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Ryan Ufko netted his first career NHL goal, a highlight reel score and game-winning conversion that elevated the Nashville Predators past the Seattle Kraken, 4-2, on Tuesday at Climate Pledge Arena. 

In the second period, Ufko got the puck off the face-off in the Kraken zone. He'd deke out a Kraken defender, cutting into the slot and getting goalie Joey Daccord sliding before putting it in on the forehand. 

Since joining the Predators for the first time this season on March 5 against the Boston Bruins, Ufko has two points in three games (1G, 1A). This season in Milwaukee, he's recorded 44 points (11G, 33A) in 50 games and earned AHL All-Star honors. 

Juuse Saros was massive in net, making 43 saves on 45 shots for his second 40+ save performance of the season. It's the most saves he's made in a single game this season. 

The Predators fell behind early, as Kaapo Kakko and Matty Beniers scored in the first 10 minutes to make it 2-0 Seattle. Kakko's goal came just 2:14 minutes into the game.

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Nashville was dominated in the first period, getting outshot 19-7 and going down by two goals.  

Its response was swift in the second period. Tyson Jost scored on a feed from Fedo Svechkov to get the Predators on the board. It was Jost's first goal since Dec. 27 and Sevchkov's second point in three games. 

Reid Schaefer tied the game later in the second, tapping in a feed from Matthew Wood. That was Schaefer's first goal since Dec. 31 and Wood's 10th assist of the season. 

Steven Stamkos added an empty net goal with five seconds left in the game to seal a victory. 

Jonathan Marchessault recorded two assists in the win for just his third multi-point game of the season.

The win is massive for the Predators' hopes of making the playoffs, now just a point behind the Kraken for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference with 66 points. 

According to MoneyPuck.com, with the win, the Predators now have a 25.5% chance of making the playoffs. Los Angeles (67 points) picked up just one point in a 2-1 overtime loss to Boston, while San Jose (66 points) lost in regulation to Buffalo, 6-3. 

The Predators continue their five-game road trip into Vancouver on Thursday against the Canucks at 9 p.m. CST. 

One look at the Pittsburgh Penguins' schedule in the month of March was enough for a whole lot of people to question whether or not a team that was - according to outside noise - supposed to be a lottery team would be able to sustain playoff-level hockey. 

And right when, not one, but two of the team's biggest stars were guaranteed to miss at least a few games, there were even more questions. The currently injured Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin - who still has three games to serve on his suspension - have been driving the bus for the Penguins for two decades, and they are still the two most productive players on the team.

Well, as it turns out, the Penguins have been doing fine regardless. 

In the three games since they lost both Crosby and Malkin simultaneously, the Penguins are 1-0-2 and have collected four out of six possible points. They're still second in the Metropolitan Division, and they are finding ways to beat good teams, squeak points out of almost every game, and utilize their "never quit" mantra to come roaring back in games, even when they are down.

And, although many of them are playing pretty well without 87 and 71, there have been four players who have stepped up in a big way and stood out among the rest.

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Erik Karlsson

Not only is Karlsson playing his best hockey as a Pittsburgh Penguin this season, he's also playing the best all-around hockey he's played since his days as an Ottawa Senator. 

The 35-year-old, three-time Norris Trophy-winning blueliner is in his third season with Pittsburgh, and he has looked the part both offensively and defensively all year. He has six goals and 42 points in 58 games. He's also played a key role on both special teams units for the Penguins, and their power play and penalty kill have both been top-five units in the NHL for the majority of the 2025-26 season despite a recent fall-off by the power play, which is now ranked sixth.

But since the Olympic break - which included heartbreak for Karlsson and Team Sweden - his play has been at another level. 

Karlsson is driving offense at an elite rate, he's getting pucks to the net with six shots in two of his last four games, he's logging heavy minutes, and he's made some stellar defensive plays that weren't prevalent in his game much at all prior to this season.

He has not played in the postseason since 2018-19 with the San Jose Sharks. He badly wants to get there this time around, and he's playing like a man carrying his team on his back. 

Karlsson has been the Penguins' best player in these last seven games, and it's not particularly close. 

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Egor Chinakhov

Chinakhov has been simply magnificent since joining the Penguins, as his 11 goals are more than any other Penguins' player since his debut with the team on Jan. 1.

But he has really turned it up since the break - and, especially, in the three games without Crosby and Malkin. 

