NHL roundup: Hurricanes earn 40th win, Avalanche end Stars' 10-game win streak

[h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carolina-hurricanes/Sx0gl0tm/"]Hurricanes[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/carolina-hurricanes-Sx0gl0tm/edmonton-oilers-Mg0qoxeI/?mid=6ZMgDqlS"]6-3[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/edmonton-oilers/Mg0qoxeI/"]Oilers[/a][/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hyman-zach/Q5N9zvD2/"]Zach Hyman[/a]'s (27) second goal of the game in the late third period tried to rally the Oilers, but the Canes [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/blake-jackson/8KcAGWiG/"]Jackson Blake[/a] (19) scored his second goal of the game along with an empty-netter by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/staal-jordan/nybJM7z7/"]Jordan Staal[/a] (16) to put the game out of reach. [/p][p]Carolina improved to 40-16-6, joining only the Avs as the only two teams with 40 wins so far this season. Meanwhile, the Oilers dropped to 20-25-8.[/p][embed guid="9741649b-a1cc-47d6-8337-3d31119547df" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MESLYmsotZM" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Avalanche[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/colorado-avalanche-hACAnvBa/dallas-stars-vVAvnIuC/?mid=MqIHv0Wr"]5-4[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dallas-stars/vVAvnIuC/"]Stars[/a][/h2][p]After going down 4-2, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/colorado-avalanche/hACAnvBa/"]Colorado[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/necas-martin/lMcuOznA/"]Martin Necas[/a] (28) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nichushkin-valeri/rJT88lo8/"]Valeri Nichushkin[/a] (13) tied it up 4-4 to send the game into overtime. After neither side scored, it was the Avs who came out victorious from the shootout, with goals by none other than Necas and Nichuskin.[/p][p]Colorado improved to an NHL-best 42-10-9, while the Stars' 10-game win streak ended as they fell to 38-14-10.[/p][embed guid="2613f197-b72c-441a-aa0f-05b5d89cfd42" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tScv6oNTho" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/anaheim-ducks/4CM4ojpD/"]Ducks[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/anaheim-ducks-4CM4ojpD/montreal-canadiens-nu2G7VWc/?mid=xIDP7NBk"]6-5[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montreal-canadiens/nu2G7VWc/"]Canadiens[/a][/h2][p]After the Ducks took a 4-2 lead, Montreal scored three straight goals to go up by one with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caufield-cole/OMWDW69Q/"]Cole Caufield[/a] (37) scoring two of the goals. But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kreider-chris/YgaS1P47/"]Chris Kreider[/a] (21) came in the clutch in the final minute of the third to send it to OT for the Ducks. [/p][p]Following a scoreless OT, Cutter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauthier-cutter/Aua8QuVu/"]Gauthier[/a] and Alex Killorn scored for the Ducks to win the shootout as they improved to 35-24-3. The Ducks are now 8-0 this season in shootouts. Meanwhile, the Habs dropped to 33-18-10. [/p][embed guid="36c20491-d3f3-4a0e-8218-5e490ed355bc" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_2J01lEmo" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/florida-panthers/fc1eq8Pp/"]Panthers[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/detroit-red-wings-dnJdmCF0/florida-panthers-fc1eq8Pp/?mid=IDjpc8nA"]3-1[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/detroit-red-wings/dnJdmCF0/"]Red Wings[/a][/h2][p]Florida's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tkachuk-matthew/fcgSUij4/"]Matthew Tkachuk[/a] scored all three goals for his team as he recorded his sixth-career hat trick. Florida improved to 31-29-3, while the Red Wings fell to 35-21-7. [/p][p]Panthers goalie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bobrovsky-sergei/QkexoGu1/"]Sergei Bobrovsky[/a] put up 28 saves. [/p][embed guid="63dcb3b6-cc0b-4e67-a57d-219e04f9ab19" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOGrfe1Fbnc" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-canucks/YiOrnTV9/"]Canucks[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/chicago-blackhawks-A1kbmKeg/vancouver-canucks-YiOrnTV9/?mid=0MigF5JF"]6-3[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-blackhawks/A1kbmKeg/"]Blackhawks[/a][/h2][p]After the Canucks took a 3-1 lead, the Blackhawks rallied back with two goals to tie it up entering the third period. But Vancouver's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/boeser-brock/61liW7fQ/"]Brock Boeser[/a] (15) scored two of their three-straight goals in the third period en route to a win, effectively ending their seven-game skid.[/p][p]Vancouver improved to 19-36-7 (worst in the NHL), while the Blackhawks fell to 23-29-10.[/p][embed guid="a962bedf-0519-4d49-8579-937cf72734b5" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8ryr1FuN3o" social-type="youtube" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]Blues[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/san-jose-sharks-E588Co9j/st-louis-blues-KSAayVoi/?mid=jP9YzIV7"]3-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/san-jose-sharks/E588Co9j/"]Sharks[/a][/h2][p]The San Jose Sharks tied it up 2-2 to send it to overtime thanks to a third period goal from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sherwood-kiefer/n1B3OCCm/"]Kiefer Sherwood[/a] (19). But just 54 seconds into OT, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thomas-robert/8bU4IVJ2/"]Robert Thomas[/a] (15) scored his second goal of the game to give the Blues the W. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-louis-blues/KSAayVoi/"]St. Louis[/a] improved to 24-29-9, while the Sharks fell to 30-25-5.[/p][embed guid="95b3c6f5-9bcc-4277-adda-579c418f0fba" url="https://x.com/NHL/status/2030155607114666160?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/minnesota-wild/j9Ck7BHi/"]Wild[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/hockey/minnesota-wild-j9Ck7BHi/vegas-golden-knights-fTT0TsUg/?mid=ra6Qxv1e"]4-2[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vegas-golden-knights/fTT0TsUg/"]Golden Knights[/a][/h2][p]The Wild scored three straight goals in the second period to give them the comfort room they needed to secure the win. Vegas tried to rally with a pair of goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dorofeyev-pavel/4YwjaJ5r/"]Pavel Dorofeyev[/a] (30) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/marner-mitchell/Agmv3YoI/"]Mitch Marner[/a] (18), but a goal from Minnesota's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tarasenko-vladimir/rueg2rLg/"]Vladimir Tarasenko[/a] (16) add some extra insurance. [/p][p]Minnesota improved to 38-14-10, while the Knights fell to 29-20-14.[/p][embed guid="a35ece5a-1273-41de-adaf-051c04629b54" url="https://x.com/mnwild/status/2030156419035472208?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]