Jordan Kyrou got the other goal and Fowler added an assist for the Blues (41-28-7, 89 points), who won their 10th straight. Jordan Binnington stopped 20 shots. Binnington was the NHL's Third Star for the month of March after going 8-2-0 with a 2.21 goals-against average and .910 save percentage.

J.T. Compher scored for the Red Wings (34-33-7, 75 points), who are struggling to stay alive for a Western Conference wild-card playoff spot. Cam Talbot made 35 saves.

Fowler got the winner on a backhand shot as he was in alone on Talbot.

Kyrou tied the game 1-1 and sent it into overtime with 29 seconds left and Binnington pulled for the extra attacker. Kyrou scored on a one-time shot from the bottom of the left circle. It was his team-leading 32nd goal.

Compher gave Detroit a 1-0 lead 5:13 into the third period when he put a cross-crease pass from Jonatan Berggren into an open net. It was Compher's second goal in four games, in which he also has four points.

With Binnington caught behind the net, Blues defenseman Nick Leddy - a former Red Wing - blocked a shot attempt by Marco Kasper in the crease in the first minute of the second period.

Detroit had five shots during a power play that began with 5:55 left in the middle period, after only three in the entire first period.

Talbot made an outstanding save on Pavel Buchnevich from the bottom of the right circle on a 3-on-1 rush 1:20 into the game.

Kasper hit the goal post early in the game.

Top prospect Jimmy Snuggerud made his NHL debut for St. Louis. The Blues recently signed Snuggerud to a three-year contract after the University of Minnesota's NCAA season ended. St. Louis took him with the 23rd pick of the 2023 NHL Draft. Snuggerud's father, Dave Snuggerud, played four seasons in the NHL.

Oliver Bjorkstrand opened the scoring in the first and Nick Paul added an empty-netter late in the third for the Lightning (44-25-5, 93 points), who have won four straight. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point had two assists apiece.

Goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves for Tampa Bay, which is on the verge of clinching its eighth straight playoff berth.

Bo Horvat scored in the first for the Islanders (32-32-10, 74 points), who lost their sixth straight (0-4-2) and slipped five points behind the Montreal Canadiens in the race for the second Eastern Conference wild-card berth by virtue of the Canadiens' 3-2 overtime win over the Florida Panthers.

Ilya Sorokin recorded 19 saves.

Bjorkstrand opened the scoring 8:46 into the first when Darren Raddysh's shot from the blue line glanced off the stick of Bjorkstrand and fluttered past Sorokin, who was screened by Bjorkstrand, as well as Lightning center Gage Goncalves and the Islanders' Noah Dobson and Maxim Tsyplakov.

Horvat tied the score with a short-handed goal just 2:11 later. Kucherov's shot into the crease glanced off the stick of Islanders defenseman Ryan Pulock and to Horvat, who raced up the left side of the ice with teammate Kyle Palmieri. Horvat shuffled the puck and fired a shot past Vasilevskiy's stick just before Raddysh slid.

The Lightning scored twice in a span of 2:32 in the second.

Guentzel capped an end-to-end rush by taking a pass from Kucherov, who whirled as he reached the goal line, and sending a shot over Sorokin's glove as Adam Pelech tried but failed to get in the way of the puck at the 8:09 mark.

Guentzel then picked off a backwards pass by Pelech at the edge of the Lightning zone to begin the sequence that ended with Kucherov feeding Hedman, who fired a shot over Sorokin's glove.

Paul, playing his first game since his son was born Sunday, collected an empty-netter with 3:31 left.

The three-goal, one-assist night also allowed the Russian forward, 24, to post his first 30-goal season. Marchenko was one of seven players who recorded multiple points for the Blue Jackets (34-30-9, 77 points), who logged a third win in four games.

Sean Monahan had two power-play goals and two assists, and Adam Fantilli finished with two and an assist. Dante Fabbro posted a goal and an assist against the team that waived him in November. Kent Johnson recorded three assists, while Boone Jenner and Zach Werenski each assisted on a pair.

Columbus' Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves for his third straight win and first in regulation in a month.

Filip Forsberg, Michael Bunting, Justin Barron and Jordan Oesterle all scored and Luke Evangelista assisted on two for the Predators (27-40-8, 62 points), who took their fourth consecutive loss.

Juuse Saros gave up a season-high seven goals while making only 19 saves. He was pulled after the second period for Justus Annunen, who stopped 10 of 11 shots.

The Blue Jackets wasted no time in peppering Saros, putting four shots on him in the first 75 seconds. The last one beat the Nashville goalie as Marchenko extended his goal-scoring streak to four games.

Monahan's two power-play goals marked just the third time this season that the team scored multiple times on the man advantage.

Columbus held leads of 3-0 and 4-1, but Bunting and Barron scored 43 seconds apart to make it a one-goal game at 6:26 of the second period.

The Blue Jackets responded with three in the final eight minutes of the period, and Fabbro's tally made 7-3 with 19 seconds left.

Marchenko got the hat trick and his 31st goal of the season with 14:37 left in the game to make it 8-3.

Columbus had a chance to take over the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, but the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime to remain two points ahead in the standings.

Mattias Samuelsson had two assists, and James Reimer made 33 saves for the Sabres (32-36-6, 70 points), who won all four meetings against Ottawa this season and five of their past six contests overall.

Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs and Ryan McLeod scored the Sabres' other goals.

Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson tallied for the Senators (39-29-6, 84 points), who have lost five of their past eight games (3-4-1). Linus Ullmark turned aside 17 shots.

Tuch gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead at 8:38 of the first period. Samuelsson fired a shot from the left point that Ullmark stopped. However, the goalie didn't realize the rebound landed by his right pad, and Tuch quickly swept it by Ullmark's skate.

Ottawa had one of its best chances to pull even midway through the first on a three-on-one rush, with Michael Amadio centering a pass to Shane Pinto, but Reimer stayed with it to deny him.

Dahlin made it 2-0 at 11:51 of the first. Jack Quinn won a battle against Senators defenseman Thomas Chabot and dished the puck to Dahlin at the left point. Dahlin blasted a one-timer that beat Ullmark to the top corner on the blocker side.

Thompson pushed Buffalo's lead to 3-0 at 12:36 of the second period. With the teams at four-on-four, JJ Peterka carried the puck along the right side and dropped it for Thompson, who went around Drake Batherson to the slot before dishing it back to Peterka below the right circle. Peterka then sent it in front to Thompson, who buried his 39th of the season.

Giroux narrowed it to 3-1 just over a minute later when he took a feed from Tyler Kleven in the slot and beat Reimer to the glove side at 13:46.

Krebs intercepted Dylan Cozens' pass in the neutral zone and skated to the slot before firing it past Ullmark's glove to make it 4-1 at 9:59 of the second.

Just 23 seconds later, Sanderson's wrist shot from the left wall beat Reimer far side to cut the deficit to 4-2.

McLeod scored a short-handed empty-net goal at 17:21 for the 5-2 final.

Suzuki beat Vitek Vanecek with a wraparound 29 seconds into the extra period for his 25th of the season as the Canadiens swept the teams' home-and-home series. Montreal won 4-1 in Sunrise, Fla., on Sunday.

In the last seconds of the third period, Suzuki, the Canadiens' captain, tapped in a Lane Hutson feed to force overtime.

Josh Anderson also scored for the Canadiens (35-30-9, 79 points), who won all four meetings against Florida this season.

Hutson added three assists, giving him 57 on the season, passing Chris Chelios (55, 1984-85 Canadiens) for the most assists by a rookie NHL defenseman. Hutson now trails only Larry Murphy (60, 1980-81 Los Angeles Kings).

Sam Montembeault made 25 saves for Montreal, which remains in the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot.

Niko Mikkola and Mackie Samoskevich responded for the Panthers (44-26-4, 92 points), who dropped to 4-5-1 over their past 10 games.

Montreal outshot Florida 9-5 in the opening 20 minutes as the teams were tied 1-1 after one period.

The Canadiens opened the scoring at 4:43 as Anderson tipped a Kaiden Ghule point shot up and over Vanecek.

Mikkola tied it 1-1 as his shot redirected off the Canadiens' Jake Evans and past Montembeault at 10:37.

Florida appeared to take a 2-1 lead at 12:58 of the first, but it was ruled A.J. Greer directed the puck in with a kicking motion.

The Panthers took a 2-1 lead on a power play at 18:47 of the middle frame as Samoskevich's shot deflected off Guhle and past Montembeault.

Panthers forward Nico Sturm left the game just 3:17 into the first period after running into teammate Greer. Sturm did not return.

Washington (48-17-9, 105 points) scored twice in both the first and third periods en route to breaking a three-game skid (0-2-1). Ovechkin's goal gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead that Boston would come back to even.

Dylan Strome scored the winning goal with 9:23 left in regulation and added an assist to lead Washington. Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored, while Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves.

David Pastrnak scored twice, Morgan Geekie had two assists and Vinni Lettieri also found the net for Boston (30-36-9, 69 points), which has lost nine straight (0-8-1).

Jeremy Swayman made 28 saves in the Boston goal.

On the deciding goal, Strome buried the rebound of Aliaksei Protas' point shot that bounced hard off the end wall and was loose at the front of the net.

The Capitals tallied an insurance goal with 5:14 left as Wilson banked a shot off Boston defenseman Mason Lohrei and past Swayman while finishing a 2-on-1 rush. Pastrnak's response 27 seconds later was in vain.

The Capitals posted a dominant territorial start and led 2-0 after one. Dowd scored the game-opening goal short-handed -- just 11 seconds into a Boston power play -- at the 13:32 mark, taking Brandon Duhaime's bump in the neutral zone and firing off a wrist shot from the left side.

Ovechkin doubled the Washington advantage on the power play 2:11 later. John Carlson's initial shot from the high slot took a deflection off the skate of Strome in front and right to Ovechkin, who settled the puck and scored it into an open side of the net.

After recording just four shots in the opening frame, the Bruins halved their deficit when Marat Khusnutdinov dropped the puck for Lettieri to score from just outside the crease at 6:05.

A spirited fight between Boston's Jeffrey Viel and Washington's Dylan McIlrath injected further life into the game, and Lindgren made a point-blank stop on Johnny Beecher's game-tying opportunity before Cole Koepke slid a backhand follow-up just wide.

Less than a minute after the scrap, the Bruins drew a power play that resulted in the tying goal with 2:48 left in the second. After Swayman's save on Protas at the other end, Pastrnak redirected Geekie's slap pass to make it a 2-2 game.