In the three games without Crosby and Malkin, Chinakhov has a goal and three assists, and - really - he should have four assists, as he wasn't awarded one on Tommy Novak's overtime winner against the Boston Bruins on Sunday but certainly earned one. He hounded one of the league's best defensemen in Charlie McAvoy and forced a turnover, took the puck around the offensive zone and across the net front, stuck with it after a poke check, and got the puck to Novak for the goal. 

And this is just one example. Chinakhov has been playing responsible defensive hockey since he arrived in Pittsburgh, and his smarts and instincts have been on full display on a top line with Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust - a line he has helped elevate.

This guy was well-worth a second- and third-rounder, and as a pending-RFA, he is making his case for a pretty big pay raise this summer, when he and the Penguins wiill surely talk about a new contract. 

Egor Chinakhov's Stock With The Penguins Continues To RiseEgor Chinakhov's play with the Pittsburgh Penguins has been outstanding.

Rickard Rakell

Rakell has drawn the ire of some Penguins' fans since the Olympic break for his play at the center position. Having not been a full-time center since 2017 - and with the Penguins stretched thin at center - it took a few games for Rakell to adjust to his role as the team's first-line center without Crosby, a role he probably never imagined he'd play as a Penguin. 

But he's stepped up in a big way since Malkin came out of the lineup in terms of getting some offensive momentum, driving play, and taking draws. He has a goal and four points in the last three games without both of the big guys, and he's making some progress in terms of winning draws, as he's 11 of his last 25. Not great, but not where he started, either. 

Many forget that Rakell missed 21 games earlier this season with a broken hand, and he was flirting with point-per-game before that. He's been asked to shoulder a huge load without Crosby and Malkin, getting matched up down the middle against the opposition's best, running the power play from down low, and being relied upon offensively. 

The Penguins are 1-0-2 and have earned four of six possible points without both Crosby and Malkin. Rakell may not be doing the flashy things like Karlsson and Chinakhov, but he is a vitally important member of their top-six, and the team wouldn't be functioning at the level it still is without him in the picture.

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Anthony Mantha

Speaking of top-six players stepping up, Anthony Mantha has certainly done so since both 87 and 71 exited the lineup. 

Mantha tallied the tying goal and the go-ahead goal against the Boston Bruins on Sunday, and he also scored against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday in the last minute of the first period to tie the game at the time. 

But it's not just the goals in terms of Mantha's contributions, even if he has 24 of them this season - second only to Crosby. He's also made some key defensive plays, most notably in overtime against the Canes, when he blocked a shot to save a goal and later backchecked and dove to break up a 2-on-0 opportunity. And he's still helping the second line drive possession and create chances.

The 31-year-old forward has been nothing short of impressive this entire season, as he's already tied his career-high in points (48) and is just one goal shy of tying his career-high in that department. And this is coming off a 2024-25 season in which he played just 13 games before tearing his ACL.

Mantha has been an integral part of the Penguins' resurgence this season, and he has stepped up in really big moments for the team all season long - but, especially, in these last three games.

Penguins Forward Closing In On Career High In GoalsAnthony Mantha is three goals away from a new career-high.

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The Islanders’ incredible overtime magic continued with their 10th OT winner of the season, this time built off the foundation of a three-goal comeback and a rare double-power-play conversion from a team whose power play can rarely shoot straight.

Mat Barzal finished the 4-3 win in St. Louis, using his speed to wrongfoot forward Jordan Kyrou for the overtime tally at 2:11. But the Isles only got there thanks to some good fortune, good power play passing and a timely coach’s challenge that prevented a 4-0 deficit.

The Isles had outshot the Blues badly in the first period and to start the second, but they allowed too many golden chances and were behind 3-0 just over midway through the game. It looked like it was 4-0 when Robert Thomas put in another golden chance, but it was overturned by video review after the Isles challenged for offside. Before the challenge, it looked like the Isles were considering putting David Rittich in, but thankfully they didn’t, because Sorokin’s elite services later proved necessary.

That overturned goal was the fortune teller’s turning point if not the actual turning point; it wasn’t until much later in the second period (17:50) that J-G Pageau finally got the Isles on the board. With the way the Isles had generated chances prior to that point (still outshooting the Blues 29-14 through 40 minutes), it felt like that gave them a fighting chance going into the third.

