NHL roundup: Canucks top Flames in shootout

Rookie Elias Pettersson scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Canucks
snapped a three-game losing skid. Pettersson also collected two assists,
giving him eight points in four games against the Flames this season and 50
overall on the season.

The last three first-year players to collect 50 points or more through the
first 45 games of their career are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney
Crosby.

Vancouver's Bo Horvat opened the scoring just 44 seconds into what turned into
a see-saw affair. Shortly after the face-off, Chris Tanev sent the puck to
Horvat alone at the side of the net, and Horvat quickly tallied his 19th goal
of the season.

Flyers 6, Ducks 2

Sean Couturier collected one goal and two assists to lead the attack as
surging Philadelphia rode a four-goal first period en route to a thrashing of
visiting Anaheim. Carter Hart made 30 saves for the Flyers, who are on a 9-0-1
run.

Couturier has netted four goals and nine points in a six-game point streak.
Phil Varone started the party by opening the scoring 2:44 into the affair.

With the Flyers up 3-0, the Ducks made a game of it with a pair of power-play
goals, the first by Adam Henrique 51 seconds into the second period and the
second by Nick Ritchie 4:57 into the third period, but Nolan Patrick's goal
with 7:45 left quashed any comeback hopes.

Maple Leafs 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)

John Tavares scored at 2:17 of overtime as visiting Toronto defeated Montreal.
Tavares scored his 33rd goal of the season on a backhand shot from the slot
after a pass from Mitch Marner.

It was the 12th career overtime goal for Tavares, who also had an assist in
the game. Andreas Johnsson, Nikita Zaitsev and William Nylander also scored
goals for the Maple Leafs. Morgan Rielly added two assists.

Andrew Shaw had a goal and assist, Tomas Tatar and Brendan Gallagher each
scored a goal, and Max Domi added two assists for the Canadiens.

Bruins 5, Kings 4 (OT)

Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal 2:34 into overtime as host Boston
skated to victory over Los Angeles, as Boston made Los Angeles pay for Ilya
Kovalchuk's tripping penalty in overtime.

Bergeron wired a shot from the right circle that sailed inside the far post.
The goal was the 20th of the season for the four-time Selke Trophy recipient,
marking the 10th time he's reached that scoring plateau.

Brad Marchand, Danton Heinen and defenseman Charlie McAvoy each collected a
goal and an assist for the Bruins. Kings captain Anze Kopitar scored his
team-leading 17th goal, and Alex Iafallo added a power-play tally for the
Kings.

Panthers 5, Capitals 4 (OT)

Mike Hoffman scored a power-play goal 1:31 into overtime and gave goalie
Roberto Luongo a victory in his 1,000th career start as Florida defeated host
Washington.

Keith Yandle (one goal, one assist) made a cross-ice pass to Hoffman on the
right side, and he had an open net for the extra-man goal.

Luongo finished with 26 saves and reached two milestones. He also tied Patrick
Roy for second place on the all-time list for games played by a goalie
(1,029). Luongo needs one more win to tie Ed Belfour (484) for third place
all-time in that category.

Lightning 5, Penguins 4

Third-period goals by Tyler Johnson and J.T. Miller lifted Tampa Bay over
visiting Pittsburgh as the Lightning picked up their 40th win -- the sixth
straight season with 40-plus victories for the franchise.

Johnson scored at 4:54 and Miller at 14:03, each from the left circle.
Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 Penguins shots.

Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist, Yanni Gourde and Erik Cernak also
scored, and Alex Killorn had two assists for Tampa Bay, which avoided its
first three-game losing streak of the season.

Blue Jackets 4, Golden Knights 3

Cam Atkinson scored two goals in the third period, including the game-winner
with 2:39 remaining, and Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists to lead
Columbus over Vegas in Las Vegas.

They were the 30th and 31st goals of the season for Atkinson, who hit the
30-goal mark for the second time in the last three seasons.

Josh Anderson tied his career-high with his 19th goal for the Blue Jackets,
who extended their winning streak to three games by sweeping their western
road trip, which also included victories at Colorado (6-3) and Arizona (4-2).

