, for Vegas, which extended its point streak to seven games (6-0-1), tying a season high.

Charlie Coyle and Yegor Chinakhov scored goals, and Jet Greaves made 22 saves for Columbus, which lost its fifth straight game.

Rangers 5, Canadiens 4 (OT)

J.T. Miller scored a power-play goal in overtime as New York erased a three-goal deficit and earned the win over visiting Montreal.

After Jake Evans was sent off for slashing Artemi Panarin, the Rangers captain whipped a slap shot by Canadiens rookie goalie Jacob Fowler to snap New York's three-game losing streak and improve its home record to 4-8-3. Noah Laba and Panarin scored 11 seconds apart in the first period for the Rangers, and Will Cuylle and Miller scored 36 seconds apart in the second. New York goalie Igor Shesterkin made 13 saves.

For Montreal, Zachary Bolduc and Arber Xhekaj scored 89 seconds apart in the first period before Evans completed the three-goal flurry. Josh Anderson scored the Canadiens' fourth goal in the second. Fowler stopped 21 shots in his second NHL start as Montreal fell to 6-1-3 in their past 10 road games.

Islanders 3, Lightning 2 (SO)

Mathew Barzal and Emil Heineman scored in the shootout for New York, which completed a perfect three-game homestand by edging Tampa Bay in Elmont, N.Y.

Matthew Schaefer and Calum Ritchie scored in the first for the Islanders, who won despite being outshot 34-17. The shots were the fewest for New York in a victory since it had 14 shots in a 2-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights n Feb. 4. Goalie Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves as the Islanders won for the sixth time in seven games.

Darren Raddysh scored in the second and J.J. Moser collected the tying goal in the third for the Lightning, whose two-game winning streak was snapped. Goalie Jonas Johansson, drawing the start with Andrei Vasilevskiy on injured reserve, made 15 saves.

Hurricanes 4, Flyers 3 (SO)

Jackson Blake scored in the fourth round of the shootout to lift Carolina to a road victory over Philadelphia.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped all four Flyers attempts before Blake's first career shootout goal clinched Carolina's victory. Nikolaj Ehlers, Alexander Nikishin and Seth Jarvis scored in regulation for the Hurricanes, who have won six of their last eight games overall.

Bobby Brink, Trevor Zegras and Carl Grundstrom scored in regulation for the Flyers, who will try to exact revenge Sunday when the teams reconvene in Raleigh, N.C. Samuel Ersson made 18 saves for Philadelphia, while Kochetkov finished with 15 saves for the visitors.

Flames 2, Kings 1 (OT)

Morgan Frost scored his first career overtime-winning goal to give visiting Calgary a victory over Los Angeles.

Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games. Goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 20 shots.

Adrian Kempe replied for the Kings, who have dropped two straight games and dropped five of their last 11 in extra time (4-2-5). Goalie Darcy Kuemper provided a sparkling performance with 36 saves, including 13 in a perfect first period.

Jets 5, Capitals 1

Gabriel Vilardi scored two goals and the Jets beat Washington in Winnipeg.

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his return from arthroscopic knee surgery. Playing his first game since Nov. 15, Hellebuyck carried a shutout into the final minutes. Vilardi has three goals in his past two games. Morgan Barron and Alex Iafallo scored in their second straight game and Iafallo added an assist for the Jets, who had lost three straight and five of six. Adam Lowry, Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey each had two assists.

Jakob Chychrun scored for the Capitals, who saw their nine-game point streak (7-0-2) end. They are 1-1-2 in their past four. Logan Thompson made 30 saves.

Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 0

Alex DeBrincat scored twice and had an assist and Patrick Kane added a goal and an assist to back a 26-save shutout from John Gibson and lift Detroit to a victory over host Chicago.

Skating against their former team, DeBrincat and Kane scored in the opening 4:35 to stake the Red Wings to an early lead they wouldn't relinquish. Chicago outshot Detroit 26-24 but struggled to solve Gibson while falling to 2-4-1 in its past seven games.

Blackhawks leading scorer Connor Bedard, whose 44 points ranked fourth in the league entering the night, didn't play after sustaining an upper-body injury in the final seconds of Friday's 3-2 loss in St. Louis.