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But who would’ve expected that chance to be cashed in by not one, but two power play goals? Honestly, when Pavel Buchnevich was called for a very fortunate double-minor high-sticking on Calum Ritchie five minutes into the third, my first thought was, “Great, there goes four more minutes of comeback time wasted.”

Instead, the Isles power play moved the puck around and retained it along the boards decently enough — though not as well as the Blues, who just missed restoring their three-goal lead on a power play late in the second. Their persistence was rewarded when Jack Finley (son of former Islander and Blue Jeff Finley) accidentally pushed a loose puck over the line as he and another Blue battled with Bo Horvat and Cal Ritchie in the crease.

The goal was credited to Ritchie at 5:52, erasing the first minor and bringing the Isles to within one. They pulled off a proper power play sequence to get the next one, Horvat finishing a tic-tac-toe play in the slot from Ritchie and Barzal.

That left it tied 3-3, paving the way for some nervy moments but mostly two teams who were fine with tossing a coin for the extra point.

Overtime was your usual cagey affair, and Barzal wisely awaited the right moment to turn on the jets just after Kyrou came on the ice (and after receiving the puck from Brayden Schenn, who was shadowed by his trade counterpart Jonathan Drouin on the play). As Darren Pang said on the TNT broadcast with Butch Goring and Brendan Burke*, “Barzal going up against Kyrou, not exactly a Selke-nominated player.”

*At the game, staring into space as I waited for my daughter to use the restroom, I was startled to see Burke and Goring in line for the men’s room among the masses. I knew the game was on TNT but didn’t realize they had the call — didn’t even realize Butch does TNT games?! — so I was disoriented but happy, and take full credit for the comeback that ensued.

That burst of speed and 3-on-3 matchup allowed Barzal to bait Kyrou outside before cutting inside and firing upstairs from the slot. Game over.

Overall, it was a mostly well-earned two points for the Isles with the final shots tally 49-23. But many of their shots did not have the desired traffic or rebound presence, while they let up some inexcusable openings on the Blues goals. That included a 4-on-1 counterattack to open scoring for the Blues, and a wide open backdoor Jimmy Snuggerud after Scott Mayfield, Carson Sousy and Ritchie were all mesmerized watching Thomas in the left wing corner. Dylan Halloway’s goal to make it 2-0 was at least a fantastic shot that stunned Ilya Sorokin, but the Blues forward was allowed to much space to dance into the slot unimpeded.

Schenn’s Farewell

What a crazy, whirlwind week for new Islander Brayden Schenn! Switching teams without switching hotels in San Jose, getting one game in (an OT win, it’s how we do) before heading right back to his home for the past decade, then taking in a tribute and thank you after a parting that he did not request. With three kids, including a newborn, he’ll surely settle in on Long Island just fine, unless the former Drouin residence he’s renting is cursed.

On the ice, he looked a little more comfortable, logged five shots in 17:06 and won seven of 10 faceoffs. He had an early chance to get on the board that required a stretching stop from Joel Hofer. And for the record book, he gets the assist on the OT winner, even if all he did was hand it off to Barzal on his own way off for a change.

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That was huge, getting not one but two points from an 0-3 deficit in a game the hockey gods tried to steal from them. That pulls them even with Pittsburgh, which has a game in hand and picked up an OTL point tonight.

The Isles head home from the trip 2-2 thanks to some OT magic. They’ll have a home back-to-back vs. L.A., which beat them too easily last week, and Calgary, which lost 4-0 tonight in Manhattan.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Quinn capped his three-goal outing with an empty-netter, and the Buffalo Sabres won their eighth straight by beating the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Jason Zucker and Beck Malenstyn broke the game open by scoring four minutes apart in the second period. Alex Tuch also scored, posting his 300th career point with Buffalo, in his 600th career NHL game, and captain Rasmus Dahlin and Ryan McLeod had three assists each.

Alex Lyon stopped 17 shots, improving to 15-2 in his past 17 starts.

Macklin Celebrini, Kiefer Sherwood and Alexander Wennberg scored for San Jose, which opened a five-game road trip a point behind eighth-place Seattle in the Western Conference standings. Yaroslav Askarov finished with 20 saves.

Celebrini’s goal was the 19-year-old Canadian Olympian’s 33rd and 90th point in his 62nd game of the season. The only NHL players in their teens to reach 90 points in fewer games are Sidney Crosby (54 games in 2006-07) and Wayne Gretzky (56, 1979-80).

