Alexander Wennberg had two goals and Brandon Saad also scored, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday night to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 14 games.
Columbus has tied for the fourth longest winning streak ever in the NHL and is closing in on the record 17 set by Pittsburgh in 1992-93. The Jackets next play at Minnesota on Saturday night, and the Wild have won 12 straight, setting up the first meeting between clubs with such long streaks.
Nick Foligno and Lukas Sedlak also scored for Columbus, and Foligno and Zach Werenski each had a pair of assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves for his 23rd win of the season.
Shawn Matthias, Bryan Little and Mathieu Perreault scored for Winnipeg, and Michael Hutchinson turned aside 30 shots.
Wild 6, Islanders 4
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Erik Haula scored midway through the third period to help Minnesota hold off New York for its 12th victory in a row.
Marco Scandella, Chris Stewart, Jared Spurgeon, Jordan Schroeder and Mikael Granlund also scored for Minnesota, which had a franchise-record three goals in 80 seconds in the second period.
The Wild’s Devan Dubnyk allowed more than three goals for the first time this season but made 23 saves to win his 10th straight start.
Rangers 6, Coyotes 3
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Puempel got two of his three power-play goals late in the third period to help New York avert a collapse and beat Arizona.
Puempel scored 2:24 into the game for a 1-0 edge and New York built a 3-1 lead over the next 20 minutes. Arizona rallied to tie it on Tobias Rieder’s goal 7:32 into the third, but then Puempel made it 4-3 with a power-play score with 5:20 remaining.
Devils 2, Capitals 1 (SO)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Keith Kinkaid made 43 saves and stopped two attempts in the shootout, helping New Jersey beat Washington.
New Jersey’s backup goaltender was the best player on the ice for the entire game and cracked only on a shorthanded goal by Daniel Winnik. Jacob Josefson returned from a five-game absence caused by a concussion to score the shootout winner.
Oilers 3, Kings 1
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Eric Gryba broke a tie at 6:58 of the third period and Jordan Eberle had two assists in Edmonton’s victory over Los Angeles.
Patrick Maroon and Ryan Nugent- Hopkins also scored for the Oilers. They are 4-0-1 in their last five and 19- 12-6 overall.
Cam Talbot made 28 saves, allowing only Nick Shore’s goal. The Kings have dropped three straight to fall to 17-15-4.
Blackhawks 3, Predators 2
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist to lead Chicago over Nashville.
Artem Anisimov and Jonathan Toews also scored and Corey Crawford made 36 saves to help Chicago snap a three-game losing streak, the Blackhawks’ longest skid of the season.
Filip Forsberg and Mike Fisher scored for Nashville, and Ryan Johansen had two assists. The Predators have lost three straight.
Habs 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Phillip Danault scored 39 seconds into overtime after Brendan Gallagher tied it late in the third period, leading Montreal over Florida.
Gallagher ended a 13-game goal drought with 2:37 remaining when his shot from the right circle went over James Reimer’s glove, and then Danault came in on a breakaway and beat Reimer for his seventh goal of the season.
Ducks 3, Flames 1
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jakob Silfverberg scored the go-ahead goal 5:37 into the third period to lead Anaheim over Calgary.
On a 2-on-1 with Andrew Cogliano, Silfverberg hung onto the puck and whipped a 40-foot wrist shot over Chad Johnson’s shoulder. Silfverberg has scored in three straight games.
Stars 4, Avalanche 2
DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist and Dallas beat lowly Colorado for its first three-game winning streak of the season.
Red Wings 3, Senators 2 (OT)
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored at 1:07 of overtime after Bobby Ryan’s turnover to give Detroit a victory over Ottawa.
Maple Leafs 3, Lightning 2 (OT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored on a power play 3:37 into overtime to give Toronto a victory over Tampa Bay.
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