ST. PAUL, Minn. — Andrei Svechnikov closed his eyes, unloaded a wobbly shot and transformed himself into the latest star for the Carolina Hurricanes.
Svechnikov’s goal 1:33 into overtime lifted the Hurricanes to a 4-3 overtime victory Saturday over the Minnesota Wild, the second straight game Carolina won in the extra session after downing Buffalo 5-4 on Thursday.
He converted a nifty give-and-go with defenseman Dougie Hamilton, firing a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that fluttered over goaltender Devan Dubnyk’s stick to extend the Hurricanes’ winning streak to three games after snapping a four-game losing streak.
COYOTES 3, FLAMES 0: Darcy Kuemper stopped 35 shots and slammed an opponent to the ice during a brawl in the second period, and Arizona beat Calgary in Glendale, Arizona.
After Calgary’s Johnny Gaudreau cross-checked Arizona’s Jason Demers late in the second period while Demers was down on the ice, Kuemper put the Flames’ Matthew Tkachuk in a headlock and flipped him off his feet. Tkachuk came up swinging and landed a few blows on Kuemper.
KINGS 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3: Jeff Carter scored in his 1,000th career game, and Los Angeles beat Vegas for its third straight victory.
JETS 4, LIGHTNING 3: Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves and Winnipeg overcame Steven Stamkos’ 400th goal to beat Tampa Bay in Tampa, Florida.
STARS 5, OILERS 4: Jamie Benn scored 1:14 into OT, and Dallas won in Edmonton, Alberta.
PANTHERS 4, RANGERS 3: Evgenii Dadonov scored twice as Florida beat visiting New York.
Mike Hoffman and Brett Connolly also scored, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Keith Yandle each had three assists for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots to help coach Joel Quenneville get his 900th career victory.
Beauvillier and Mathew Barzal combined to erase a 3-0 deficit in the final 13 minutes of regulation, and Jordan Eberle and Barzal scored in the shootout.
PENGUINS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 1: Dominik Kahun scored two goals and Pittsburgh routed visiting Toronto.
Kahun matched a career-high with three points. Bryan Rust also had a three-point game, with a short-handed goal and two assists.
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