sunrise florida — Filip Forsberg scored twice and the Nashville Predators extended their point streak to a franchise-record 16 games with a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
“We keep trying and that's the biggest thing,” Forsberg said. “We knew this was going to be a big test and we were ready to skate with one of the fastest teams in the league. I think we outplayed them tonight and that's something we want to continue to work on.” ”
Nashville broke its 15-game winning streak (14-0-1) from February 17, 2018 to March 19, 2018.
“I thought we played our game tonight against probably the best team in the league,” Nashville coach Andrew Brunette said. “We have remained true to ourselves. We will continue to strive for success like this.”
Former Red Wing Gustav Nyqvist also scored and Kevin Lankinen made 33 saves as the Predators strengthened their hold on the top wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Nashville hosts the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon (5 p.m., BSD/971).
Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves for the Panthers, who suffered their second shutout loss in three games.
Florida suffered three consecutive losses within regulation for the first time this season. The Panthers are in second place in the Atlantic Division.
“We're a rushing team without speed right now, which has nothing to do with the teams we've seen in the past, but you guys are as good as you were the last game,” coach Paul Maurice said.
Thursday's NHL game
(AT) Carolina 3, Philadelphia 2 (OT): Seth Jarvis scored at the 1:28 mark of overtime, keeping Carolina goaltender Frederik Andersen undefeated since his return.
Jarvis scored his 26th goal, giving Carolina its fifth straight win. Anderson made 31 saves and improved to 5-0-0 after an extended absence. Jordan Martinook and Jalen Chatfield scored for the Hurricanes in the second period.
Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia, but the Flyers lost for the third time in their last four games. Goalie Samuel Elson made 30 saves.
New York Rangers 5, (at) Boston 2: Artemi Panarin scored three goals, the second of which came from Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk, who tipped the puck into Boston's net late in the second period as the New York Rangers defeated Boston.
The Rangers beat Boston for the third time in as many tries this season, moving within one point of the Metropolitan Division lead and last year's Presidents Trophy winners, the best record in the NHL.
Adam Fox also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for New York, which has won six of its past eight games. Mika Zibanejad scored an empty-netter with two minutes left, and Panarin added his career-high 41st point of the season a minute later, with the Bruins' goal still empty.
DeBrusk and Justin Brazeau scored for Boston, and Jeremy Swayman made 26 saves. The Bruins have 97 points on the season to New York's 96, but it was their second loss in the last seven games.
(at) New Jersey 4, Winnipeg 1: Jack Hughes scored two of the Devils' three power-play goals, his younger brother Luke Hughes had a career-best three assists, and New Jersey defeated red-hot Winnipeg in one of its best performances of a disappointing season. It surprised me.
Nico Isier scored the go-ahead goal on the power play and added two assists. Timo Meier had a scoreless net goal and two assists, and Jake Allen made 18 saves for his third win in four starts for New Jersey. The Devils also killed all four Winnipeg power-play opportunities, ending the Jets' winning streak at three and handing them their fourth loss in 11 games.
Nikolai Ehlers scored a great goal and Laurent Brossoit made 37 saves for the Jets, who ended their winning streak at five.
Hischier scored the one-all tying shot at 5:59 of the third period, deflecting Meyer's shot past Brossoit with seconds left on a Dylan DeMelo penalty that tripped Luke Hughes. At 11:52, Jack Hughes extended the lead to 3-1 with a high shot and Meyer scored on an empty-net goal.
St. Louis 5, (at) Ottawa 2: Joel Hofer made 37 saves and Jake Neighbors scored twice as St. Louis defeated Ottawa for its fifth win in six games and remains in contention for the Western Conference's second and final wild-card spot.
The Blues were one point ahead of Minnesota and within two points of Las Vegas, with the defending Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights holding the final spot.
Jordan Caillou had one goal and two assists, and Brandon Saad and Colton Parayko also scored.
Mark Kastelic and Dominik Kubalik scored for Ottawa, and Anton Forsberg stopped 22 shots. The Senators have lost three in a row.
(at) Edmonton 8, Buffalo 3: Zach Hyman scored his 47th and 48th points, the second of Edmonton's five-goal third period, and the Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to defeat Buffalo.
Matthias Ekholm had two goals and one assist, Leon Draisaitl had one goal and two assists, Darnell Nurse, Ryan McLeod and Connor Brown also scored, and Stuart Skinner made 26 saves. Connor McDavid had four assists, two of which contributed to Hyman's goal.