The Atlantic Division-leading Sabres, coming off a thrilling 8-7 win over Tampa Bay, improved to 29-5-2 in their past 36 outings — a run that began with a 10-game win streak.

RANGERS 4, FLAMES 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as New York defeated Calgary.

Conor Sheary scored his second goal of the season.

Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault added two assists. Zibanejad’s assist on Lafreniere’s first goal gave him 800 career points. Adam Fox’s assist on the goal gave him 400 career points, becoming the fourth Rangers defenseman to hit that milestone.

Lafreniere has eight goals and five assists in his last nine games.

Quick earned his second shutout of the season and the 65th of his career. He passed Henrik Lundqvist for 17th most career shutouts in the NHL and sits one behind Patrick Roy.

Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for the Flames.

BRUINS 2, KINGS 1, OT

BOSTON (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 shots to earn Boston's 13th straight victory at home, beating Los Angeles.

Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to snap a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.

It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.

In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.

Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.

PANTHERS 4, RED WINGS 3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to rally Florida to a victory over Detroit.

With Florida goalie Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Verhaeghe scored with 1:30 remaining to make it 3-all.

Then, with 15 seconds left, Verhaeghe took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk and his shot went off the skate of Detroit defenseman Justin Faulk and past goalie Josh Gibson.

Vinnie Hinostroza had his first goal and assist for the Panthers, and Niko Mikkola also scored. Tarasov stopped 25 shots.

Faulk had a goal and an assist in his second game for the Red Wings, who also lost to the Panthers 3-1 at Detroit on Friday night. Faulk was acquired from St. Louis at Friday’s trade deadline.

Patrick Kane and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings, and Gibson made 24 saves.

CANADIENS 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1

MONTREAL (AP) — Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as Montreal held on for a win and handed Toronto its eighth consecutive loss.

Phillip Danault also scored, and Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves.

William Nylander scored for struggling Toronto, which is on track to miss the playoffs after nine consecutive trips to the postseason.

Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots in a solid outing.

The Maple Leafs entered the night 11 points outside the playoffs and 13 behind the Canadiens, who held the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

BLUE JACKETS 5, LIGHTNING 2

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Conor Garland scored two goals for the second consecutive game and Columbus defeated Tampa Bay.

Kiril Marchenko, Dante Fabbro and Ivan Provorov also scored for Columbus, who improved to 15-2-3 in the past 20 games. Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins made 15 saves and registered his second assist of the season.

Gage Goncalves and J.J. Moser scored for Tampa Bay, which fell to 2-6 since the Olympic break and has just one win in the past seven games. Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 26 saves. The Lightning have allowed 34 goals in the past six games and six power-play goals in the past two games.

Garland, who was acquired from the Vancouver Canucks at the trade deadline, had not scored a goal in his previous 24 games with Vancouver. But after scoring twice on Monday against Los Angeles, Garland had two more on Tuesday, including an insurance power-play goal in the third period.

HURRICANES 5, PENGUINS 4, SO

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jackson Blake converted on the decisive shootout goal and Carolina recovered after relinquishing a two-goal lead late in regulation to beat Pittsburgh.

Mark Jankowski and Seth Jarvis scored 59 seconds apart in Carolina’s three-goal third period and Logan Stankoven and Alexander Nikishin also scored for the Hurricanes, who extended their home-ice points streak to 12 games. Frederik Andersen made 24 saves in the matchup between the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division.

Bryan Rust scored two goals and Anthony Mantha and Noel Acciari had the other goals for the Penguins, who began a five-game road trip that also will end in Raleigh. Erik Karlsson and Egor Chinakhov had two assists. Stuart Skinner stopped 39 shots, but he’s without a victory in five outings since Jan. 31. The Penguins are 1-2-2 in their last five games.

Ben Kindel converted in the shootout for the Penguins and Andrei Svechnikov matched that for the Hurricanes before Blake’s tally.

ISLANDERS 4, BLUES 3, OT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to cap New Yorks’ rally from a three-goal deficit for a win over St. Louis.

In addition to his goal at 2:11 of the extra period, Barzal had two assists. Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves.

Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and two assists as the Blues had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped.

It was the third-straight multipoint game for Snuggerud. The 21-year-old has 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in his last 13 games.

Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 45 saves.

