NHL roundup: Stars snap Caps' road winning streak

Field Level Media|published: Tue 17th December, 01:57 2024

Dec 16, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) and defenseman Esa Lindell (23) and center Roope Hintz (24) and defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) celebrate on the ice after the Stars defeat the Washington Capitals at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise-record 10-game road winning streak.

Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the season. Jason Robertson had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 25 saves.

Dylan Strome scored for the Capitals, who had won four straight and earned points in nine consecutive games (8-0-1), the longest point streak in the NHL this season. Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves.

The Capitals fell two wins short of tying the NHL record of 12 consecutive road wins (shared by the 2005-06 Detroit Red Wings and the 2014-15 Minnesota Wild).

Canucks 3, Avalanche 1

Kiefer Sherwood scored a natural hat trick and Thatcher Demko made 30 saves in Vancouver's win over visiting Colorado. It was Sherwood's first hat trick in his seven NHL seasons.

Sherwood has 11 goals in 30 games with Vancouver, already surpassing his previous best of 10 goals in 68 games last season with the Nashville Predators. The Canucks finished 3-2-1 during their six-game homestand.

Demko stopped 30 of 31 shots faced, allowing only a Valeri Nichushkin goal with 46 seconds remaining in the third period. Mackenzie Blackwood made 22 saves for the Avalanche, who are 1-2-0 in their past three games.

Panthers 6, Oilers 5

Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for Florida, which recovered for a win in a back-and-forth affair against host Edmonton.

Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut out in their past two games. Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling and Jesper Boqvist added Florida's other goals, Anton Lundell logged two assists, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves.

Zach Hyman scored twice and Connor McDavid had three assists for the Oilers, whose five-game winning streak ended. Leon Draisaitl registered a goal and an assist, Kasperi Kapanen and Connor Brown also tallied, and Stuart Skinner made 22 saves.

--Field Level Media

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