NHL Summary: The Devils battle to win over the Blackhawks

NEWARK, NJ – Jack Hughes scored his 13th goal in a key third period for New Jersey, helping the Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday.

Dawson Mercer and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist as the Devils improved to 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Nico Hischier also scored a goal and Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves while improving to 15-6-2 on the season.

New Jersey trailed 1-0 after two periods but delivered a strong showing against Drew Commesso in his first NHL start. Commesso finished with 20 saves.

Jason Dickinson scored for Chicago with a shot in the second period that bounced off the crossbar and into the net off the face of Devils defenseman Luke Hughes.

Mercer tied the game early in the third period on a pass from Luke Hughes, and New Jersey took the lead with three goals in 126 seconds.

Elsewhere in the NHL on Saturday:

NEW YORK – Alex Turcotte and Warren Foegele scored in the first period and Los Angeles beat New York for its seventh win in eight games.

Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault also scored as the Kings handed the Rangers their ninth loss in 12 games. Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves.

Los Angeles captain Anze Kopitar had two assists as the Kings chased Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin in the second period. Shesterkin allowed five even-strength goals on 21 shots.

Turcotte scored the first goal at 7:05, flicking the puck past Shesterkin and ending a 2-on-1 break with Kempe. Foegele made the final score 2-0 at 15:06 in the first game.

Byfield scored at 2:46 seconds, followed by Kempe at 4:40 and Danault at 5:04.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals, giving him 20 goals on the season as Minnesota beat Philadelphia.

Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi also scored, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 20 of 21 shots he faced, giving the Wild a lead – at least temporarily – with 44 points.

Samuel Ersson made 19 saves for the Flyers, who canceled out Fleury’s shutout attempt on Travis Sanheim’s goal with just under six minutes left.

Kaprizov opened the scoring with a high shot from a poor angle that bounced off Ersson’s helmet and into the net. With 2:10 left, he tied the score without a goal.

Boldy scored in the second period and Rossi completed a nifty 2-on-1 with Mats Zuccarello, who returned after missing 12 games with a lower-body injury.

OILERS 6, GOLDEN KNIGHT 3

EDMONTON, Alta. – Leon Draisaitl scored a goal and two assists and Edmonton beat Vegas for its fifth straight win.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor Brown each had a goal and an assist for the Oilers (18-10-2), who have won eight of nine games overall. Zach Hyman, Corey Perry and Jeff Skinner also scored.

The Golden Knights (19-8-3) had won four straight. They fell to 8-2-1 in their last 11 games.

Victor Olofsson, Ivan Barbashev and Brett Howden scored for Vegas and Adin Hill made 28 saves.

Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner finished the game with 38 stops.

SENATORS 3, PENGUINS 2 (OT)

OTTAWA, Ontario. – Brady Tkachuk scored 1:46 into overtime and Ottawa beat Pittsburgh for their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Thomas Chabot had a goal and an assist, and Drake Batherson also scored for the Senators. Linus Ullmark was forced to play for the second straight game after substitute Anton Forsberg sustained an injury before warmups and made 25 saves.

Blake Lizotte and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins, who lost for the third time in five games. Tristan Jarry finished with 28 saves.

Chabot scored first at 7:34 of the first round after Jarry was caught outside his net. It was Chabot’s first goal in 26 games.

RED WINGS 4, MAPLE LEAVES 2

DETROIT – Jeff Petry scored his first two goals of the season and Ville Husso made 23 saves for his first win in more than a year, helping Detroit beat Toronto.

Petry hadn’t scored since April 11 against Pittsburgh. He scored three goals in 73 games last season after being acquired from Montreal in the offseason.

Husso’s last win came on December 12th last season. He went 0-4-2 this season.

Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond also scored for the Red Wings, who won for only the second time in eight games. Raymond’s empty-net shot was his 10th goal in his last 12 games.

Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 22 saves.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson struck twice and Washington beat Buffalo.

Dylan Strome scored the game-winning goal and Jakob Chychrun’s empty-net goal gave the Capitals, who have won four straight, the decisive win.

Logan Thompson made 19 saves in the win to make it 12-1-2.

Jason Zucker and Jiri Kulich scored for the Sabres, who have suffered nine straight losses.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves and fell to 8-9-3.

DUCKS 4, BLUE JACKETS 3 (OT)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Alex Killorn scored his second goal of the game on a breakaway at 1:43 of overtime, and Anaheim rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets, ending their four-game trip with a win.

Jackson LaCombe added a goal and an assist and Mason McTavish scored his 100th NHL point. Killorn added an assist and Robby Fabbri assisted on two goals. John Gibson made 39 saves as Anaheim (11-14-4) snapped a five-game skid.

