Hurricanes’ win streak ends at 11; Panthers’ Tkachuk notches hat trick

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin, Okay’Andre Miller and Filip Chytil scored third-period targets because the New York Rangers rallied to beat Carolina 5-3 on Tuesday night time, snapping the Hurricanes’ 11-game successful streak.

Jacob Trouba and Mika Zibanejad additionally scored for the Rangers, who’re 10-2-1 of their final 13 video games. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves within the first assembly between the groups since New York eradicated Carolina in seven video games throughout a second-round playoff collection final Could.

The Hurricanes had factors in 17 straight and hadn’t misplaced in regulation since Nov. 23.

Carolina led 3-2 getting into the third earlier than Panarin tied it together with his eleventh aim 36 seconds into the interval. Miller put New York forward 4-3 with a deflection at 10:27, beating Carolina netminder Pyotr Kochetkov for the defenseman’s third of the season, assisted by Zibanejad and Kaapo Kakko.

Panarin’s aim was assisted by defensemen Ryan Lindgen and Adam Fox, who has not less than one level in 26 of New York’s 39 video games this season.

Chytil’s aim got here on the ability play into an empty web at 18:57.

PANTHERS 5, COYOTES 3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk recorded his first hat trick for Florida as he helped lead his group to a win over Arizona.

Tkachuk was acquired over the summer time in a commerce with the Calgary Flames. Florida additionally received a pair of targets from Eric Staal and 33 saves from Spencer Knight to finish a two-game skid.

The Coyotes had targets from Jakob Chychrun, Clayton Keller and Nick Bjugstad. Karel Vejmelka made 32 stops as Arizona misplaced a second consecutive recreation.

SABRES 5, CAPITALS 4 (OT)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tage Thompson completed off a hat trick by scoring in extra time, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Washington Capitals for his or her seventh victory in eight video games.

Thompson additionally arrange Alex Tuch for his 18th aim with a spinning go off the push and was the recipient of an ideal go on his second of the sport. He took benefit of a Capitals turnover to attain three minutes into OT for his fourth profession hat trick. Tyson Jost additionally scored for the Sabres.

Alex Ovechkin had two targets for Washington. Sonny Milano and Nic Dowd additionally scored for the Capitals.

Gamers wore “Love for 3” T-shirts into the world in honor of Damar Hamlin, the Payments security who wears that quantity and who remained hospitalized in Cincinnati after going into cardiac throughout Buffalo’s NFL recreation Monday night time in opposition to the Bengals. Indicators bearing Hamlin’s title and the Payments emblem lined the glass throughout warmups, and the Sabres stated neither gamers nor coach Don Granato would communicate to reporters Tuesday as a result of they have been nonetheless processing Hamlin’s scenario.

SENATORS 4, BLUE JACKETS 0

OTTAWA — Anton Forsberg made 22 saves for his second NHL shutout, Tim Stutzle had a aim and an help and Ottawa beat Columbus.

Derrick Brassard, Drake Batherson and Austin Watson additionally scored. The 20-year-old Stutzle has 5 targets in his final six video games.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 33 pictures for Columbus.

BLUES 6, MAPLE LEAFS 5

TORONTO (AP) — Brayden Schenn scored on the ability play and once more within the shootout to offer St. Louis a victory over Toronto.

Schenn put away the winner within the tiebreaker after Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich scored on Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov.

Brandon Saad scored twice, together with one short-handed. Jordan Kyrou and Josh Leivo additionally scored, and Jordan Binnington made 20 saves.

Michael Bunting scored twice, together with on an influence play, for Toronto. Pierre Engvall, William Nylander and Auston Matthews added targets and Samsonov stopped 27 pictures for the Maple Leafs.

PREDATORS 6, CANADIENS 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi every had a aim and an help to steer Nashville to a victory over Montreal.

Cody Glass, Colton Sissons and Matt Duchene additionally scored and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville.

Cole Caufield, Josh Anderson and Brendan Gallagher scored and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 pictures for the slumping Canadiens, who’ve misplaced six straight and 9 of 10.

KINGS 3, STARS 2

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe broke a tie on an influence play halfway by way of the third interval and Los Angeles ended Dallas’ four-game successful streak.

Pheonix Copley made 28 saves for his seventh straight victory. He’s the fourth goalie in Kings historical past with a streak that lengthy.

Anze Kopitar and Rasmus Kupari additionally scored for Los Angeles.

Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen scored for the Stars. Robertson prolonged his level streak to eight video games.

Dallas did not earn some extent for simply the fifth time in its previous 25 video games.

LIGHTNING 4, BLACKHAWKS 1

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Killorn snapped a tie within the third interval and Tampa Bay beat Chicago for its fourth straight victory.

Brandon Hagel added a aim and an help because the Lightning gained for the eleventh time in 14 video games. Pat Maroon and Nicholas Paul additionally scored within the opener of a three-game journey, and Brian Elliott made 25 saves.

Chicago dropped its fifth straight, managing 5 targets in the course of the slide. Seth Jones scored for the Blackhawks.

KRAKEN 5, OILERS 2

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jaden Schwartz had a aim and two assists and Seattle scored 4 consecutive targets within the second interval to beat Edmonton.

Matty Beniers, Yanni Gourde, Jared McCann and Alex Wennberg additionally scored for the shocking Kraken (20-12-4). Martin Jones made 30 saves.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid had targets for the Oilers (20-17-2), who’ve misplaced 5 straight residence video games.

ISLANDERS 6, CANUCKS 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mathew Barzal had a aim and two assists as New York beat struggling Vancouver.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored twice — as soon as on an influence play after which shorthanded late into an empty web. Aatu Raty, Anders Lee and Casey Cizikas additionally had targets for the Islanders. Barzal has scored in 4 straight video games.

The Canucks received a pair of targets from Bo Horvat as they dropped their third in a row. Vancouver’s captain is tied with Alex Ovechkin for third within the NHL with 28 targets.

Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 pictures in his 14th win.