NHL roundup: Kings overtake Stars, win 4th straight

Warren Foegele scored early in the third period to cap the Los Angeles Kings' 3-2 comeback victory over the visiting Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.

Foegele scored his seventh goal of the season on a wraparound at the 2:22 mark of the third to break a 2-2 tie and extend the Kings' season-best winning streak to four games.

Foegele and Tanner Jeannot each had a goal and an assist and Joel Edmundson also scored for Los Angeles, which improved to 9-2-1 at home. David Rittich made 26 saves.

Wyatt Johnston and Mason Marchment scored goals for Dallas, which had a three-game win streak snapped despite leading 2-0 after the first period. Jake Oettinger finished with 14 saves for Dallas, which had won its previous four games against Los Angeles.

Golden Knights 4, Ducks 1

Shea Theodore scored twice against his former team to lead visiting Vegas past Anaheim.

William Karlsson, who also started his NHL career with the Ducks, and Alexander Holtz also scored for the Golden Knights. Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel and Tomas Hertl all collected two assists and Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves for Vegas, which is riding a 6-1-1 run.

Jackson LaCombe replied for the Ducks, who have lost two of three games and have won only twice in six outings (2-3-1). John Gibson stopped 29 shots.

Maple Leafs 3, Predators 2

Auston Matthews scored twice early in the third period and Toronto went on to defeat visiting Nashville.

William Nylander also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row and 10 of 12. Mitch Marner added three assists, and Joseph Woll made 22 saves in the victory.

Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Jankowski scored for the Predators, who have lost five in a row (0-2-3). Juuse Saros stopped 25 shots.

Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2

Brad Marchand scored two second-period goals 2:05 apart, Morgan Geekie also scored twice and Jeremy Swayman made 20 saves to lift visiting Boston to a win against Chicago.

Boston won for the sixth time in eight games under interim coach Joe Sacco, recovering from an early deficit to stretch its season-best winning streak to three. Justin Brazeau, Mason Lohrei, Jordan Oesterle and David Pastrnak contributed two assists each.

The Blackhawks lost their fourth straight to match a season-worst skid. Goalie Petr Mrazek stopped 23 shots and Jason Dickinson and Alex Vlasic scored for Chicago.

--Field Level Media