February 27, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Poehling (25) shoots and scores against Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Helleweig (37) during the third period at the Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Image Chris Kreider scored with 13 seconds left in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday.
Pavel Mintyukov had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who are on a four-game winning streak. Jacob Trouba, Leo Carlsson and Ryan Poehling collected the other goals for Anaheim. Lukas Dostal stopped 29 shots, but the Jets had five shots hit the post either directly or by deflection.
Alex Iafallo and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, which is 2-1-2 in its last five games. Logan Stanley and Cole Perfetti each had two assists. Gabriel Vilardi and Elias Salomonsson also scored for Winnipeg.
Connor Hellebuyck played well, stopping 35 of 40 shots.
Saber 3, Panther 2
Beck Malenstyn scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period as Buffalo won in Sunrise, Florida.
Alex Tuch scored a goal and added an assist, Peyton Krebs added an empty-net goal and Alex Lyon stopped 28 shots for the Sabres, who have won their second straight since the Olympic break and are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.
Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist and Matthew Tkachuk scored for the Panthers, who have lost six of their last eight games. Daniil Tarasov made 36 saves.
Mammoth 5, Wild 2
Lawson Crouse scored twice to lead Utah to a victory over visiting Minnesota.
Clayton Keller added a goal and two assists for Utah, which improved to 12-4-1 in its last 17 games and is 18-9-2 on home ice this season. Logan Cooley and Barrett Hayton also scored, while Jack McBain, Nick Schmaltz and Mikhail Sergachev each added two assists.
Matt Boldy scored and added an assist and Kirill Kaprizov also found the back of the net for the Wild, who ended their six-game winning streak. Minnesota lost for the second time in regulation in its last 12 games (9-2-1).
Capitals 3, Golden Knights 2
Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals and an assist and Logan Thompson made 24 saves to lead Washington to a win over visiting Las Vegas.
Aliaksei Protas and Rasmus Sandin each had two assists and Jakob Chychrun also scored for the Capitals, who extended their home winning streak to five games and their sixth win in seven games overall.
Braeden Bowman and Tomas Hertl scored and Akira Schmid made 27 saves for the Golden Knights, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
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