DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings clinched their sixth consecutive victory by triumphing over the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night. Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each contributed a goal and an assist in the win. Albert Johansson netted his first NHL goal, while Andrew Copp and Marco Kasper also found the back of the net. Cam Talbot stood strong in goal, making 23 saves, while Patrick Kane notched three assists. Teuvo Teravainen scored twice for the Blackhawks in the third period, with Ryan Donato also getting on the scoresheet. Meanwhile, Connor Bedard extended his points streak to nine games with an assist in the first period. Petr Mrazek made 12 saves for Chicago. Detroit had built a 4-1 lead before Teravainen’s late goals, with Kasper sealing the win with an empty-net goal.
HURRICANES 2, CANUCKS 0
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal and Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, as Dustin Tokarski secured his first shutout since 2022 with a 2-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Tokarski made 15 saves to claim his third career shutout and improve to 4-1-0 since joining Carolina last month. Staal, who has been in top form with five goals in the last three games, added an assist to his goal. Thatcher Demko made 18 saves for the Canucks, who suffered their fourth straight loss and their second shutout in that span.
CANADIENS 3, CAPITALS 2, OT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored in overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson also tallied for Montreal, with Jakub Dobes stopping 15 shots to secure the win. Defenseman Jakob Chychrun and Lars Eller scored for Washington, with Ethen Frank earning his first NHL point in his debut. Montreal has been on a hot streak, winning nine of their last ten games.
KINGS 2, JETS 1, OT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Adrian Kempe’s overtime goal gave the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Alex Turcotte also scored for the Kings, with Darcy Kuemper making 18 saves to help secure the win. Mark Scheifele scored for Winnipeg to level the game, but Kempe’s decisive goal settled the match. This was Los Angeles’ fifth straight win after a week-long break due to wildfires.
UTAH 2, SHARKS 1
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Barrett Hayton’s late goal lifted Utah to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Nick Schmaltz also scored
The Coyotes grabbed their first lead at 3:22 of the third period when Clayton Keller unleashed a 50-foot snap shot. However, Keller’s goal was disallowed after a replay challenge from the Sharks, with officials determining that Schmaltz had interfered with Georgiev moments before the shot. The score remained even until Hayton expertly curled a long-distance drive past Georgiev late in the third period.