STARS 2, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1

DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the second period and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 of 26 shots as Dallas beat Vegas.

Oskar Back also scored for the Stars, who extended their points streak to 13 games (12-0-1).

Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost three consecutive games and six of their last seven. Adin Hill made 14 saves.

Benn, the Stars’ 36-year-old captain, has goals in three of the last four games and 10 points in the last eight.

Oettinger, whose 26 wins are good for third in the league, is 9-0-1 in his last 10 starts.

Benn batted the puck in from the edge of the crease with 5:44 left in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and give Dallas’ second-ranked power play a goal in 10 consecutive games.

WILD 5, MAMMOTH 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his 37th goal of the season, Matt Boldy notched his 36th, and Filip Gustavsson earned his fourth shutout of the season as Minnesota defeated Utah.

Bobby Brink scored his first goal since the Wild acquired him from the Flyers on Friday. Brink, a Minnesota native, put his new team up 3-0 early in the third period.

Danila Yurov and Ryan Hartman also scored in the third.

Gustavsson stopped all 25 shots he faced. Utah’s Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves in the loss.

Quinn Hughes extended his point streak with an assist, giving him one goal and five assists in his last five games.

DUCKS 4, JETS 1

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist to lead Anaheim to a victory over Winnipeg.

Alex Killorn and Jackson LaCombe also registered a goal and an assist. Tim Washe also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 12 saves for the Ducks, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to St. Louis on Sunday.

Morgan Barron scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 30 saves for the Jets, who saw their three-game win streak and six-game point streak halted.

After a scoreless first period in which Anaheim outshot Winnipeg 8-2, the Jets opened the scoring at 5:04 of the second when Barron notched his 10th of the season, assisted by Elias Salomonsson and Cole Perfetti.

The Ducks quickly flipped the script, scoring three times in less than two minutes. Washe tied the game at 6:24 and Poehling gave Anaheim the lead just 14 seconds later. Killorn added the insurance marker at 8:08 to give the visitors a two-goal lead.

OILERS 4, AVALANCHE 3

DENVER (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals, Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist, and Edmonton defeated Colorado.

McDavid’s goal, his 36th of the season, came on a snap shot on the power play with 10:57 remaining in the third period, breaking a 3-3 tie.

In a game featuring three of the NHL’s four points leaders, Leon Draisaitl had his 59th and 60th assists of the season, the second of which set up McDavid’s winner. Jack Roslovic also scored for the Oilers, who won for the fourth time in six games after a four-game losing streak. It was Nugent-Hopkins’ third multigoal game of the season and first since Dec. 21.

Edmonton had two goals on four power-play opportunities against an Avalanche team that had the NHL’s third-best penalty kill entering the night.

PREDATORS 4, KRAKEN 2

SEATTLE (AP) — Ryan Ufko scored his first NHL goal with 5:35 to play in the second period to put Nashville ahead to stay in a win over Seattle.

The rookie skated in from the right of the goal, dodged between two defenders and tucked the puck past Seattle goalie Joey Daccord to give the Predators a 3-2 lead and two critical points in their chase for a wild-card playoff spot. Right now the team is on the outside of the playoff picture.

Tyson Jost and Reid Schaefer also scored second-period goals to erase Seattle’s 2-0 first-period lead and Steve Stamkos added an empty-netter for his 31st goal of the season.

Jonathan Marchessault had a pair of assists for Nashville, which had lost four of its previous five, and Juuse Saros made 43 saves.

Kaapo Kakko scored just 2:14 into the game and Matty Beniers scored at 9:46 of the first period to give the Kraken a 2-0 lead. Beniers scored from a tough angle, firing from the bottom of the right circle and over the shoulder of Saros just inside the far post.

Daccord finished with 23 saves.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Ryan Poehling had a goal and an assist to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

Alex Killorn and Jackson LaCombe also registered a goal and an assist. Tim Washe also scored for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal made 12 saves for the Ducks, who rebounded from a 4-0 loss to St. Louis on Sunday.

Morgan Barron scored for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck had 30 saves for the Jets, who saw their three-game win streak and six-game point streak halted.

After a scoreless first period in which Anaheim outshot Winnipeg 8-2, the Jets opened the scoring at 5:04 of the second when Barron notched his 10th of the season, assisted by Elias Salomonsson and Cole Perfetti.

