William Nylander scored two goals and the Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Thursday night.
The only team to have beaten the powerful Jets this season, on Monday, the Leafs signed a second victory in a row.
In his second start since returning from injury last week, Joseph Woll made 24 saves to earn his first victory. He lost his shutout with 3:28 to go to Eeli Tolvanen.
The Kraken has lost four of its last five games. He defeated the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday by a score of 8 to 2. Joey Daccord also stopped 24 shots.
Nylander scored twice in the second period. Posted at the mouth of the net, Nylander caught Morgan Rielly’s pass on the other side to beat goalkeeper Joey Daccord who did not have time to complete his move to the right.
He scored from the same spot for his eighth goal of the season after a nice pass from John Tavares on his knees. Max Pacioretty also had an assist on the sequence.
Matthew Knies opened the scoring in the first third. Auston Matthews completed the score into an empty net, his fifth this season, and he also had an assist.
Jared McCann’s point streak ended at seven in Seattle.
Crosby takes care of the Ducks
Sidney Crosby scored two goals, including one in overtime, to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
The Penguins captain first tied the game 1-1 in the third period by deflecting a shot from defenseman Matt Grzelcyk.
Then, in overtime, Crosby took advantage of a turnover in Ducks territory to get alone in front of Lukas Dostal, whom he thwarted with several feints.
Despite being 37 years old, the Cole Harbor native center collected 12 points, including three goals, in his first 12 games this season.
Alex Killorn scored the only goal for the Ducks. Trevor Zegras and Cutter Gauthier had assists.
Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 22 pucks to get his first victory of the campaign. Dostal, for his part, made no less than 44 saves.
Will Smith scores his first two; 3rd win in a row for the Sharks
Will Smith scored his first two NHL goals to help the San Jose Sharks defeat the San Jose Sharks 3-2.
These were also the first two points of Smith’s career. The Sharks’ fourth overall pick in 2023 had been shut out in his first eight NHL games.
Smith opened the scoring in the first period before breaking a 2-2 tie midway through the second with a precise shot on the power play.
Alexander Wennberg was the other scorer for the Sharks, who won their last three games after starting the season with an 0-7-2 record.
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 shots in the victory.
Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Connor Murphy had two assists for the Blackhawks, who were beaten for the fifth time in their last six games.
Connor Bedard was shut out in a second straight game.
The Flyers finally make it two wins in a row
Bobby Brink scored with three minutes left in the third period to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the St. Louis Blues 2-1.
Garnet Hathaway, with her first goal of the season in the first period, gave the Flyers the lead, who won a second game in a row for the first time this season.
Samuel Ersson stopped 20 shots to get his third victory in three games.
Nathan Walker scored the only goal for the Blues, who lost a third consecutive duel. Quebecer Zachary Bolduc got an assist on the sequence.
Jordan Binnington made 19 saves in the loss.