Boston College product Ryan Leonard made his NHL debut for Washington, finishing plus-1 in 14:14 of ice time.

With their playoff aspirations flickering, the Canucks (34-27-13, 81 points) return home outside of a playoff position and needing to vault a pair of teams to advance to the Stanley Cup chase. They entered Tuesday six points behind the St. Louis Blues for the final wild-card slot in the Western Conference.

"We can't get discouraged or get negative," Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers said. "We're back home to get some momentum in our own building and we've just got to keep pushing. You never know what can happen."

The Canucks are back on the West Coast after a 2-2-2 road trip that concluded with a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday. Vancouver plays six of eight games at home to close out the regular season.

A clash with the Kraken, who have been officially eliminated from playoff contention, is a can-not-lose affair -- but the Canucks are doing their best not to allow the situation to strangle their minds.

"You know the big picture, obviously," said forward Pius Suter. "But you can only focus on one at a time and just battle hard and make sure the next game we get two points out there. And then go from there. You can't really think too much at this point about all the other teams. You've just got to win."

They will again be without a trio of injured -- and important -- forwards in Elias Pettersson, Filip Chytil and Nils Hoglander. One saving grace has been Suter's play. Suter, who scored Vancouver's lone goal in Winnipeg, has collected two goals and six assists in the four games since stepping into Pettersson's top-line center role.

The Kraken (31-38-6, 68 points) are kicking off a five-game road trip. Seattle, which has managed only one victory in six outings (1-4-1), ended a four-game homestand with a 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday.

The Kraken fell in both halves of a two-game set with the Stars in Seattle, dropping the first clash 5-1 on Saturday.

"The script in this game, minus the power play and penalty kill, was similar to the last game against Dallas," said Kraken coach Dan Bylsma. "Each (team) took some swings. They had some chances, we had some chances in the offensive zone. ... It was a hard-fought game."

In a microcosm of their season, the Kraken started strong -- taking a lead on Kaapo Kakko's goal 62 seconds in the clash -- but surrendered a pair of goals 45 seconds apart by the 3:19 mark and never regained the upper hand.

"I think we had enough chances to win that game, but just couldn't put it in," Kakko said.

It is a small positive, but Kakko's goal gives him a career-high 41 points on the season (14 goals, 27 assists). The second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft has netted 10 goals and 27 points in 42 games since being acquired via trade from the New York Rangers in mid-December.

After struggling under the expectations of being a high draft pick with the Rangers, Kakko's progress bodes well for the Kraken's future.

"I think I'm just playing my game more," Kakko said. "I feel like my game is in the O-zone ... I can score goals and maybe find somebody else for a good chance."

Trouble is, Colorado has struggled to distance itself from opponents lately.

The Avalanche (45-26-4, 94 points) enter Wednesday's visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-game losing streak. After starting a four-game homestand with multi-goal wins against Detroit and Los Angeles, Colorado fell by one goal apiece to St. Louis and Calgary.

Monday's loss to the Flames saw the Avalanche surge to a 2-0 advantage -- only to yield goals 32 seconds apart midway through the third period and allow the only shootout tally.

"Can't have that now, especially this time of year," said Colorado forward Brock Nelson. "Closing out games and winning games, that's what it's all about. So, we know we're capable of closing out, too, with the way we can play. So, it's just about energy, focus."

Chicago (21-44-9, 51 points) toted the second-fewest points in the NHL into Tuesday, but has frustrated the Avalanche more often than not this season.

The Blackhawks rolled 5-2 Oct. 28 at Colorado and prevailed 3-1 Jan. 8 on home ice before the Avalanche regrouped for a 3-0 victory on March 10. Scott Wedgewood posted a 20-save shutout for host Colorado.

That defeat marked the second in a seven-game losing streak for the Blackhawks, which since has stretched to 10 losses in 11 games.

Chicago blitzed Philadelphia 7-4 on March 23 to begin a five-game homestand. Since then, the Blackhawks have been outscored 15-8 by New Jersey, Vegas and Utah.

"There have been times in the last couple of games where you see we're doing some really good things," said Blackhawks interim coach Anders Sorensen. "Then when we have a little hiccup, we have a hard time stopping it after that. But a lot of young guys are doing a lot of good things."

Forward Oliver Moore and defenseman Sam Rinzel skated in their NHL debuts Sunday. Rinzel was denied on separate scoring chances midway through the second period of a 5-2 loss to Utah.

"Like ‘Ollie' said, as a hockey player, you want to win, so that stings," Rinzel said. "But overall it was an unbelievable first game."

Colorado held a six-point edge on Minnesota and a seven-point cushion on St. Louis before play began Tuesday. The Avalanche have seven games remaining.

Nathan MacKinnon continues to keep the Avalanche afloat. He stretched his home points streak to 25 games with an assist Monday against Calgary and has collected points in two of his last three road games. He reached 110 points with Monday's helper and is just the 12th player in league history to reach that threshold in three consecutive seasons.

"He finds a way to chip in and create offensively. ... I think that's what great players do," said Avalanche coach Jared Bednar. "They find a way to chip away, and when they get opportunities, they tend to finish them off. And he's done that consistently."

But it did leave them with a better chance of salvaging something from their underwhelming season.