The Ducks quickly flipped the script, scoring three times in less than two minutes. Washe tied the game at 6:24 and Poehling gave Anaheim the lead just 14 seconds later. Killorn added the insurance marker at 8:08 to give the visitors a two-goal lead.

The Ducks outscored the Jets 12-6 in three games this year. The win keeps the Ducks in first place in the Pacific Division, while continuing a hot run for goaltender Dostal, who has now won 13 of his last 15 games.

Up next

Ducks visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Jets host the New York Rangers on Thursday.

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DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored the go-ahead goal on a power play in the second period and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 of 26 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Oskar Back also scored for the Stars, who extended their points streak to 13 games (12-0-1).

Jack Eichel scored for the Golden Knights, who have lost three consecutive games and six of their last seven. Adin Hill made 14 saves.

Benn, the Stars’ 36-year-old captain, has goals in three of the last four games and 10 points in the last eight.

Oettinger, whose 26 wins are good for third in the league, is 9-0-1 in his last 10 starts.

Benn batted the puck in from the edge of the crease with 5:44 left in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and give Dallas’ second-ranked power play a goal in 10 consecutive games.

Back, a fourth-liner, tied the score midway through the second period, crashing the net to put in a rebound and end a 14-game goal drought.

Eichel beat Oettinger stick side 1:31 into the second period after a Stars turnover at the blue line for the game’s opening score.

Eichel has six goals in his last seven games against Dallas and a team-high 72 points this season.

The Stars are 27-0-3 this season when leading after two periods.

Dallas’ Matt Duchene assisted on Benn’s goal, giving him 19 points in the last 13 games.

Up next

Golden Knights: Begin a four-game homestand on Thursday against Pittsburgh.

Stars: Host Edmonton on Thursday in the fourth game of a season-long six-game homestand.

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ST. LOUIS — The Islanders’ best game of this four-game trip required the largest lift to turn into two points.

At the end of it, though, Mat Barzal’s game-winner had given Brayden Schenn and his new club a 4-3 overtime win over the Blues in his first game back at the Enterprise Center and secured a vital two points after roaring back from down 3-0 in an impressive show of resilience.

“It’s a team built on culture and character and you can definitely tell,” said Schenn, who reacted emotionally to a first-period tribute video from the Blues, whom he’d captained until just four days ago. “They have a no-quit attitude in this room.”

While the Islanders had never looked out of this one — save perhaps for the brief minute where the score was 4-0 before Patrick Roy won a challenge for offside — it did very much appear that this would be a night that they’d end up on the wrong end, despite having controlled the game.

JG Pageau creaked the door open, though, by getting on Matthew Schaefer’s rebound late in the second to cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-1. Then, 5:03 into the third, Pavel Buchnevich’s high stick drew blood on Cal Ritchie to give the Islanders a chance they grabbed on to with both hands.

Poetically, Ritchie scored just 49 seconds into the four-minute double minor, the puck slowly trickling over the line off a scramble in the crease.

Fifty-nine seconds later, it was a tie game as Bo Horvat put one in from the slot.

“It’s big for the confidence,” Ritchie told The Post. “I think we kinda simplified some things, routes and stuff. I thought it went well. Had some traffic in front of the net on the one and then the other one is a good set play by Barzy and Bo.”

The Islanders have not had many games this year in which their power play could be leaned upon. But there is no time like the present.

“We got it in a moment we needed it and it was a difference-maker,” Anders Lee told The Post. “All we can do as a power play is take it game by game. Can’t worry about where we are, how it doesn’t look good with the numbers, all that stuff. Tonight it won us the game.”

More precisely, it got the match into overtime, and there is no place where the Islanders are more comfortable than 3-on-3.

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They’re now a ridiculous 10-0 in games that end in OT after Barzal took a feed from Schenn, split two defenders and ripped one in 2:11 into the extra period.

While the night had seemed to get away from the Islanders during a few minutes on either side of the game’s midpoint when Dylan Holloway and Jimmy Snuggerud scored less than two minutes apart to extend a 1-0 Blues lead to 3-0, the visitors had largely dominated the puck and the shot count.

They finished with 49 shots on net, their highest total of the season, and Lee said they felt like they were playing a great game the whole way.

“We made some mistakes, there’s no doubt about it,” he said. “On the flip side of that, it felt like we were in complete control.”

