February 28, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal against the Nashville Predators in overtime at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Image Jason Robertson’s goal 1:47 into overtime capped a comeback and gave the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.
Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Nathan Bastian also scored for the Stars, who were down 2-0 with less than four minutes left in the second quarter. Jake Oettinger stopped 25 shots in Dallas’ eight-game winning streak.
Michael Bunting and Steven Stamkos scored for the Predators, who jumped out to a 2-0 lead but are now 1-1-2 in their last four games. Luke Evangelista had two assists and Juse Saros made 22 saves.
Robertson, who scored his team-leading 33rd goal of the season, converted defender Miro Heiskanen’s cross crease pass for the OT winner.
Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (SO)
Vincent Trocheck scored in the first round of the shootout as New York snapped its fifth straight loss with a win over visiting Pittsburgh.
Trocheck scored the only goal of the shootout when he cut out from the bottom edge of the left circle, his shot beating goalie Stuart Skinner toward the glove.
The Rangers had a 2-0 deficit after allowing goals to Anthony Mantha and Ryan Shay in the opening three minutes of the opening two periods.
Mika Zibanejad started the comeback with a power-play goal with 10 minutes left in the second quarter, and Taylor Raddysh tied the game 2:57 into the third quarter.
Flyers 3, Bruins 1
Philadelphia scored back-to-back goals at the start of the third period, defeating visiting Boston and breaking the Bruins’ eight-game point streak (5-0-3).
Travis Konecny and Jamie Drysdale both scored and assisted on each other’s goals for Philadelphia. Philadelphia got 26 saves from Dan Vladar and has won two of three games since the Olympic break.
Boston’s Charlie McAvoy cut the hosts’ lead to 2-1 with a goal in Game 3, extending his point streak to nine games. Jeremy Swayman made 14 saves.
Sharks 5, Oilers 4
Shakir Mukhamadullin earned the win with a slap shot midway through the third period during San Jose’s visit to Edmonton.
Michael Misa had a goal and an assist and 12 different players scored for the Sharks, who ended a five-game losing streak, their second-longest of the season. Yaroslav Askarov made 20 saves for San Jose.
NHL leading scorer Connor McDavid led Edmonton with three assists, Evan Bouchard had a goal and two assists and Connor Ingram stopped 28 shots.
Islanders 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)
Simon Holmstrom scored for New York’s visit with 3 minutes and 12 seconds left in overtime, and he performed flawlessly in overtime to pull off a comeback victory over Columbus.
Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Scott Mayfield also scored for the Islanders, who have won their fourth straight game since falling behind 2-0 and improved to 8-0 with a game decided in overtime. Three of New York’s last four wins have been comeback wins. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin made 27 saves.
Isaac Lundestrom, Mason Marchment and Adam Fantilli scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost two straight (0-1-1) following a seven-game winning streak. Jet Greaves recorded 22 saves.
Devils 3, Blues 1
Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves as New Jersey snapped its fifth straight loss with a win over host St. Louis.
Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier scored for the Devils and Luke Hughes earned an assist in his first game since Jan. 19. He was sidelined due to an upper body injury.
Pavel Buchnevich scored for the Blues, who suffered their ninth defeat in 11 games. Jordan Binnington took the loss, stopping 30 of 32 shots.
Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 1
Cale Makar scored twice, Gavin Brindley also had a goal, and Colorado beat Chicago.
Mackenzie Blackwood gave up 14 shots and Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas each had two assists for Colorado, which bounced back from a disappointing home loss to Minnesota on Thursday night. The Avalanche have an NHL-high 87 points.
Connor Bedard scored and Spencer Knight made 32 saves for Chicago, which has lost eight of its last nine games. The Blackhawks are averaging just 1.5 goals in their eight losses.
Hurricanes 5, Red Wings 2
Taylor Hall and Shayne Gostisbehere each finished with a goal and two assists, and Carolina extended its winning streak to five games with a win over Detroit in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Frederik Andersen made 27 saves, and Jackson Blake, Sebastian Aho and Eric Robinson also scored as the Hurricanes extended their point streak to 12 games (9-0-3).
Simon Edvinsson and Patrick Kane scored for the visiting Red Wings. Cam Talbot made 31 saves in the loss.
Saber 6, Lightning 2
Josh Norris scored twice as Buffalo scored four times in the first period, and the visitors easily won their third straight loss since the Winter Olympics by beating host Tampa Bay.
Rasmus Dahlin hit the net and had two assists, while Zach Metsa had a goal and an assist. Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch also scored, while goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 36 saves.
Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman scored one goal and recorded an assist, and Dominic James scored. Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up five goals on 14 shots in 21 minutes and 54 seconds of ice time. Jonas Johansson stopped 20 of 21 relief pitches.
Kings 2, Flames 0
Anton Forsberg made 29 saves for host Los Angeles in a win over Calgary.
Forsberg, who had allowed 16 goals in losses in his previous four starts, recorded his second shutout of the season and 10th of his 11-year NHL career. Alex Laferriere and Adrian Kempe scored for the Kings, who have lost five straight, most recently an 8-1 rout of the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.
Dustin Wolf made 35 saves for the Flames, who have won two straight and are now 4-3.
Canadiens 6, Capitals 2
Cole Caufield scored twice in the first period and host Montreal earned a point by beating Washington in seven straight games (5-0-2).
Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists for the Canadiens. Mike Matheson, Kirby Dach and Jake Evans also scored goals. Jakub Dobes has 27 saves and improves to 9-0-2 in his last 11 starts.
Alex Ovechkin scored both goals for the Capitals, who have won their third straight game. Anthony Beauvillier had two assists and Charlie Lindgren made 19 saves for Washington. Washington played for the second straight time after winning 3-2 at home against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Senators 5, Maple Leafs 2
Dylan Cozens had two goals and an assist, Drake Batherson had two goals and Ottawa beat host Toronto.
Thomas Chabot added a goal and an assist for the Senators, who are 1-0-1 since the Olympic break. Linus Ullmark stopped 21 shots.
Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, who trailed 0-3-0 after halftime. Joseph Woll allowed five goals on 28 shots and Anthony Stolarz, who came on late in the second quarter, made 12 saves.
Kraken 5, Canuck 1
Jordan Eberly had two goals and an assist and Chandler Stevenson had a goal and two assists as Seattle opened a six-game homestand with a blowout win over Vancouver.
Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers were also credited with goals for the Kraken, who snapped a two-game skid. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 27 saves and almost went into an empty net, but his attempt rolled just left of the net.
Liam Ohgren scored and Kevin Lankinen stopped 20 of 24 shots for the Canucks, who have lost their fifth straight and are 2-15-4 in their last 21 games.
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