(Reuters) – Troy Terry scored a pair of goals in the opening 10 minutes and finished off his first career hat trick in the closing seconds as the Anaheim Ducks ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Tuesday over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
Sonny Milano added a goal and John Gibson had 28 saves for Anaheim, which won for the first time since Dec. 15. Cam Atkinson scored a goal and Carter Hart had 26 saves as Philadelphia ended a four-game West Coast road trip with a 1-2-1 record.
The Flyers were forced into pregame adjustments after forward Claude Giroux, defenseman Ivan Provorov and one staff member were placed into the league’s COVID-19 protocol earlier Tuesday. Giroux leads Philadelphia with 29 points.
The Ducks had their own COVID issues Monday as practice was canceled after forwards Nicolas Deslauriers and Derek Grant, as well as a staff member, were placed into protocol. The Ducks also have two of their top four point leaders — Ryan Getzlaf and Trevor Zegras — in the protocol.
Avalanche 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Cale Makar scored the winning goal 2:38 into overtime and Erik Johnson scored twice in regulation to boost visiting Colorado over Chicago.
Alex DeBrincat scored power-play goals 40 seconds apart early in the third period to give Chicago a 3-2 lead, but the Blackhawks were unable to hold on and lost their fifth straight game. Patrick Kane and Seth Jones had two assists apiece for the Blackhawks.
Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves as the Avalanche won for the seventh time in eight games. Nazem Kadri added two assists.
Bruins 5, Devils 3
David Pastrnak scored the go-ahead goal with 5:49 remaining to lead Boston past visiting New Jersey.
Curtis Lazar, Oskar Steen, Trent Frederic and Brandon Carlo also scored, and Linus Ullmark made 23 saves for Boston, which earned its third straight victory coming out of the NHL’s COVID-19 schedule pause.
Nathan Bastian, Tomas Tatar and Damon Severson each had a goal and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 29 of 34 shots for New Jersey, which had won three straight coming out of the break.
Panthers 6, Flames 2
Patric Hornqvist scored two goals and Brandon Montour dished three assists as Florida defeated Calgary in Sunrise, Fla.
Florida also got goals from Anthony Duclair, Joe Thornton, Ryan Lomberg and Lucas Carlsson. Sergei Bobrovsky made a season-high 47 saves.
The Flames got goals from Johnny Gaudreau and Blake Coleman. Gaudreau leads the Flames with 37 points.
Lightning 7, Blue Jackets 2
Tampa Bay’s Ondrej Palat scored the game’s first two goals in his three-point night as visiting Tampa Bay broke its three-game skid with a win over Columbus.
Brayden Point also posted three points with a goal and two assists, and Corey Perry and Pat Maroon each had a goal and a helper for the Lightning, who won their fourth straight over Columbus.
Gustav Nyquist logged a goal and an assist for Columbus, which lost in regulation at home for the second time in its past eight games (5-2-1).
Red Wings 6, Sharks 2
Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter each scored two goals to lead Detroit to a home win over San Jose.
Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri also scored for Detroit, which snapped a two-game home losing streak. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 shots for the Red Wings.
Jasper Weatherby and Alexander Barabanov scored for San Jose, which dropped its second straight. Sharks goalie James Reimer was pulled after allowing four goals in 24 shots over the first two periods. Adin Hill surrendered two goals on seven shots in the third period.
Jets 3, Coyotes 1
Pierre-Luc Dubois continued his strong bounce-back season by scoring the deciding goal to lead Winnipeg past struggling Arizona in Glendale, Ariz.
Evgeny Svechnikov and Nikolaj Ehlers also scored goals, while Mark Scheifele netted two assists. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves for the Jets, who have won three straight games.
Shayne Gostisbehere replied for the Coyotes, who sit last in the NHL and have just one win in their last nine games (1-7-1). Goalie Karel Vejmelka stopped 46 shots to give his squad a chance in what could have been a one-sided loss.
Predators 3, Golden Knights 2
Filip Forsberg scored two goals and Juuse Saros made 41 saves as Nashville moved into first place in the Central Division by beating Vegas in Las Vegas.
It was the 28th career two-goal game for Forsberg. Yakov Trenin also scored for Nashville, which improved to 9-1-1 over its last 11 games.
William Karlsson snapped a six-game goalless drought and also had an assist, and Shea Theodore also scored for Vegas. Logan Thompson, the reigning Bastien Memorial Award winner (top goaltender in the American Hockey League), stopped 23 of 26 shots in his first NHL start.
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