The Dallas Stars made franchise history Monday evening, defeating the Vancouver Canucks 6-1 on the road to capture their ninth consecutive victory and break their previous team record.
Lian Bichsel found the net twice, with his second goal proving to be the game-deciding score. The Stars’ previous longest winning streak was eight games, achieved during the 2023-24 season.
Contributing to the offensive explosion, Colin Blackwell, Matt Duchene, and Jason Robertson each tallied one goal and one assist. Adam Erne rounded out the scoring for Dallas, which has earned points in seven of their last eight matchups against Vancouver (posting a 6-1-1 record). Miro Heiskanen and Sam Steel each provided two assists, while goaltender Jake Oettinger turned away 13 shots.
For Vancouver, Evander Kane managed the team’s only goal, and Nikita Tolopilo made 31 saves in the losing effort. The Canucks have now dropped six consecutive games (0-4-2) and have managed just two victories in their last 22 contests (2-16-4).
Blue Jackets 5, Rangers 4 (OT)
Kiril Marchenko netted his second goal of the contest on a 2-on-1 break just 64 seconds into overtime, leading visiting Columbus to victory over New York after surrendering a four-goal advantage in the final period.
The victory marked the end of Columbus’ first losing skid under new head coach Rick Bowness. Marchenko opened the scoring with a power-play tally in the first period and assisted on Adam Fantilli’s goal before the Blue Jackets allowed four third-period goals. Sean Monahan and Mathieu Olivier also found the net, Charlie Coyle recorded two assists, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 shots.
The Rangers mounted their comeback when Vladislav Gavrikov and rookie Gabe Perreault scored within 24 seconds of each other early in the third period. Will Borgen added a goal at 12:52, and Perreault tied the game with 4:46 remaining in regulation. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves as New York fell to 3-11-3 over their past 17 contests.
Kraken 2, Hurricanes 1
Goaltender Joey Daccord stopped 35 shots as Seattle defeated visiting Carolina, bringing an end to the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes’ 12-game point streak (10-0-2).
Kaapo Kakko and Ben Meyers provided the goals while Adam Larsson contributed two assists for Seattle, which improved to 2-0-0 during their current six-game homestand. Defenseman Jamie Oleksiak established a personal best with 11 hits and blocked three shots.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored for Carolina, ending their five-game winning streak. Frederik Andersen made 13 saves on 15 shots as the Hurricanes began a four-game road trip through the Western Conference.
Red Wings 4, Predators 2
Defenseman Albert Johansson broke a deadlock with a short-handed goal late in the second period, helping Detroit secure a victory over host Nashville.
Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each recorded one goal and one assist, with Emmitt Finnie also scoring for the Red Wings, who have won two of their previous three games. John Gibson stopped 10 of 11 shots before exiting after the first period due to an upper-body injury. Cam Talbot replaced him and made 18 saves on 19 shots.
Filip Forsberg and Jonathan Marchessault scored for the Predators, who are 1-2-2 in their last five outings. Juuse Saros made 27 saves in the loss.
Flyers 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO)
Trevor Zegras scored the deciding goal in a shootout as visiting Philadelphia defeated Toronto.
The Flyers went 2-for-2 in the shootout, with Matvei Michkov also converting. Toronto managed 1-for-3, getting a goal from William Nylander before Flyers goalie Dan Vladar stopped attempts by Auston Matthews and Max Domi. Nylander’s late third-period goal tied the contest shortly after Noah Cates had given Philadelphia the lead. Christian Dvorak also scored for the Flyers, who have won three straight.
Dakota Joshua tallied for the Maple Leafs, who are 0-3-1 since the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz turned aside 23 shots.
Avalanche 4, Kings 2
Martin Necas and Gabriel Landeskog each contributed one goal and two assists as visiting Colorado defeated short-handed Los Angeles.
Nathan MacKinnon recorded one goal and one assist, setting up Devon Toews for the go-ahead goal with 4:55 remaining. Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves for the Avalanche, who have won four of their last five to maintain the NHL’s best record.
Angus Booth scored in his NHL debut, Brandt Clarke also tallied, and Anton Forsberg stopped 35 shots for the Kings, who spoiled interim coach D.J. Smith’s debut by losing for the sixth time in seven games (1-5-1).
