Wednesday in the NHL | Buffalo snaps six-game losing streak with 5-1 win at Toronto

Tage Thompson scored a 23^and goal and the Buffalo Sabers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday, ending a six-game losing streak.

Jeff Skinner, Jacob Bryson, Victor Olofsson and Kyle Okposo also scored for the Sabers, while Dylan Cozens provided two assists.

Craig Anderson made 29 saves, only being beaten by Rasmus Sandin.

Petr Mrazek blocked 26 shots for the Leafs, who had won three straight.

There were 17,122 fans at Scotiabank Arena.

The place was given the green light for full houses the day before, following relaxations in Ontario.

The two clubs will also meet on March 13 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton for the Heritage Classic.

The Canadian Press

Kreider scores key power-play goal and New York beats St. Louis

Chris Kreider broke the deadlock midway through the third period and the New York Rangers defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-3 on Wednesday.

Kreider deflected a shot from Adam Fox on the power play, earning a 35^and goal this season.

Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists for Rangers, who had lost their last two games.

Alexis Lafrenière got a 13^and net, the first of the meeting.

Ryan Strome and Patrik Nemeth also scored for the New Yorkers.

Nemeth returned to the game after a three-game absence, in connection with the birth of his son.

Fox had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves.

For the Blues, David Perron scored a goal and an assist, as did Ryan O’Reilly. Ivan Barbashev also scored.

Ville Husso stopped 24 shots for St. Louis, which was looking for a fifth straight win.

Associated Press

The Stars score four goals in the second period and win 4-3 against the Kings

The Dallas Stars scored four goals in a crazy second period to come from behind to win 4-3 against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.

Ryan Suter and Alexander Radulov scored in the final minute of the second period to tip the odds in favor of the Stars. Luke Glendening and Jason Robertson scored the other goals as the hosts went 5-1-1 in their last seven meetings.

Jake Oettinger made 28 saves to sign a 15^and home win this season.

Radulov, who was competing in a 500^and career NHL game, scored his third goal of the season and his second in 40 games. The Russian striker had his best season in 2018-2019 when he netted 29 goals.

Kings rookie Arthur Kaliyev had his first two-goal game in the NHL. Phillip Danualt got the Kings’ other goal as Cal Petersen stopped 38 shots.

The Stars trailed 3-1 after Kaliyev’s two goals midway through the second period. That’s when they opened the machine.

In the last six minutes of the period, Robertson initially made it 3-2 by beating Petersen between the pads. Then, Suter tied the left point with 59 seconds on the clock and finally Radulov finished the job by jumping on a power-play throwback.

Associated Press