Read reports from Saturday’s NHL games.
Updated yesterday at 11:36 p.m.
Anton Lundell scored twice as the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 on Sunday to sign a 10and consecutive gain.
Anthony Duclair, Sam Reinhart, Maxim Mamin and Gustav Forsling also scored for the Panthers, who tied a team record with a 22and away win in a single season.
Spencer Knight made 33 saves in a winning cause.
Pius Suter replied for the Red Wings, who allowed six or more goals for the 14th time this season. Alex Nedeljkovic also stopped 33 pucks.
Duclair opened the scoring at 5:02 of the second period, when his shot beat Nedeljkovic. It was his 31st goal of the campaign, a career high for the Quebecer.
Reinhart doubled the Panthers’ lead just 90 seconds later. He extended his streak to six games with at least one point. The locks were opened from there.
The Panthers have scored 317 goals this season, which is a team record and the highest total in the NHL in 2021-22.
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The Sabers have the upper hand over the Flyers
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Felix Sandstrom (32) and Anders Bjork (96)
Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson each scored twice as the Buffalo Sabers edged the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday to wipe out the weekend home-and-away series between the two clubs.
The Sabers won Saturday’s duel 4-3.
Anders Bjork also hit the target for the Sabres. Dustin Tokorski made 32 saves in the win. Thompson, a six-foot-seven center, scored his 35and and 36and fillets of the season.
Kevin Hayes, Noah Cates and Zack MacEwen scored for the Flyers. Felix Sandstrom has stopped 35 shots for the Flyers, who have lost their last five games.
For the Flyers, forward Cam Atkinson (lower body) and goaltender Carter Hart (lower body) each missed a third straight game. Hart is not expected to play again this season.
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Blues set team record with seven goals in one period
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The Blues opened the valves in the second period by scoring seven goals against the Predators.
The St. Louis Blues set a team record for most goals in one period and crushed the Nashville Predators 8-3 on Sunday.
The game was tied 1-1 after 20 minutes, but the Blues opened the floodgates in the second period by scoring seven goals against the Predators.
Calle Rosen and Jordan Kyrou both hit the target twice as Brayden Schenn, Nathan Walker and Vladimir Tarasenko added a goal for the Blues during that span.
Schenn had scored the first goal for the St. Louis squad, which posted a ninth straight victory. Jordan Binnington stopped 33 shots.
The Blues secured a playoff berth for the fourth straight year when they defeated the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.
Nick Cousins had a goal and an assist while Luke Kunin and Dante Fabbro both scored once for the Predators.
The Nashville roster entered Sunday the first of the two teams drafted in the Western Conference. This loss allowed the Dallas Stars to get ahead of her.
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Wild qualify for playoffs after win over Sharks
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Ryan Merkley (6) and Jared Spurgeon (46)
Jared Spurgeon scored his second goal of the game early in overtime as the Minnesota Wild advanced to the playoffs with a 5-4 win over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.
Dmitry Kulikov, Kevin Fiala and Matt Boldy also scored for the Wild, who will participate in the Spring Dance for a 12and times in their history. Marc-André Fleury made 26 saves in the win.
The Wild have 101 points, one shy of the St. Louis Blues, who sit second in the Central Division. The two teams are set to meet in the first round of the playoffs, but home ice advantage is yet to be determined.
Rudolfs Balcers, Matt Nieto, Noah Gregor and Nick Bonino hit the mark for the Sharks.
James Reimer has stopped 23 shots for the Sharks, who have lost their last 10 games.
The Wild will resume the collar Tuesday, in Montreal, to face the Canadian.
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Deprived of Auston Matthews, the Leafs defeat the Islanders
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Ryan Pulock (6) and William Nylander (88)
William Nylander and Mitchell Marner both scored and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday night, despite being without the services of Auston Matthews.
The Maple Leafs used the night to set team records for wins (50) and points (106) in a season.
Pierre Engvall and David Kampf also scored for the Torontonians. Jack Campbell blocked 28 pucks to add the win to his record.
Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey replied for the Islanders, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. Ilya Sorokin gave up three times in 36 throws.
Matthews, the goalscoring leader this season, missed the matchup through injury.
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Blue Jackets beaten 6-4 by Ducks
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Ryan Getzlaf (15) and John Gibson (36)
Troy Terry scored twice, Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-4 on Sunday.
Gerry Mayhew, Cam Fowler and Derek Grant also scored for the California outfit. John Gibson made 29 saves for the Ducks, who earned a point in their third straight game.
Jake Bean rattled the strings twice for the Blue Jackets while Sean Kuraly and Cole Sillinger did it once each. Jean-François Bérubé blocked 26 shots in the loss.
In addition to having to forego the services of Patrik Laine (upper body), the Blue Jackets saw defender Zach Werenski retired to the locker room in the first period due to an upper body injury.
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