Oilers 6, Maple Leafs 3

Connor McDavid continued his scoring surge with two goals and an assist and visiting Edmonton defeated Toronto.

McDavid has seven goals and eight assists in his past five games. Vasily Podkolzin also scored twice while Darnell Nurse and Zach Hyman scored one each for the Oilers, who have won two in a row. Tristan Jarry stopped 25 shots in his Oilers debut after being obtained in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.

Easton Cowan, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Steven Lorentz scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight.

Panthers 4, Stars 0

Brad Marchand scored twice and added an assist, leading Florida to a shutout victory over host Dallas.

Anton Lundell added a goal and an assist and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who improved to 5-5-1 in their last 11. Sam Reinhart added a pair of assists for his seventh multi-point game of the season. Sergei Bobrovsky made 15 saves for his third shutout of the season and 52nd of his career.

Jake Oettinger stopped 19 shots to fall to 1-7-1 in nine starts against the Panthers. The loss drops Dallas to 8-2-1 over its last 11 and 10-5-1 at home this season.

Avalanche 4, Predators 2

NHL scoring leader Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, Scott Wedgewood turned away 27 shots as surging Colorado Avalanche topped visiting Nashville.

Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury and Victor Olofsson also scored and Samuel Girard had two assists for Colorado, which has won 11 straight at home, where it remains unbeaten in regulation this season (13-0-2).

Tyson Jost and Jonathan Marchessault scored and Justus Annunen made 38 saves for Nashville, which had won four of its last five, including a shootout win over Colorado on Tuesday night. That game was a rare loss for the Avalanche, who have earned at least one point in 23 of their last 24 games and have just two regulation losses this season.

Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who have won four of five games.

Goaltender Dustin Wolf stopped 20 shots.

Adrian Kempe replied for the Kings, who have dropped two straight games and dropped five of their last 11 in extra time (4-2-5).

Goalie Darcy Kuemper provided a sparkling performance with 36 saves, including 13 in a perfect first period.

Frost -- whose father, Andy, the former longtime public address announcer at Toronto Maple Leafs games, delivered the starting lineup to the team as part of Calgary's Fathers' trip -- finished the game on a high note. He and Jonathan Huberdeau completed a perfect give-and-go during a 3-on-1 rush 66 seconds into the extra period.

Calgary is now on a 9-4-2 run.

Kings captain Anze Kopitar appeared to have scored early in overtime but it was ruled he had kicked the puck into the net.

Despite Calgary holding an early edge in momentum, Kempe opened the scoring at 11:10 of the first period when he unloaded a rocket of a one-timer from the right faceoff dot set up by Alex Laferriere's cross-ice pass.

The Flames continued to hold the momentum -- outshooting the Kings by an 8-0 count in the first five minutes of the second period -- and were rewarded when Coleman tied the clash with a short-handed breakaway tally at 6:41 of the frame. Coleman is tied with Kings forward Joel Armia with three short-handed goals this season.

From there it was the goaltenders shining in the spotlight. Kuemper made a bunch of solid stops while the Flames -- the league's lowest-scoring team --peppered him consistently. He especially had Matt Coronato looking skyward a couple of times.

Wolf was not as busy, but provided a save-of-the-year candidate when he made a sprawling catch on Kevin Fiala's redirect while on an odd-man rush when the Flames trailed 1-0.

The Kings were without Phillip Danault due to illness and Calgary captain Mikael Backlund did not play after the second period.

They'll try for two straight when they wrap up a six-game trip Sunday in Seattle.

The Sabres posted a 3-2 victory in Vancouver on Thursday as Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin each had a goal and an assist and goaltender Alex Lyon made 30 saves. It was the first time the Sabres won in regulation away from home since April 1.

"I feel like we're understanding road games better now," said Dahlin, who extended his point streak to four games (two goals, six assists). "We're keeping it simple, taking advantage of special teams and then (heck) of a goalie (Thursday), so a lot of good things."

After opening their trip with three straight losses, it appeared the Sabres were on their way to another when they allowed the tying goal with two seconds remaining in regulation Tuesday at Edmonton.

