By Field Level Media
Nov 04 (Field Level Media) - Defenseman Dylan Samberg scored 3:30 into overtime as the visiting Winnipeg Jets recorded the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history with a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
The Jets overcame a 4-0 deficit by scoring four goals in a span of 2:06 late in the third period as Winnipeg snapped a nine-game winless streak (0-7-2). The Jets' four-goal comeback eclipsed the previous mark set by the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 10, 2007. The Kings began
their comeback with 7:14 remaining in their game.
With Montreal up 4-0, Tyrel Bauer scored his first NHL goal with 2:39 remaining. Morgan Barron converted a 2-on-1 rush, and Kyle Connor unleashed a laser 57 seconds later. Connor then scored from deep in the right circle to forge a 4-4 tie with 33 seconds left. Stuart Skinner's 18 saves helped the Jets earn their first win since Oct. 13.
Cole Caufield scored a pair of power-play goals, while Josh Anderson and fourth-liner Owen Beck also tallied for the Canadiens, who had won five in a row. Jacob Fowler turned aside 42 shots.
Ducks 5, Canucks 4
Cutter Gauthier recorded his team-record second consecutive hat trick to help visiting Anaheim earn a win against Vancouver.
Gauthier has eight goals in the past three games, including six on the power play, helping the Ducks go 10-for-12 with the man advantage during that span. Gauthier, 22, is the first NHL player to record multiple power-play goals in three consecutive games. The only other player with back-to-back hat tricks this season was the Florida Panthers' Brady Tkachuk.
Mikael Granlund had a goal and two assists, while Beckett Sennecke had four assists for the Ducks in the opener of a three-game trip. Leo Carlsson also scored, Jackson LaCombe contributed two assists and Laurent Brossoit had 19 saves. For the Canucks, Jake DeBrusk scored twice, Liam Ohgren and Linus Karlsson also tallied, forward Elias Pettersson had two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 17 saves.
Devils 4, Oilers 3 (SO)
Jack Hughes scored twice and added an assist, while Connor Hellebuyck improved to 3-0-0 with New Jersey in a shootout win against Edmonton in Newark, N.J.
Connor Brown added a goal and an assist for the Devils, who have won six of their past seven games. Hellebuyck made 18 saves in his first home start for New Jersey since being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 23.
Evan Bouchard and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins each had a goal and an assist, Leon Draisaitl also scored, and Kasperi Kapanen had two assists for the Oilers. Tristan Jarry made 31 saves. Connor McDavid had the secondary assist on Draisaitl's third-period goal, extending his assist streak to 16, the longest such streak to start an NHL season.
Golden Knights 3, Penguins 2
Tomas Hertl scored two power-play goals, including the game-winner with 34.1 seconds remaining, as visiting Vegas rallied for a victory over Pittsburgh.
Trevor Connelly also scored and Jack Eichel had two assists for Vegas, which won for just the second time in nine games in Pittsburgh in franchise history (2-6-1). The Golden Knights' only other win at Pittsburgh came on Oct. 19, 2019. Adin Hill made 23 saves.
Novak scored a goal and had an assist, Kaedan Korczak had two assists, and Rickard Rakell also scored for Pittsburgh. Arturs Silovs finished with 20 saves.
Lightning 4, Red Wings 2
Behind Brayden Point's two goals and Andrei Vasilevskiy's stellar goaltending, Tampa Bay set a franchise record with a home win over Detroit.
The victory moved the Lightning to 7-0-0 at home to start the season, breaking the previous franchise record in their first game against an Atlantic Division rival. Anthony Cirelli scored and Ryan McDonagh hit an empty net. Nikita Kucherov had two assists in his first home game since requesting a trade, while Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots.
Detroit's J.T. Compher had a power-play goal and an assist, and Lucas Raymond also tallied. Starting goalie John Gibson stopped 11 of 13 shots in the first period but left with a lower-body injury. Daniil Tarasov made 12 saves in relief as the Red Wings fell to 2-1-1 against division opponents.
