NHL roundup: Cole Caufield’s OT winner lifts Habs past Predators

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Cole Caufield scored the tying goal with 20 seconds remaining in the third period and tallied again with three seconds left in overtime, fueling the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday.

Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson used his body to make a save at one end of the ice after Montreal pulled its goalie for an extra attacker. He then wired a stretch pass to Caufield, who beat Juuse Saros with a wrist shot from the left circle to level the contest.

Caufield capped the comeback by one-timing a centering feed from captain Nick Suzuki for his second multi-goal performance in as many games and his fifth goal in the past three contests overall. Oliver Kapanen scored early in the third period, Hutson had two assists and Jakub Dobes made 17 saves for the Canadiens, who recorded their fourth win in a row since dropping their opener.

Nashville’s Steven Stamkos scored a goal in the second period and defenseman Nick Perbix tallied in the third for his second goal in as many games.

Maple Leafs 2, Rangers 1 (OT)

Auston Matthews scored 58 seconds into overtime as Toronto defeated visiting New York for its second win in a row.

Matthew Knies also scored and Nylander had two assists, though goaltender Anthony Stolarz was the difference-maker for the Maple Leafs, stopping 28 shots.

Juuso Parssinen scored for the goal-challenged Rangers, who had been shut out in their two previous games. Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves.

Senators 4, Kraken 3 (SO)

Dylan Cozens scored the tying goal with 1:46 left in regulation and Ottawa rallied to beat visiting Seattle in a shootout.

Shane Pinto and David Perron also scored in regulation for the Senators, who recovered after suffering an 8-4 loss Wednesday at Buffalo and snapped a three-game skid. Claude Giroux added two assists and Linus Ullmark made 30 saves.

Chandler Stephenson scored his first two goals of the season and Shane Wright also scored for the Kraken. Brandon Montour had two assists and Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves in his first start of the season.

Islanders 4, Oilers 2

Bo Horvat collected his second career hat trick as New York snapped its season-opening three-game losing streak with a win over Edmonton in Elmont, N.Y.

Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who avoided the first 0-4-0 start in franchise history. David Rittich made 31 saves in his New York debut.

Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored for the Oilers, who fell to 1-1-0 on a five-game Eastern Conference road trip. Stuart Skinner recorded 21 saves.

Devils 3, Panthers 1

Timo Meier had a goal and an assist to help New Jersey rally for a win against visiting Florida.

Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils, who have won three in a row. Jake Allen made 21 saves.

Evan Rodrigues scored, and Daniil Tarasov made 30 saves for the Panthers, who have lost three straight after winning their first three games.

Avalanche 4, Blue Jackets 1

Goals by Cale Makar and Brock Nelson 72 seconds apart sparked visiting Colorado to a comeback victory over struggling Columbus.

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice for the Avalanche, who posted four unanswered goals to remain unbeaten in regulation (4-0-1). Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves.

Ivan Provorov was the goal-scorer for the Blue Jackets, who have only one victory and two points to show for their first four games. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 32 shots.

Jets 5, Flyers 2

Mark Scheifele scored two goals on a record-tying night as visiting Winnipeg topped Philadelphia.

Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves to earn for Winnipeg, which has won three straight. Vladislav Namestnikov, Morgan Barron and Tanner Pearson also scored and Kyle Connor logged two assists. Scheifele scored on a wrister midway through the second and then added a power-play goal in the third.

The second tally brought Scheifele into a tie with Blake Wheeler for the most points in Jets franchise history (812). Scheifele holds the club record for goals with 341. Samuel Ersson made 10 saves for Philadelphia, which got goals from Owen Tippett and Matvei Michkov.

Canucks 5, Stars 3

Filip Chytil, Brock Boeser and Max Sasson scored in a span of 3:26 during Vancouver’s four-goal second period, and the visitors rallied for a victory over Dallas.

Vancouver trailed 2-0 after one period, but broke out in the second to hand Dallas its first loss this season. Conor Garland capped the second-period scoring and assisted on Quinn Hughes’ empty-netter to help the Canucks avoid a third straight defeat in the opener of a five-game trip. Thatcher Demko stopped 28 shots.

Mavrick Bourque, Mikko Rantanen and Wyatt Johnston each scored for the Stars. Dallas’ Jason Robertson recorded two assists for his 400th career point and Casey DeSmith made 21 saves.

Golden Knights 6, Bruins 5

William Karlsson scored a short-handed goal and a power-play goal in the same game for the first time in his career and Mark Stone had three assists to lead Vegas to a wild victory over Boston in Las Vegas.

Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel each had a goal and an assist, Tomas Hertl and Cole Reinhardt also scored and Mitch Marner added two assists for the Golden Knights. Akira Schmid made 19 saves.

Michael Eyssimont recorded a goal and an assist and Tanner Jeannot, David Pastrnak, Nikita Zadorov and Mark Kastelic also scored for the Bruins. Sean Kuraly had two assists, and Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 shots.

Hurricanes 4, Ducks 1

Seth Jarvis continued his hot start with two goals and an assist as Carolina won its fourth straight game to open the season by defeating host Anaheim.

Jarvis has five goals, including a pair of two-goal outings. Alexander Nikishin notched his first NHL tally, Sebastian Aho added a goal and an assist and Shayne Gostisbehere assisted on Carolina’s first three goals. Frederik Andersen recorded 23 saves.

Leo Carlsson scored for the Ducks on a 2-on-1 rush in transition. Lukas Dostal stopped 27 shots for Anaheim, which plays its next five games on the road.

Penguins 4, Kings 2

Filip Hallander’s first NHL goal proved to be the game-winner as Pittsburgh rallied to topple host Los Angeles.

Evgeni Malkin, Connor Dewar and Sidney Crosby also scored for the Penguins, who snapped a two-game skid. Parker Wotherspoon and Erik Karlsson each had two assists, and Arturs Silovs made 30 saves for the win.

Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala scored for the Kings, who are 1-3-1 through the first five games of the season. Anton Forsberg stopped 22 shots.

–Field Level Media