Matt Dumba and Jared Spurgeon scored early in the second period, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Ducks 2-1 Sunday night in coach Bruce Boudreau’s triumphant return to Anaheim.
Boudreau was fired by the Ducks after their first-round playoff exit last spring despite leading Anaheim to the past four consecutive Pacific Division titles and Game 7 of the 2015 Western Conference finals. The veteran coach has turned his new team into an early-season Stanley Cup contender with 14 wins in its last 16 games.
Devan Dubnyk made 23 saves for the Wild, who won twice on their three-game California road trip.
Ryan Kesler scored and John Gibson stopped 34 shots for the Ducks, whose threegame winning streak ended. Anaheim played without captain Ryan Getzlaf, who missed his third straight game.
Blue Jackets 2, Flyers 1, OT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nick Foligno scored 2:33 into overtime to lift Columbus.
The Flyers’ Brayden Schenn had tied it with 17 seconds left to send the game into the extra period.
Foligno then lifted a shot over Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason’s shoulder to get the win for the Blue Jackets, their first since a 16-game winning streak ended with two straight losses.
David Savard also scored for Columbus, and Sergei Bobrovsky had 25 saves. The win kept Columbus atop the division with a three-point lead over Pittsburgh and the New York Rangers.
Blackhawks 5, Predators 2
CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored off a goalmouth scramble in the third period and tacked on two empty-netters, helping Chicago beat banged-up Nashville.
Artemi Panarin and Niklas Hjalmarsson also scored for the Blackhawks, who have won the first three of a four-game homestand. Patrick Kane added three assists, running his team-best total to 32 in 43 games, and Corey Crawford made 25 saves.
Hartman was credited with his eighth of the season when Richard Panik’s shot created a scrum in front of the net, and the referees ruled the puck crossed the line before the goal was dislodged. It looked as if the puck might have gone off Hartman’s left hand while he battled Nashville defenseman Yannick Weber for position.
Penguins 6, Lightning 2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Marc- Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots in his fifth straight win, leading the Pittsburgh past Tampa Bay.
Fleury, who has not lost in regulation since allowing six goals to the Minnesota on Nov. 25, is 7-0-1 in his last eight decisions.
Connor Sheary had a goal and an assist, and Eric Fehr, Chris Kunitz, Scott Wilson, Phil Kessel and Kris Letang also scored for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby and Matt Cullen each two assists.
Senators 5, Oilers 3
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Mark Stone had a goal and two assists, Mike Condon stopped 35 shots and Ottawa beat Edmonton.
Zack Smith, Mike Hoffman and Kyle Turris each added a goal and an assist while Tom Pyatt also scored for the Senators, who snapped their four-game losing streak.
Patrick Maroon had two goals and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers. Connor McDavid had two assists and Jonas Gustavsson made 13 saves.
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