Read the reports of the games played Friday in the NHL.
Updated at 0:24
Tim Stutzle scored in the shootout and the Ottawa Senators beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Friday.
In the first round, Jack Roslovic and Drake Batherson missed their chances. In the second, Gustav Nyquist was stopped then Stutzle hit the mark with a sharp shot, after a clever trompe-l’oeil while wielding the stick.
Filip Gustavsson then sealed the win by frustrating Jakub Voracek with the glove.
Roslovic scored a 20and goal in the first period, but Brady Tkachuk created the deadlock with a 29and net, in the third twenty. Tkachuk leads the Senators with 61 points.
Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves for the Blue Jackets, who were losing a fourth straight game.
Gustavsson blocked 33 shots. He was also in charge when his team won in a shootout on Tuesday in Vancouver, 4-3.
The Senators will play again Saturday night at home, against the Montreal Canadiens.
The Canadian Press
The Wild win 6-3 against the Kraken
PHOTO NICK WOSIKA, USA TODAY SPORTS
Philipp Grubauer (31) and Nicolas Deslauriers (44)
Kirill Kaprizov and Kevin Fiala set team records in an easy 6-3 victory for the Minnesota Wild over the Seattle Kraken on Friday night.
With a goal and three assists, Kaprizov became the first player in Wild history to reach 100 points in a season.
Fiala has meanwhile participated in five goals for his team, a first in the history of the formation of Minnesota.
Joel Eriksson Ek had two goals and an assist as Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman and Nicolas Deslauriers also moved the ropes once for the Wild, who also set a record for wins (50) and points (107) in one season.
Marc-André Fleury overcame a gaffe early in the game and stopped 25 shots. He’s 7-1-0 since being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline.
Matthew Beniers, Daniel Sprong and Yanni Gourde provided the answer for the Kraken, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. Philipp Grubauer saved 29 pucks.
Beniers became the first NHL rookie to start his career with at least one point in five straight games since New Jersey Devils defenseman Ty Smith, Jan. 14-24, 2021.
Mike Cook, Associated Press
Hat trick for Kane in 6-3 Avalanche win
PHOTO PERRY NELSON, USA TODAY SPORTS
Evander Kane (91)
Evander Kane recorded a hat trick and added an assist to guide the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
Evan Bouchard, Kailer Yamamoto and Kris Russell also scored for the Oilers, who secured their Western Conference playoff berth.
Connor McDavid, the NHL’s leading scorer, has assisted in three goals for Alberta, who have won their last four outings and are 12-0-1 in their last 13 home games.
Valeri Nichushkin had two goals and Nathan MacKinnon had one for the Avalanche, who sit atop the Western Conference.
Mike Smith blocked 34 shots in front of the net for the Oilers while Darcy Kuemper allowed five goals on 26 shots for the Avalanche.
The Colorado team suffered a third straight loss and only lost for the second time this season when they lead after one period.
Shane Jones, The Canadian Press