The Rangers will look to remain in the thick of the race for the last playoff berth in the Eastern Conference when they host the Minnesota Wild in the final clash of the regular season between the teams Wednesday.

The Rangers have been off since Saturday night, when they concluded a three-game West Coast trip by routing the San Jose Sharks, 6-1. The Wild began a three-game road trip against Metropolitan Division foes Monday night, when they fell to the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout.

Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox scored twice apiece Saturday night for the Rangers (35-32-7, 77 points). New York avoided the worst-case scenario for its trip following back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks (0-1-1) and ensured it would still be within two points of the second wild-card spot for now.

The Rangers entered Tuesday tied for the second wild card with the Montreal Canadiens, who had a game in hand before hosting the Florida Panthers. New York is also two points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets, who were slated to entertain the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.

Watching the scoreboard and figuring out the various paths to the playoffs as April begins represents a dramatic fall for the Rangers. They expected to contend for the Stanley Cup after winning the Presidents' Trophy last season and falling to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Panthers in the Eastern Conference finals.

"We're still fighting and we're still pushing for something," Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said. "We've made it a little bit difficult for ourselves, but I think the guys are still dialed in on collecting points."

New York went 4-15-0 from Nov. 21 through Dec. 30 -- a span in which it fell into last place in the Metropolitan and traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Ducks. The Rangers then jump-started the NHL's trade deadline frenzy by acquiring JT Miller from the Vancouver Canucks on Jan. 31.

New York may get another boost Wednesday night, as prospect Gabe Perreault is expected to make his NHL debut. Perrault signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Rangers on Monday, one day after his amateur career ended with Boston College's 3-1 loss to Denver in the NCAA Tournament.

The path to the playoffs will likely be easier for the Wild (41-28-6, 88 points). They hold the first wild-card spot in the Western Conference and are six points ahead of ninth-place Calgary entering the Flames' game Tuesday night against the Utah Hockey Club.

But the Wild's grip on the first wild card over the surging St. Louis Blues has grown more tenuous over the last week-plus. While Minnesota has lost two straight and four of five (1-3-1), the Blues have extended their winning streak to nine games and were one point behind their Central Division rivals heading into Tuesday's game against the Detroit Red Wings.

The Wild remained ahead of the Blues on Monday, forcing overtime at New Jersey by coming back from a pair of one-goal deficits in the third period. Vinnie Hinostroza scored early in the third before Matt Brody collected a goal with 2:08 left.

"It's a huge point, obviously," Hinostroza said. "Especially when we're down 2-1 late."

The Flames (35-26-12, 82 points) arrive in Utah after erasing a two-goal deficit in the third period en route to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.

"There's no quit in this locker room. We've been doing it all year," said forward Ryan Lomberg, whose tally at 10:57 of the period began the comeback. "We know what we're capable of. We know if we play the right way, we can beat anybody any night. It's about having that internal confidence."

Calgary is five points behind the St. Louis Blues for the Western Conference's second wild-card spot, with two games in hand, and with nine games remaining in the regular season.

The Flames are a long shot to catch the red-hot Blues or the Minnesota Wild -- who sit in the first wild-card spot with 88 points -- but refuse to go away without a fight.

"Belief, belief, belief that's all we've got," goaltender Dan Vladar said. "We might not have the strongest team on paper, but I think we have the strongest team deep inside our hearts."

Although the Flames know they need help on the out-of-town scoreboard to reel in a playoff position, they have confidence they can build on the 5-1-1 mark they have put together in this run.

"As I've said so many times this year, I'm proud of this group. We know what we want to accomplish and we are still hunting" Vladar said.

Utah is kicking off a five-game homestand needing a miracle run and plenty of help to make the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The club (33-29-12, 78 points) is nine points back of the playoff pace, but kept those slim hopes alive with a crucial 5-2 road win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday that snapped a three-game winless skid.

In those three losses, Utah scored only two goals and surrendered 15, including the eight allowed in a shutout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning last Thursday.

A 2-1 overtime loss the Florida Panthers the next night was a turning point.

"We had a pretty embarrassing effort in Tampa, to say the least," forward Alexander Kerfoot said. "Given where we're at in the season and looking at what we're trying to accomplish, it was unacceptable. I thought that flying to Florida against a team like that at home, competing the way we did, was a step in the right direction. You're not going to win every game. And just because you go out there and compete doesn't mean results are going to follow you, but that was a great response."

The offensive outburst came due to a simplified game, which was a focal point.

"We created good traffic in front of their net and got some dirty goals, some deflections," coach Andre Tourigny said. "We made it tough for their goalie. ... I'm happy about that part."

A playoff berth is unlikely, but as long as they have a chance, Utah's players insist they will keep fighting for wins and see the end result.

"All we can do is control what we can control," Kerfoot said.

The Blue Jackets (33-30-9, 75 points) sit two points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final Eastern Conference wild-card spot. Columbus has one more game to play than Montreal. The New York Rangers also are two points in front of Columbus, but they have two fewer games to play than the Blue Jackets.

Columbus remains on the cusp of a playoff berth despite a largely forgettable March in which the team went 4-8-1. The month included six consecutive losses (0-5-1) and a stretch in which the Blue Jackets scored just one goal total across four games.

