Thursday in the NHL | Penguins beat Lightning 4-2

Goaltender Tristan Jarry scores into an empty net in Penguins victory

Goaltender Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and finished the night with 39 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night in Tampa Bay.

Jarry stopped a punt and sent the puck to the other end of the ice, into the opponent’s net, with 1:08 remaining in regulation. It was a first goal for a goalie in Penguins history.

Jeff Carter scored the winning goal in the third period. Sidney Crosby and Drew O’Connor also scored for the Penguins.

Steven Stamkos and Tanner Jeannot scored for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov had two assists and tied his career-best point streak at eight. Andrei Vasilevskiy blocked 25 shots.

The Penguins were down 2-0 when Crosby closed the gap. O’Connor, who competed in a 100^e career game, tied the game with 36 seconds left in the second period.

Carter gave the Penguins the lead by ending an 18-game scoring drought.

Mark Didtler, Associated Press

Bruins win 3-0 against Sharks

Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the San Jose Sharks 3-0 on Thursday.

Danton Heinen and Jake DeBrusk also scored. Jeremy Swayman, who was removed from the game Monday in a 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, stopped all 28 pucks aimed at him to record his second shutout of the season.

David Pastrnak had two assists and the Bruins defeated the Sharks, who are last in the NHL standings, for a 13^e times in a row.

Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 32 pucks for the Sharks, who had won their last two outings.

After both teams missed power play opportunities in the first period, Heinen opened the scoring 1:38 into the second period. DeBrusk then doubled his team’s lead by thwarting Blackwood with a few feints before the end of the middle period.

The Sharks took advantage of a five-on-three sequence before the second intermission without managing to close the gap. Zacha didn’t miss his chance on a power play in the third.

The Sharks are 0-10-0 on the road this season.

Brendan McGair, Associated Press

Red Wings beat Blackhawks 5-1

JT Compher and Robby Fabbri both scored twice to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Thursday.

The Blackhawks lost for the seventh time in nine games. Connor Bedard set up Lukas Reichel’s tying goal early in the first period. Bedard thus brought his total points to 18 in 21 games.

Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who have won four of their last five games. Petr Mrazek made 24 saves.

Compher found the back of the net shorthanded 2:29 into the first period. Reichel tied the game with his second goal of the season next.

The Red Wings gave themselves two goals in the second period when defender Ben Chiarot found the back of the net. Compher then scored on the power play to make it 4-1.

Fabbri completed the scoring with another power play goal, midway through the third period.

Larry Lage, Associated Press

Hughes brothers lead Devils to victory over Flyers

Luke Hughes scored just 28 seconds into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday.

Alexander Holtz, Jack Hughes and Tyler Toffoli scored for the Devils in regulation.

The Devils took a 3-1 lead early in the third period when Toffoli scored on the power play. Jack Hughes collected his 20^e assist on the goal.

However, the Flyers scored two goals in the last five minutes of regulation time to force overtime.

With five minutes remaining, Sean Walker cut the lead to 3-2 with his fourth goal of the campaign. Tyson Foerster tied the game with 50.9 seconds on the clock.

The Flyers were 0-10-1 when the opponent scored the first goal of the game.

The Flyers fired 23 shots at Akira Schmid in the second period, while Morgan Frost scored his third goal of the season. Schmid finished the game with 44 saves.

For the Flyers, Carter Hart stopped 31 pucks.

Dan Gelston, Associated Press

Maple Leafs defeat Kraken 4-3 in shootout

Mitch Marner scored the decisive shootout goal after scoring his second career hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-3 even though they blew a two-goal lead against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday .

Wearing a full face protector after taking a puck to the jaw Tuesday against the Florida Panthers, Marner ended an eight-game goalless streak.

Auston Matthews also made a move during the shootout and collected two assists.

Joseph Woll made 37 saves for the Maple Leafs, who improved to 12-6-3.

Jared McCann scored two goals for the Kraken. Eeli Tolvanen added a goal and Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 pucks.

Without a point in his last three outings, Marner was the center of attention due to his play below expectations — along with Matthews — on the Maple Leafs’ top line.

Head coach Sheldon Keefe split the duo before a 2-1 shootout victory Tuesday against the Panthers, looking to create a spark.

This was the case on Thursday. Marner scored his first hat-trick since February 26, 2022 against the Detroit Red Wings.

Devils forward Samuel Laberge played his first NHL game. The Quebecer finished the game with four minutes of ice time.

Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press

Schenn and Neighbors help Blues defeat Sabers 6-4

Brayden Schenn and Jake Neighbors both scored twice as the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabers 6-4 on Thursday night.

Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who have won four of their last six games.

Jordan Binnington finished the game with 41 saves in the victory.

Rasmus Dahlin, Peyton Krebs and Zach Benson each scored a goal and had an assist for the Sabres. JJ Peterka also made the red light shine, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 14 pucks.

The Sabers outshot them 45-20, but couldn’t win against a team against whom they are 1-8-2 in their last 11 meetings.

Hayes scored his fifth goal of the season at 13:04 of the second period to give the Blues a 4-3 lead.

The Blues led 3-1 in the first period despite a 15-8 domination on shots by the Sabres.

Saad opened the scoring after just 68 seconds of action in the match. It was his fifth goal of the campaign, having not scored in his last 11 games.

Benson hit the target with his second goal of the season at 6:10 of the second period.

Joe Harris, Associated Press

Oilers defeat Jets 3-1

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play with 2:13 remaining in the third period to break a tie and help the Edmonton Oilers extend their streak to four wins with a 3-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.

Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse tied the game at 1-1 with 6:49 left in the third period with a shot from the blue line that hit Connor Hellebuyck’s glove before ending up in the back of the net.

Ryan McLeod then scored his first goal of the campaign in an empty cage.

Stuart Skinner stopped 25 pucks for the Oilers, who are 9-12-1 this season.

Cole Perfetti opened the scoring in the first period during a power play sequence for the Jets, who are in the midst of their first three-game losing streak this season.

Hellebuyck blocked 36 of the 38 shots he faced.

After missing 18 games due to a knee ligament injury, Gabe Vilardi was back in the Jets lineup. He played on the first line alongside Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele.

Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard collected a point in an eighth straight game after getting an assist on Draisaitl’s net.

Judy Owen, The Canadian Press