Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane scored in a shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied late to earn their seventh straight victory with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Bryan Bickell and Duncan Keith had goals in regulation for Chicago, whose winning streak matches the NHL high for this season. Scott Darling made 22 saves, including two stops in the shootout.
The loss spoiled the first NHL start for Devils goalie Keith Kincaid, who made 37 saves.
Jordin Tootoo and Stephen Gionta scored for New Jersey, and Steve Bernier added two assists for the Devils.
BLUE JACKETS 3, FLYERS 2, OT
In Columbus, Ohio, Kevin Connauton scored his first goal of the season at 1 minute, 58 seconds of overtime to lift Columbus past Philadelphia for their fourth straight win.
Boone Jenner scored in his career-best fourth straight game, and Scott Hartnell also had a goal. Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves.
Brayden Schenn had both goals for the Flyers, including one after a video review with 55.3 seconds left in the third period. Mason stopped 21 shots.
Columbus’ longest winning streak of the season follows a six-game skid that was part of a 2-13-2 stretch.
Connauton played his seventh game since being picked up off waivers from Dallas on Nov. 18.
The Flyers, playing the last of a five-game, 11-day trip, had lost 10 of 11 before beating Los Angeles on Saturday.
WILD 5, ISLANDERS 4
In St Paul, Minnesota, Nino Niederreiter tapped in the go-ahead goal with 4:33 left and capped a furious comeback by Minnesota in a win over the New York Islanders.
The Wild trailed 3-0 after the first period and 4-1 at the second intermission, but they were fired up midway through the game. Defenseman Keith Ballard was sent to a hospital after his head bounced hard on the ice, following a hit from Matt Martin.
Jason Pominville, Mikko Koivu, Erik Haula and Thomas Vanek scored for the Wild, and Niederreiter followed with the most dramatic goal against the team that chose him No. 5 in the 2010 draft.
Chad Johnson made 25 saves for the Islanders, who lost their second straight after leading 3-0 in the first.
Michael Grabner, Brock Nelson and Martin scored early for the Islanders, and Josh Bailey gave them a 4-1 lead on their lone shot of the second period.
Niklas Backstrom made 15 saves for the Wild, who outshot the Islanders 27-8 over the final two periods.
SABRES 1, KINGS 0
In Buffalo, New York, Tyler Ennis’ third-period, power-play goal lifted Buffalo to a win over Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.
Jhonas Enroth made 34 saves for his first shutout since April 13, last year, and the Sabres kept up their home mastery of the Kings. Los Angeles are 1-11-1-1 in their past 14 games in Buffalo.
Jonathan Quick had a shutout streak of 119 minutes, 54 seconds against Buffalo snapped by Ennis. Quick blanked the Sabres on Oct. 23 in Los Angeles.
The Sabres snapped a two-game slump and won their third straight at home. The defending champions Kings lost consecutive games for the fourth time this season.
In other NHL action, it was:
‧ Capitals 5, Lightning 3
‧ Jets 5, Stars 2
‧ Maple Leafs 4, Flames 1
‧ Canadiens 3, Canucks 1
‧ Predators 3, Avalanche 0
‧ Sharks 5, Oilers 2
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