Dallas Stars Demolish Edmonton 7-2, Extend Hot Streak to 14 Games

The Dallas Stars dominated the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 on Thursday night, pushing their impressive point streak to 14 games. Jason Robertson led the offensive explosion with four points, while the Stars moved within one game of tying their franchise record.

The Dallas Stars continued their scorching hot play Thursday night, overwhelming the Edmonton Oilers 7-2 at home to push their point streak to an impressive 14 games with a 13-0-1 record during the stretch.

Jason Robertson powered the offensive onslaught with four points, netting two goals while adding two assists in the dominant victory. The Stars now sit just one game away from matching their franchise record of 15 consecutive games with at least one point.

Dallas received contributions throughout their lineup, with Wyatt Johnston collecting three points on one goal and two helpers. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen dished out three assists, while Jamie Benn found the back of the net twice. Sam Steel and Matt Duchene each contributed a goal and assist, and goaltender Jake Oettinger turned away 30 shots for the victory.

The loss continued Edmonton’s recent struggles, as the Oilers dropped to 4-7-0 over their last 11 contests. Evan Bouchard and Jason Dickinson provided the only offense for Edmonton, while netminder Tristan Jarry allowed seven goals on just 27 Dallas shots.

Capitals 2, Sabres 1

Jakob Chychrun delivered the decisive blow with 1:33 remaining in regulation, lifting Washington past Buffalo and snapping the Sabres’ eight-game winning streak.

Ryan Leonard extended his scoring streak to three games for the Capitals, who have claimed victory in two of their last three outings. Charlie Lindgren was solid between the pipes with 29 saves for Washington.

Sam Carrick scored Buffalo’s lone goal, ending a remarkable run where the Sabres had outscored opponents 36-20 during their winning streak. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 20 stops in the losing effort.

Lightning 4, Red Wings 1

Gage Goncalves and Jake Guentzel each scored twice as Tampa Bay captured just their second victory since the Winter Olympics break, defeating visiting Detroit.

Nikita Kucherov reached a significant milestone with two assists, recording his 1,100th career point. Goncalves set a personal best with his 10th goal of the season as Tampa Bay improved to 3-6-0 following the Milan festivities. Brayden Point contributed two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 24 shots.

J.T. Compher scored Detroit’s only goal while John Gibson made 24 saves as the Red Wings fell to 4-7-2 in their past 13 games.

Rangers 6, Jets 3

Alexis Lafreniere, Gabe Perreault and Tye Kartye each recorded two points as New York captured its third straight victory for the first time since late November, outlasting Winnipeg on the road.

Adam Fox, Adam Edstrom and Noah Laba also found the scoresheet for New York. Braden Schneider and Vincent Trocheck both contributed two assists, while Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves.

Isak Rosen, Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi scored for Winnipeg, with Connor Hellebuyck stopping 11 shots.

Flyers 3, Wild 2 (SO)

Travis Konecny converted the decisive shootout attempt to give Philadelphia a victory over Minnesota in Saint Paul.

Emil Andrae and Owen Tippett scored in regulation for the Flyers, who won their second consecutive game and sixth in their last eight. Dan Vladar stopped 21 of 23 shots and denied Matt Boldy’s shootout try before Konecny sealed the win.

Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov each scored while Quinn Hughes assisted on both goals for Minnesota, which extended its point streak to five games at 3-0-2. Jesper Wallstedt allowed two goals on 26 shots and stopped Philadelphia’s first two shootout attempts before surrendering the winner.

Blues 3, Hurricanes 1

Jimmy Snuggerud continued his torrid pace with two goals as St. Louis won its fifth straight road game, defeating Carolina in Raleigh.

Snuggerud’s go-ahead tally came with 4:48 left in regulation, and Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-netter in the final minute. The hot streak has seen Snuggerud collect five goals and four assists over four games. Dylan Holloway recorded two assists, and Jordan Binnington made 31 saves.

Carolina saw its 12-game home point streak end at 11-0-1 despite Mark Jankowski’s goal. Rookie goalie Brandon Bussi, who stopped 14 shots, suffered his second consecutive loss for the first time, dropping his record to 25-5-1.

Panthers 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT)

Sam Reinhart’s power-play goal 2:20 into overtime capped Florida’s comeback victory over Columbus in Sunrise.