Coach Dean Evason's team is coming off a loss 3-2 loss on Sunday in Ottawa, a result that ended Columbus' two-game winning streak. Captain Boone Jenner and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets, who fell to a Senators team that holds the conference's top wild-card spot.

"I would like to have back some minutes in the second (period) there," said defenseman Zach Werenski, who assisted on both of Columbus' goals. "I feel like we didn't get to our game, but yeah, (Ottawa's) a good team. They're fighting for the playoffs as well, and they didn't give us much tonight."

Werenski leads the team with 52 assists and 72 points. He has three assists in his past two games after being held without a point in six straight contests. Marchenko has scored a goal in each of his past three games after netting just one in his previous 10 contests.

The Predators (27-39-8, 62 points) also have struggled of late, losing three straight and eight of the past 10 (2-7-1).

Nashville lost in Philadelphia 2-1 on Monday night. Rookie Zachary L'Heureux scored, but a potential game-tying Steven Stamkos goal in the third period was waved off because of interference, a call the Predators disputed.

The Predators have just four goals in their past three games, but it has not been due to a lack of effort. On Monday, they put 29 shots on net.

"That's been the story of the year, is not being able to capitalize (on) the chances, and that's when it gets frustrating," Stamkos said after the loss to the Flyers.

Stamkos is second on the team with 23 goals, but he has just one in his past 10 games after scoring five in a four-game span.

Injuries are also an issue for the Predators. The team lost center Colton Sissons to a left leg ailment during a Saturday loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and announced he would be out for weeks. In the same statement, Nashville noted center Jonathan Marchessault, who is second on the team with 30 assists and 49 points, was day-to-day with a lower-body injury.

With Marchessault unavailable on Monday, coach Andrew Brunette used a lineup with 11 forwards and seven defensemen on Monday, and he may employ that tactic again in Columbus.

One bright spot for the Predators, though, has been their power-play unit. Nashville had scored with the man advantage in six straight games before going 0-for-1 at Philadelphia.

Unlike the Predators, Columbus' power play endured a woeful March, converting just two of its 28 opportunities (7.1 percent).

DeSmith, the No. 2 goalie for Dallas behind Jake Oettinger, stretched his point streak to nine games (8-0-1).

Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Mikael Granlund scored for the Stars (49-21-4, 102 points), who moved within four points of the first-place Jets in the Central Division with eight games remaining for both. The Stars' Esa Lindell and Mason Marchment recorded two assists apiece.

Kaapo Kakko scored and Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves for the Kraken (31-38-6, 68 points), who have lost five of six (1-4-1).

Flyers 2, Predators 1

Matvei Michkov and Travis Konecny had two assists each, Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got the goals, and Philadelphia defeated Nashville for its third straight win.

Ivan Fedotov made 28 saves in the victory to snap a six-game personal losing streak.

The Predators' Zachary L'Heureux scored his side's lone goal, with assists coming from Michael McCarron and Brady Skjei. Justus Annunen stopped 16 shots but dropped his fifth straight start.

Devils 3, Wild 2 (SO)

Nico Hischier scored his fourth goal in two games and New Jersey defeated Minnesota in a shootout at Newark, N.J., to sweep a home-and-home set.

Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Devils, and Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves. Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey in the shootout.

Vinnie Hinostroza and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 shots. Mats Zuccarello and Boldy were unsuccessful on shootout attempts for Minnesota.

Flames 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)

Ryan Lomberg and Adam Klapka scored 32 seconds apart in the third period, Yegor Sharangovich had the only goal in the shootout and Calgary rallied to beat Colorado in Denver.

Lomberg and Klapka added an assist each and Dan Vladar made 28 saves through overtime and another in the shootout for Calgary, which is five points back of the Western Conference's second wild-card spot.

Cale Makar and Logan O'Connor each netted a goal, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to stretch his home point streak to 25 games and Scott Wedgewood turned away 25 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche have dropped two straight.

DeSmith, the No. 2 goalie for Dallas behind Jake Oettinger, stretched his point streak to nine games (8-0-1).

Matt Duchene, Wyatt Johnston and Mikael Granlund scored for the Stars (49-21-4, 102 points), who moved within four points of the first-place Jets in the Central Division with eight games remaining for both. Winnipeg will play at Dallas on April 10.

The Stars' Esa Lindell and Mason Marchment recorded two assists apiece.

Kaapo Kakko scored and Philipp Grubauer made 28 saves for the Kraken (31-38-6, 68 points), who have lost five of six (1-4-1).

The teams combined for three goals in the first 3:19 and didn't score again until Granlund's empty-netter with 1:07 remaining.

Kakko gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead at 1:02.

Adam Larsson brought the puck behind the net and out the other side before dropping a pass for Jaden Schwartz. After taking the puck back behind the net and coming out the opposite side, Schwartz centered a pass to Kakko for a one-timer from the slot.

The Stars tied it 1-1 at 2:34.

Seattle forward Jared McCann briefly went down after blocking a shot by Mathew Dumba, who quickly retrieved the puck and fed Marchment at the top of the right circle. Marchment's one-timer was deflected into the net by Duchene for his 29th goal of the season.

Duchene, 34, has 75 points in 74 games this season.

Johnston scored his 30th goal of the season 45 seconds later to give Dallas a 2-1 lead.