It was, briefly, shaping into a familiar story, in which the Islanders failed to generate enough traffic around Joel Hofer’s net to capitalize on their chances.

What ended up mattering more were the same qualities the Isles have leaned on all season: their never-say-die resilience and ability to raise their game when it matters most.

And it may have helped a little that they started playing around the crease, too.

“It all started with a great call by our video guys,” coach Patrick Roy said, reminding of the offside challenge that prevented the game from reaching a 4-0 deficit that likely would have proven insurmountable. “That offside, it was nice for them to pick it up. I thought that was a key moment in the game.”

With the Blue Jackets winning and the Penguins picking up a point in a shootout loss to Carolina, the pressure would have been squarely on the Islanders had they returned home without two points in hand.

Instead, they’ll do so with the wind at their backs.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime to cap the New York Islanders’ rally from a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

In addition to his goal at 2:11 of the extra period, Barzal had two assists. Calum Ritchie had a goal and an assist and Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bo Horvat also scored for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 20 saves.

Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and two assists as the Blues had their season-high four-game winning streak snapped.

It was the third-straight multipoint game for Snuggerud. The 21-year-old has 17 points (6 goals, 11 assists) in his last 13 games.

Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Blues. Joel Hofer made 45 saves.

Trailing 3-0, Pageau got the Islanders on the board with 2:10 left in the second.

The turning point came when Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich was called for a double-minor high-sticking penalty early in the third period. Ritchie scored on the power play at 5:52 of the third and Horvat scored a power-play goal a minute later to tie it at 3-all.

Broberg gave the Blues the lead at 4:06 of the first. Holloway made it 2-0 at 9:10 of the second period and Snuggerud added to the lead 87 seconds later.

Robert Thomas appeared to make it 4-0 with 5:32 left in the second, but the goal was waved off after the Islanders successfully challenged that St. Louis was offside on the play.

Brayden Schenn got a standing ovation during a video tribute in the first period. Schenn, who was dealt to the Islanders at the trade deadline on Friday, spent nine seasons with the Blues and was the team captain the last three years.

Blues defenseman Theo Lindstein had an assist in his NHL debut.

Up Next

Islanders host Los Angeles on Friday night.

Blues travel to Carolina on Thursday night.

The Buffalo Sabres picked up a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. With it, the Sabres have now won eight straight games and have a four-point lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot in the Atlantic Division standings.

Jack Quinn played a big role in the Sabres' win against the San Jose Sharks, as he had a monster game. 

Quinn stepped up in a major way for the Sabres against the Sharks, as he scored three goals and recorded an assist. With this, Quinn recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career, which is an impressive achievement. 

After this big performance, Quinn now has 15 goals, 28 points, and a plus-9 rating in 65 games this season. He has also now set a new career-high with 43 points on the season, so there is no question that the 2020 eighth-overall pick has been having a strong year for the Sabres.

It will now be interesting to see how Quinn builds on his strong stretch of play from here. If he continues to chip in solid offense, it would certainly be good news for a red-hot Sabres club right now. 

The New York Islanders erased a 3-0 deficit before Mathew Barzal scored the 4-3 overtime winner to defeat the St. Louis Blues in Brayden Schenn's return.

The former St. Louis captain earned the primary assist on the Barzal winner for his point with the Islanders:

#Isles 10-0 in OT.
Barzal 🚨Schenn 🍎 pic.twitter.com/DoiEQ0c8iC

— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 11, 2026

 Goaltender Ilya Sorokin, who was almost pulled in this game -- will get to that in a minute -- turned aside 20 of 23 for the win, including the last 11 shots he faced. 

The Islanders conclude their four-game road trip 2-2-0 after winning their last two games. It was a monumental comeback as the Buffalo Sabres won yet again, while the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a point.

Here's how the game unfolded. 

The Blues scored the first three goals of the game, the second and third goals coming 1:27 apart. They did score a fourth goal, but the Islanders won their offside challenge. 

Jean-Gabriel Pageau was able to stop the bleeding at 17:50 of the second period with his rebound goal to make it a 3-1 game before the second period came to a close, despite outshooting their opponents 29-14.

Momentum turned before the second period ended. Pageau cut it to a 3-1 deficit for the #Islespic.twitter.com/hgXK0Cmjxw

— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 11, 2026

The Islanders then scored twice on a double-minor power play early in the third period. 

