March 4, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jacob Bernard Docker (25) skates with a puck defended by Las Vegas Golden Knights center Colton Sissons (10) during the first period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Image Tomas Hertl scored a 4-on-3 power play goal 2:11 into overtime as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal deficit in Game 3 to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday.
Hertl took a pass from Mitch Marner at the bottom of the right circle and then buried a spinning wrist shot past goaltender Cam Talbot’s blocker and inside the far left post for the game winner.
Marner finished with a goal and two assists, Hertl had a goal and an assist, and Riley Smith and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Las Vegas, which snapped its third straight loss. Rasmus Andersson had two assists.
Alex DeBrincat and Simon Edvinsson each had a goal and an assist, while Emmitt Finnie also had a goal for Detroit. Talbot made 21 saves.
Hurricanes 6, Canucks 4
Nikolaj Ehlers collected a hat trick to give Eastern Conference-leading Carolina a comeback victory over last-place and host Vancouver.
Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho all had one goal and one assist, while Seth Jarvis registered two assists for Carolina, which is on an 11-1-2 roll. Brandon Bussi made 18 saves to earn his 25th career win in his 29th NHL game. He is the fastest goalie in league history to reach 25 wins.
Filip Hronek had one goal in a three-point outing and Marco Rossi had one goal and one assist for the Canucks, who are winless in seven games (0-5-2) and have just two wins in 23 outings (2-17-4).
5 ducks, 1 islander
Cutter Gauthier scored the first two goals of Anaheim’s three-goal first period blast as the host Ducks cooled off New York’s surge.
Beckett Sennecke singled late in the first and Ryan Poehling and Frank Vatrano added insurance goals in the third for the Ducks, who won 13 of 16 (13-3-0). Bill Huso recorded 42 saves in his first appearance since January 26.
Anders Lee scored the first goal for the Islanders, who snapped a five-game winning streak. David Rittich made 21 saves.
Devils 4, Maple Leaf 3 (SO)
Jesper Bratt scored the final score in a penalty shootout to give New Jersey a victory over Toronto in Newark, N.J., giving the Devils their third straight win.
The Devils erased three Toronto leads before winning in a shootout. New Jersey is 4-0 in shootouts and 11-2 in regulation this season.
Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and an assist for the Devils and Nico Hischier had two assists. Timo Meier and Connor Brown scored the other goals for New Jersey. Scorers for the Maple Leafs were Matias Maccelli, William Nylander and Matthew Knies.
Blues 3, Kraken 2
Robert Thomas had a goal and an assist and Brayden Schenn added three assists as St. Louis defeated host Seattle.
Logan Mailloux and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Blues, who improved to 2-0-0 in a four-game road trip. St. Louis goalie Joel Hofer made 34 saves.
Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn, both members of the Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup championship team, scored for the Kraken, who fell to 2-1-0 on a six-game homestand. Dunn also had an assist and Philipp Grubauer stopped 24 of 27 shots.
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