By Field Level Media
Nov 06 (Field Level Media) – Jesper Bratt scored a breakaway goal in overtime to overcome a late collapse by the New Jersey Devils, instead sending them to a 5-4 victory Thursday night against the visiting St. Louis Blues.
Bratt, who also had an assist, beat Jordan Binnington at the 1:26 mark after Dougie Hamilton broke up a scoring chance near the Devils’ net. It was Bratt’s third goal and Hamilton’s seventh assist of the season. New Jersey won its third straight and for the seventh time in eight games, but only after blowing a 4-1 lead late in the third period.
Anthony Mantha had two goals and an assist, and Luke Hughes added a goal and an assist for New Jersey, which has also won six straight at home. Jack Hughes and Brett Pesce each added two assists.
Mason McTavish, Philip Broberg and Dalibor Dvorsky scored in the third period to tie the score for the Blues, who fell for the fourth time in six games. McTavish and Broberg also had an assist apiece.
Canadiens 5, Mammoth 4 (OT)
Cole Caufield scored 30 seconds into overtime as Montreal defeated visiting Utah.
Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists after missing the past six games with a hand injury for the Canadiens, who are on a nine-game point streak (7-0-2). Montreal’s Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist, Arber Xhekaj and Adam Engstrom also scored, and Jakub Dobes made 16 saves.
Logan Cooley recorded his second hat trick in a week and added an assist while Nick Schmaltz finished with a goal and two assists for the Mammoth, who have lost two of their past three games (1-1-1). Sebastian Cossa turned away 30 shots.
Predators 3, Avalanche 2 (OT)
Steven Stamkos scored a power-play goal 2:18 into overtime, lifting Nashville over Colorado in Denver.
Vitali Pinchuk scored his first NHL goal, Ross Colton also scored and Ryan O’Reilly had two assists. Justus Annunen turned away 30 shots as the Predators earned their third win in a row overall.
It was the 247th career power-play goal for Stamkos, which ties Luc Robitaille for fifth on the NHL all-time list. Stamkos topped Phil Esposito, who had 246. Parker Kelly and Jaden Schwartz had goals and Blackwood made 22 saves for Colorado, which extended its home point streak to six games (4-0-2).
Blue Jackets 2, Stars 1 (SO)
Cam Talbot made 27 saves and Columbus recorded the only two goals of a shootout for a win over visiting Dallas.
Columbus trailed until Zach Werenski’s equalizer 16:46 into the third period. The goaltending duel between Talbot and Casey DeSmith continued through overtime and into the shootout, where Talbot stopped the only on-target Stars shot.
Valeri Nichushkin and Kent Johnson each scored in the shootout, improving Columbus’ record to 5-0 in games decided beyond regulation time this season. Mikko Rantanen scored Dallas’ lone goal. DeSmith stopped 29 of 30 shots in regulation and in overtime.
Ducks 5, Oilers 4
Pavel Mintyukov and Beckett Sennecke each scored twice and added an assist to lead visiting Anaheim to a win over Edmonton.
The Ducks’ Cutter Gauthier scored his ninth goal in the past four games, including his seventh on the power play, and added an assist. Leo Carlsson contributed two assists, and Laurent Brossoit made 23 saves in his third consecutive start since taking over the No. 1 goaltending duties.
Connor McDavid had a short-handed goal and three assists to extend his season- opening point streak to 17 games (10 goals, 34 assists). Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an assist and Matt Tomkins made 16 saves for the Oilers, who entered the game on a five-game point streak (3-0-2).
Golden Knights 2, Red Wings 1
Rookie Trevor Connelly scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:42 remaining in regulation as Vegas rallied for a victory at Detroit.
Braeden Bowman also tallied for Vegas, which defeated the Red Wings for the fourth consecutive time. Carter Hart made 25 saves as the Golden Knights improved to 2-0-1 on their four-game Eastern road trip.
Anton Johansson scored and Daniil Tarasov stopped 32 of 34 shots for the Red Wings, who lost for the third time in four games.
Hurricanes 5, Islanders 3
William Carrier scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:08 remaining in the third period for Carolina, which squandered a pair of leads before beating New York Elmont, N.Y.
The Hurricanes blew leads of 2-0 and 3-2 before winning for the fifth time in six games (5-1-0). Logan Stankoven and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored early, and Svechnikov added a goal in the second for Carolina, which leads the NHL with 13 wins and 28 points. Jalen Chatfield added an empty-net goal with 49.3 seconds remaining.
Carolina goaltender Brandon Bussi made 24 saves, including a point-blank stop of Bo Horvat seconds before Chatfield’s goal. Mitchell Chaffee, Brayden Schenn and Victor Eklund scored in the second period for the Islanders, who have lost two straight. Goaltender Semyon Varlamov recorded 34 saves.
Rangers 3, Flyers 2
Pavel Dorofeyev scored a tying power-play goal with 6:08 remaining in the third period, and Tye Kartye netted the go-ahead goal 89 seconds later as host New York rallied for a victory over Philadelphia Flyers.
Gabe Perreault also scored 4:39 into the first period as the Rangers beat the Flyers for the 12th time in their past 16 meetings (12-3-1). Adam Fox set up both third-period goals, and New York rookie goaltender Dylan Garand made 23 saves in his 12th straight appearance.
Simon Benoit and Noel Acciari scored 1:59 apart in the second period, but the Flyers dropped to 1-6-1 on the road this season and fell to 4-4-1 since their season-opening nine-game losing streak. Goaltender Joseph Woll made 25 saves.
Bruins 6, Penguins 2
Visiting Boston scored three consecutive goals to close the first period and never looked back in a convincing win over Pittsburgh.
Pavel Zacha tallied twice, and Elias Lindholm scored the eventual game-winner to lead Boston to its third consecutive victory. Morgan Geekie recorded a goal and an assist, while Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten also scored. Backup goaltender Michael DiPietro earned his fourth victory in five outings, making just 16 saves.
Justin Brazeau and Nick Robertson scored for Pittsburgh, which has lost four straight games (0-3-1). Kaedan Korczak assisted on both goals. Arturs Silovs allowed six goals on 24 shots for the Penguins.
Lightning 4, Blackhawks 1
Ilya Mikheyev scored twice against his former club, and Tampa Bay stayed spotless at home against the NHL’s worst road team by toppling Chicago.
Victor Hedman and Ryan McDonagh also tallied for the Atlantic Division club, which extended its franchise-record home winning streak to 8-0-0 to start a season. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves in his 600th start, joining Sergei Bobrovsky (802) and Connor Hellebuyck (618) as the only active backstops to hit the milestone.
Roman Kantserov scored and Arvid Soderblom stopped 31 shots as the Blackhawks, who have lost five in a row, were swept in back-to-back games in Florida and fell to 0-7-1 on the road.
Jets 6, Canucks 2
Six different players scored and Stuart Skinner made 24 saves as Winnipeg routed visiting Vancouver.
Dawson Mercer scored his first goal of the season as part of a two-point night, and Mark Scheifele finished with a goal and an assist. Alex Iafallo, Cole Koepke, Neal Pionk and Mario Ferraro also scored, while Kyle Connor and Dylan DeMelo each had two assists.
Liam Ohgren and Brock Boeser scored for the Canucks, who have lost four in a row and are 1-13-1 in their last 15. Leevi Merilainen stopped 23 of 29 shots for Vancouver, losing his third consecutive start.
(–Field Level Media)