Stars 6, Capitals 5
Jason Robertson recorded a natural hat trick over the first 5:43 of the second period, and visiting Dallas held on for a win over Washington.
It was the seventh career regular-season hat trick for Robertson, who scored three times on four shots to give Dallas a 4-0 lead before later adding an assist. Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists, while Joel Kiviranta and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Stars. Wyatt Johnston and Thomas Harley each recorded two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 20 saves.
Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists, while Jakob Chychrun and Ryan Leonard each had a goal and an assist for Washington. Late third-period goals from Justin Sourdif and Leonard brought the Capitals within one. Boone Jenner also scored. Logan Thompson was pulled in the second after allowing four goals on 11 shots. Charlie Lindgren came on and stopped nine of the 11 shots he faced.
Blue Jackets 7, Avalanche 2
Mathieu Olivier scored 28 seconds after the opening faceoff, Charlie Coyle and Valeri Nichushkin had goals 39 seconds apart during a four-goal second period, and host Columbus beat Colorado.
Coyle finished with two goals and tied a career high with four points, while Olivier added two assists. Cole Sillinger had a goal and an assist, Jake Christiansen and Ivan Provorov each scored, and Zach Werenski added two assists for Columbus, which ended a two-game skid with a season-high goal total. Cam Talbot turned away 27 shots
Cale Makar had a goal and an assist, Nazem Kadri also scored, and Nathan MacKinnon added two assists for the Avalanche, who lost for the fourth time in their past five road games. Scott Wedgewood allowed four goals on nine shots. Mackenzie Blackwood came on and made 12 saves on 15 shots.
Predators 4, Hurricanes 1
Roman Josi and Ross Colton had a goal and an assist each to lead host Nashville to a win over Carolina.
Nick Perbix and Adam Edstrom also scored for the Predators, who won their second game in a row. Filip Forsberg dished out two assists, extending his point streak to five games (four goals, seven assists), and Juuse Saros made 29 saves.
Jackson Blake supplied the lone goal for the Hurricanes, who had their six- game point streak (5-0-1) snapped. Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 16 shots but saw his 10-game winning streak to begin the season halted.
Wild 4, Flyers 2
Matt Boldy had a goal and an assist as Minnesota stayed hot with a road victory over Philadelphia.
Minnesota improved to 11-3-3, including 5-0-1 in its last six games, thanks to another strong performance from its top line. Joel Eriksson Ek scored for the Wild, while Kirill Kaprizov assisted on Danila Yurov's empty-net goal. Michael McCarron also tallied for Minnesota, which won its fifth straight road game. Jesper Wallstedt made 23 saves.
Tyson Foerster and Denver Barkey scored for Philadelphia, which has won just four of its first 17 games. Dan Vladar made 18 saves for the Flyers, who will play their next five games on the road.
Rangers 3, Blues 1
Rookie Dylan Garand made a season-high 32 saves and came within 59 seconds of his second career shutout as host New York snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over visiting St. Louis.
Adam Fox, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen scored for the Rangers, who improved to 2-5-1 in their past eight games. J.T. Miller logged two assists, and Fox also had two points.
Joel Hofer made 28 saves, but the Blues were unable to get a third straight win. Pius Suter scored in the final minute.
Mammoth 3, Maple Leafs 2
Nick Schmaltz scored a power-play goal at 13:12 of the third period to lift the visiting Utah past Toronto.
Dylan Guenther and Andrew Peeke also scored for the Mammoth, who tallied their league-leading 19th and 20th power-play goals of the season. Utah's Clayton Keller added three assists, Mikhail Sergachev contributed two helpers and Sebastian Cossa made 27 saves.
Jack Roslovic scored twice off assists from Auston Matthews for the Maple Leafs. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots as Toronto took its third loss in four games.
(--Field Level Media)