But Alex Tuch scored 33 seconds into the extra session to give Buffalo a 4-3 victory.

They carried that momentum with them to Vancouver, though Tuch was a late scratch because of an illness. The Sabres also were without Josh Norris for a second straight game because of injury, leaving them without a pair of top-six forwards.

"That shows a lot of character," Dahlin said. "Some guys are out of the lineup too and I'm very proud of the boys. Some guys from (Rochester of the American Hockey League) have been coming in and playing unbelievable, too, so (heck) of a team effort. We're taking steps."

Lyon made his first start since Nov. 28, though he picked up the win Tuesday after replacing an injured Colten Ellis (concussion) late in the first period.

"I kind of had a little bit of a rhythm and you kind of have a baseline on what you want to do, and how you want to be when you get in the net," Lyon said. "The first period was a grind for me and the guys did a great job of keeping them limited. We played a really sharp first period, and we played a great second period, and then we just found a way to win at the end."

Seattle suffered a 5-3 defeat at Utah on Friday night, its seventh in the past eight games (1-6-1).

The Kraken were also short-handed up front, with forwards Jared McCann, Jaden Schwartz and Berkly Catton all out. McCann is the franchise's career scoring leader and Schwartz led the team this season.

Mason Marchment tallied twice for Seattle, doubling his season total.

"(We were) getting some shots through from the point," Marchment said. "There were a handful of shifts there where we kind of had them hemmed in and got a bunch of good looks. And we're getting pucks to the net and diving through seams, and that's how you score goals in this league. I thought we did a good job at that."

The Kraken failed to score on a two-man advantage early in the third and on another power play later in the period.

"That power play in the third period was the difference," Seattle coach Lane Lambert said. "We had a lot of chances again. ... For the most part, I thought our guys were good."

Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Drury and Victor Olofsson also scored and Samuel Girard had two assists for Colorado, which has won 11 straight at home, where it remains unbeaten in regulation this season (13-0-2).

Tyson Jost and Jonathan Marchessault scored and Justus Annunen made 38 saves for Nashville, which had won four of its last five, including a shootout win over Colorado on Tuesday night. That game was a rare loss for the Avalanche, who have earned at least one point in 23 of their last 24 games and have just two regulation losses this season.

MacKinnon gave Colorado a 1-0 lead with his NHL-leading 26th goal of the season. He carried the puck to the top of the left circle and sent a quick wrister by Annunen at 1:26 of the first period.

It is the ninth time in 32 games the Avalanche have scored in the first 90 seconds and extended MacKinnon's home goal streak to six games. He also leads the NHL this season with 53 points.

Drury made it 2-0 on a 4-on-4 when his shot from the slot was tipped by Roman Josi's stick and the puck then deflected off Nicolas Hague's left knee and in at 11:47.

Nashville answered when it went on the power play nine seconds later. Filip Forsberg sent the puck low to Ryan O'Reilly, he tapped it to Marchessault in the right circle, and his quick shot beat Wedgwood at 12:37 of the first period.

The Predators carried the play for the first half of the second period, including a great chance by Steven Stamkos, but Olofsson's wrister from the slot during a delayed penalty gave Colorado a 3-1 lead at 9:57.

Annunen came off for an extra skater late in the third period and Nichushkin scored into the empty net at 16:26. Jost answered at 18:57.

Anton Lundell added a goal and an assist and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who improved to 5-5-1 in their last 11.

Sam Reinhart added a pair of assists for his seventh multi-point game of the season.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 15 saves for his third shutout of the season and 52nd of his career.

With the victory, Florida improved to 15-9-3 all-time in Dallas.

Jake Oettinger stopped 19 shots to fall to 1-7-1 in nine starts against the Panthers.

The loss drops Dallas to 8-2-1 over its last 11 and 10-5-1 at home this season. The Stars have dropped back-to-back games after having their four-game winning streak snapped by the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.

Marchand added his second of the night into an empty net at 17:12 of the third for his team-leading 18th. The 37-year-old has 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) in 24 games against the Stars.

Florida outshot Dallas 13-7 in the second period and held a 3-0 lead heading into the third.

