Anaheim rookie Beckett Sennecke completed his first career hat trick with the overtime winner and the Ducks won their seventh straight with a 4-3 comeback victory over the host Calgary Flames on Sunday.
Chris Kreider added a goal while both Alex Killorn and Mikael Granlund collected two assists for Anaheim, which is pushing to make the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in eight seasons. Goaltender Lukas Dostal made 32 saves on 35 shots.
Matt Coronato netted one goal and one assist while Hunter Brzustewicz notched his first NHL goal and Jonathan Huberdeau also tallied for the Flames, who have lost four straight. Goalie Dustin Wolf stopped 17 shots in the loss.
Kraken 4, Devils 2
Former first-round picks Matty Beniers and Berkly Catton scored 18 seconds apart to break a third-period tie as Seattle defeated visiting New Jersey.
Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist and Ryker Evans also scored for the Kraken, who improved to 2-2-0 on its six-game homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 27 saves to snap a personal three-game losing streak.
Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist apiece and Connor Brown added two helpers for the Devils, who were attempting to sweep their four-game Western swing. Hughes snapped a 15-game goalless drought and goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 15 of 18 shots.
Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1
Tobias Bjornfot scored twice to help visiting Florida earn a win against Chicago.
It marked the second and third NHL goals for the 24-year-old Bjornfot, coming close to five years after his first career tally back on May 1, 2021, when he was with the Los Angeles Kings. Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist, and Mackie Samoskevich and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who have won three in a row. Daniil Tarasov made 19 saves.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Spencer Knight made 20 saves for the Blackhawks, who had their three-game point streak snapped (2-0-1).
Avalanche 4, Maple Leafs 1
Brock Nelson scored two of his three goals in the first period and visiting Colorado went on to defeat Toronto.
It marked the fifth hat trick of Nelson’s career and his first for the Avalanche. Jack Drury also scored for Colorado, which had lost its two previous games. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 32 shots.
Max Domi scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost the first four games of a five-game homestand. Joseph Woll made 33 saves.
Senators 7, Golden Knights 1
Stephen Halliday scored two goals and had an assist, Brady Tkachuk had three assists and Dylan Cozens also scored twice as Ottawa cruised to a victory over visiting Vegas.
Fabian Zetterlund, Jordan Spence and Nick Jensen also scored goals and Tyler Kleven and Thomas Chabot each added two assists. The Senators won in regulation at home against the Golden Knights for the first time in team history (2-6-0). Mads Sogaard, making his first start of the season and the 26th of his career, made 19 saves for Ottawa.
Rasmus Andersson scored a goal and Adin Hill finished with 24 saves for Vegas, which suffered its third loss in the last four games. The six-goal loss matched a franchise record for worst defeat in team history. The Knights had a 11-0-2 point streak snapped against the Senators.
Penguins 3, Canucks 2
British Columbia native Ben Kindel scored two goals in the second period to propel visiting Pittsburgh to a victory over Vancouver.
Kindel, who is from Coquitlam, gave his parents and reported 180 supporters in attendance reason to cheer by snapping a 19-game goal drought. Evgeni Malkin scored a goal in his third consecutive contest and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves for the Penguins, who completed a four-game sweep of their road trip.
The Canucks’ Jake DeBrusk cleaned up a rebound at 6:29 of the third and former Penguin Teddy Blueger tipped home Filip Hronek’s blast with six minutes remaining in the period. Kevin Lankinen turned aside 22 shots for reeling Vancouver, which fell for the 13th time in the last 14 games (1-11-2).
