**NHL Roundup: Lightning, Wild, Bruins Among Saturday Night Winners**
*SUNRISE, Fla. (AP)* — Jack Finley scored his first NHL goal early in the third period to break a tie, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning hold on for a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Emil Lilleberg and Zemgus Girgensons also found the net for the Lightning, who improved to 8-2-0 in their last 10 games and 5-2-2 on the road. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 shots for Tampa Bay.
Brad Marchand scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season for the Panthers, a power-play tally midway through the second period that tied the game at 1. But Finley capitalized on a loose puck near the blue line and skated in alone on goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to score the go-ahead goal 4:09 into the third period. Girgensons sealed the win with an empty-net goal with just 50.3 seconds remaining.
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**Wild 2, Ducks 0 — St. Paul, Minn.**
Backup Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Anaheim Ducks. Wallstedt extended his shutout streak to 141:09 after also blanking Calgary 2-0 last Sunday. His biggest save came late in the second period, robbing Frank Vatrano in front of the net.
This season, Wallstedt is the backup to fellow Swede Filip Gustavsson, who recently signed a five-year, $34 million extension. Marcus Johansson scored in the second period, and Matt Boldy added an empty-net goal.
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**Bruins 3, Canadiens 2 — Montreal**
Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots to earn his fifth consecutive victory as the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning eight out of their last nine games.
McAvoy was injured when a slap shot deflected off Boston forward Mark Kastelic and hit him in the mouth. He left the ice bleeding, and teammate Nikita Zadorov was seen attempting to retrieve McAvoy’s lost teeth.
Earlier, Zadorov and Montreal’s Jayden Struble fought during the opening faceoff, fueling a heated atmosphere at the Bell Centre. Bruins’ goals came from Viktor Arvidsson, Marat Khusnutdinov, and Mason Lohrei. David Pastrnak added two assists, extending his point streak against Montreal to 11 games—joining Bruins legends Bobby Orr and Herb Cain.
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**Kings 1, Senators 0 — Ottawa, Ontario**
Anton Forsberg made 17 saves in his Ottawa return, earning his first shutout of the season as the Los Angeles Kings edged the Senators. Forsberg played his first game against Ottawa since spending parts of five seasons with the Senators.
Alex Laferriere scored the lone goal on a tip-in at 9:19 of the first period. Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots for Ottawa. With this win, the Kings have started a four-game road trip with four consecutive victories, extending their road points streak to 10 games. The Senators fell to 9-6-4 and now embark on a seven-game road trip following a 2-1-1 homestand.
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**Sabres 5, Red Wings 4 (OT) — Detroit**
Mattias Samuelsson scored 1:05 into overtime as Buffalo rallied from a three-goal deficit to snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over Detroit.
Tage Thompson contributed a goal and assisted on Samuelsson’s game-winner. Josh Doan also had a goal and an assist, securing the Sabres’ first road win of the season after starting 0-5-2 away from home. Ryan McLeod scored a short-handed breakaway to tie the game, and Alex Tuch also scored for Buffalo. Colten Ellis stopped 24 shots.
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**Devils 3, Capitals 2 (SO) — Washington**
Luke Hughes scored a goal and assisted another, while Simon Nemec scored the shootout winner as New Jersey defeated Washington. Arseny Gritsyuk also scored for the Devils, who have won four of their last five games in overtime or shootouts, maintaining their lead atop the Metropolitan Division.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 902nd career goal and added an assist, while Connor McMichael had a goal and assist for the Capitals, who have lost eight of their last 10 games and remain at the bottom of their division.
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**Oilers 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT) — Raleigh, N.C.**
Leon Draisaitl scored just 19 seconds into overtime to give Edmonton a victory over Carolina. Connor McDavid scored twice, Jack Roslovic added a goal, and Draisaitl had two assists. Stuart Skinner made 33 saves for the Oilers, who have won three of their past four games.
For the Hurricanes, Eric Robinson, Nikolaj Ehlers, and Jordan Staal scored. Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots. Carolina has lost only twice in its last seven games.
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**Rangers 1, Blue Jackets 1 (SO) — Columbus, Ohio**
J.T. Miller and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout to give New York their NHL-leading ninth road win against Columbus. Mika Zibanejad scored during regulation, and goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 shots.
The Rangers have won three straight games overall and six consecutive on the road. Columbus had won three straight at home prior to this game. Jet Greaves made 31 saves in coach Dean Evason’s 100th game behind the Blue Jackets bench.
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**Blackhawks 3, Maple Leafs 2 — Chicago**
Colton Dach scored the winning goal late in the third period as Chicago beat Toronto. Ryan Greene and Teuvo Teräväinen also had goals for the Blackhawks, who won four of five games and extended their point streak to four games (0-0-5). Spencer Knight made 31 saves.
Toronto suffered its fifth straight loss (0-4-1), with goals from Nicholas Robertson and Morgan Rielly. Goalie Joseph Woll stopped 29 shots.
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**Golden Knights 4, Blues 1 — St. Louis**
Braeden Bowman scored his first NHL goal and added an assist as Vegas snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over St. Louis. Brandon Saad, Noah Hanifin, and Tomas Hertl also scored for the Golden Knights, with Akira Schmid making 22 saves.
Philip Broberg scored for the Blues at 15:57 of the third period. Joel Hofer stopped 29 shots.
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**Stars 5, Flyers 1 — Dallas**
Jason Robertson recorded a natural hat trick to lead Dallas to a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. Robertson scored twice in the second period and once on a third-period power play, marking his sixth career hat trick.
Tyler Seguin had a goal and an assist, and Lian Bichsel also scored. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves, while Roope Hintz assisted on all three of Robertson’s goals. The win marked Dallas’ fifth straight victory.
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**Kraken 4, Sharks 1 — Seattle**
Philipp Grubauer stopped all 19 shots he faced in relief of the injured Matt Murray as Seattle defeated San Jose. Jaden Schwartz scored twice, while Adam Larsson and Eeli Tolvanen scored goals 38 seconds apart late in the second period to give the Kraken a 3-1 lead.
Jamie Oleksiak and Chandler Stephenson each had two assists. Alexander Wennberg scored for the Sharks, and goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made 19 saves. San Jose lost for the second straight game after winning four in a row.
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**Jets 4, Flames 3 (SO) — Calgary, Alberta**
Gabriel Vilardi scored the shootout winner, giving Winnipeg a victory over Calgary. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 31 shots during regulation and overtime and did not allow a goal in the shootout before Vilardi ended it.
Mark Scheifele, Tanner Pearson, and Cole Perfetti scored in regulation, helping the Jets improve to 11-7-0. Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey each had two assists. Calgary’s goals came from Jake Bean, Kevin Bahl, and Matt Coronato. Dustin Wolf made 20 saves for the Flames, who are last overall in the NHL at 5-12-3.
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