Dallas' Esa Lindell sent a stretch pass from his own zone and into the neutral zone, where it bounced past Seattle defenseman Vince Dunn at his own blue line, allowing Johnston to rush past him and score from the right circle.

The Kraken went 0-for-3 on the power play, including a five-on-three for nine seconds that they couldn't capitalize on late in the second period. The Stars also were unsuccessful on three attempts with the man advantage.

Dallas also won at Seattle on Saturday, 5-1.

Lomberg and Klapka added an assist each and Dan Vladar made 28 saves through overtime and another in the shootout for Calgary (35-26-12, 82 points), which is five points back of the Western Conference's second wild-card spot.

Cale Makar and Logan O'Connor each netted a goal, Nathan MacKinnon had an assist to stretch his home point streak to 25 games and Scott Wedgewood turned away 25 shots for Colorado.

The Avalanche (45-26-4, 94 points) have dropped two straight.

After a fast-paced overtime, Sharangovich scored on the second chance of the shootout. Vladar made a save on Charlie Coyle before Valeri Nichushkin hit the right post to end it.

The game was scoreless until late in the first period when Colorado broke through. MacKinnon had the puck near the sideboards and sent a pass to Makar as he skated above the circles. Makar deked MacKenzie Weegar as he stickhandled into the slot and wristed a shot by a screened Vladar at 16:31.

It was Makar's 28th of the season, tying his career high set in 2021-22. He is two goals away from becoming the first defenseman to have 30 goals in a season since Mike Green had 31 for Washington in 2008-09.

The Avalanche added to their lead in the second period. Calgary turned the puck over in its own end, and Parker Kelly sent it to O'Connor in the left circle. O'Connor carried the puck through the slot and slid it just under Vladar's left skate and inside the post at 7:59.

The Flames got even with two quick ones midway through the third.

Weeger took a shot that trickled through Wedgewood and to the side of the crease. Klapka tipped it to the goal line and Lomberg knocked it in at 10:57 to make it 2-1. Klapka tied it at 11:29 when he skated into the left circle, got a pass from Lomberg and beat Wedgewood with a snap shot.

Winnipeg (51-19-4, 106 points) hasn't hit many obstacles in its rise to the top, but Los Angeles (41-23-9, 91 points) is one of just three opponents the Jets have yet to defeat this season. The Kings recorded a 4-1 win in Los Angeles on Nov. 27 and a 2-1 overtime win in Winnipeg on Jan. 10.

While the Jets have a strong 23-13-0 road record, the Kings -- 27-4-4 at home -- hold the league's best home points percentage (.829). The 27 home wins are a new single-season franchise record, and the Kings achieved the milestone in style with Sunday's 8-1 rout of the San Jose Sharks.

The win moved Los Angeles into second place in the Pacific Division, two points ahead of the third-place Edmonton Oilers. The Kings and Oilers seem set to meet in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and Los Angeles never held the home-ice advantage in any of the three previous series losses.

Los Angeles is 10-3-0 in its last 13 games, and three of the Kings' five highest-scoring performances this season have come within the previous six games.

An improved power play has been a big part of this success. The Kings are 8-for-32 on the man advantage over their last 12 games, and the club's season-long struggles with the extra attacker might finally be solved.

"It's really important going into the playoffs, having a good power play," forward Adrian Kempe said. "I think we're getting a lot more looks now than we did previously in the season. ... Maybe you're not going to score on all of them, but you create momentum for the team, for the next time you go out there as a power-play unit."

In a role reversal, the Kings' power play has sprung to life just as the Jets' elite power play efficiency has hit a slump. Winnipeg is only 2-for-19 over its last eight games, though the team is still 6-2-0 in those contests.

The Jets have won their last three games, including Sunday's 3-1 home win over the Vancouver Canucks. The road-weary Canucks were playing their sixth away game in an 11-day span, and a tied game heading into the third period was broken open by third-period goals from Mason Appleton and Cole Perfetti.

"We knew that if we played a good hard 20 minutes, they were a little tired at the end of a road trip [and] hopefully we'd be able to capitalize and get the win," Appleton said.

Nikolaj Ehlers has six points (three goals, three assists) over a six-game points streak. Mark Scheifele also has six points (one goal, five assists) during his five-game streak.

Connor Hellebuyck is expected to start Tuesday and can match a career-best 44 wins on the season. Hellebuyck leads the NHL in both goals against average (2.01) and save percentage (.925).

Kings goalie Darcy Kuemper isn't far behind in either category, with a 2.10 GAA and .918 save percentage to go with a 25-10-7 record. Kuemper is expected to return to action Tuesday since backup David Rittich started against the Sharks.

Ryan Poehling and Jamie Drysdale got the goals for the Flyers (31-36-9, 71 points), who won their third straight. Michkov and Travis Konecny assisted on both. Ivan Fedotov stopped 28 shots to earn his first win since March 1, ending a personal six-game losing streak.

Zachary L'Heureux got the lone goal for Nashville. Michael McCarron and Brady Skjei got the assists for the Predators (27-39-8, 62 points), who have just four goals in their last three games -- all losses. Justus Annunen made 16 saves but lost his fifth straight decision (0-4-1).

Michkov entered Monday having scored twice in both of the Flyers' last two games. He didn't score, but he settled for his third straight multi-point game and 18th of the season.

The Calder Trophy candidate, though, had his chances.

