Sunday in the NHL | The Hurricanes claim a fifth consecutive victory, this time against the Oilers

Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Sebastian Aho also flashed the red light and the Carolina Hurricanes posted their fifth straight win, this time beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Sunday.

Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Sebastian Aho also flashed the red light and the Carolina Hurricanes posted their fifth straight win, this time beating the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Sunday.

The day after his first career hat trick, Derek Ryan hit the target again for the Oilers. Mike Smith stopped 27 shots for the Oilers, but lost for the third straight game.

The Oilers scored at least three goals in their last eight games before facing the Hurricanes, who limited them to six shots in the third period.

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The Stars beat the Sabers

Michael Raffl scored twice to end a 16-game netless drought and led the Dallas Stars to a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabers on Sunday.

Raffl was the first to flash the red light when he beat Craig Anderson in the first period. He hit his 560^and career game and for the first time since January 6.

Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov also rocked the ropes for the Stars, who continued their good run of the last nine games (6-2-1). Jake Oettinger stopped 38 shots to sign the victory.

Tage Thompson and Cody Eakin hit the mark for the Sabres, who have lost their last six games. Anderson stopped 27 shots.

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Blues blank Blackhawks 4-0

Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and David Perron all scored in the second period as the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Sunday.

Perron drove the final nail in the coffin early in the third period to allow the Blues (32-14-6) to get their hands on a fourth straight win.

Brayden Schenn had two assists for the Blues. Jordan Binnington stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season.

Marc-André Fleury made 31 saves for the Blackhawks. Derek King’s squad (19-27-8) lost a fourth of their last five outings.

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Crosby gives Penguins victory

Sidney Crosby scored with 2:14 left in the third period as the Pittsburgh Penguins upset the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Sunday night and solidify their hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Chad Ruhwedel rounded out the scoring and Bryan Rust had two assists in the Penguins’ second straight victory. Casey DeSmith blocked 32 shots to maintain a clean record at 3-0 against the Jackets.

This gain allows the Penguins to move a little further away from the New York Rangers who follow them three points behind in third place in the Metropolitan.

Oliver Bjorkstrand and Jack Roslovic scored for the Blue Jackets, who suffered a second loss in a row. Elvis Merzlikins blocked 37 shots.

Bjorkstrand started the Jackets ahead with a one-timer at 4:44 of the first period. This goal was his 100^and career in the National Hockey League.

Ruhwedel tied everyone up at the very end of the period by surprising Merzlikins out of position.

Roslovic restored the lead to the hosts midway through the second period, but the Penguins saved the best for last.

Malkin first tied the game by extending his streak to five games with at least one point. He took advantage of a power play to complete a tic-tac-toe initiated by Jake Guentzel and Rust at 11:54 of the third period. Then, Crosby gave the victory to his team by rushing to the net to recover a loose puck and slide it into a net abandoned by Merzlikins.

The latter tried to intervene to prevent Crosby from deflecting a shot out of his reserved area. The two players made contact and Merzlikins found himself on the ice as Crosby pushed the puck into the net. The play was reviewed and the goal was awarded.

Nicole Kraft, Associated Press

Rangers lose 5-2 to Canucks

Thatcher Demko stopped 31 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Sunday to kick off their four-game road streak.

Matthew Highmore and Tyler Myers each had a goal and an assist for the Canucks. Tanner Pearson, Juho Lammikko and Elias Pettersson also scored for Bruce Boudreau’s troupe.

JT Miller, who is at the center of several trade rumors as the trade deadline approaches, picked up two assists.

Ryan Strome and Alexis Lafrenière rattled off the third period for the Rangers, who lost their second game in as many days. They went down 1-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Alexandrar Georgiev started his first game since Jan. 27 and made 29 saves in the loss.

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