Lundell opened the scoring 19 seconds into the middle frame, outwaiting Oettinger and tucking it just inside the post for his ninth of the season.

Florida doubled its lead at 5:45 as the rebound off Carter Verhaeghe's shot deflected off the leg of Bennett for his 10th of the season. With the helper, Verhaeghe has 16 points in his last 12 games.

Marchand made it 3-0 on power play with 15 seconds remaining in the period, one-timing a Reinhart pass.

Saturday was the teams' second and final meeting of the season. Florida edged visiting Dallas 4-3 in a shootout Nov. 1.

Skating against their former team, DeBrincat and Kane scored in the opening 4:35 to stake the Red Wings to an early lead they wouldn't relinquish

Chicago outshot Detroit 26-24 but struggled to solve Gibson while falling to 2-4-1 in its past seven games.

Blackhawks leading scorer Connor Bedard, whose 44 points ranked fourth in the league entering the night, didn't play after sustaining an upper-body injury in the final seconds of Friday's 3-2 loss in St. Louis.

Chicago coach Jeff Blashill didn't have an update on Bedard before the game and said the club will "know more in the next couple days."

The Blackhawks recalled forward Nick Lardis, their third-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, before the game. Lardis, who had 26 points in 24 games with Rockford of the American Hockey League, registered two shots and five hits in 15:32 of ice time.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the game as DeBrincat tipped the puck past Chicago goaltender Arvid Soderblom on Andrew Copp's feed from the right corner.

Kane, who tallied the secondary assist on the play, scored on a backhand off 2-on-1 with DeBrincat moments later as the duo capitalized on a Connor Murphy turnover.

Emmitt Finnie made it 3-0 at 14:23 of the second period when he scored on a rebound, and DeBrincat closed the scoring with an empty-net goal at 16:14 of the third.

Chicago recorded just six shots in the second period. Ilya Mikheyev had a shorthanded breakaway attempt with 3:30 to play in the period but fanned on the shot attempt.

Gibson improved to 5-0 with two shutouts in December. Lardis had a prime chance on a third-period power play but hit the crossbar.

Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power play. Soderblom stopped 20 shots.

Detroit earned a split of the season series, avenging a 5-1 home loss to the Blackhawks on Nov. 9.

Kane has 498 career goals.

After Jake Evans was sent off for slashing Artemi Panarin, the Rangers used their timeout. Following the stoppage, New York snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 4-8-3 at home.

Vincent Trocheck won an offensive zone faceoff from Nick Suzuki and quickly moved the puck to Mika Zibanejad. Zibanejad made a quick pass to Miller in the left faceoff circle and the New York captain whipped a slap shot by Montreal defenseman Mike Matheson and over rookie goalie Jacob Fowler.

Noah Laba and Panarin scored 11 seconds apart in the first period after the Rangers allowed three goals in 3:37. Will Cuylle and Miller scored 36 seconds apart after the Rangers fell behind 4-2 early in the second.

Zachary Bolduc and Arber Xhekaj scored 89 seconds apart before Evans completed the three-goal flurry. Josh Anderson scored Montreal's fourth goal 3:17 into the second.

New York goalie Igor Shesterkin made 12 saves.

Fowler stopped 21 shots in his second NHL start as the Canadiens were unable to win a third straight contest and fell to 6-1-3 in their past 10 road games.

Montreal opened the scoring when Bolduc cut to the net and got in front of Shesterkin for a re-direction of Suzuki's cross-ice feed from the left wing with 7:19 remaining.

The Canadiens scored on their next shot with 5:50 left when Xhekaj used a screen by Anderson and put a shot from the right point past Shesterkin.

Evans was left open in the right circle and made it 3-0 with a shot by Shesterkin with 3:42 left and the Rangers answered back when Laba slipped a shot past Fowler from the left side of the crease with 1:11 left and Panarin lifted the puck by Fowler's stick after being hooked from behind by Noah Dobson on a breakaway.

After Anderson blasted a one-timer from the slot for a 4-2 lead, Cuylle's pass from the red line banked off Fowler and Miller tied it by getting to the net and backhanding the rebound of Matthew Robertson's shot by Fowler.