March 7, 2026; Newark, New Jersey, USA; New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) celebrates his goal in Game 3 against the New York Rangers held at the Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Salus-Imagn Image Olympic hero Jack Hughes recorded his fourth career hat trick and second of the season to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey.
Hughes, who also had an assist, scored one of the Devils’ three power-play goals before converting a breakaway with 3:04 left in the third period. He completed his hat trick by scoring into an empty net with 32 seconds left. New Jersey’s Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists, while captain Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored.
Jacob Markstrom went 3-for-3 on the power play and made 17 saves for the Devils, who have won their fourth straight game.
New York’s Will Cuylle scored his third goal in two games, defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov scored for the third straight game and fellow blueliner Will Borgen also scored. Jonathan Quick gave up 29 shots for the Rangers, who reside in the basement of the Eastern Conference and have lost 15 of their last 19 games (4-12-3).
Bruins 3, Capitals 1
Viktor Arvidsson scored the game-winning goal at 4:28 of the third period to give Boston a trip to Washington for the Bruins’ 12th straight home win.
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm also scored, David Pastrnak had two assists and Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves for Boston, which improved to 5-3 after the Olympic break. Elias Lindholm sealed the win with an empty net goal with 23.2 seconds left.
Aliaksei Protas scored the lone goal and Logan Thompson stopped 27 shots for Washington, which has lost its third straight game since recently trading veterans Nicolas Roy and John Carlson.
Jets 3, Canucks 2 (OT)
Josh Morrissey scored a goal in overtime and added an assist in his first game back due to an upper-body injury as host Winnipeg got past Vancouver.
Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who got 21 saves from Connor Hellebuyck. Morrissey scored the winner high in the zone when the puck went off the skate of Canucks’ Filip Hronek and into the net at 1:49 of the extra frame.
For Vancouver, Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist and Liam Ohgren also scored. Teddy Blueger added two assists and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.
Penguins 4, Flyers 3 (SO)
Trevor Zegras earned the win in a shootout and Dan Vladar made 20 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to lead Philadelphia to a victory over host Pittsburgh.
Alex Bump, who helped lead Western Michigan to its first NCAA hockey title in 2025, scored a goal in his NHL debut for the Flyers. Owen Tippett and Denver Barkey also scored for Philadelphia. Coach Rick Tocchet won his 700th game as an NHL coach.
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist, Egor Chinakhov had two assists, and Erik Karlsson and Tommy Novak also had goals for Pittsburgh. Stuart Skinner stopped 12 of 15 shots for the Penguins, who lost their third straight game and fell to 1-9 in the shootout.
Mammoths 5, Blue Jackets 4 (OT)
Utah’s Logan Cooley scored twice, including the winner in overtime against host Columbus.
Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each had a goal and an assist for the Mammoths, who improved to 3-0-0 in five games on the road. Dylan Guenther also scored, Clayton Keller added two assists and Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves.
Adam Fantilli, Mason Marchment, Damon Severson and Mathieu Olivier all finished with a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, whose three-game winning streak was halted. Elvis Merzlikins had 18 stops.
Islanders 2, Sharks 1 (OT)
Bo Horvat scored the winner at 4:20 of overtime as New York defeated host San Jose.
Horvat scored his 27th point of the season with a backhand between Yaroslav Askarov’s legs on a partial break. Tony DeAngelo scored in regulation for the Islanders, who avoided a three-game losing streak this season and improved to 9-0 in overtime.
Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves in eight career games with the Sharks, improving to 5-0-3. Maclean Celebrini scored in regulation and Askarov stopped 32 shots for San Jose, which has dropped consecutive games in overtime.
Lightning 5, Maple Leaf 2
Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist as visiting Tampa Bay beat Toronto.
Nikita Kucherov added four assists to give him 100 points on the season (32 goals, 68 assists). Ryan McDonagh, Corey Perry and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Lightning, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots.
Matias Maccelli and Nicholas Robertson scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost seven straight (0-5-2) since the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves for Toronto.
Saber 3, Predator 2
Tage Thompson extended his career-high scoring streak to 10 games with a goal as host Buffalo held on for its sixth straight win over Nashville.
Thompson has six goals and five assists in back-to-back seasons. Jason Ducker and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabers, who opened a five-game homestand to stay atop the Atlantic Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who host Sunday. Alex Lyon recorded 23 saves.
Zachary L’Heureux scored his first goal of the season for the Predators, who have lost four of five games and are starting a five-game road swing. Matthew Wood also scored and Juuse Saros made 21 saves.
Canada 4, Kings 3
Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and an assist for Montreal in a comeback win over host Los Angeles.
Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, Jake Evans also scored and Jakub Dobes made 36 saves for the Canadiens, who lost 6-5 at the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Scott Laughton scored in his first game against the Kings, who were down 2-4-0 after the Olympic break. Los Angeles acquired Laughton from the Toronto Maple Leafs at the trade deadline on Friday. Anze Kopitar and Alex Laferriere also scored, Brandt Clarke had two assists and Darcy Kuemper made 19 saves for Los Angeles.
Flame 5, Hurricane 4
Joel Farabee scored twice and added an assist and Ryan Strome scored a goal and added an assist as host Calgary fired off a three-goal second period to upset Eastern Conference leader Carolina.
Morgan Frost had a goal and two assists and Blake Coleman also had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid (0-3-1) after dealing with key veterans Mackenzie Huiga and Nazem Kadri this week. Goaltender Dustin Wolf made 25 saves.
Seth Jarvis had one goal and two assists, Andrei Svechnikov had one goal and one assist, and Sean Walker and Alexander Nikishin each scored once for Carolina. Sebastian Aho recorded three assists and goalie Brandon Bush stopped 20 shots as his personal nine-game winning streak ended.
Senators 7, Kraken 4
Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists as Ottawa defeated host Seattle.
Michael Amadio added a goal and an assist, while Tyler Kleven, Dylan Cozens, Warren Foegele, Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk also scored. Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot had two assists for the Senators, who extended their point streak to 6 (4-0-2) and improved to 3-0-1 in a five-game road trip. Linus Ullmark made 17 saves.
Jacob Melanson, Eeli Tolvanen, Matty Beniers and Brandon Montour scored and Jordan Eberle had two assists for shorthanded Seattle, which fell to 2-2-0 on a six-game homestand. Joey Daccord stopped 29 of 36 shots.
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