NHL Roundup: Guentzel’s hat trick powers Lightning previous Devils

Darren Raddysh had a aim and two assists, and Nikita Kucherov had a aim and help. Andrei Vasilevskiy completed with 31 saves as Tampa Bay improved to 9-3-0 since a 1-4-2 begin.

Nico Hischier scored for New Jersey, which received Dougie Hamilton, Connor Brown and Evgeni Dadanov again within the lineup. Jakob Markstrom stopped 24 pictures for the Devils, who misplaced in regulation for the primary time since Nov. 2 to finish a five-game level streak (4-0-1).

The Lightning performed with out coach Jon Cooper, who missed the sport for what the staff described as private causes. Cooper, the pinnacle coach for Team Canada on the Olympics in February, final missed a recreation on Dec. 21, 2021, at Las Vegas when he examined optimistic for COVID.

Jeff Halpern served as the pinnacle coach Tuesday.

Guentzel opened the scoring on a breakaway 11:40 into the sport, and added his second of the sport at 10:38 of the second interval with a power-play aim as he shovelled in a cross from Raddysh. Guentzel accomplished his third hat trick in a Lightning uniform at 7:48 of the third interval from the left put up as he once more shovelled a puck into the web off a cross-ice cross from Kucherov.

Kucherov moved into third all-time in franchise historical past together with his 366th profession aim with 22 seconds left within the first interval to make it 2-0. Hischier minimize New Jersey’s deficit to 3-1 with 2:13 remaining within the second for his 435th profession level to maneuver previous Mark Streit for fifth-most by a Swiss-born participant.

Elsewhere within the NHL on Tuesday:

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TORONTO — William Nylander scored at 4:06 of time beyond regulation because the underperforming and injury-ravaged Toronto picked up a victory over St. Louis to snap a five-game slide.

Jake McCabe and Steven Lorentz additionally scored for Toronto, which had dropped 5 straight, together with 4 in regulation.

Joseph Woll made 27 saves in his second begin of the season.

Nathan Walker and Dalibor Dvorsky scored for St. Louis. Jordan Binnington stopped 26 pictures. The Blues fell to 1-2-2 over their final 5.

Tied 1-1 after a primary interval that noticed Nylander bat a puck into his personal internet and McCabe degree issues on the different finish, Lorentz gave the house aspect the lead earlier than Dvorsky tied it on an influence play to make the rating 2-2 by 40 minutes.

The Leafs have been taking part in with out seven regulars, together with forwards Auston Matthews, Scott Laughton and Nicolas Roy. Brandon Carlo has joined fellow defenceman Chris Tanev on the sidelines, whereas goaltender Anthony Stolarz additionally remained out. Matthew Knies was scratched about an hour earlier than puck drop with a lower-body damage.

Blues’ veteran defenceman Justin Faulk performed the 1,000th regular-season recreation of his profession, becoming a member of Jeff Skinner, teammate Cam Fowler and Tyler Seguin as members of the 2010 draft class to succeed in the milestone.

DETROIT — Nate Danielson had a aim and an help for his first two NHL factors as Detroit rookies fuelled a victory over Seattle.

Lucas Raymond and Emmitt Finnie scored in a three-goal second interval and Dylan Larkin added an empty-netter because the Red Wings started a four-game homestand. Danielson, Finnie and defenceman Axel Sandin-Pellikka, all rookies this season, mixed for 4 factors within the second interval.

Danielson, the ninth total choose within the 2023 draft, gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead simply 45 seconds after Raymond scored. Sandin-Pellikka’s level shot deflected off Mason Appleton’s stick and Danielson’s shin pad earlier than slipping previous goalie Joey Daccord.

The 21-year-old Danielson, who performed in his fifth profession recreation, had a second aim later that interval erased by an offside name on Finnie after a replay problem by the Kraken. He fed Finnie with a slick cross into the slot for the go-ahead aim on an influence play halfway by the second.

Larkin’s empty-netter gave him 600 profession factors, a aim arrange by Raymond to provide him his fourth straight multi-point recreation. The fifth-year standout has two objectives and eight assists in his final 5 video games.

Jordan Eberle scored on an influence play with 58 seconds left within the first interval and Ryker Evans tied the sport at 2 within the second for the Kraken, who began a four-game highway journey. Eberle turned the fourth participant to succeed in the 300-game mark with the Kraken, who joined the league as an growth membership 4 years in the past.

DALLAS — Bo Horvat scored his thirteenth aim of the season within the second interval earlier than being ejected for high-sticking within the third, and New York held on for a victory over Dallas.

Calum Ritchie and Kyle Palmieri additionally scored and David Rittich made 22 saves for the Islanders, who’re 5-1 on their seven-game highway swing.

Jason Robertson scored twice for Dallas, and Jake Oettinger completed with 19 saves.

Robertson, who has eight objectives in his final 4 video games, scored on a 6-on-5 backhander with 1:59 left to chop the deficit to at least one for the Stars, whose five-game profitable streak ended.

The Stars, with Oettinger pulled, misplaced their man benefit with 28 seconds remaining when Mikko Rantanen was ejected for boarding Alexander Romanov, who was injured after going face-first into the boards and needed to be helped off the ice.

Then Wyatt Johnson stunningly tied the sport with 0.1 seconds, however his aim was waved off by official evaluation for goaltender interference as a result of Robertson collided with Rittich within the crease and knocked him over.

