NHL roundup: Patrick Kane becomes all-time top U.S.-born point-scorer

Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane's history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.

Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot's second-period goal to surpass Mike Modano's record of 1,374 career points, the most by a U.S.-born player. Kane tied Modano, who held the record since 2007, during a defeat to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.

Dylan Strome logged a goal and an assist for Washington. Declan Chisholm also scored, and Jakob Chychrun assisted on all three regulation goals.

Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves for the Capitals, who had lost six of their previous seven games (1-5-1).

Hurricanes 5, Mammoth 4

Jordan Staal's goal with 29.4 seconds to play capped Carolina's three-goal outburst in the final two minutes in a comeback victory over Utah at Raleigh, N.C.

Andrei Svechnikov and Shayne Gostisbehere each notched two goals and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have a six-game points streak (5-0-1). Rookie Brandon Bussi ended up becoming the first NHL goalie in history to secure his 20th win in 24 career games by making 21 saves.

Kailer Yamamoto scored twice, Michael Carcone added a goal and an assist and JJ Peterka also tallied for the Mammoth. Jack McBain provided two assists, and Karel Vejmelka turned away 28 shots.

Oilers 4, Sharks 3 (OT)

Zach Hyman scored 1:06 into overtime after Leon Draisaitl recorded a goal and two assists to fuel Edmonton's three-score, third-period rally, lifting the Oilers past visiting San Jose.

After Draisaitl made it 3-1 early in the third, Connor McDavid scored at 16:55 and Evan Bouchard tied the game at 19:01. Bouchard finished with three points, McDavid had two and Connor Ingram stopped 17 shots as the Oilers earned their third consecutive win.

Collin Graf, Adam Gaudette and Michael Misa scored in the first period for the Sharks, who had won three of their prior four games. Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves.

Wild 4, Flames 1

Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Minnesota pulled away for a win over Calgary in Saint Paul, Minn.

Danila Yurov, Vincent Hinostroza and Matt Boldy had one goal apiece for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. Quinn Hughes was among eight players to tally one assist apiece.

Morgan Frost scored the lone goal for Calgary, whose winless streak reached five games.

Blues 5, Panthers 4

Jimmy Snuggerud scored a power-play goal with nine seconds left, giving St. Louis a victory over visiting Florida.

Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who snapped a five-game losing streak (0-4-1). Jake Neighbours, Jonatan Berggren and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for the Blues. St. Louis' Justin Faulk and Pavel Buchnevich had two assists, and Joel Hofer made 16 saves.

Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and an assist for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart added a goal and assist, A.J. Greer also scored and Daniil Tarasov stopped 26 shots.

Kraken 5, Maple Leafs 2

Shane Wright scored twice as Seattle defeated visiting Toronto.

Brandon Montour and Jared McCann had a goal and an assist apiece and Matty Beniers also tallied for the Kraken, who won their third game in a row and wrapped up a 4-2-0 homestand. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves. It was the Kraken's first home victory against Toronto. Seattle lost the first four meetings by a combined score of 17-5.

Nicholas Robertson and Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto, which is 0-5-1 in its past six games. Anthony Stolarz stopped 17 of 21 shots.

Stars 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)

Mavrik Bourque scored two goals and Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen tallied in the shootout as Dallas overcame a three-goal third-period comeback by Vegas to pull out a victory in Las Vegas.

It was the first multi-goal game of Bourque's career. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who won their third straight game. Sam Steel and Jamie Benn each collected two assists. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger made 17 saves and also stopped shootout tries by Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel to pick up his 21st win, tied for fourth in the NHL.

Mitch Marner and Keegan Kolesar each had a goal and an assist, Reilly Smith scored a short-handed goal and Ivan Barbashev also found the net for Vegas, which took its fifth loss in the past six games (1-3-2) and fell into a tie for first-place tie with the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division.

Bruins 6, Flyers 3

New linemates Casey Mittelstadt, Fraser Minten and Viktor Arvidsson all scored goals and combined for seven points, leading Boston to a win over visiting Philadelphia.

Mittelstadt and Minten each had a goal and two assists, while Pavel Zacha, Tanner Jeannot and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored for Boston, which is 10-1-1 in its last 12 overall and will finish January with nine wins in as many home games. Andrew Peeke and Jonathan Aspirot each added a pair of helpers.

Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist, and Nikita Grebenkin and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, who have lost three in a row and 10 of their last 12 (2-8-2).

Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2

Connor Dewar scored twice and his teammates added four goals in the second period as host Pittsburgh skated away with a victory over Chicago.

Anthony Mantha added one goal and two assists while Ben Kindel and Ryan Shea contributed one goal and one assist apiece as the Penguins extended their winning streak to five.

Connor Murphy scored for the second time in five games and Connor Bedard scored as well for the Blackhawks, who fell for the fourth time in a row. Frank Nazar assisted on both. Arvid Soderblom denied the Penguins 38 times, but the Blackhawks goalie faced 40 or more shots for the fourth time this season.

Sabres 4, Kings 1

Alex Tuch recorded his fourth career hat trick to lead Buffalo to a win over visiting Los Angeles.

Defenseman Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres, who won their fifth straight and are 20-3-1 since Dec, 9. Jack Quinn had three assists and Ryan McLeod added two helpers. Alex Lyon, who made 37 saves, won his 10th in a row for a franchise record.

Adrian Kempe got the lone marker for the Kings with a power-play goal 7:47 into the middle period with a re-direction from the slot off a pass from Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles had their three-game winning streak and six-game point streak (3-0-3) snapped.

Lightning 4, Jets 1

Defenseman Darren Raddysh scored in his third straight game and added two assists as Tampa Bay extended its home winning streak to seven games by grounding Winnipeg.

Yanni Gourde also had a goal and two assists as the Lightning improved to 16-1-1 in their past 18 contests. Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist for a seven-game point streak. Dominic James scored for the Lightning while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 22 shots to move to 13-0-1 in his past 14 games.

Kyle Connor scored and goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves, but the Jets fell to 1-2-1 in their past four games.

Canucks 2, Ducks 0

Nikita Tolopilo made 32 saves while leading Vancouver to a win over the visiting Anaheim. Drew O'Connor and Teddy Blueger scored for the Canucks, who had dropped 14 of their previous 15 games (1-12-2).

Tolopilo missed the start of the second period after a collision with Ryan Poehling late in the first period that resulted in a goalie-interference penalty. Kevin Lankinen made one save before Tolopilo returned.

Lukas Dostal made 24 saves in the finale of the five-game road trip for the Ducks, who have lost two in a row following a seven-game winning streak.

Devils 3, Predators 2 (OT)

Nico Hischier was the overtime hero to help New Jersey earn the much-needed two points in a win over Nashville in Newark, N.J.

Hischier came storming down the wing with the puck and blasted a slap shot past Justus Annunen just 42 seconds into overtime to earn the victory for the Devils. Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt also found the back of the net for New Jersey.

Filip Forsberg and Michael McCarron buried for the Predators, while Annunen made 32 saves. The injury bug continued to affect the Devils as Jack Hughes played just 2:27 before leaving the contest in the opening period with an unspecified injury.

Islanders 2, Rangers 1

Carson Soucy and rookie Matthew Schaefer scored 95 seconds apart late in the second period as the visiting Islanders completed a season sweep of the rival Rangers with a victory.

The Islanders outscored the Rangers 14-3 in the four games. Soucy scored his first goal since Dec. 2 with 2:42 left in the second following a giveaway by Rangers forward Taylor Raddysh along the right boards. Schaefer scored his 14th goal and first in eight games following another Rangers giveaway.

Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal 2:48 into the third on a slap shot from the left circle but the Rangers dropped to 2-9-1 in their past 12 games and fell to 6-14-4 at home. Quick finished with 19 saves.

Canadiens 7, Avalanche 3

Nick Suzuki scored a pair of special-team goals in the first period in a three-point outing to lead host Montreal to a beatdown of struggling Colorado.

Kirby Dach and Juraj Slafkovsky both collected one goal and one assist while Noah Dobson and Jake Evans added singles for the Canadiens, who have won two straight.

Lane Hutson, Zack Bolduc and Ivan Demidov all netted a pair of assists. Brock Nelson, Joel Kiviranta and Ross Colton replied for the league-leading Avalanche, who have one win in five games and two in eight (2-4-2). Goalie Scott Wedgewood was victimized for all seven goals while facing 28 shots.

--Field Level Media