David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.
Pastrnak, who finished with two goals and one assist, got the game winner on an attempted pass that deflected in off the stick of Florida’s Sam Reinhart. The puck carried over the head of goalie Sergei Bobrovsky for Pastrnak’s sixth goal in his past five games.
The Bruins, who earned their first win of the calendar year after an 0-5-1 stretch since 2025 began, got one goal each from Morgan Geekie and Oliver Wahlstrom.
The Panthers got two goals from Reinhart and one from Evan Rodrigues.
Capitals 4, Predators 1
Ethen Frank scored his first NHL goal to break a 1-1 tie in the third period and Washington skated away from host Nashville.
Alex Ovechkin scored an empty-net goal with 59 seconds remaining in the third to move within 21 goals of matching Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most in league history. With his marker on Saturday, Ovechkin joined Gordie Howe (22 seasons) as the only players in NHL history to score at least 20 goals in 20 consecutive seasons.
Frank, who had an assist in his NHL debut on Friday, took a stretch pass from Matt Roy, got behind the defense and slid the puck between the pads of Juuse Saros to give the Capitals the lead for good at 8:30 of the third period.
Rangers 2, Golden Knights 1
Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 of 30 shots and Adam Edstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lead New York to a victory over Vegas in Las Vegas.
Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which improved to 4-1-1 over its last six games with its second straight win.
Mark Stone scored for Vegas, which lost back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 17 and 20 against Washington and Toronto. The Golden Knights, who lost for just the sixth time in 23 home games (17-6-0), also fell to 6-8-1 against Eastern Conference opponents.
Flames 2, Kings 1
Matt Coronato tallied a goal and an assist while goaltender Dustin Wolf delivered a sparkling performance to give host Calgary a comeback victory over Los Angeles.
Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for Calgary, which has won two consecutive games. Wolf made 31 saves, 16 of them in the first period while his team appeared overmatched from the drop of the puck.
Jacob Moverare scored the lone goal for the Kings, who saw their five-game winning streak end. Goalie David Rittich stopped 16 shots.
Canucks 3, Maple Leafs 0
Kevin Lankinen made 20 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season as visiting Vancouver overcame rough travel to defeat host Toronto.
Quinn Hughes had a goal and an assist, and Brock Boeser scored his 194th goal as a Canuck, putting him alone in 10th place in franchise history. Lankinen’s seventh career shutout helped the Canucks to improve to 1-1-2 with one game left on their five-game road trip.
The Canucks did not arrive in Toronto until early afternoon because of flight delays after their 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday night.
Wild 3, Sharks 1
Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves and Mats Zuccarello had a hand in all three Minnesota goals as the Wild stayed hot with a win at San Jose.
Zuccarello assisted on his team’s first two goals and scored its third with 1:17 left in the game. Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild, who have won five of six.
William Eklund scored and Yaroslav Askarov made 19 saves for the Sharks, who have dropped three in a row and 11 of 13.
Stars 2, Canadiens 1 (SO)
Jason Robertson’s shootout goal was the difference as Dallas extended its winning streak to seven with a win at Montreal.
Jamie Benn netted his 12th goal of the season for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and then stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki in the shootout to snap Montreal’s three-game winning streak — all of which required overtime or a shootout.
Laine, who missed the previous four games because of an illness scored in his return for the Canadiens. Sam Montembeault recorded 34 saves for the Habs.
Blue Jackets 2, Blues 1
Jet Greaves made 31 saves to lead visiting Columbus past St. Louis.
Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight game.
Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for the Blues, who lost for the third time in four games.
Kraken 6, Sabres 2
Kaapo Kakko scored twice Seattle rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat host Buffalo.
Oliver Bjorkstrand sparked Seattle, which was winless in its previous four games (0-3-1), with a rare fight and later scored the go-ahead goal. Goaltender Joey Daccord, who was making his first start since Dec. 22 because of an upper-body injury, made 33 saves.
Sam Lafferty and Jack Quinn scored for Buffalo, which had won two straight and had points in six of its previous eight games (5-2-1). JJ Peterka had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 of 29 shots.
Senators 5, Penguins 0
Leevi Merilainen notched 29 saves for his first career shutout and Shane Pinto scored twice in Ottawa’s win over host Pittsburgh.
Tyler Kleven, Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle added goals and Claude Giroux had three assists for the Senators, who snapped out of an 0-3-1 rut.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 12 of 17 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry in the second period. Jarry made five saves for the Penguins, who are 1-2-3 in their past six games.
Devils 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal with 1:41 remaining in overtime as New Jersey ran its home winning streak to six games with a victory over Tampa Bay in Newark, N.J.
The Devils, playing at home for the first time in 2025 following a six-game road trip, got a power play with 3:16 left in overtime when Jack Hughes was tripped in the offensive zone by Nick Paul.
Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov scored goals for the Lightning, who lost for the fifth time in seven games.
Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3
Zach Hyman scored the go-ahead goal with 12:42 left in regulation and Edmonton held on to edge host Chicago.
Vasily Podkolzin scored a goal and added an assist while Adam Henrique and Corey Perry also scored for the Oilers, who have won five of their past six games.
Teuvo Teravainen and Nick Foligno each scored a goal and added an assist and Ryan Donato had the other goal for Chicago, which has dropped back-to-back games and eight of its past 10. Arvid Soderblom stopped 30 shots in the loss.
Jets 3, Avalanche 0
Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves to post his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the season and the 43rd of his career, lifting host Winnipeg over Colorado.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored two goals and Mark Scheifele also scored to record his 50th point of the season, marking his 10th consecutive season reaching that plateau.
Mackenzie Blackwood turned aside 26 shots to see his point streak come to a halt at eight games (7-0-1) for the Avalanche.
Flyers 6, Ducks 0
Travis Konecny recorded four assists and Samuel Ersson made 22 saves to guide Philadelphia to an emphatic victory over visiting Anahei.
Five different Flyers registered a goal and an assist, including former Ducks defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as the team snapped a four-game losing streak. Joining Drysdale with a two-point performance in front of an electric home crowd were Garnet Hathaway, Morgan Frost, Ryan Poehling and Owen Tippett.
John Gibson allowed six goals on 30 shots for Anaheim, which has lost four of its last five games. The Ducks have been outscored 15-4 during their current three-game skid.
Islanders 2, Utah Hockey Club 1
Mathew Barzal scored with 1:25 left in regulation as New York completed a perfect three-game road trip by edging the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City.
Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders, who have won three straight games for the first time this season. Marcus Hogberg made 21 saves.
Nick Schmaltz scored in the second for Utah, which has lost eight of its last 10 (2-6-2). Ingram recorded 30 saves in his first appearance since Nov. 18. The 27-year-old took a leave of absence prior to and following the death of his mother in December.
–Field Level Media
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