After a penalty-free first and second durations, the whistles got here out in a tense third interval. Islanders coach Patrick Roy was furious after the boarding by Rantanen, yelling on the officers and on the Stars bench. There have been 35 penalty minutes doled out with seven penalties within the third, together with a double-minor and recreation misconduct for Horvat, who moved right into a tie for second within the NHL in objectives.

WINNIPEG — Mark Scheifele had three assists, Josh Morrissey prolonged his scoring streak to 6 video games, and Winnipeg defeated Columbus.

Adam Lowry and Neal Pionk every scored their first objectives of the season, Kyle Connor had a nifty third-period aim to go together with an help, whereas Logan Stanley capped off the scoring for the Jets within the third interval.

Nino Niederreiter, taking part in his 2 hundredth recreation for Winnipeg, collected two assists.

Miles Wood of the Blue Jackets beat Eric Comrie on a first-period breakaway, whereas Zach Werenski received the opposite aim for the guests off a third-period snap shot from the slot.

Werenski’s aim at 4:04 of the third interval aim was his four-hundredth profession NHL level (119 objectives and 281 assists in 587 video games).

Tuesday marked profession recreation No. 898 for Scheifele, who surpassed Blake Wheeler for probably the most video games performed in Atlanta/Winnipeg franchise historical past.

The Jets stored ahead Kirill Marchenko off the scoreboard, halting his level streak at 12 video games. He completed the sport with one shot on aim in 16:34 of ice time.

Elvis Merzlikins allowed 5 objectives on 30 Jets pictures, whereas Comrie made 20 saves for Winnipeg earlier than the 13,847 followers gathered at Canada Life Centre.

CHICAGO — Connor Bedard scored three extra objectives, and Chicago beat Calgary for its second straight win.

The recreation was tied 2-2 when Bedard pulled the puck inside Calgary defenceman Kevin Bahl’s stick earlier than ripping a shot over the correct shoulder of Flames goaltender Dustin Wolf at 4:57 of the third interval.

The 20-year-old centre added an empty-netter with 40.7 seconds left, delighting the gang of 17,518 on the United Center. It was his second profession hat trick after he additionally scored 3 times on Oct. 28 towards Ottawa.

Bedard has seven objectives in his final six video games and 13 this season. He scored his thirteenth aim final season in his forty fifth recreation on Jan. 16.

Ryan Donato and Oliver Moore additionally scored as Chicago improved to 5-0-1 in its final six video games. Arvid Soderblom made 19 saves.

Rasmus Andersson had a aim and an help for Calgary. Matt Coronato additionally scored, and Wolf stopped 18 pictures.

The last-place Flames dropped to 1-4-1 of their final six video games.

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LAS VEGAS — Rookie ahead Braeden Bowman scored his second profession aim and Vegas defeated New York.

Ben Hutton and Shea Theodore additionally scored for the Golden Knights, and Akira Schmid stopped 17 pictures. Vegas improved to 2-0-1 previously three video games following an 0-2-2 stretch.

Two of Vegas’ objectives got here on the facility play. After a 3-for-34 skid, the Golden Knights have scored 5 occasions with the person benefit within the final three video games.

Jonny Brodzinski and Vincent Trocheck scored for New York. Another would-be aim by Brodzinski within the third interval was worn out following a replay evaluation when centre Mika Zibanejad was dominated offside after Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy challenged the play.

Trocheck’s deflection throughout a 6-on-5 with 2:43 left minimize the margin to at least one.

Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves for the Rangers.

Bowman, taking part in his fourth NHL recreation, scored his second power-play aim in 4 nights. After making a cross to the highest of the slot for Mitch Marner, whose shot deflected off Shesterkin’s pad, Bowman was there to one-time the rebound into the web halfway by the primary interval.

Hutton gave Vegas a 2-0 lead when he scored his first aim in 609 days, beating Shesterkin from the left dot early within the second.

Brodzinski minimize the lead in half when he banged within the rebound of Will Cuylle’s shot on a 2-on-1 later within the interval.

Theodore, who underwent surgical procedure to deal with testicular most cancers earlier than the 2019-20 season, scored the game-winning aim halfway by the third on Hockey Fights Cancer night time at T-Mobile Arena.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Macklin Celebrini scored a power-play aim in time beyond regulation to finish his second hat trick of the season and San Jose overcame a blown third-period result in beat Utah.

Celebrini scored twice within the first six minutes of the sport and capped it when he beat Vitek Vanacek with 2:09 left in time beyond regulation after Utah had been known as for too many males on the ice.

That gave the 19-year-old Celebrini 30 factors this season, becoming a member of Wayne Gretzky and Sidney Crosby as the one youngsters ever to try this within the first 20 video games of a season.

JJ Peterka scored twice within the third interval to pressure time beyond regulation and earn Utah some extent. He received the tying aim with 2:51 to play when his shot on the frenzy snuck previous Yaroslav Askarov for a uncommon comfortable aim allowed by the San Jose netminder this month.

The Mammoth have misplaced their final three video games in time beyond regulation and have one win of their final seven video games.

Askarov made 24 saves for San Jose.

Celebrini received the Sharks off to a quick begin when he completed a nifty passing sequence with Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev with a wrist shot from the left circle simply 1:47 into the sport.

He struck once more about 4 minutes later when he beat Vanacek on a breakaway for his twelfth aim of the season.

Celebrini’s 30 factors and 13 objectives are probably the most by a Sharks participant within the first 20 video games of a season.