Brendan Smith had a goal and two assists for the New Jersey Devils in a 4-3 win against the host Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Jesper Bratt had two assists, and Jake Allen made 25 saves for the Devils (37-36-4, 78
Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 64th goal and the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Saturday night. Max Domi, Matthew Knies and Bobby McMann also scored for the Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves. Nick Suzuki
William Eklund completed his hat trick with 1:04 left in overtime and the host San Jose Sharks defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday. Eklund kept the puck on a 2-on-1 rush and beat Joel Hofer for the game
Off a scramble around the Tampa Bay net, Michael Bunting tapped the puck inside the right post at 14:32 of the third period Saturday to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 5-4 win over the visiting Lightning after blowing a three-goal
It’s been a turtle race for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Several teams remain in the mix, some with better odds than others to grab it. Two of those teams looking to stay in the wild-card race
Connor Bedard, Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones scored second-period goals 4:03 apart and Petr Mrazek made 42 saves as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Saturday to halt Dallas’ franchise-best eight-game winning streak. The Stars (48-20-9)
Vladislav Namestnikov scored once in a three-point game and Alex Iafallo collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the slumping Minnesota Wild on Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. Kyle Connor
Jesper Boqvist sniped a deciding breakaway at 2:05 of overtime as the Boston Bruins earned a 3-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers in a key Atlantic Division clash on Saturday afternoon. Boqvist made the winning play happen all by
Veteran referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher during the third period of Saturday’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Kozari collided with Tampa Bay’s Haydn Fleury at center ice at 6:11