Islanders 4, Avalanche 3 (OT)

Ryan Pulock scored 2:23 into overtime, and New York rallied to beat Colorado
in Brooklyn, N.Y. Pulock finished with two goals, Jordan Eberle had a goal and
an assist, and Josh Bailey also scored.

Robin Lehner had 25 saves for New York, and Pulock got the winner when Casey
Cizikas fed him at the right circle and he beat Semyon Varlamov for his fifth
goal of the season.

Carl Soderberg had a goal and two assists, Erik Johnson and J.T. Compher also
scored and Varlamov stopped 37 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche have lost six
straight, the last two in overtime, and are 1-10 in games decided after
regulation.

Sharks 5, Oilers 2

Kevin Labanc recorded his first career hat trick to lift visiting San Jose
over Edmonton as Joe Thornton set up Labanc's first and third goals to tie
Hall of Famer Gordie Howe for ninth place on the NHL's all-time assists list
with 1,049.

The 39-year-old Thornton was playing in his 1,540th game, tying Shane Doan and
Hall of Famer Johnny Bucyk for 15th place in NHL history.

Evander Kane scored his eighth goal in eight contests to reach the 400-point
plateau for his career, before adding an assist on Labanc's power-play tally
in the second period.

Senators 5, Jets 2

Mark Stone scored twice and Anders Nilsson made 44 saves as Ottawa earned a
win over visiting Winnipeg as Stone's 25th goal of the season put him just one
behind his single-season career high.

After allowing 53 shots in a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday,
the Jets came out flat for the second consecutive game. Multiple turnovers in
the opening minutes gave the Senators the early advantage, including a Rudolfs
Balcers takeaway that set up Stone's first goal.

Matt Duchene marked his 700th NHL game with both an assist and a goal, getting
the final touch on a scramble in front of Winnipeg's net 12:39 into the second
period.

Sabres 3, Red Wings 1

Buffalo's Casey Mittelstadt and Kyle Okposo scored on power plays in a
decisive three-goal second period as the Sabres downed visiting Detroit.

Conor Sheary also scored a goal for the Sabres, who improved to 5-1-0 in
afternoon games this season. Buffalo is 7-2-1 against Detroit since the start
of the 2016-17 campaign.

Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, who dropped their second straight and
have lost both meetings against Buffalo this season. Thomas Vanek and Andreas
Athanasiou each registered assists.

Wild 4, Devils 2

Zach Parise scored the tiebreaking power-play goal against his former team
early in the second period, and visiting Minnesota stopped a four-game losing
streak with a victory over New Jersey in Newark, N.J.

Parise scored his second career goal in nine games against the Devils since
joining the Wild as a free agent in July 2012. He scored his 22nd goal of the
season 4:34 into the second period when he tipped a slap shot by defenseman
Ryan Suter from the right point into the net.

Marcus Foligno added a goal and an assist as the Wild avoided matching their
longest losing streak of the season and won for the first time since losing
Mikko Koivu to a season-ending knee injury earlier this week.

Coyotes 3, Stars 2

Alex Galchenyuk had two goals and an assist and Arizona held on to snap a
season-long, five-game losing streak with a victory against Dallas in
Glendale, Ariz.

Alex Goligoski had a goal and an assist for the Coyotes, who on Monday lost
their ninth straight in the series against the Stars, 5-4 in Dallas, where
they surrendered four third-period goals. Nick Cousins added two assists and
Darcy Kuemper made 33 saves on 35 shots.

The Stars' Brett Ritchie and Alexander Radulov scored 27 seconds apart with
less than four minutes remaining to make things interesting, but Dallas'
six-game point streak (5-0-1) came to an end. Goalie Anton Khudobin stopped 36
of 39 shots.

Blues 3, Predators 2

Jordan Binnington continued his strong play with 29 saves to help surging St.
Louis extend its season-best winning streak to five games by beating visiting
Nashville in the first of a home-and-home set.

One of the NHL's hottest teams, the Blues have gone 9-2-1 over the last month
to help their playoff chances in the Western Conference.

Binnington, a rookie, has been in net for each of the last five games, posting
a 1.38 goals-against average in those contests. Binnington, 9-1-1 as a starter
this season, showed composure late after Nashville got within one on Ryan
Johansen's second goal in as many games with a little more than one minute to
play.

--Field Level Media