The Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday. This is a fifth straight victory for the Avalanche.
Jonathan Drouin returned after a 16-game absence. The Quebecer collected two points in his team’s victory.
Colorado got on the scoreboard with just over eight minutes left in the first period. Former Canadian Artturi Lehkonen deflected Josh Manson’s shot past goalkeeper Eric Comrie to score his 14th goal of the season.
The Jets responded in the second. The counterattack started by Neal Pionk was completed by Rasmus Kupari who took advantage of Morgan Barron’s beautiful pass to thwart Mackenzie Blackwood on the glove side.
The Avalanche took the lead again at the end of the period. Cale Makar passed without looking to Devon Toews who took it twice before beating Comrie.
But the Jets tied the game once again, with less than a minute and 30 seconds left in the second. Gabriel Vilardi jumped on a bouncing puck to tie the score.
The Avanlanche, however, dominated the third period. First, Casey Mittelstadt skillfully deflected Josh Manson’s shot to give his team the lead again. Jonathan Drouin got a pass on the sequence. Then, Mikko Rantanen and Ross Colton added to the lead with empty-net goals.
Drouin and Manson led Colorado in points with two each.
Patrick Kane hits select club in victory
In Detroit, JT Compher scored the decisive power play goal with 5:34 left in the game and the Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2.
New Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan thus obtained his 600th victory behind the bench of a National Hockey League team.
He is 2-1 since replacing Derek Lalonde last week.
Patrick Kane, who reached the milestone of 1,300 points in the NHL on Sunday, also found the back of the net on the power play.
Jonatan Berggren and Dylan Larkin, in an empty net, also scored for the Red Wings. Alex Lyon made 23 saves.
Drew O’Connor scored both goals for the Penguins, who lost a third straight game on the road. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 21 shots.
Flyers shut out Sharks
In San Jose, Travis Konecny scored his team-high 17th goal of the season and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Sharks 4-0.
Nick Seeler, Ryan Poehling and Egor Zamula also scored for the Flyers.
Samuel Ersson blocked 15 shots and combined his efforts with Aleksei Kolosov to complete the shutout. Injured, Ersson was replaced at the start of the third period after making seven saves.
Poehling and Konecny scored in the second period to give the Flyers a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes of play.
The game featured two of the best rookie players in the NHL in the Flyers’ Matvei Michkov, who leads the rookies with 29 points, and Macklin Celebrini, the first player selected in the last draft, who is two points behind the player. Flyers.
The Stars slow down the Sabers
In Dallas, Wyatt Johnston broke a tie in his 200th career NHL game, and the Stars beat the Buffalo Sabers 4-2.
Johnston deflected a pass from defenseman Thomas Harley over the shoulder of goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to give the Sabers a 3-2 lead at 11:32 of the third period.
Jason Robertson led the Stars’ attack with a goal and two assists, Roope Hintz scored his 16th of the season, a Stars high, and Esa Lindell finished in an empty net.
In his ninth start of the season, goaltender Casey DeSmith blocked 21 pucks and earned his second career assist.
Jason Tucker and Beck Malenstyn responded for the Sabres, who saw their winning streak snap at three.
Successful evening for Rossi
Marco Rossi scored two goals and an assist to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 victory over the Nashville Predators.
Mats Zuccarello, Jonas Brodin and Declan Chisholm also moved the ropes for the Wild, who won a third game in their last four outings.
Joel Eriksson Ek had two assists and Filip Gustavsson blocked 43 shots, a season high.
Colton Sissons, Jonathan Marchessault and Ryan O’Reilly responded for the Predators, who lost a third game in a row. Justus Annunen stopped 33 pucks.
Andrew Brunette’s men have suffered 13 losses in their last 17 meetings.
Strome and the Ducks get back on their feet
In Anaheim, Ryan Strome scored the eventual game-winner with 3:24 left in regulation, and the Ducks rallied after squandering a two-goal lead in the third period to earn a 3-2 win over the Devils from New Jersey.
Strome finished his night of work with a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who posted consecutive victories for only the second time in six weeks.
Troy Terry and Robby Fabbri also found the back of the net for the Ducks while goaltender Lukas Dostal stopped 32 pucks.
Timo Meier scored the tying goal with 6:40 remaining for the Devils, who suffered their second straight loss and lost their grip on first place in the Eastern Conference.
Jonas Siegenthaler also rocked the ropes for the Devils.
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom blocked 23 shots.
Fantilli plays the hero
In Columbus, Adam Fantilli scored the game-winning shootout goal to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Fantilli beat Pyotr Kochetkov, Elvis Merzlikins stopped Sebastian Aho and the Blue Jackets improved to 12-4-3 this season at home.
Kirill Marchenko, twice, and Dmitri Voronkov found the back of the net in regulation for the Blue Jackets, who have won three of their last four meetings.
Sean Monahan collected three assists while Merzlikins stopped 32 shots.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Ty Smith and Jack Roslovic responded for the Hurricanes, who have lost three of their last four games. Kochetkov stopped 25 pucks.
Five losses in a row for Utah
In Edmonton, Connor McDavid and Connor Brown each collected two assists to help the Oilers defeat the Utah hockey club 4-1.
Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Troy Stecher and Leon Draisaitl found the back of the net for the Oilers, who ended a short two-game losing streak. Stuart Skinner made 26 saves.
The Alberta team had a good end to 2024, winning 12 of their last 16 matches.
Jack McBain scored the only goal for Utah, which has lost its last five games. Jaxson Stauber stopped 34 shots.
Clayton Keller was removed from the lineup before the game due to a virus.
Two points for Huberdeau in victory
In Calgary, Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist to lead the Flames to a 3-1 victory against the Vancouver Canucks.
Connor Zary and Nazem Kadri also moved the ropes for the Flames, who have won three of their last four duels and who have only escaped one game in regulation time in their last seven (4-1-2).
Brock Boeser scored the only goal for the Canucks, who have triumphed only once in their last six outings. Kevin Lankinen stopped 26 shots.
Flames rookie Dustin Wolf made 23 saves to improve his record to 12-5-2 this season.
