Saturday in the NHL | A 10th straight win for the Rangers

Alexis Lafrenière scores in another Rangers victory

Alexis Lafrenière scored a third goal in two games and the New York Rangers earned a 10^e straight victory on Saturday, inflicting a 2-1 loss on the Philadelphia Flyers.

Lafrenière scored a 17^e net this season at 11:57 in the second period, with a wrist shot from the right circle.

Vincent Trocheck had made a breakthrough in the opposing zone, before passing it back to the Quebecer.

Tyson Foerster tied the score early in the third period, but Matt Rempe scored the decisive goal less than four minutes later.

It was a first NHL goal for Rempe, the Rangers’ sixth-round pick in 2020.

The 21-year-old Albertan deflected a Braden Schneider shot.

Igor Shesterkin blocked 39 shots for the Rangers. They will play their next match on Sunday evening in Columbus.

Samuel Ersson made 22 saves for the Flyers. The latter will play in Pittsburgh on Sunday, starting at 3:30 p.m.

The Canadian Press

Alex DeBrincat shines in Wings victory

Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and added an assist and the Detroit Red Wings scored three times in the first six minutes of play to defeat the St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Saturday.

Patrick Kane extended his streak with at least one point to seven games with a goal and an assist in this fourth consecutive victory for the Red Wings. Michael Rasmussen also had a goal and an assist.

Robby Fabbri and JT Compher were the other scorers for the Red Wings. Alex Lyon made 22 saves.

Playing his second game in the National Hockey League, Quebecer Zachary Bolduc scored his first career goal on his 21^e birthday, in defeat.

Selected at 17^e rank in the 2021 NHL draft, the former Quebec Remparts threaded the needle at 12:28 of the second period. Brandon Saad prepared the game.

After achieving a shutout against the New York Islanders on Thursday, Jordan Binnington was replaced by Joel Hofer in front of the Blues cage after the first period. The first gave up four times on 14 shots, while the second blocked 18 of the 20 pucks directed towards him.

Dana Gauruder, Associated Press

The Lightning are back on track with a win against the Islanders, 4-2

Nikita Kucherov got a 37^e goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended a three-game losing streak on Saturday, winning 4-2 at the expense of the New York Islanders.

The circuit’s leading scorer made the score 2-0 at the start of the first period, with a slap shot from the blue line.

The goal came 1:22 after Nick Paul’s success.

Brayden Point hit the mark on the power play in the middle period. Luke Glendening completed in an empty net.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 32 saves, only giving in to Anders Lee and Brock Nelson in the third period.

Ilya Sorokin blocked 19 shots for the Islanders, whose record is 1-3-2 since February 10.

The Canadian Press

Forsling scores in overtime and the Panthers win 3-2 against the Capitals

Defenseman Gustav Forsling scored at 3:41 in overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.

It was the 1400^e Alexander Ovechkin’s career match.

Capitals captain became 41^e player in history to reach this plateau and the 10^e to do it with just one team. He is the second active player with 1,400 games under his belt, along with Dallas Stars defenseman Ryan Suter.

Carter Verhaeghe tied the game for the Panthers on the power play with 3:30 left in regulation.

Nick Cousins ​​also hit the target for the Panthers. Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves.

It was Cousins’ first goal since November 6, a 34-game drought.

Sonny Milano and Tom Wilson scored for the Capitals and Charlie Lindgren blocked 26 shots.

Pierrick Dubé played his first NHL game for the Capitals, becoming the 13th^e native player from France to play in the league.

Colby Guy, Associated Press

Bertuzzi’s hat trick in Maple Leafs’ 4-3 win over Avalanche

Tyler Bertuzzi scored a hat trick including the game-winning power play goal with 2:51 left in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Saturday.

The Maple Leafs have won their last seven games.

Bertuzzi scored his third career hat trick on his 29th^e birthday.

Mikko Rantanen was punished for sending the puck off the ice, and during the power play, William Nylander passed the puck to Bertuzzi, who beat Alexandar Georgiev.

Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves for the Maple Leafs.

This is the Maple Leafs’ fourth hat trick in February. Only four teams have recorded four trebles in the same month in the last 25 years.

The others are the Jets (November 2018), Blue Jackets (March 2018) and Kings (November 2005).

Mitchell Marner scored and added an assist in the win.

Nathan MacKinnon had three assists for the Avalanche, whose scorers were Artturi Lehkonen, Andrew Cogliano and Rantanen.

Georgiev stopped 26 pucks.

Defenseman Cale Makar had an assist to end a seven-game point drought.

Pat Graham, Associated Press

Senators win 4-3 against Golden Knights in shootout

Tim Stutzle scored the game-winning goal in a shootout and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday night.

Josh Norris, Thomas Chabot and Drake Batherson scored for the Senators in regulation. Anton Forsberg stopped 26 shots.

Chabot has found the back of the net in his last three games.

Jonathan Marchessault and Chandler Stephenson, twice, hit the target in the defeat. Logan Thompson stopped 30 pucks.

The Golden Knights have lost their last three games as they begin a five-game trip to the East.

Norris redirected Chabot’s point shot at 5:48 of play in the third period to give the Senators a 3-2 lead.

The Knights pulled Thompson in favor of an extra attacker and Stephenson scored his second goal of the game with 1:15 left in regulation.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press

Brock Boeser gives the Canucks victory in overtime against the Bruins

Brock Boeser scored at 1:34 in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks won a clash of titans on Saturday, winning 3-2 against the Boston Bruins.

Boeser completed a double with his 33^e goal of the season.

He also hit the mark in the middle of the third period.

Filip Hronek was the other scorer for the Canucks, who stopped a four-game losing streak.

Thatcher Demko made 20 saves, being thwarted by Jesper Boqvist and British Columbian Danton Heinen.

Vancouver leads the league with a record of 38-16-6, for 82 points.

Jeremy Swayman blocked 36 shots for the Bruins, who have 81 points (34-12-13).

It was a third NHL game but a first at home for Arshdeep Bains of the Canucks, also from British Columbia.

The Bruins will visit the Seattle Kraken on Monday.

The Canucks will play again Tuesday at home, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Canadian Press

The Stars return to winning ways by beating the Hurricanes 2-1

Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston found the back of the net for the Dallas Stars, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night.

Jake Oettinger stopped 20 shots for the Stars, who ended a four-game losing streak. Miro Heiskanen had an assist on both of his team’s goals.

Sebastian Aho scored the Hurricanes’ goal and Pyotr Kochetkov blocked 14 shots.

Robertson scored his 19^e goal of the campaign by recovering the puck after a first shot that had been blocked.

Before the striker’s goal, Kochetkov was on a streak of more than 160 minutes without allowing a goal at home.

Aho sped off alone to score at the start of the second period and register his 22^e campaign net, a team high.

Logan Stankoven made his NHL debut for the Stars, two days shy of his 21st birthday.

Bob Sutton, Associated Press