By Field Level Media
Oct 21 (Field Level Media) – Mikko Rantanen finished his 11th career regular-season hat trick with a power- play goal at 3:52 of overtime, singlehandedly lifting the Dallas Stars to a 3-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
Rantanen lifted a close-range backhanded shot over Boston goaltender Jeremy Swayman’s shoulder for the game-winner.
Jason Robertson had two assists, including one on the OT goal, and Jake Oettinger made 18 saves for Dallas. The Stars never led in regulation before claiming their third straight win since a 2-3-1 start to the season.
Matt Poitras and James Hagens scored and Swayman made 22 saves for the Bruins, who are unbeaten in regulation over their last six games (5-0-1) and finished a four-game road trip with a 3-0-1 record.
Devils 4, Avalanche 3
Arseny Gritsyuk scored for the third straight game and Jake Allen made 19 of his 31 saves in the third period as New Jersey earned a victory over Colorado for its third win in four games.
Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist after missing three games with an illness. Declan Chisholm scored his first goal for the Devils during a delayed penalty in the second period and Jesper Boqvist added an empty-net goal with 3:55 left that proved to be the game-winner.
Gabriel Landeskog scored in the first period and Artturi Lehkonen tallied twice in the final 3:13 for the Avalanche, who are 3-4-1 in their past eight games. Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood made 37 saves and fell to 5-1-0 against his former team.
Sharks 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)
Macklin Celebrini scored twice, including the overtime winner, as San Jose rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat host Montreal.
Michael Misa and Tyler Toffoli also scored, and Alex Nedeljkovic made 31 saves for the Sharks, who rebounded from a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky and Cole Caufield each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens.
Hurricanes 6, Canucks 3
Nicolas Deslauriers scored twice, including the game-winner, as visiting Carolina doubled up Vancouver.
Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each tallied twice and added an assist as the Hurricanes improved to 6-1-0 on the road. Jackson Blake added three assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to improve to 6-0-0 this season.
Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson tallied for the Canucks, who are winless in eight straight and are 1-3-0 at home this season. Jake DeBrusk chipped in two assists and Leevi Merilainen stopped 38 shots.
Maple Leafs 6, Blue Jackets 2
Easton Cowan and ex-Blue Jacket Jack Roslovic each had a goal with two assists while Kirill Marchenko also scored in his return to Columbus as Toronto rode a four-goal second period to a win.
Morgan Rielly added three assists and Auston Matthews and William Nylander each recorded a goal with a helper as the Maple Leafs posted consecutive victories for the first time this season. Toronto’s Marshall Rifai notched his first NHL goal, and Anthony Stolarz made 35 saves.
Jake Christiansen and Charlie Coyle scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost four of five. Jet Greaves was pulled in the second period after allowing five goals on 19 shots. Cam Talbot took over and stopped two of the three shots he faced.
Kraken 4, Red Wings 3 (SO)
Frederick Gaudreau and Bobby McMann scored in a shootout for Seattle, which let a three-goal third-period lead lapse but pulled out a victory over visiting Detroit.
Mackie Samoskevich, Ryker Evans and Brandon Montour scored goals in regulation for the Kraken, who ended a two-game losing streak (0-1-1) while improving to 4-1-1 in their past six games. Philipp Grubauer stopped 22 shots to get his third win in his past four starts (3-0-1).
Alex DeBrincat scored career goal No. 300 in the last minute of regulation as part of a two-point game. Lucas Raymond got his first goal and also finished with two points. Viktor Arvidsson added a goal in regulation and one in the shootout. Daniil Tarasov made 24 saves as Detroit earned at least a point for the fifth straight game (2-0-3).
Lightning 6, Golden Knights 2
Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and had two assists to move into a tie for the Tampa Bay career scoring lead as the Lightning cruised past Vegas in Las Vegas.
Kucherov capped the scoring with a breakaway goal early in the third period for his 1,137th career point, tying the team career mark set by Steven Stamkos. Anthony Cirelli scored twice during the Lightning’s three-goal second period.
Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev tallied for Vegas, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Carter Hart finished with 15 saves.
Blues 2, Jets 1
Defenseman Philip Broberg broke a tie in the third period and added an assist to give host St. Louis a win over Winnipeg.
Jimmy Snuggerud also scored for the Blues, who had lost their previous two games. Joel Hofer made 32 saves.
Cole Perfetti scored for the Jets, who have lost three straight and four of their last five. Stuart Skinner stopped 26 shots.
Islanders 3, Ducks 2
Ondrej Palat, Victor Eklund and Simon Holmstrom scored first-period goals and New York held on for a win against Anaheim in Elmont, N.Y.
Ilya Sorokin made 15 saves for the Islanders, who have won two straight after alternating wins and losses through the first eight games of the season.
Frank Vatrano and Alex Killorn scored, Leo Carlsson had two assists and Lukas Dostal made 22 saves for the Ducks, who have lost four in a row following a 4-1-0 start to the season.
Kings 5, Capitals 2
Adrian Kempe scored two goals and Artemi Panarin collected a goal and two assists, fueling visiting Los Angeles to its first win of the season with a decision over Washington.
Defenseman Erik Gustafsson scored the go-ahead goal at 7:28 of the third period. The goal was Gustafsson’s first in the NHL since Jan. 12, 2025, while playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Laferriere notched two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves against his former team.
Ryan Leonard and defenseman Cole Hutson each scored in the first period for the Capitals, who fell to 2-1-0 on their five-game homestand. Logan Thompson turned aside 21 shots in the loss.
Oilers 4, Wild 3 (OT)
Evan Bouchard scored the overtime winner on his 27th birthday as Edmonton survived visiting Minnesota’s comeback effort.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice on the power play while Connor McDavid collected three assists for the Oilers. Mathieu Joseph added a goal and Devon Levi finished with 27 saves.
Kirill Kaprizov notched his league-leading 11th goal and added an assist for the Wild. Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman also tallied, and Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves.
(–Field Level Media)