First, it was Calum Ritchie, the one who took the high stick by Pavel Buchnevich at 5:52 of the third period. He was the last to touch the puck before Joe Finley poked the rubber into his own net:

Let's goooo! pic.twitter.com/tDHx8LQG8F

— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) March 11, 2026

Then, a tic-tac-toe play saw Bo Horvat score his 28th goal of the season at 6:52 of the third to tie the game at 3-3:

After Ritchie got the #Isles within 1, Horvat scores to make it a new game 🚨 pic.twitter.com/NQxd7awhqW

— The Elmonters (@TheElmonters) March 11, 2026

UP NEXT: The Islanders welcome the Los Angeles Kings to town on Friday night before hosting the Calgary Flames on Saturday. 

Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 shots on Tuesday night to earn the Boston Bruins their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Kings.

Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to break a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.

It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.

In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins' defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.

Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.

Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins haven’t lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.

After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last game in Boston.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

MONTREAL (AP) — Oliver Kapanen scored his 20th of the season as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 3-1 win and handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their eighth consecutive loss Tuesday night.

Phillip Danault also scored, and Jake Evans added an empty-net goal for Montreal. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves.

William Nylander scored for struggling Toronto, which is on track to miss the playoffs after nine consecutive trips to the postseason.

Joseph Woll stopped 30 shots in a solid outing.

The Maple Leafs entered the night 11 points outside the playoffs and 13 behind the Canadiens, who held the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Besides two shifts on the power play, Cole Caufield sat at the end of the Canadiens’ bench from late in the second period through the end of the game. Montreal’s leading goal scorer appeared to be in some discomfort, with trainers occasionally checking in. The Canadiens said after the game that Caufield was sick.

Toronto captain Auston Matthews — a former 69-goal scorer — extended his goalless streak to 12 games.

Up next

Maple Leafs: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.

Canadiens: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals in the final 90 seconds to rally the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

With Florida goalie Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Verhaeghe scored with 1:30 remaining to make it 3-all.

Then, with 15 seconds left, Verhaeghe took a pass from Matthew Tkachuk and his shot went off the skate of Detroit defenseman Justin Faulk and past goalie Josh Gibson.

Vinnie Hinostroza had his first goal and assist for the Panthers, and Niko Mikkola also scored. Tarasov stopped 25 shots.

Faulk had a goal and an assist in his second game for the Red Wings, who also lost to the Panthers 3-1 at Detroit on Friday night. Faulk was acquired from St. Louis at Friday's trade deadline.

Patrick Kane and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings, and Gibson made 24 saves.

Hinostroza scored at 9:48 of the first period to give Florida a 1-0 lead. He was acquired from Minnesota on Friday. Hinostroza played in nine games for Florida during the 2020-21 season but did not record a point.

The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead at 12:59 of the second when Faulk shoveled a backhanded shot from 30 feet out that went over Tarasov's shoulder.

Florida tied the score 2-2 at 5:10 of the third on Mikkola’s bouncing shot from the blue line that deflected off Faulk’s skate before going past Gibson.

Just over a minute later, the Red Wings retook the lead on Kasper's breakaway.

Detroit center Andrew Copp left the game in the second period with an apparent left leg injury and did not return.

The Panthers played without their two leading scorers, Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart.

Up next

Red Wings: Visit Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Panthers: Host Columbus on Thursday.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere got his second career hat trick and Jonathan Quick stopped 21 shots as New York defeated the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Conor Sheary scored his second goal of the season.

Mika Zibanejad and Gabe Perreault added two assists. Zibanejad’s assist on Lafreniere’s first goal gave him 800 career points. Adam Fox’s assist on the goal gave him 400 career points, becoming the fourth Rangers defenseman to hit that milestone.

Lafreniere has eight goals and five assists in his last nine games.

Quick earned his second shutout of the season and the 65th of his career. He passed Henrik Lundqvist for 17th most career shutouts in the NHL and sits one behind Patrick Roy.

Dustin Wolf made 25 saves for the Flames.

The Rangers are in last place in the Eastern Conference. They were coming off a 6-2 win over Philadelphia in which Zibanejad scored twice. Tuesday night was the first time they won two in a row since December.

The Flames have lost six of their last seven.

New York right wing Taylor Raddysh was scratched, missing his second straight game because of the death of his father.

Up next

Flames at New Jersey on Thursday.

Rangers visit Winnipeg on Thursday.