Read reports from Saturday’s NHL games.
Posted at 10:42 p.m.
Updated at 11:15 p.m.
Igor Shesterkin had his second straight shutout – his third in a row on Tuesday, as the New York Rangers defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-0.
Shesterkin made 31 saves, three days after stopping 20 shots against the Red Wings.
He closed the door 13 times in the third period en route to his sixth shutout of the campaign. The other shutout in the streak came from Philadelphia’s Alexander Georgiev.
Ryan Strome scored twice and Adam Fox added an 11and net. Eric Comrie stopped 31 shots.
Beaten for the third time in a row, the Jets have been officially ruled out of the playoff race.
Mika Zibanejad set a personal high with a 50and pass.
Section co-leaders, the New Yorkers achieved a fifth season of at least 50 victories, a first since 2014-15.
Allan Kreda, Associated Press
Maple Leafs defeat Flyers 5-2
PHOTO NATHAN DENETTE, THE CANADIAN PRESS
Noah Cates (49) and Jason Spezza (19)
William Nylander set a personal career high with his 32and goal of the campaign, Jack Campbell blocked 36 shots to earn a 30and victory this season and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Timothy Liljegren, Jason Spezza, David Kampf and Ilya Mikheyev, in an empty net, also hit the target for the Maple Leafs (51-20-6). Nylander and Mikheyev added an assist each.
James van Riemsdyk and Ronnie Attard replied for the Flyers (23-43-11). Travis Konecny assisted in both Flyers goals and goaltender Martin Jones made 24 saves.
Auston Matthews, who leads the NHL with 58 goals and is trying to become the first player since the 2011-2012 season to hit the 60-goal mark, missed a second straight game for the Maple Leafs with an unspecified injury .
The Maple Leafs took the lead at 1:35 of the middle period. Alexander Kerfoot picked up a loose puck in the Flyers’ area before driving the puck to the front of the net where Liljegren was able to score his fifth goal of the season, thanks to a shot to the top.
Van Riemsdyk, a former Maple Leafs, tied the score with his 21and of the season at 8:07 of the second period.
Nylander broke the tie about five minutes later on the power play following a pass from Mitch Marner.
Jason Spezza made it 3-1 at 19:35 of the second period.
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press
The Red Wings have the upper hand over the Lightning
PHOTO KIM KLEMENT, USA TODAY SPORTS
Lucas Raymond (23) is congratulated by his teammates after beating goalkeeper Andrei Vasilevskiy (88)
Jakub Vrana had two goals as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Tuesday.
Vrana broke the tie 3-3 at 5:09 in the third period. The result of a breakaway, after he took the disc away from Mikhail Sergachev.
Detroit finally managed to win against Andrei Vasilevskiy, after 13 victories for the Russian goalkeeper.
Lucas Raymond and Oskar Sundqvist were the other scorers for the Red Wings, who had lost their last two games.
Thomas Greiss stopped 38 shots, being beaten twice by Ross Colton, and also by Nikita Kucherov. The latter is one point off the 600 mark.
Captain Steven Stamkos took part in every goal for his clan. He and Martin St-Louis lead Lightning history with 953 points.
Vasilevskiy blocked 28 shots. He had his sixth straight start without a win; his last victory dates back to April 1.
Tampa Bay will host Toronto on Thursday.
Erik Erlendsson, Associated Press
Panthers beat Islanders in overtime
PHOTO FRANK FRANKLIN II, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ilya Sorokin (30) lets slip the puck thrown by Aleksander Barkov
Aleksander Barkov scored a hat trick as the Florida Panthers won 3-2 in overtime against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, winning an 11and consecutive match.
Barkov scored a third career hat-trick for the Panthers, who will host Detroit on Thursday.
In overtime, Barkov was quicker than Kyle Palmieri and scored from the backhand 20 seconds after the game restarted.
The Panthers captain tallied a 37and goal, a personal high. Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists and Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Sebastion Aho fought back for the Islanders. Making his fifth straight start, Ilya Sorokin stopped 39 shots.
Before the game, the Islanders paid a video tribute to Hall of Famer Mike Bossy, in addition to holding a moment of silence.
The four-time Stanley Cup winner died April 15 at age 65 after battling lung cancer.
The Islanders’ 1977 first-round pick, Bossy had 573 goals, ranking 22and in the history of the NHL in this regard.
Only two players reached the 500-goal mark faster, Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky.
A member of seven all-star teams, Bossy had his number 22 retired by the Islanders in 1992.
Scott Charles, Associated Press