Thursday in the NHL | An eighth victory in a row for the Kraken

The Kraken has a 4-1 advantage over the Capitals

Joey Daccord made 25 saves and the Seattle Kraken signed their eighth straight victory by defeating the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Thursday.

Tye Kartye scored his first goal since December 14. Alex Wennberg, Justin Schultz and Adam Larsson were the other scorers for the Kraken, who tied their longest winning streak in their third season in the National Hockey League.

The Kraken has not suffered a defeat in regulation time in its last 12 games (10-0-2).

In his first full season in the NHL, Daccord improved his record to 7-0-0 in his last eight games with a goals against average of 1.14 and a save percentage of .966.

Max Pacioretty scored his first goal of the season for the Capitals, who suffered a seventh loss in nine games. The former Montreal Canadiens captain was playing a third game this season after being sidelined for almost a full year due to a torn Achilles tendon.

Alexander Ovechkin collected an assist on Pacioretty’s goal.

Darcy Kuemper gave up four times on 23 shots.

Stephen Whyno, Associated Press

The Panthers win a 9^e match in a row

Sam Reinhart scored a backhand goal with less than a second remaining in overtime and the Florida Panthers came from behind to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Thursday to extend their winning streak to nine .

Reinhart took advantage of a numerical advantage thanks to a penalty awarded to Adrian Kempe to reach the plateau of 30 goals since the start of the season.

Matthew Tkachuk tied the game with 2:18 left in the third period. He scored in a fifth consecutive game.

Sam Bennett also lit the red light for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves and had an assist on Reinhart’s winning goal.

Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty found the back of the net for the Kings, who have lost their last seven games, including four in tiebreakers. Cam Talbot stopped 35 pucks.

The Panthers’ nine-game winning streak is the third longest in team history. They had won 13 consecutive games at the end of the 2021-22 season.

Colby Guy, Associated Press

Nine consecutive wins for the Oilers

Darnell Nurse scored in overtime for the Edmonton Oilers, who tied a team mark with their ninth straight victory by defeating the Red Wings 3-2 on Thursday.

The Oilers, who also won nine consecutive games in 2001 and at the end of last season, will be able to set a new organization record when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Connor McDavid tied the game midway through the third period and Zach Hyman gave the visitors the lead, but Calvin Pickard was unable to block Olli Maatta’s shot from a tight angle a few minutes later. late.

McDavid thus extended his streak to nine games with at least one point. He has now collected 906 career points, which places him tied for fourth in team history along with Glenn Anderson.

Pickard was starting his sixth game this season in front of the Oilers cage and made 15 saves.

Andrew Copp scored the other goal for the Red Wings, who had won their previous three games. Alex Lyon blocked 44 pucks in the loss.

Larry Lage, Associated Press

Hurricanes win 6-3 against Ducks

Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists on Thursday, helping the Carolina Hurricanes win 6-3 against the Anaheim Ducks.

Brady Skjei, Jordan Martinook, Andrei Svechnikov, Stefan Noesen and Jack Drury had the other Hurricanes goals.

The Hurricanes have won six of their last games. The setback in the sequence was suffered in a shootout.

Isaac Lundestrom, Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome answered back for the Ducks.

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Sabers win 5-3 against Senators

Tage Thompson scored two goals and the Buffalo Sabers defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday.

Thompson scored his two unanswered goals in the first period to give the Sabres, who have won three of their last four games, a 3-1 lead.

JJ Peterka, Peyton Krebs and Dylan Cozens also found the back of the net. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves.

Claude Giroux also scored a double in a losing cause. Vladimir Tarasenko was the other scorer for the Senators, who suffered a fifth straight defeat, all on the road.

Joonas Korpisalo blocked 21 pucks after replacing Anton Forsberg in goal for the Senators. Forsberg stopped six of seven shots fired in his direction, but was injured late in the first period. He needed help to get off the icy surface.

The Senators will begin a four-game homestand by hosting the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

Mark Ludwiczak, Associated Press

The Lightning wins in overtime against the Devils

Darren Raddysh scored at 1:52 in overtime on Thursday, giving the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

Nikita Kucherov provided two assists, leading the NHL with 69 points this season.

