NHL Recap: Oilers star hits milestone in Kings loss.

Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist for his sixth straight 100-point season, Leon Draisaitl had his eighth straight 30-goal campaign and the Edmonton Oilers ended a season-high four-game losing streak with an 8-1 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.

McDavid has reached triple figures nine times throughout his career, the third most in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky (15) and Mario Lemieux (10).

Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists, Jake Walman had two goals, Andrew Mangiapane had a goal and an assist and Connor Ingram made 21 saves for the Oilers in a 6-5 loss at the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.

Warren Foegele scored for the Kings, who have dropped their fifth straight (0-4-1) and remain three points out of a playoff spot. Darcy Kuemper stopped 11 of 15 shots before being replaced by Anton Forsberg, who made 18 saves for Los Angeles.

Wild 5, Avalanche 2

Matt Boldy had two empty-net goals and added two assists, Joel Eriksson Ek also scored twice and Minnesota beat Colorado in Denver in a matchup of two of the league’s top teams.

Filip Gustavsson made 44 saves for Minnesota, which has won six straight and made the Central Division competition more intense. Mats Zuccarello also scored and Kirill Kaprizov had two assists.

Martin Necas scored two goals, Nathan MacKinnon had two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 31 shots for the Avalanche. Colorado ranked first in the NHL with 85 points, while the Wild were tied for second in the league with 80 points.

Hurricane 5, Lightning 4

Carolina’s Sebastian Aho broke a three-goal tie with a power-play goal and the Hurricanes cut a three-goal lead to a win over Tampa Bay in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall both had a goal and an assist, and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored both in the opening seven minutes for the Hurricanes, playing his first game since the Olympic layoff. Seth Jarvis also had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov assisted on two of Carolina’s goals. Brandon Bussi made 24 saves.

Brandon Point posted a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs to open their schedule after rest the night before. Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Dominic James also scored for the Lightning, who were without coach Jon Cooper for the second straight day following the death of his father.

Red Wings 2, Senators 1 (OT)

Dylan Larkin scored his second goal at 1:50 of overtime as visiting Detroit beat Ottawa.

John Gibson made 26 saves for the Red Wings, who had lost four of five (1-3-1) before the break. Lucas Raymond had two assists.

Brady Tkachuk scored for the Senators, who were up 6-5 before intermission. Linus Ullmark stopped 18 shots.

Panther 5, Maple Leaf 1

Brad Marchand scored twice as Florida returned to action after the Olympic break with a win in its Eastern Conference playoff race over Toronto in Sunrise, Florida.

Evan Rodrigues added a goal and an assist for the Panthers, while Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk also scored. Anton Lundel added two assists and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots for Florida, which led 1-5-0 heading into the break.

John Tavares scored for the Maple Leafs, who lost their first two games after the break. Joseph Woll had 32 saves.

Bruins 4, Blue Jackets 2

Boston erased an early one-goal deficit with three consecutive goals and won a complete victory in Columbus.

Viktor Arvidsson scored twice and Sean Kuraly and Morgan Geekie also lit the lights for the Bruins, who are 5-0-3 in their last eight games. Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves and Michael DiPietro stopped two shots after Korpisalo left briefly in the second quarter with an injury.

Adam Fantilli had a goal and an assist, Kirill Marchenko also scored and Mason Marchment assisted on both goals for the Blue Jackets, who have won seven straight. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 19 shots.

Islanders 4, Canadiens 3 (OT)

Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the game-winner at 1:46 of overtime as New York rallied for the win in Montreal.

Matthew Schaefer scored twice, Anders Lee tied the game late and Simon Holmstrom had two assists for the Islanders, who have won their third straight victory. Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves.

Noah Dobson scored twice against his former team, Cole Caufield added a goal and Samiel Montembo made 22 saves for the Canadiens, who lost 2 of 3 (1-0-2) but extended their point streak to six (4-0-2).

Penguins 4, Devils 1

Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart during a three-goal third period to help Pittsburgh, short of superstar Sidney Crosby, overcome stiff competition and beat visiting New Jersey.

Tommy Novak opened the scoring, Evgeni Malkin had two assists, Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter and Arturs Silovs had a strong performance in making 28 saves for Pittsburgh. Crosby will be sidelined for at least four weeks after suffering a lower body injury while playing for Canada at the Milan Cortina Games earlier this month.

Paul Cotter scored for the Devils, who are second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings and have lost a season-high five straight, part of a 1-7-0 rut. Jacob Markstrom made 31 saves.

Predators 4, Blackhawks 2

Ryan O’Reilly helped Nashville beat visiting Chicago with the game-winning drive late in the third period.

Roman Josi made a beautiful pass to O’Reilly, who beat Spencer Knight with 3 minutes, 16 seconds left to secure the win for the Predators. Filip Forsberg, Steven Stamkos and Matthew Wood also scored, and Justus Annunen made 21 saves to improve to a perfect 4-0 against the Blackhawks.

Connor Bedard was dominant in the loss while scoring for the Blackhawks, while Tyler Bertuzzi also found the back of the net. Spencer Knight made 22 saves for Chicago.

Flyers 3, Rangers 2 (OT)

Matvei Michkov scored twice, including the overtime winner, and Philadelphia extended the Rangers’ slump with a come-from-behind win over New York.

Michkov skated around JT Miller and blasted a five-hole shot past Igor Shesterkin at 2:10 of the extra frame, his 15th of the season. Trevor Zegras scored the other goal for the Flyers, who were down 2-0 midway through the game.

Samuel Ersson made 23 saves as Philadelphia earned its fourth win in its last 11 games (4-4-3). Sam Carrick and Alexis Lafrenière scored for the Rangers, who have dropped their fifth straight (0-4-1) and are 2-11-2 since a Winter Classic win over the Florida Panthers on Jan. 2.

4 flames, 1 shark

Nazem Kadri scored twice and goalkeeper Dustin Wolf continued his mastery against the team he grew up supporting as visiting Calgary beat San Jose. The Flames have won 50 straight games while scoring four or more goals.

Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund both had one goal and one assist for the Flames, who have won their second straight win. Wolf, a native of nearby Gilroy, California, earned his 10th win, making 34 saves in 12 career clashes with the Sharks.

Tyler Toffoli opened the scoring for the Sharks, who have lost five straight (0-4-1). Yaroslav Askarov stopped 25 shots.

Blues 5, Kraken 1

Dylan Holloway came off the injured list and had three goals and an assist to lead St. Louis past visiting Seattle.

Pius Suter had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who earned their second win in 10 games (2-7-1). It was St. Louis’ first game after a three-week Olympic break. Jordan Kyrou also played for St. Louis. St. Louis scored. Jonatan Berggren and Justin Faulk had two assists and Joel Hofer made 23 saves.

Kaapo Kakko scored for the Kraken, who had lost their first two games after the break. Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves.

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