Saturday in the NHL | Maple Leafs lose despite Mitch Marner’s performance

Mitch Marner picks up a point in a 19^e straight game

Mitch Marner broke the record for the longest point streak in Maple Leafs history with two goals, but the Toronto squad went down 4-3 in overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday .

Marner hit the target both shorthanded and advantaged.

Marner opened the scoring after accepting a pass from behind the net from David Kampf at 5:18 of the second period. The right-winger broke the Maple Leafs mark set by Darryl Sittler in 1977-78 and tied by Eddie Olczyk in 1989-90. The NHL record is 51 games and was set by Wayne Gretzky (1983-1984).

Alex Killorn played heroes in overtime. He scored from the right circle, 33 seconds after the face-off.

Vladislav Namestnikov, Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton hit the mark for the Lightning as Andrei Vasilevskiy made 36 saves.

Steven Stamkos extended his streak with at least one point to 10, thanks to an assist on Kucherov’s goal. Stamkos has five career 10-point streaks. Only Martin St. Louis (seven) and Kucherov (six) have more in club history.

Matt Murray stopped 29 shots in the loss while William Nylander also scored a goal.

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Blackhawks beat Rangers 5-2 to end eight-game losing streak

Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, Max Domi had two hits and the Chicago Blackhawks snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 5-2 on Saturday.

Reese Johnson and Taylor Raddysh also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the first time since Nov. 12 against the Anaheim Ducks.

Petr Mrazek made 21 saves in the first two periods, then Arvid Soderblom stopped five shots in the final period.

Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider have moved the ropes for the Rangers, who have lost five of their last six meetings and their last four home games. Artemi Panarin had two assists and Jaroslav Halak made 16 saves.

Kane, 34, leads the Blackhawks with 20 points this season. His assist on Raddysh’s power-play goal allowed him to reach the 1,200 NHL career point mark.

Allan Kreda, Associated Press

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy give victory to the Wild

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, propelling the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.

Kaprizov, Calen Addison and Joel Eriksson Ek each had a goal and an assist in regulation time for the Wild, which posted a fifth victory in its last six outings.

Connor Dewar and Kaprizov also hit the mark for the Wild, who have won their last 12 games against the Ducks. It’s the longest single-team winning streak in Wild history.

Filip Gustavsson stopped 29 shots for the Wild, who rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period. Kaprizov tied the game with 2:35 to go in the final period.

Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry each had a goal and an assist in regulation time for the Ducks. Zegras was the only Ducks player to score in the shootout.

Ryan Strome and Cam Fowler were the other scorers for the Ducks, who suffered a fifth straight loss. John Gibson made 4345 saves.

Brian Hall, Associated Press

Claude Giroux collects three points and the Senators beat the Sharks 5-2

Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist as he guided the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stützle and Thomas Chabot also moved the ropes for the Senators. Anton Forsberg stopped 35 shots.

Tomas Hertl scored a brace for the Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen made 34 saves.

The Senators won their second game in as many nights. They won an intense 3-2 overtime game against the New York Rangers on Friday. The Sharks hadn’t played since Wednesday, but the rest didn’t seem to do them any good.

The Senators scored their third power-play goal of the game at 5:18 of the third period. Mathieu Joseph set the table for Chabot, who made it 4-2 in favor of the home team.

The Senators’ last goal was the result of a peculiar streak. The Sharks screwed up a four-on-three power play, including a moment when Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic was out of stick. As the power play ended, Giroux was able to escape and beat Kahkonen with a slap shot.

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press

The Bruins remain perfect at home and defeat the Avalanche 5-1

David Pastrnak and Trent Frederic each scored two goals, Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots and the Boston Bruins improved to 14-0 at home this season by beating the Colorado Avalanche 5-1 on Saturday.

Jake DeBrusk scored his 100^e career NHL goal, making it 5-1 late in the third period, just 10 seconds after Frederic had given the Bruins a 4-1 lead.

Andrew Cogliano took advantage of a collision between two Bruins players to ruin Ullmark’s shutout in the third period.

Pavel Francouz made 34 saves for the Avalanche, which is without forwards Valeri Nichushkin, Evan Rodrigues, Darren Helm and Gabriel Landeskog and defensemen Bowen Byram and Kurtis MacDermid. During the first period, they also lost the services of winger Artturi Lehkonen.

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Kasperi Kapanen scores three goals as Penguins thrash Blues 6-2

Kasperi Kapanen scored a second career hat trick as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 6-2 on Saturday.

Bryan Rust had a goal and three assists, Jason Zucker had a goal and two assists, while Sidney Crosby also scored. Evgeni Malkin was credited with three assists.

Tristan Jarry stopped 26 shots in net for the Penguins, who have won seven of their last nine games.

Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for the Blues, who suffered a third loss in a row. Jordan Binnington allowed four goals on 17 shots before being forced out of his net in the first minute of the second period. Thomas Greiss stopped 19 relief shots.

The Blues were without striker Jordan Kyrou due to a virus. He leads the team with nine goals this season.

Dan Scifo, Associated Press

Jack Eichel shines in 4-1 win over Red Wings

Jack Eichel flashed the red light just over a minute into the game and the Vegas Golden Knights never trailed to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday.

Eichel has scored a point in 15 of his last 18 games.

Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist in the win. Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith also scored for the Golden Knights, who won only the second time in their last five games.

Adin Hill made 24 saves for his first victory in his last four starts.

Oskar Sundqvist scored his third goal in his last two games as Ville Husso stopped 21 shots for Detroit. The Wings lost in regulation for only the second time in eight games (4-2-2).

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The Devils win an 11^e away game on the road

Jack Hughes, Dawson Mercer and Fabian Zetterlund hit the target and the New Jersey Devils set a team record by signing their 11^e consecutive win on the road, thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Miles Wood added two assists for the Devils, who are one win shy of the NHL record for consecutive road wins.

The New Jersey squad lost their first game of the season on the road to the Flyers on Oct. 13 and haven’t lost on the road since. The next road game for the Devils is December 12, in New York, against the Rangers.

The Devils, who recently went on a 13-game winning streak, have won four of their last five meetings. Akira Schmid, who was playing his fifth game of the season and the 11^e in his career, made 31 saves to improve his record to 5-0.

Travis Konecny ​​and Lukas Sedlak have scored for the Flyers, who have lost 12 of their last 13 meetings. In the loss, Carter Hart stopped 15 shots.

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