NHL roundup: Lightning rout Flyers as win streak hits 10

Nikita Kucherov registered multiple points for the ninth straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.

It was a successful trip to the City of Brotherly Love for the Lightning, who posted a 7-2 win in Philadelphia on Saturday before coasting to another comfortable victory. On a team loaded with stars, the headliner continues to be Kucherov, who extended his point streak to 10 games with a second-period assist before tacking on an empty-net goal in the third.

Brandon Hagel scored for the fourth straight game, while Pontus Holmberg, Jake Guentzel and Brayden Point also tallied for Tampa Bay. Jonas Johansson finished with 20 saves for the visitors, helping coach Jon Cooper record his 600th career victory.

Dan Vladar made 21 saves and Christian Dvorak scored the lone goal for Philadelphia, which will certainly be glad to conclude its season series with Tampa Bay. The Flyers lost the three matchups with the Lightning by a combined score of 15-3.

Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 3 (OT)

Andrew Copp scored with 1:33 remaining in overtime as host Detroit pulled out a victory over Carolina in a battle of Eastern Conference division leaders.

Copp took a feed from Alex DeBrincat and pushed the puck past goalie Frederik Andersen as Detroit avenged a 5-2 loss to Carolina last month. DeBrincat scored his team-high 24th goal and had two assists as the Red Wings won their fourth straight.

James van Riemsdyk and Albert Johansson also scored for Detroit. John Gibson made 31 saves. Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis scored for Carolina, which erased a 3-0 deficit in the third but had a four-game winning streak snapped. Andersen made 14 saves.

Devils 5, Wild 2

Jesper Bratt and Ondrej Palat scored two goals apiece to lead New Jersey to a win in Saint Paul, Minn.

Dawson Mercer added a goal and an assist for the Devils, who snapped a four-game losing streak during which they were outscored 20-5. Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton finished with two assists apiece, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 20 of 22 shots.

Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno each scored for the Wild, who are 1-2-2 in their past five. Quinn Hughes led the Wild with five shots on goal but fell short in a game against his brothers, Devils teammates Jack and Luke Hughes. Jesper Wallstedt allowed five goals on 29 shots.

Kraken 4, Rangers 2

Berkly Catton scored the tiebreaking goal during a scramble in the crease with 7:58 remaining in the third period as visiting Seattle rallied from a two-goal deficit for a victory over New York.

The Kraken trailed 2-0 after the first period before pulling off their third comeback from a multi-goal deficit this season and improving to 9-1-2 in their past 12 games. Eeli Tolvanen and Jordan Eberle scored in the opening 4:27 of the second before Catton snapped the tie. Jared McCann added an empty-net goal for Seattle, which got 20 saves from Phillip Grubauer.

Mika Zibanejad and Sam Carrick scored in the opening 5:31, but the Rangers did little offensively after that and fell to 5-12-4 at home. New York lost its fourth straight and dropped to 2-6-2 in its past 10. Jonathan Quick (25 saves) dropped to 0-8-2 in his past 10 games.

Panthers 4, Sabres 3

Anton Lundell netted the tiebreaking goal just past the midway point of the third period and A.J. Greer scored twice as visiting Florida cooled off surging Buffalo.

Carter Verhaeghe recorded three assists, Sam Bennett added two and Sam Reinhart also scored for the Panthers, who have won two straight for the first time since a four-game win streak Dec. 13-19. Colten Ellis made 28 saves for the win.

Jacob Bryson, Zach Benson and Alex Tuch tallied for the Sabres, who lost for just the second time in the past 15 games. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 20 shots.

Oilers 4, Blackhawks 1

Evan Bouchard logged two goals and assist and Zach Hyman had a goal and assist to back a 29-save effort from Connor Ingram as visiting Edmonton defeated Chicago.

Leon Draisaitl also scored to help the Oilers win for the third time in four games (3-0-1). Connor McDavid earned two assists to extend his point streak to 19 games, extending the best run of his career in a single season.

The Blackhawks lost for the second time in three games on the heels of four straight victories. Tyler Bertuzzi scored and Spencer Knight recorded 33 saves for Chicago, which was without top scorer Connor Bedard (illness).

Canadiens 6, Canucks 3

Mike Matheson and Juraj Slafkovsky scored goals 38 seconds apart to break a third-period tie and send host Montreal to a victory over slumping Vancouver.

Alexandre Carrier tallied twice while Noah Dobson and Oliver Kapanen added a goal apiece for the Canadiens, who have won four of their past five outings. Ivan Demidov collected three assists while Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Texier each posted a pair of helpers. Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes made 20 saves.

Elias Pettersson, Evander Kane and Max Sasson replied for the Canucks, who have lost seven consecutive games (0-5-2) and sit at the bottom of the league standings.

--Field Level Media