RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for the second consecutive shutout and the New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 in a matchup between the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Tuesday night. I broke it.
Adam Fox scored late in the first period, and Carolina used extra skaters in the final two minutes to defend the goal.
Carolina goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 23 shots, but the Hurricanes' winning streak ended at three games into the regular season finale against the Rangers, who trailed by six points with 17 games remaining. New York won the season series 2-1.
The Hurricanes suffered their second shutout loss of the season. Shesterkin held St. Louis on 26 shots on Saturday and has three shutouts this season.
Panthers 4, Stars 3
DALLAS (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored twice, including the decisive goal with 5:22 left in the third period, and Eastern Conference-leading Florida rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Dallas. .
Sam Reinhart scored his 46th goal of the season for Florida, and Sam Bennett also had a goal. Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaig each had two assists for the Panthers, who won for the 18th time in 21 games.
Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston and Joe Pavelski each had one goal and one assist for the Central Division-leading Stars, whose season-best five-game winning streak ended.
Blackhawks 7, Ducks 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard set a single-game scoring high with one goal and four assists, Filip Kurashev had two goals and two assists, and Chicago defeated Anaheim.
Ryan Donato, Seth Jones, Mackenzie Entwistle and Tyler Johnson also scored for the Blackhawks, who won back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Brett Leeson scored both goals for the Ducks, who lost their third straight game.
Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft, got his fifth point with an assist on Johnson's power-play goal midway through the third period. The 18-year-old has eight points in two games and 10 points in his last four games.
Sabers 7, Red Wings 3
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Newly acquired defenseman Bowen Byram had two points and Zach Benson had one goal and two assists as Buffalo suffered its sixth straight loss to Detroit.
The Sabers surpassed a sleepy New Jersey to move into 11th place in the Eastern Conference and within five points of Detroit, which started the day holding the eighth and final playoff spot.
Alex Tuch, JJ Peterka, Connor Clifton and Jeff Skinner also scored. The Sabers led 4-1 through the first 15:29 and led 7-2 after two periods. Ukkopekka Luukkonen stopped 21 shots for Buffalo.
Lucas Raymond, Jake Wolman and Ben Chiarot scored for the Red Wings.
Wild 4, Coyotes 1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist on one goal and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves in Minnesota's win over Arizona State.
Kaprizov hit an empty netter with 2:32 left, sending the puck the length of the ice to seal the victory. Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno also scored for Minnesota, which won four of five games.
Nick Bjugstad scored for the Coyotes, who have lost four of five games.
Flyers 3, Sharks 2
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist and Philadelphia beat San Jose.
Joel Farabee also scored for Philadelphia, where head coach John Tortorella is not suspended. The Flyers finished in third place in the Metropolitan Division, four points ahead of the New York Islanders.
San Jose lost 10 of 11 games as Filip Zadina scored two goals on the power play off an assist from Luke Kunin. Magnus Crona finished with 39 saves.
Senators 2, Penguins 1, OT
OTTAWA, Ont. (AP) — Drake Batherson scores 3 minutes, 13 seconds into overtime and Ottawa beats Pittsburgh, ending its winning streak at seven.
Michael Bunting scored the tying goal with 23 seconds left in regulation time for the Penguins, who had lost seven of eight games.
Jake Sanderson broke the scoreless tie 11 minutes into the third period. Batherson's winning goal was his 23rd of the season.
Joonas Korpisalo made 34 saves for Ottawa. Tristan Jarry stopped 37 shots for the Penguins, who were outscored 15-1 in their past three games.
Canadiens 3, Blue Jackets 0
MONTREAL (AP) — Cayden Primeau made 41 saves and earned his second career shutout as Montreal defeated Columbus.
Brendan Gallagher, July Slavkowski and Joshua Roy scored for the Canadiens team, with all goals coming in the first 5 minutes, 48 seconds, the last one being pulled by Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins. .
Merzlikins stopped one of four shots. Daniil Tarasov took over in goal for Columbus and made 19 saves.
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