Cole Sillinger, Kirill Marchenko and James van Riemsdyk scored for Columbus (12-13-5), which has lost three straight at home and six of its last seven games. Jet Greaves made 23 saves.

WINNIPEG, man. – Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves, Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and Winnipeg beat Montreal.

Adam Lowry, Gabriel Vilardi and Vlad Namestnikov also scored goals for NHL leaders Winnipeg. The Jets went 2-1-1 in four home games and improved to 22-9-1.

Josh Anderson and Lane Hutson scored for Montreal and Sam Montembeault stopped 23 shots. The Canadiens fell to 11-16-3.

Midway through the third period, Anderson made it 3-2 for Montreal before Namestnikov secured the equalizer with an empty-net goal.

Connor gave the Jets a 3-1 lead when he scored on a pass from Vilardi with a two-man advantage in the second period.

DALLAS (AP) — Matt Duchene scored on an end-to-end rush from near his own goal line at 2:31 of overtime and Dallas beat St. Louis.

Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars and Jake Oettinger stopped 15 shots to improve to 11-1-0 at American Airlines Center.

Jordan Kyrou gave the Blues a 1-0 lead in the first period and Jordan Binnington finished with 35 saves.

Duchene leads Dallas with 13 goals and four game-winning goals.

DENVER (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 38 shots in his Colorado debut, and the Avalanche held off a late push in Nashville to beat the Predators.

Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and an assist, Artturi Leknonen scored two goals and Ross Colton scored a goal for the Avalanche.

Steven Stamkos and Luke Evangelista scored for Nashville and Juuse Saros finished the game with 29 saves.

Colorado acquired Blackwood from San Jose on Monday and he made a great first impression in front of the home fans. He stopped the first 37 shots he faced before Stamkos scored with 6:57 left in the third period.

Evangelista made the game a one-goal game on a delayed penalty with 4:52 left, MacKinnon and Lehkonen scored unanswered goals in the final two minutes to secure the win.

CALGARY, Alta. – Dustin Wolf made 32 saves, Mikael Backlund had a goal and an assist and Calgary handed Stanley Cup champion Florida their second straight shutout.

After a 4-0 loss in Vancouver on Thursday night, Florida has lost consecutive games following a seven-game point streak. It’s 11/18/2.

Nazem Kadri and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary. The Flames improved to 15-11-5 overall and are 7-1-1 in their last nine home games.

Spencer Knight made 24 stops for Florida.

VANCOUVER, BC – David Pastrnak had a goal and three assists as Boston defeated Vancouver.

Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist, and Brad Marchand, Morgan Geekie and Marc McLaughlin also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stopped 19 shots.

Max Sasson scored his first NHL goal for the Canucks and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves. Vancouver lost for the third time in four games (1-2-1).

Marchand scored first at 5:12 on the power play and Geekie made it 2-0 less than three minutes later. Zacha and McLaughlin doubled the lead in the second period and Pastrnak made it 5-0 in the first minute of the third period.

Sasson thwarted Swayman’s shutout bid midway through the third period.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Keller scored a power-play goal with 43.8 seconds left and Utah rallied to beat San Jose.

Michael Carcone tied it midway through the third period and then Utah won on a 4-on-3 play shortly after Cody Ceci was called for high-sticking.

Utah won the faceoff and Keller got the puck in the slot and beat Vitek Vanecek for his 10th goal of the season.

Dylan Guenther and Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 19 saves.

Fabian Zetterlund gave San Jose a 3-2 lead on the power play early in the third period, but the Sharks couldn’t close out the game. Alexander Wennberg and Mikael Granlund also scored goals for San Jose. Vanecek made 36 saves.

SEATTLE – Brandon Hagel scored two goals, Jake Guentzel had a goal and an assist and Tampa Bay beat Seattle.

Brayden Point had a goal and an assist and Declan Carlie scored his first NHL goal for the Lightning, who finished 3-1-0 after four games. Jonas Johansson finished the game with 21 saves.

Brandon Montour scored a goal for Seattle and Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves.

Montour opened the scoring with a slap shot on the power play 4:24 into the first period.

Hagel tied the game with a tip to Grubauer at 8:16, and Point gave the Lightning the lead for good with 6:39 remaining in the first period.

Guentzel extended his scoring streak to six straight games, scoring a power play goal 4:03 into the third. Point had an assist for his 15th point in his last five games.

Hagel scored an empty-netter at 3:52 and Carlile scored the equalizer in the final minute.