Gavin Brindley scored 1:08 into overtime and the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Sunday night.
Brindley carried the puck into the Vancouver end and put a shot on Kevin Lankinen, who couldn’t corral the rebound. Brindley tapped it between the goaltender’s leg to give Colorado its first win in six games beyond regulation. Colorado has won five of its last six and has earned at least a point in every game over that span.
Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists, Artturi Lehkonen also scored twice, Valeri Nichushkin had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 29 shots in his second start of the season. It was the second straight night MacKinnon had at least four points and now leads the NHL in points (29) and goals (14).
Jake DeBrusk, Drew O’Connor, Kiefer Sherwood and Linus Karlsson had goals and Lankinen made 27 saves for the Canucks, who lost for the first time in five contests past regulation this season.
Blackhawks 5, Red Wings 1
Connor Bedard had a goal and two assists as visiting Chicago relied on its special teams to down Detroit, scoring on all three of its power-play attempts.
Bedard extended his point streak to eight games. Teuvo Teravainen, Andre Burakovsky and Tyler Bertuzzi each supplied a goal and an assist, while Oliver Moore notched his first NHL goal. Artyom Levshunov contributed two assists and goalie Arvid Soderblom frustrated Detroit by making 44 saves.
Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal for the Red Wings, who have lost three straight. John Gibson was credited with 15 saves.
Kings 3, Penguins 2
Kevin Fiala recorded his 500th career point on a tiebreaking goal with 8:08 left in regulation, and visiting Los Angeles rallied for a win over Pittsburgh.
The Kings trailed 2-1 when 40-year-old Corey Perry drove home a Cody Ceci drop pass in the third period to tie things up. Fiala and Perry assisted on Anze Kopitar’s first-period goal for Los Angeles. Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves in net for the Kings.
Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha each scored for Pittsburgh, which is mired in a 1-3-1 stretch. With Tristan Jarry hurt and Arturs Silovs in net for Saturday’s 2-1 shootout loss at New Jersey, 21-year-old Sergei Murashov stopped 24 shots in his NHL debut.
Stars 2, Kraken 1
Goaltender Casey DeSmith made 30 saves as Dallas edged visiting Seattle.
Wyatt Johnston and Tyler Seguin scored first-period goals and Miro Heiskanen had two assists for the Stars, who won their second in a row after a 5-4 victory Saturday in Nashville.
Jaden Schwartz scored for Seattle, which completed a two-game trip that included a 4-3 overtime victory Saturday in St. Louis. Goalie Matt Murray, making just his second start of the season for the injured Joey Daccord (upper body), stopped 22 of 24 shots.
Hurricanes 5, Maple Leafs 4
Logan Stankoven scored the go-ahead goal at the 12:13 mark of the third period and added an assist as Carolina defeated host Toronto.
Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Sean Walker and Taylor Hall also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four in a row. K’Andre Miller and Nikolaj Ehlers each added two assists and netminder Brandon Bussi stopped 16 shots.
William Nylander scored twice for the Maple Leafs, who have lost two straight. John Tavares, playing in his 1,200th NHL game, and Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist apiece. Matthew Knies had two assists, while goalie Dennis Hildeby made a career-high 42 saves.
Wild 2, Flames 0
Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist, Jesper Wallstedt stopped all 36 shots he faced and Minnesota shut out Calgary in St. Paul, Minn.
Wallstedt stopped 11 shots in the first period, 12 in the second period and 13 in the third period for the Wild, which won their second game in a row. Kirill Kaprizov also scored a goal.
Flames goaltender Devin Cooley took the hard-luck loss despite stopping 17 of 18 shots. MacKenzie Weegar had six shots on goal to lead Calgary, which was blanked for the second consecutive game. The Flames have been outscored 6-0 in their past two contests.
Senators 4, Mammoth 2
Ridly Greig and Jordan Spence each had a goal and an assist as host Ottawa doubled up Utah.
Dylan Cozens had two assists, and Leevi Merilainen made 29 saves for the Senators, who are 3-0-2 in their past five games.
Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz scored for the Mammoth, who have lost three straight and five of six. Vitek Vanecek made 21 saves.
Ducks 4, Jets 1
Leo Carlsson scored two goals to extend his point streak to 10 games and Anaheim got past visiting Winnipeg for its seventh consecutive victory.
Rookie Beckett Sennecke added his own pair of goals, Chris Kreider and Cutter Gauthier each had two assists and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves as the Ducks improved to 5-1-0 at home. Carlsson is tied for second in the NHL with 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) and trails just Nathan MacKinnon (29).
Kyle Connor scored a goal and Eric Comrie made 17 saves for the Jets, who lost their third consecutive game at the start of a season-high six-game road trip. Connor recorded his 600th career point.
–Field Level Media
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