Filip Forsberg robbed Michkov of a likely goal midway through the first period when he flipped a rolling puck off the goal line after a breakaway chance.

Michkov also had a shot ricochet off the crossbar in the second period. Still, he helped the Flyers take the first lead less than a minute later on Poehling's goal with 11:10 left in the second period.

L'Heureux tied the game by putting in a rebound from the slot, but that lasted just 34 seconds. Drysdale got the game-winner after Michkov couldn't control a loose puck, which went to the crashing defenseman with 6:14 left in the second.

The Predators thought they would get a power play to start the third period as Drysdale was assessed a high-sticking penalty at the end of the second. However, it was overturned after officials determined the puck and not the blueliner's stick hit Nashville's Steven Stamkos in the head.

With 8:25 left, Nashville thought Stamkos tied the game, but officials said he interfered with Fedotov. The Predators also had chances after pulling Annunen in the last two minutes, but the Flyers prevented them from getting to Fedotov.

Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist for the Devils (40-29-7, 87 points), who trail the Carolina Hurricanes by seven points for second place in the Metropolitan Division. Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves.

Hischier netted a hat trick in New Jersey's 5-2 win at Minnesota on Friday.

Paul Cotter and Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey in the shootout.

Cotter appeared to earn the Devils a win with a goal at 2:57 of overtime, but the play was automatically reviewed and ruled offside.

Vinnie Hinostroza and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, (41-28-6, 88 points), who have lost four of five (1-3-1) but lead the Western Conference wild-card race. Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves.

Boldy tied it with 2:08 remaining in the third period. Brendon Dillon's pass from behind his own net deflected off Marcus Foligno's skate and in front to Boldy, who took his time and put a backhand shot past Markstrom.

Hughes gave the Devils a 1-0 lead at 12:30 of the first period after Justin Dowling poked a loose puck back to Brett Pesce at the point. He passed across to a wide-open Hughes, who skated down into the left circle and fired a wrist shot far side under Gustavsson's glove.

Hinostroza tied the score 1-1 at 2:57 of the third period when he redirected Jake Middleton's point shot past Markstrom from in front.

Pesce thought he gave the Devils a 2-1 lead moments later when his shot bounced over Gustavsson on the goal line but landed on his back. The call on the ice was no goal and it was confirmed after a video review.

Hischier did give the Devils a 2-1 lead at 9:12 of the third. Hughes poked the puck away from Minnesota's Justin Brazeau in the Wild zone. Stefan Noesen sent a shot-pass toward the net and Hischier deflected the puck past Gustavsson.

This is the third meeting between the Ducks and Sharks, but the first in more than five months. The Pacific Division rivals met twice in the first two weeks of 2024-25 with the Ducks winning 2-0 on Oct. 12 in San Jose and then again 3-1 at home 10 days later.

Several of the league's young guns will be in the spotlight as the Sharks (20-44-9, 49 points) are the second-youngest team in the league, and the Ducks (32-33-8, 72 points) are the sixth-youngest.

Both teams are coming off losses on Sunday, with the Toronto Maple Leafs edging the Ducks 3-2 and the Los Angeles Kings crushing the Sharks 8-1.

The Ducks lost a franchise-record 50 games last season and missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season but are on pace for a 20-point improvement this season. Anaheim sits sixth in the Western Conference wild-card race with nine games remaining.

Anaheim battled back from a two-goal deficit in the final period against Toronto, but the Leafs held on.

Leo Carlsson and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks, with Colangelo getting the equalizer 2:16 into the third.

Cutter Gauthier, Trevor Zegras and defensemen Olen Zellweger and Jackson LaCombe earned assists, as all six Ducks to get on the scoresheet were age 24 or younger. Lukas Dostal made 20 stops for the Ducks, who have won two of their last three as they wrap up a five-game homestand.

"We battled hard the whole game," LaCombe said. "They're a really good team and we stuck with it the whole time. They got a good bounce with the tip at the end and we just couldn't get one back."

Head coach Greg Cronin said they need to pay closer attention to the small things.

"It's really good for our players to go through this, but the little details like faceoffs end up being a big part of games like this," Cronin said. "We're going to have to learn from this."

The Sharks head into Tuesday's game having already been eliminated from the playoff picture.

Once again, they are last in the league, but optimism is returning to the franchise thanks to a blue-chip corps of talent led by the 2024 first overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini.

Along with fellow former first-round picks Will Smith and William Eklund, Celebrini has the Sharks moving in the right direction. But there is still a lot of work to do judging by their dismal performance against the Kings.

"With this young group we are going to go through learning stretches," coach Ryan Warsofsky said before the Kings game. "Setting the foundation of how to win hockey games in the future has been the pressing need."

Warsofsky thinks Celebrini is deserving of winning the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year. Heading into Tuesday's game, the Vancouver native has 21 goals and 53 points in 61 contests.

"He is a very self-driven kid. He drags guys into the fight with how competitive he is," Warsofsky said.

"He is very reliable defensively and extremely coachable. He learns from his mistakes and picks up things really quickly. He wants to be the solution to getting this team back to winning."

Anaheim is hoping they will have their leading scorer Troy Terry in the lineup against the Sharks. He left Sunday's game late in the third period after colliding with teammate Frank Vatrano. The Ducks did not release details about the injury.