Luke Glendening (twice) and Brayden Point also scored for the Lightning.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots, being beaten by Dawson Mercer, Jesper Bratt and Nathan Bastian.

Vitek Vanecek made 16 saves in a losing cause.

Jon Cooper got a 501^e gain in the National League, joining Pat Burns at 27^e rank in history among coaches.

Mark Didtler, Associated Press

Barzal decides in overtime for the Islanders

Mathew Barzal scored just 21 seconds into overtime, scoring his fourth point of the game, and the New York Islanders came from behind to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday.

Barzal completed a comeback for his team with his 12^e goal of the season after collecting assists on the goals of teammates Kyle Palmieri, Alexander Romanov and Bo Horvat.

Defenseman Noah Dobson also contributed three goals for the Islanders, who erased a two-goal deficit to win. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves.

Auston Matthews scored twice for the Maple Leafs. He has now scored 33 goals this season, a high in the National Hockey League.

Bobby McMann was the other scorer for the Canadian team. Martin Jones blocked 26 pucks.

Allan Kreda, Associated Press

Pettersson gives Canucks victory

Elias Pettersson converted a breakaway in overtime and the Vancouver Canucks won their fourth straight game on Thursday, inflicting a 4-3 loss on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Pettersson took Filip Hronek’s pass and completed a double at 3:05 of the overtime period.

He finished the night with 22 goals this season, including seven in four games.

Brock Boeser also scored twice for the Canucks.

JT Miller had three assists, giving him eight points in his last four games.

The Canucks will play again Saturday in Buffalo. They will complete a seven-game trip Monday in Columbus.

Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, being thwarted twice by Sidney Crosby and also by Marcus Pettersson.

With 574 career goals, Crosby passed Mike Bossy at 22^e rank of history in this chapter.

Dan Scifo, Associated Press

The Jets win 2-1 against the Blackhawks

Nikolaj Ehlers scored with 1:05 left in the game and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Thursday.

It was an eighth victory in a row and a 14^e consecutive game with at least one point for the Jets. Both sequences are team records.

Gabe Vilardi tied the game with 3:29 left in the third. Adam Lowry had assists on both goals and Laurent Brossoit made 20 saves.

Connor Murphy was the only scorer for the Blackhawks, who must make do without young star Connor Bedard, who had jaw surgery on Wednesday.

Ehlers fooled Petr Mrazek with a wrist shot, obtaining at least a point in a sixth straight game. The Czech goalie stopped 26 pucks in front of the Red Wings cage.

The Jets have allowed three or fewer goals in a 31^e consecutive part.

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The Blues win 5-2 against the Rangers

Jordan Kyrou scored his third career hat trick, Jordan Binnington made 40 saves and the St. Louis Blues defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday.

Kyrou scored triples on December 19, 2022 against the Canucks in Vancouver, then on March 11 against the Blue Jackets in Columbus.

Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich also found the back of the net for the Blues, who are 8-4-0 since Drew Bannister replaced head coach Craig Berube.

Buchnevich and Robert Thomas each added two assists to their record.

Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck responded for the Rangers, who lost a third straight game for the first time this season. They have won only two of their last seven meetings.

Binnington has had a good time since Christmas as he won his third straight game and hasn’t allowed more than two goals in his last four starts.

Igor Shesterkin, for his part, gave in four times out of the 19 shots fired towards him in front of the Rangers cage.

Warren Mayes, Associated Press

The Flames have the upper hand 6-2 against the Coyotes

Yegor Sharangovich scored two of his three goals in the third period and the Calgary Flames defeated the Arizona Coyotes 6-2 on Thursday.

Sharangovich scored his second career hat trick. He has five goals in his last two games.

Mikael Backlund, Rasmus Andersson and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, all in the first period. Coleman also collected two assists.

Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves to help the Flames win their fifth game in their last seven.

Lawson Crouse and Clayton Keller found the back of the net for the Coyotes, who suffered their fourth loss in five outings.

Karel Vejmelka conceded four goals in 13:58 of play while facing 12 shots. He was replaced by Connor Ingram, who stopped 16 of the 18 pucks aimed his way.

Jack Magruder, Associated Press