March 2, 2026; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Dallas Stars defenseman Rhian Bixel (6) celebrates a goal against the Vancouver Canucks in the third period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Image Lian Bichsel scored twice, including the eventual game winner, and the visiting Dallas Stars extended their franchise-record nine-game winning streak to a 6-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.
Colin Blackwell, Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson each added a goal and an assist for the Stars, who extended their winning streak to eight games in the 2023-24 season.
Adam Erne scored another goal as Dallas earned at least one point for the seventh time in its last eight games against the Canucks (6-1-1). Dallas’ Miro Heiskanen and Sam Steel each had two assists and Jake Oettinger had 13 saves.
Evander Kane scored the lone goal and Nikita Tolopillo stopped 31 shots for the Canucks, who have lost six straight (0-4-2) and just two wins in their last 22 games (2-16-4).
Blue Jackets 5, Rangers 4 (OT)
Kirill Marchenko scored his second goal 64 seconds into overtime to make it 2-1 as visiting Columbus scored four goals in the third quarter to pull away from New York.
The win snapped Columbus’ first losing streak under new coach Rick Bowness. Marchenko scored a power play goal in the first period and set up Adam Fantilli’s goal before the Blue Jackets allowed four goals in the third period. Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also scored, Charlie Coyle had two assists and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves.
Vladislav Gavrikov and rookie Gabe Perreault scored 24 seconds apart in the first minute of the third for the Rangers. Will Borgen scored at 12:52 and Gabe Perreault tied the score with 4:46 left in regulation. Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 shots as New York fell to 3-11-3 in his last 17 games.
Kraken 2, Hurricane 1
Joey Daccord made 35 saves as Seattle defeated visiting Carolina, ending the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes’ 12-game point streak (10-0-2).
Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers scored and Adam Larsson had two assists for Seattle, which improved to 2-0-0 on a six-game homestand. Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak had a career-high 11 hits and blocked three shots.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Carolina, which had its five-game winning streak snapped. Frederik Andersen stopped 13 of 15 shots as the Hurricanes began a four-game West swing.
Red Wings 4, Predators 2
Defenseman Albert Johansson broke the tie with a short-handed goal late in the second quarter and gave Detroit a win over host Nashville.
Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist, while Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red Wings. The Red Wings have won two of their last three. John Gibson had 10 saves on 11 shots before leaving the game after the first period with an upper-body injury. He was replaced by Cam Talbot, who stopped 18 of 19 shots.
Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Predators, who are 1-2-2 in their last five games. Juuse Saros made 27 saves.
Flyer 3, Maple Leaf 2 (SO)
Visiting Philadelphia’s Trevor Zegras scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout against Toronto.
Philadelphia finished the game 2-for-2 in the shootout, with Matvey Michikov also scoring a hit. Toronto scored on a goal by William Nylander, who went 1-for-3 from the field, and Flyers goalie Dan Vladar saved efforts by Auston Matthews and Max Domi. Nylander’s goal late in the third period tied the game shortly after Noah Cates gave Philadelphia the lead. Christian Dvorak also scored for the Flyers, who won their third straight title.
Dakota Joshua had the record for the Maple Leafs, who are 0-3-1 since the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 23 saves.
Avalanche 4, Kings 2
Martin Necas and Gabriel Landeskog each had a goal and two assists in visiting Colorado’s win over short-handed Los Angeles.
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist and Devon Toews scored the tying goal with 4:55 left. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves for the Avalanche, who have won four of their last five to maintain their best record in the NHL.
Angus Booth scored in his first NHL game, Brandt Clarke also scored and Anton Forsberg made 35 saves for the Kings, who spoiled interim coach DJ Smith’s debut with their sixth loss in their last seven games (1-5-1).
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