Kyle Connor notched three first-period points while surpassing the 500-point mark for his career as the visiting Winnipeg Jets recovered from their first loss by downing the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 on Wednesday.
Neal Pionk scored twice, Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist and Nino Niederreiter and Colin Miller also scored for the Jets. Winnipeg had its 16-game regular-season win streak dating back to last season snapped in a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
Connor wound up with a goal and two assists while Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves for the Jets.
Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat had power-play goals for Detroit, which has lost three straight (0-2-1). Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider added two assists apiece, while Alex Lyon stopped 23 shots.
Devils 6, Canucks 0
Nico Hischier scored his league-leading 10th goal and had two assists and Jacob Markstrom posted his 21st career shutout as visiting New Jersey cruised past Vancouver.
Dawson Mercer had a short-handed goal and an assist, Jack Hughes added a goal and an assist and Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat and Tomas Tatar also scored goals for the Devils.
Markstrom stopped 20 shots in New Jersey’s second straight win. Arturs Silovs finished with 16 saves for the Canucks, who lost their second game in a row.
Blue Jackets 2, Islanders 0
Elvis Merzlikins made 26 saves for Columbus in a win over visiting New York, his 11th NHL shutout.
Damon Severson broke a scoreless tie in the third period and Justin Danforth scored into an empty net for the Blue Jackets, who have won two in a row for the first time this season.
Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves for the Islanders, who have one win in regulation through their first 10 games.
Lightning 5, Avalanche 2
Jake Guentzel scored twice, Nikita Kucherov had a goal and two assists and Tampa Bay used a quick start to beat Colorado in Denver.
Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist and Conor Geekie also scored for the Lightning, who jumped on top 3-0 and earned their third win in a row. Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel contributed two assists each, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots.
Colorado’s Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, Ivan Ivan also had a goal, and Nathan MacKinnon added two assists. Kaapo Kahkonen made 16 saves in his first start for the Avalanche, who have dropped two straight.
Kings 6, Golden Knights 3
Anze Kopitar had a goal and two assists to help Los Angeles end visiting Vegas’ four-game winning streak.
Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each contributed a goal and an assist, Brandt Clarke had three assists and Mikey Anderson added two assists for the Kings, who have won three of four. Warren Foegele, Alex Laferriere and Joel Edmundson also scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves.
Pavel Dorofeyev netted two goals, Tanner Pearson added a goal and Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves for the Golden Knights, who gave up the game’s first four goals.
Utah 5, Flames 1
Mikhail Sergachev scored once in a three-point game and Maveric Lamoureux netted his first NHL goal as the Utah Hockey Club claimed a victory over slumping Calgary in Salt Lake City.
Alexander Kerfoot, Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller also scored for Utah, which went into the clash winless in four games. Nick Schmaltz and Dylan Guenther both collected two assists and Connor Ingram made 30 saves.
Anthony Mantha tallied for the Flames, who have lost four consecutive games, all in regulation. Dustin Wolf stopped 23 shots.
–Field Level Media