This is the third meeting between the Ducks and Sharks, but the first in more than five months. The Pacific Division rivals met twice in the first two weeks of 2024-25 with the Ducks winning 2-0 on Oct. 12 in San Jose and then again 3-1 at home 10 days later.

Several of the league's young guns will be in the spotlight as the Sharks (20-44-9, 49 points) are the second-youngest team in the league, and the Ducks (32-33-8, 72 points) are the sixth-youngest.

Both teams are coming off losses on Sunday, with the Toronto Maple Leafs edging the Ducks 3-2 and the Los Angeles Kings crushing the Sharks 8-1.

The Ducks lost a franchise-record 50 games last season and missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season but are on pace for a 20-point improvement this season. Anaheim sits sixth in the Western Conference wild-card race with nine games remaining.

Anaheim battled back from a two-goal deficit in the final period against Toronto, but the Leafs held on.

Leo Carlsson and Sam Colangelo scored for the Ducks, with Colangelo getting the equalizer 2:16 into the third.

Cutter Gauthier, Trevor Zegras and defensemen Olen Zellweger and Jackson LaCombe earned assists, as all six Ducks to get on the scoresheet were age 24 or younger. Lukas Dostal made 20 stops for the Ducks, who have won two of their last three as they wrap up a five-game homestand.

"We battled hard the whole game," LaCombe said. "They're a really good team and we stuck with it the whole time. They got a good bounce with the tip at the end and we just couldn't get one back."

Head coach Greg Cronin said they need to pay closer attention to the small things.

"It's really good for our players to go through this, but the little details like faceoffs end up being a big part of games like this," Cronin said. "We're going to have to learn from this."

The Sharks head into Tuesday's game having already been eliminated from the playoff picture.

Once again, they are last in the league, but optimism is returning to the franchise thanks to a blue-chip corps of talent led by the 2024 first overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini.

Along with fellow former first-round picks Will Smith and William Eklund, Celebrini has the Sharks moving in the right direction. But there is still a lot of work to do judging by their dismal performance against the Kings.

"With this young group we are going to go through learning stretches," coach Ryan Warsofsky said before the Kings game. "Setting the foundation of how to win hockey games in the future has been the pressing need."

Warsofsky thinks Celebrini is deserving of winning the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year. Heading into Tuesday's game, the Vancouver native has 21 goals and 53 points in 61 contests.

"He is a very self-driven kid. He drags guys into the fight with how competitive he is," Warsofsky said.

"He is very reliable defensively and extremely coachable. He learns from his mistakes and picks up things really quickly. He wants to be the solution to getting this team back to winning."

Anaheim is hoping they will have their leading scorer Troy Terry in the lineup against the Sharks. He left Sunday's game late in the third period after colliding with teammate Frank Vatrano. The Ducks did not release details about the injury.

Vegas (45-20-8, 98 points) enters the contest on a six-game winning streak, which is tied for its longest win streak of the season. The Golden Knights also eclipsed the 100-point mark in their inaugural season, 2017-18 (109), and 2022-23 (111).

Vegas has a seven-point lead in the Pacific over the second-place Los Angeles Kings (41-23-9, 91 points) and is nine points in front of the third-place Oilers (42-26-5, 89 points) with nine games remaining for each team.

With a dazzling 27-7-3 record at T-Mobile Arena this season, the Golden Knights return home after sweeping a three-game road trip to Minnesota, Chicago and Nashville, where they outscored their opponents 13-5 in the process.

"Give up five goals in three games, that's always going to help you win," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said.

With a 7-1-2 mark over its last 10 games, Vegas appears to be peaking at the right time with the Stanley Cup playoffs just a few weeks away.

"You never want to get ahead of yourself, but I said last week I thought that we were trending really well," Cassidy said following a 3-1 victory at Nashville on Saturday. "So we're certainly closer to the top of the scale than the bottom, especially our overall game.

"We're not only winning because we're scoring. It's not one thing. It's not one line. It's not one special team. It's a little bit of everything."

The Golden Knights' next two home games against Edmonton and the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Thursday may provide an even better indication of their ranking among the league's elite.

Edmonton is beginning a key four-game road swing that includes a stop at Los Angeles on Saturday in the battle for home ice in the first round of the playoffs. The Oilers come in off a dramatic 3-2 overtime victory over Calgary in the Battle of Alberta as Leon Draisaitl returned from an undisclosed injury to score his league-leading 50th goal to tie the game at 2-2 with 3:12 remaining. Draisaitl then won the game with a nasty wrist shot from the high slot 2:25 into overtime.

It was Draisaitl's sixth overtime goal, an NHL single-season record.

"They're all special in their own way but, obviously, in that moment to find one, especially the way the game has gone, is nice," Draisaitl said.

"He was amazing tonight, coming back off an injury, scoring two crucial goals for us," defenseman Darnell Nurse said. "In my opinion, he's the MVP, seeing what he's done this year. If you don't have a lot of the effort and performances that he's had, we're probably not sitting in the position that we are."

The Oilers will still be without five-time Art Ross Trophy winner Connor McDavid (lower-body injury) for Tuesday's contest, but Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch said the superstar is nearing a return to the lineup.

"Might join us later in the trip but not now," Knoblauch said. "We know a ballpark (timeline) of when it's going to be, and it's not going to be the next game or two. We feel it should be before the regular season ends."