Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon’s game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.
Late in the extra session, Boldy sent a cross-ice pass to Spurgeon, who beat Juuse Saros with 46 seconds remaining.
Quinn Hughes had two assists, and Filip Gustavsson made 30 saves for the Wild, who have won five in a row heading into the Olympic break.
Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an assist and Steven Stamkos and Ryan O’Reilly each had three-point nights for the Predators, whose two-game winning streak ended. Saros made 38 saves.
Panthers 5, Bruins 4 (SO)
Anton Lundell came off the injured list and provided one goal and two assists in regulation and also scored in the shootout as Florida defeated Boston in Sunrise, Fla.
The Panthers also got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, Uvis Balinskis and Matthew Tkachuk. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves for his first win since Jan. 24.
The Bruins got two goals from Michael Eyssimont and one goal each from Mark Kastelic and Casey Mittelstadt. Joonas Korpisalo added 22 saves as Boston lost consecutive games for the first time this calendar year.
Stars 5, Blues 4
Jamie Benn had two goals, including the winner with 23 seconds left, and an assist as Dallas defeated visiting St. Louis for its sixth straight victory. The Stars beat the Blues three times during that span, all on late goals.
Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene had a goal and an assist for Dallas. Mavrik Bourque also scored, Miro Heiskanen had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 14 saves.
Jordan Kyrou and Jimmy Snuggerud had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who lost for the eighth time in nine games. Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for St. Louis. Justin Faulk earned two assists and Jordan Binnington stopped 23 shots.
Mammoth 4, Red Wings 1
Nick Schmaltz scored his fourth goal in two games and added an assist as Utah beat Detroit in Salt Lake City.
Clayton Keller also had a goal and an assist for Utah, which has won two straight after losing two in a row. Sean Durzi and Dylan Guenther also scored, and Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves.
Dylan Larkin scored for the Red Wings, who have lost four of their past five games (1-3-1) while scoring just seven goals. John Gibson turned aside 21 shots.
Kraken 4, Kings 2
Shane Wright scored two goals for visiting Seattle in a win against Los Angeles.
Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn also scored, Chandler Stephenson and Frederick Gaudreau had two assists each and Joey Daccord made 25 saves for the Kraken, who were coming off a 4-2 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday that ended a four-game winning streak.
Andrei Kuzmenko scored two goals on his 30th birthday, Kevin Fiala had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for the Kings, who have lost three of four.
Flames 4, Oilers 3
Ryan Lomberg broke a third-period tie and rookie Matvei Gridin scored a goal and added an assist, leading host Calgary past slumping Edmonton.
Jonathan Huberdeau and Connor Zary also scored for the Flames, who claimed the season’s Battle of Alberta by winning three of the four meetings. Calgary’s Devin Cooley made 36 saves and recorded an assist, and Zach Whitecloud, MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri all collected two assists.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice while Kasperi Kapanen added a single for the Oilers, who have lost three straight games and five of eight outings. Tristan Jarry stopped 21 shots, and Evan Bouchard notched three assists.
Canadiens 5, Jets 1
Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists as visiting Montreal defeated Winnipeg during the final game for both teams ahead of the Olympic break.
Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip Danault also scored for the Canadiens, while Noah Dobson picked up two assists. Goalie Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves as Montreal improved to 4-0-1 in the past five games.
Kyle Connor scored the lone goal for Winnipeg, which has just one win in four games (1-2-1). Netminder Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots.
Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 0
Jet Greaves made 21 saves as host Columbus registered its second consecutive shutout, beating Chicago.
Defensemen Zach Werenski and Ivan Provorov, Danton Heinen and Sean Monahan scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their seventh straight and have 11 wins in their last 12. Charlie Coyle had two assists.
Spencer Knight stopped 16 shots for the Blackhawks, who lost for the sixth time in seven games (1-4-2).
Avalanche 4, Sharks 2
Artturi Lehkonen had two goals, Josh Manson scored a go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Colorado beat San Jose in Denver.
Nathan MacKinnon had two assists to top 700 for his career, Valeri Nichushkin contributed three assists, Brock Nelson had a goal and Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 23 shots for the Avalanche head into the Olympic hiatus with a league-leading 83 points.
Timothy Liljegren and Philipp Kurashev scored goals and Yaroslav Askarov made 38 saves for the Sharks, who have lost four in a row heading into the Olympic break.
Golden Knights 5, Canucks 2
Jack Eichel scored a goal and had an assist and Mark Stone added two assists as Vegas snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Vancouver in Las Vegas.
Cole Reinhardt, Ivan Barbashev, Pavel Dorofeyev and Alexander Holtz also scored goals and Akira Schmid made 21 saves for the Golden Knights, who took sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division.
Elias N. Pettersson and Pierre-Olivier Joseph scored goals and Teddy Blueger added two assists for the Canucks, who took their third straight loss. Kevin Lankinen finished with 26 saves.
