Tuesday in the NHL | The Maple Leafs defeat the Devils 2-1

Auston Matthews scored his ninth goal of the season in overtime, Anthony Stolarz blocked 38 shots, and the Maple Leafs came from behind to defeat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Tuesday in Newark.

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Matthews took advantage of a breakaway to make the red light shine and the Maple Leafs avoided a third straight defeat. It was a 13^e career overtime goal for Matthews. Only Mats Sundin, with 14, has done better in team history.

Pontus Holmberg threaded the needle shorthanded midway through the third period to tie the game. Ondrej Palat had previously opened the scoring for the Devils in the second period.

Jacob Markstrom surrendered twice on 16 shots in the loss.

Avalanche 6 – Penguins 2

Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick, totaling five points in his 600^e game in the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Penguins 6-2 in Pittsburgh.

This is a 10^e career hat-trick for Rantanen. He is only ahead of Peter Stastny (16), Joe Sakic (15) and Michel Goulet (13) in this chapter in the history of the organization.

Nathan MacKinnon also collected five points, moving the strings once. Valeri Nichushkin and Artturi Lehkonen also found the back of the net.

Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves and the Avalanche won a third straight game.

Cody Glass and Michael Bunting responded. Tristan Jarry allowed five goals on 26 shots.

Sharks 2 – Hurricanes 3

Jalen Chatfield scored with 2 minutes 39 seconds left and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 in Raleigh.

Chatfield intercepted a clearing attempt, then took a shot that slipped under the arm of Vitek Vanecek. It was Chatfield’s third goal of the season.

Brent Burns and Shayne Gostisbehere also scored for the Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov signed the victory with 21 saves.

Luke Kunin scored both goals for the Sharks, who lost a third straight game. Vanecek made 25 saves.

Flyers 5 – Blue Jackets 3

Travis Konecny ​​scored a double and the Philadelphia Flyers ended a three-game losing streak by defeating the Blue Jackets 5-3 in Columbus.

Matvei Michkov collected two assists, extending his streak with at least one point to five games.

Noah Cates, Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost helped build a 5-1 lead for the Flyers. Sean Monahan and Kent Johnson reduced the gap in the third period, but the Blue Jackets still suffered a fourth loss in five games.

Samuel Ersson stopped 15 pucks to win. At the other end of the ice, Elvis Merzlikins made 19 saves.