Read Thursday night NHL game reports.
Posted at 10:12 p.m.
Updated at 10:28 p.m.
Buffalo wins 3-1 against Vegas
Victorious a 300and time Craig Anderson stopped 30 shots to help the Buffalo Sabers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 on Thursday.
Victor Olofsson broke the tie 1-1 at 16:16 in the third period on the power play.
Peyton Krebs also beat Laurent Brossoit, while Alex Tuch scored in an empty net.
In their last two games, the Sabers had been beaten 3-0 by the Kings and 6-1 by the Panthers.
Anderson only gave in to Ben Hutton. He is the sixth American with 300 or more wins, among 39 goaltenders with the distinction.
For Vegas, it was the second leg of a five-game journey.
Once captain of the Sabres, Jack Eichel often heard boos on his return to Buffalo.
Earlier Thursday, the Knights sent No. 1 goaltender Robin Lehner back to Las Vegas for further examinations with a lower-body injury.
Lehner is 2-2 since returning to the game. His overall record this season is 21-15-1.
Associated Press
Coyotes resist Leafs comeback to win in overtime
PHOTO DAN HAMILTON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Jakob Chychrun (6) and Travis Boyd (72) celebrate the winning goal in overtime.
Jakob Chychrun scored his second goal of the night in overtime to give the Arizona Coyotes a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Coyotes blew a 4-1 lead in the third period but held on for a fourth straight win.
Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and an assist, Travis Boyd and Christian Fischer completed the scoring for the Coyotes (18-35-4). Scott Wedgewood earned the win turning aside 34 shots.
Auston Matthews extended his lead atop the NHL scoring charts with the Leafs’ 44th goal of the season (37-16-5).
Alexander Kerfoot, a goal and an assist, Pierre Engvall and William Nylander also found the back of the net. Petr Mrazek, tottering in front of his net, yielded four times on 12 shots, which benched him midway through the second period.
Urgently recalled following an injury to number one goalkeeper Jack Campbell, Swede Erik Kallgren made seven saves in relief at Mrazek.
Chychrun netted the winning goal on receiving a pass from Matias Maccelli after Matthews felt he had been obstructed on his defensive back. The star player of the Maple Leafs did not hold back from garlanding the officials while the Coyotes celebrated their victory.
Trailing 4-1 after 40 minutes, the Maple Leafs began their comeback when Kerfoot scored his tenth of the season at 3:38 of the third period. Matthews then moved alone in front of the keeper to hit the target at 8:07.
Nylander put the finishing touches by creating the tie with ten seconds remaining on the clock. Three goals scored in an interval of 4: 39.
Coyotes winger Phil Kessel, who spent six seasons with the Toronto squad from 2009 to 2015, was on the roster. He arrived in Toronto earlier today after witnessing the birth of his first child.
The 34-year-old forward took to the ice on Thursday in the Coyotes’ resounding 9-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings to keep his streak of 957 games alive. He then boarded a private jet to return to his wife in Arizona.
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press
Late David Pastrnak goal leads Bruins to victory
PHOTO CHARLES KRUPA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Pastrnak
David Pastrnak had the game-winning goal at 19:42 in the third period and the Boston Bruins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Thursday.
Pastrnak had given his side a 3-2 lead late in the middle period, before a goal from Brandon Hagel (his second of the game).
Jack Ahcan scored his first NHL goal. The 24-year-old American hit the target with a wrist shot from the slot.
Charlie Coyle scored the other goal for the Bruins, who have lost just twice in 10 games.
Jeremy Swayman blocked 22 shots.
Alex DeBrincat scored in a fifth consecutive game.
Patrick Kane added an assist, registering a seventh point in two games.
Kevin Lankinen of the Hawks made 18 saves in the third period and 32 overall.
The Blackhawks will be the visitors in Ottawa on Saturday.
Doug Alden, Associated Press