The Oilers improved their record to 42 wins, 21 losses, and 4 draws with two consecutive wins. They have 9 wins, 1 loss and 2 losses in their last 12 games.
JJ Peterka scored twice for Buffalo. Viktor Olofsson added a goal and Ukko-Pekka Lukonen stopped 31 shots. The Sabers lost three of their four games and fell to 33 wins, 33 losses, and 5 draws.
(at) Anaheim 4, Chicago 0: Rookie Lukas Dostal made 29 saves for his first shutout in the NHL, Alex Killorn scored his second two goals of the season, and Anaheim defeated Chicago to end its losing streak at seven.
Dostal became the third rookie goalie in franchise history to record a shutout, joining John Gibson (six) and Ilya Bryzgalov (one).
Frank Vatrano scored his 30th goal of the season at 10:31 of the third period when the Ducks had a two-man advantage. He is the second undrafted player in franchise history to reach 30 points, joining Andy McDonald, who scored 34 points in the 2005-06 season.
Brett Leeson had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, but the Ducks lost 35-7 during the underdog period.
Arvid Soderblom made 21 saves for Chicago, which has lost three of its last four games.
(at) Vancouver 4, Montreal 1: Defenseman Nikita Zadorov scored twice in the first period and Casey DeSmith made 16 saves as Western Conference leader Vancouver defeated struggling Montreal.
Conor Garland and Nils Amann also scored, and Ilya Mikheyev had two assists. Vancouver improved to 44-18-8, with a three-point lead over Winnipeg, Colorado and Dallas.
For Montreal, Juraj Slavkovskiy scored and Sam Montembeau stopped 21 shots. The Canadiens have lost their fourth straight game, falling to 25 wins, 32 losses, and 12 losses.
The Canucks held off the Canadiens in the final period, allowing just three shots.
Tampa Bay 4, San Jose 1 (locations): Brayden Point scored two goals, Nikita Kucherov had four assists, and Tampa Bay defeated San Jose for its fifth straight win.
The Lightning are in the middle of a five-game road trip and have extended their lead for first place in the Eastern Conference wild-card spot to four points over the Red Wings.
Point broke a 1-1 tie with a power-play goal 34 seconds into the third period off a close-range rebound of Kucherov's shot. This was Point's 14th goal in his last 15 games. Kucherov, who leads the NHL in points with 122, extended his assist streak to 12 games, the longest in franchise history.
Anthony Duclair, who was traded from the Sharks to the Lightning at the deadline, extended the lead to 3-1 at 6:50 of the third period. Point then added his 40th point of the season with a great pass from Kucherov. Kucherov took a knee and scrambled for a loose puck, sending a no-look feed from behind the goal line.
Nicholas Paul also scored for Tampa Bay, and William Eklund scored for San Jose.
(at) Vegas 2, Seattle 1: Keegan Kolesar scored off a rebound with 1:20 remaining, giving Vegas a win over Seattle for good and strengthening the defending champion Golden Knights' hold on a playoff spot.
Jack Eichel and Chandler Stephenson scored and Logan Thompson made 20 saves. It was the second straight victory for Thompson, who stopped 40 shots, and may have encouraged the Knights' recent inconsistent play as a keeper.
Jaden Schwartz scored for the Kraken and Philipp Grubauer stopped 34 shots.
The Knights are four points behind St. Louis for the last wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Las Vegas has won four of six games and the Kraken are 0-5-1 in their last six games.
playoff tracker
atlantic ocean
▶ Bruins (97)
▶ Panthers (94)
▶ Maple leaves (87)
metropolitan
▶ Rangers (96)
▶ Hurricane (94)
▶ Flyers (79)
Wildcard
▶ Lightning (82)
▶ Red Wings (78)
(Top 2 wild card teams advance to playoffs)
▶ Capital (75)
▶ Islanders (73)
▶ Devils (72)
▶ Sabers (71)
▶ Penguin (69)
Michigan area hockey this week
Thursday
▶ Red Wings 6, New York Islanders 3
Friday
▶ Michigan Technological University, Bermidji State University, 8
▶ 8 Green Bay NTDP U17 players
Saturday
▶ Nashville Red Wings, 5 (BSD/97.1)
▶ Grand Rapids, Rockford, 8 (AHL/106.9/1300)
▶ Michigan State University, 8 (Big 10)
▶ NTDP U17 Team, Madison, 8
Wednesday
▶ Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 1
Tuesday
▶ Red Wings 4, Columbus 3 (OT)
▶ Manitoba 5, Grand Rapids 1
