NHL roundup: Predators escape 4-goal hole, stun Blues

Ryan O’Reilly and Steve Stamkos scored two goals each as the Nashville Predators rallied from a four-goal deficit to defeat the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-5 on Monday.

Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist and Michael McCarron also scored for the Predators, who trailed 5-1 midway through the game. Roman Josi earned four assists, and Luke Evangelista added three helpers.

Predators goalie Juuse Saros allowed five goals on 21 shots before giving way to Justus Annunen in the second period. Annunen stopped all 13 shots he saw to get the victory, helping Nashville improve to 2-0-2 in the past four games.

Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist for the Blues, who lost for the seventh time in eight games (1-6-1). Jake Neighbours logged a goal and two assists while Philip Broberg had goal and an assist for St. Louis. Colton Parayko also scored and Jordan Kyrou earned three assists. Joel Hofer allowed six goals on 28 shots.

Maple Leafs 4, Flames 2

William Nylander scored once in a three-point game and Toronto posted a win over host Calgary — the Maple Leafs’ first regulation win on the road since Dec. 4.

Matias Maccelli, Troy Stecher and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs, who are 2-0-0 since losing six straight (0-5-1). Joseph Woll made 28 saves as Toronto won its eighth consecutive meeting with Calgary.

Nazem Kadri and Joel Farabee both collected one goal and one assist for the Flames, who have one win in seven games (1-4-2). Dustin Wolf stopped 18 shots.

Wild 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)

Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals, including the winner 3:38 into overtime, to lift Minnesota past Montreal in Saint Paul, Minn.

Joel Eriksson Ek and Brock Faber also tallied for the Wild, who won their fourth game in a row. Quinn Hughes finished with three assists while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson had two helpers apiece. Filip Gustavsson stopped 17 shots.

Brendan Gallagher, Ivan Demidov and Kirby Dach scored one goal apiece for the Canadiens, whose three-game winning streak ended. Jakub Dobes allowed four goals on 24 shots.

Sabers 5, Panthers 3

Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead, power-play goal with 14:29 left in the third period, leading Buffalo over reeling Florida in Sunrise, Fla.

It was the fourth straight loss for the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who blew an early 2-0 lead.

The Sabres also got goals from Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs, Zach Benson and Josh Doan. Rasmus Dahlin added two assists. Alex Lyon made 38 stops for the win. The Panthers got goals from Sandis Vilmanis, Evan Rodrigues and Uvis Balinskis, and Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 15 shots.

Senators 3, Penguins 2

Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Ottawa won its fourth straight while ending host Pittsburgh’s six-game winning streak.

Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist, Michael Amadio also tallied and Drake Batherson had two assists for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 14 saves for the victory.

Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist, Thomas Novak found the net and Arturs Silovs made 28 saves for the Penguins.

Capitals 4, Islanders 1

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period and rookie Clay Stevenson stopped 29 shots as host Washington rallied to top New York.

Nic Dowd recorded a goal and an assist and John Carlson added an empty-netter for the Capitals, who have won three straight amid a 4-1-1 stretch.

Stevenson was undeniably stout in his second consecutive start, the third of his career, as Washington continues to deal with injuries to regulars Logan Thompson and backup Charlie Lindgren. Mathew Barzal scored and David Rittich made 20 saves for the Islanders, who have dropped two in a row.

Mammoth 6, Canucks 2

Nick Schmaltz scored three goals and added an assist as Utah crushed Vancouver in Salt Lake City for its seventh win in the past 10 games.

Schmaltz netted two goals in the first period and one in the third enroute for his third career hat trick and his sixth game with four-plus-points. Lawson Crouse had a goal and an assist while Karel Vejmelka made 21 saves in the win.

Teddy Blueger and Liam Ohgren scored and Conor Garland chipped in two assists for the Canucks, who have lost seven straight on the road. Kevin Lankinen stopped 14 of 20 shots.

Stars 4, Jets 3 (OT)

Thomas Harley scored in overtime as host Dallas beat Winnipeg to extend its winning streak to five games.

Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist while Jason Robertson and Nils Lundkvist also scored goals for the Stars. Matt Duchene and Miro Heiskanen each had a pair of assists, and Jake Oettinger made 24 saves.

Gabriel Vilardi and Cole Perfetti both had a goal and an assist for the Jets. Logan Stanley also scored. Mark Scheifele picked up two helpers and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 stops as Winnipeg fell to 2-2-2 in the past six games.

Red Wings 2, Avalanche 0

Marco Kasper scored 33 seconds into the game, John Gibson made 21 saves, and Detroit beat Colorado in Denver.

Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist and Dylan Larkin added two assists for the Red Wings, who bounced back from a 5-0 home loss to Colorado on Saturday.

Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots two days after his third shutout of the season for the Avalanche, who were held without a goal for the first time this season.

Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3

Ryan Donato had two goals and two assists and Ilya Mikheyev produced a goal and three assists as Chicago defeated visiting San Jose to stop a five-game losing streak.

Connor Murphy logged a goal and an assist while Connor Bedard and Sam Rinzel also scored for the Blackhawks, who were outshot 27-17. Jason Dickinson recorded two assists, and Spencer Knight turned aside 24 shots.

Macklin Celebrini tallied a goal and an assist for the Sharks in their third straight loss. Shakir Mukhamadullin and Will Smith also scored. Yaroslav Askarov made six saves on 10 shots before yielding to Alex Nedeljkovic, who stopped five of the seven shots he faced.

–Field Level Media