Former Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos scored the only goal in the fourth round of the shootout as the host Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Lightning 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Stamkos, who tied it 4-4 with a power-play tally at 7:27 of the third period, beat Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy under the right arm with a backhander for the game-winning goal. Playing in his first shootout in his 83rd appearance — an NHL record — Nashville goalie Justus Annunen (22 saves) denied four Lightning in the 1-on-1 session as the Predators won for the first time in their six overtime contests this season.
Reid Schaefer scored his first goal of the season for Nashville, while Adam Edstrom and Jayden Struble also added markers.
Nikita Kucherov produced three assists the day after asking the Lightning to trade him while Vasilevskiy posted 29 saves.
Bruins 5, Blackhawks 4 (OT)
Elias Lindholm scored at 2:32 of overtime as Boston rallied from two goals down in the third period to beat visiting Chicago.
Lindholm took Charlie McAvoy’s assist, drove hard to the front of the net and slotted the game-winner past outstretched Chicago goaltender Arvid Soderblom (27 saves) after Boston counterpart Michael DiPietro (37 saves) stopped Anton Frondell’s hat trick bid on a breakaway at the other end.
David Pastrnak, Casey Mittelstadt, Mason Lohrei and Morgan Geekie also scored for Boston, with the latter two scoring in the third. Pastrnak passed Patrice Bergeron for third on the franchise’s all-time goals list (428). For Chicago, Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist and Ryan Greene also scored.
Blues 5, Red Wings 4
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki scored his first career goal with 6:45 remaining to cap St. Louis’ rally from a two-goal, third-period deficit in a victory over host Detroit.
Kaskimaki tipped in an Alexey Toropchenko pass to complete the comeback. Jimmy Snuggerud and Justin Barron each had a goal and an assist, while Dalibor Dvorsky and Pavel Buchnevich also scored. Joel Hofer made 24 saves in the opener of a four-game road trip.
Lucas Raymond had a goal and an assist to lead the Red Wings. J.T. Compher and Keegan Kolesar scored their first goals of the season. Emmitt Finnie added a power-play goal for the Red Wings, while John Gibson made 10 saves.
Stars 3, Blue Jackets 1
Jake Oettinger made 24 saves and Dallas scored twice in the opening period before skating past visiting Columbus.
Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley and Arttu Hyry scored in the finale of a six-game homestand for Dallas, which was coming off back-to-back one-sided losses on the heels of a five-game winning streak.
Damon Severson scored and Jet Greaves made 14 saves for Columbus, which has lost two in a row and scored 6:21 into the third to prevent Oettinger’s fourth shutout of the season.
Senators 5, Sharks 1
Dylan Cozens and Tim Stutzle each had a goal and an assist, and Ottawa scored three second-period goals to cruise past host San Jose.
Shane Pinto had an empty-net goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson and Ridly Greig also scored for the Senators, who are 2-1-1 in their past four games. Samuel Ersson made 22 saves.
Michael Misa scored for the Sharks, who have lost three of four. Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for San Jose, which won 6-2 at Ottawa on Oct. 22. Each team was 0-for-3 on its power play.
Oilers 4, Islanders 0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins opened and closed a three-goal second-period flurry for Edmonton, which dominated host New York in Elmont.
Vasily Podkolzin scored the middle goal in the second while Jason Dickinson added an empty-netter late in the third for the Oilers. Goaltender Tristan Jarry made 18 saves in his second consecutive shutout. Jarry had 24 saves in Edmonton’s 4-0 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Connor McDavid extended his NHL-record season-opening assist streak to 14 games by collecting the primary helper on Nugent-Hopkins’ second goal.
Goalie Ilya Sorokin recorded 20 saves for the Islanders, who had their two-game winning streak snapped as they were held without a point for just the second time in the last nine games (5-2-2).
Sabres 3, Kings 2
Tage Thompson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to help Buffalo beat host Los Angeles.
Jack Quinn had a goal and an assist and Zach Benson and Rasmus Dahlin each had two assists for the Sabres, who have won three in a row. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves.
Corey Perry and Andre Lee scored for the Kings while Anton Forsberg made 28 saves.
Los Angeles played without top-line winger Adrian Kempe (three goals, five assists), who is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
Maple Leafs 4, Canucks 2
William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each had a goal and an assist as Toronto held off host Vancouver to snap a two-game skid.
Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves and recorded his third assist of the season. Leevi Merilainen stopped 24 shots for the Canucks, who are 1-11-1 in their last 13 games.
Max Sasson brought Vancouver within one 9:27 into the third period before Blueger sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:24. Auston Matthews and Zack MacEwen scored in the second period to give Toronto a two-goal lead. Brock Boeser scored the Canucks’ first goal.
Canadiens 5, Penguins 4
Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist and host Montreal held on for a win over Pittsburgh.
Chris Kreider contributed a goal and an assist while Oliver Kapanen and Alexandre Texier also scored for the Canadiens, who have won five in a row. Lane Hutson contributed two assists and Jacob Fowler stopped 25 shots.
Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson had a goal and two assists each and Tommy Novak and Rickard Rakell each added a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who lost their second straight. Sergei Murashov made 22 saves. Crosby recorded his 1,112th career assist to move past Ray Bourque (Boston, 1979-2000) for the most assists by a player with one franchise.
Avalanche 5, Flames 2
Artturi Lehkonen had two goals, Brock Nelson also scored before briefly leaving the game in the second period, and Colorado beat Calgary in Denver.
Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each collected one goal and one assist, Cale Makar had four assists and Devon Toews had two assists for the Avalanche. Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves for Colorado, which has won consecutive games for the first time since the first two games of the season.
Joel Farabee and Martin Pospisil scored goals and Arsenii Sergeev turned away 28 shots for Calgary, which drew the only penalties in the game — a minor in the second period and a double minor late in the third.