The Detroit Red Wings scored four goals in the first eight minutes and extended their winning streak to seven games by romping past the visiting Seattle Kraken 6-2 on Sunday.
Marco Kasper, J.T. Compher, Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane scored during the early onslaught, while Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Larkin added on in the second period. Cam Talbot stopped 31 shots as Detroit matched its longest winning streak since Jan. 12-23, 2012.
Seattle starting goaltender Philipp Grubauer was removed after giving up three goals on four shots. Joey Daccord replaced him and made 16 saves.
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers scored for the Kraken, who have lost five of their last six games.
Lightning 5, Penguins 2
Nikita Kucherov swiped the puck and converted on a breakaway with three minutes remaining as Tampa Bay broke a tie and claimed the season series from host Pittsburgh.
Kucherov scored twice to reach 20 for the season before Anthony Cirelli and Nick Paul produced goals into an empty net. Brandon Hagel reached 20 goals and had an assist, while Jake Guentzel had two helpers for the Lightning. Backup goalie Jonas Johansson stopped 31 shots.
The Penguins’ Rickard Rakell netted his team-best 22nd goal and had an assist, and Kevin Hayes scored on the power play. Sidney Crosby posted career assist No. 1,040, tying him with Marcel Dionne for 11th place.
Senators 3, Stars 2
Rookie goaltender Leevi Merilainen started for the second consecutive day and made 24 saves as host Ottawa ended Dallas’ seven-game winning streak.
The 22-year-old Merilainen made 29 saves in a 5-0 win against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, earning his first NHL shutout in his sixth start. Josh Norris and Tim Stutzle scored in the second period and Matthew Highmore tallied in the opening minute of the third for the Senators, who have won two in a row following a four-game skid (0-3-1).
Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and an assist, Jason Robertson also scored and Casey DeSmith made 25 saves for the Stars, who also had their nine-game point streak snapped (8-0-1), their longest in three seasons under coach Pete DeBoer.
Ducks 3, Hurricanes 2 (OT)
Cutter Gauthier’s second goal of the game came 1:52 into overtime as Anaheim spoiled a special day for host Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.
Jansen Harkins scored his first goal of the season and goalie Lukas Dostal made 35 saves for the Ducks, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Andrei Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis had the Hurricanes’ goals. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 17 shots, but it wasn’t enough on a day when former team captain Eric Staal had his No. 12 jersey retired.
Golden Knights 4, Wild 1
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals and assisted on a third as Vegas scored four unanswered goals en route to a victory over Minnesota in Las Vegas.
Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, Shea Theodore and Mark Stone added two assists apiece, and Keegan Kolesar also scored for the Golden Knights, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Adin Hill stopped 15 of 16 shots.
Ryan Hartman scored for Minnesota, which had a four-game road win streak snapped. Filip Gustavsson finished with 33 saves for the Wild.
–Field Level Media