Sam Bennett provided the other goal for the Panthers, who won their third in a row. Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 30 shots.

Adam Fantilli scored for Columbus, which extended its point streak to eight games at 4-0-4 despite the overtime loss. Elvis Merzlikins made 19 saves.

Avalanche 5, Kraken 1

Nathan MacKinnon scored his league-leading 44th goal and added three assists as visiting Colorado dominated Seattle.

Martin Necas contributed a goal and assist while Nicolas Roy, Nazem Kadri and Joel Kiviranta also scored for the league-leading Avalanche, who have won six of their last seven. Devon Toews added two assists, and Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves.

Ryker Evans scored for Seattle, which lost its fourth consecutive game. Joey Daccord was pulled after allowing three goals on 15 first-period shots, with Philipp Grubauer stopping nine of 11 shots in relief.

Sharks 4, Bruins 2

Massachusetts native Collin Graf scored the game-winner while short-handed, leading San Jose to victory in Boston.

Michael Misa, Tyler Toffoli and William Eklund each recorded two points for the Sharks, who improved to 4-1-2 in their last seven games and completed the season series sweep. Alex Nedeljkovic made 39 saves.

David Pastrnak had two points, Fraser Minten also scored and Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 shots for Boston, which took its first regulation loss in four games at 2-0-1. The defeat also ended the Bruins’ 13-game home winning streak.

Flames 5, Devils 4

Mikael Backlund reached 600 career points with a crucial third-period goal and John Beecher scored twice as Calgary held off New Jersey in Newark.

Backlund, an 18-year Calgary veteran, scored 4:10 into the third for his milestone point that made it 5-2. The Flames also received goals from former Devils Kevin Bahl and Yegor Sharangovich.

That cushion proved necessary as Jack Hughes scored midway through the third and brother Luke tallied in a 6-on-4 situation in the final seconds for New Jersey, which has lost two straight after winning four consecutive. Both Hughes brothers also recorded assists, while Simon Nemec and Maxim Tsyplakov scored.

Maple Leafs 6, Ducks 4

Matthew Knies recorded four points as Toronto defeated visiting Anaheim but lost captain Auston Matthews to a lower-body injury.

Matias Maccelli had three points while William Nylander and John Tavares each contributed two points for the Maple Leafs, who ended an eight-game winless streak at 0-6-2. Matthews and Benoit-Olivier Groulx also scored. Joseph Woll made 36 saves in Toronto’s first home victory since January 10, ending a 0-6-2 home skid.

Cutter Gauthier, Ian Moore, Pavel Mintyukov and Alex Killorn scored for Anaheim, which has lost two of three. Jeffrey Viel recorded two assists, and Lukas Dostal stopped 22 shots.

Blackhawks 3, Utah 2 (OT)

Connor Bedard scored with 1:03 left in overtime as Chicago defeated Utah in Salt Lake City for its second victory over the Central Division rival this week.

Bedard also added an assist as the Blackhawks completed a four-game season series sweep of Utah. Frank Nazar extended his points streak to five games with two points. Spencer Knight made 29 saves and ended a personal four-game losing streak at 0-3-1.

Dylan Guenther and JJ Peterka scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka stopped 20 shots for the home team, which lost its third straight but is 3-1-2 in its last six.

Canucks 4, Predators 3 (SO)

Jake DeBrusk scored the lone shootout goal as Vancouver rallied to defeat visiting Nashville.

Marco Rossi had three points while Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek each contributed two points for the Canucks, who ended a five-game home winless streak at 0-3-2. Vancouver goalie Nikita Tolopilo was perfect in the shootout after making 16 saves through regulation and overtime.

Tyson Jost scored twice, Matthew Wood added a goal and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville, which is 3-4-3 in its last 10 games.

Golden Knights 6, Penguins 2

Pavel Dorofeyev recorded three points as Vegas ended a three-game losing streak with a convincing victory over Pittsburgh at home.

Mitch Marner and Jack Eichel each had two points, Colton Sissons and Brayden McNabb also scored and Braeden Bowman contributed two assists for the Golden Knights. Adin Hill made 24 saves.

Rickard Rakell and Ben Kindel scored while Ryan Shea had two assists for Pittsburgh, which took its fifth loss in six games at 1-3-2. Arturs Silovs finished with 11 saves.