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Ducks 4, Penguins 3 (SO)
Beckett Sennecke scored with one-tenth of a second left in regulation, and Ville Husso stopped all three shootout attempts after making 44 saves as visiting Anaheim stunned Pittsburgh 4-3.
Anaheim was short-handed and Husso had just reached the bench for an extra attacker when Sennecke drove the net and saw his shot deflect off Erik Karlsson and trickle across the goal line. Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry scored in regulation, and Leo Carlsson delivered in the shootout as the Ducks picked up their third straight win — exactly the kind of late surge bettors keep in mind when trying to find the best hockey picks all season.
Anthony Mantha, Noel Acciari and Tommy Novak scored for the Penguins. Karlsson added two assists and Arturs Silovs made 25 saves in the opener of a five-game homestand.
Bruins 5, Blues 2
Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals apiece as Boston rolled past host St. Louis for its second win over the Blues in less than a week.
Pavel Zacha also scored and David Pastrnak chipped in two assists for the Bruins, who have now won three straight. Pastrnak returned after missing five games with an undisclosed injury, and Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves as Boston controlled the game at even strength in a way that would fit neatly into any NHL betting 101 breakdown.
Robert Thomas had both goals for St. Louis, each set up by Pavel Buchnevich. Joel Hofer stopped 26 shots, and Nick Bjugstad exited early in the second period with an upper-body injury as the Blues’ two-game winning streak ended.
Flyers 4, Sharks 1
Dan Vladar stopped 17 shots and Travis Konecny posted a goal and an assist to lift Philadelphia to a 4-1 home win over San Jose.
Christian Dvorak, Carl Grundstrom and Noah Cates also scored for the Flyers, who have won five of their past seven and continue to profile like a live side for those learning how to bet on hockey. Konecny’s long flip out of the zone caromed off Trevor Zegras’ shoulder and sprung Dvorak for a first-period breakaway, and the helper marked Konecny’s 500th career NHL point.
Collin Graf scored in his third straight game, but the Sharks couldn’t sustain the momentum from Sunday’s 4-1 win over Carolina. Alex Nedeljkovic made 26 saves in the loss.
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Devils 4, Senators 3
Cody Glass scored the go-ahead goal with 7:36 left in the third as New Jersey snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-3 win in Ottawa.
Arseny Gritsyuk had a goal and two assists and Connor Brown added three helpers for the Devils, who overcame allowing three power-play goals. Jacob Markstrom turned aside 35 shots, and New Jersey’s ability to steady itself late was a reminder that not every recent skid makes a team a safe fade — a point hammered home in any discussion of NHL underdogs as wise wagers or terrible traps.
Drake Batherson scored twice on the power play and Tim Stutzle also converted with the man advantage for the Senators. Linus Ullmark made 28 saves in the defeat.
Lightning 6, Canadiens 1
Darren Raddysh scored twice and Tampa Bay’s offense finally erupted in a 6-1 road win over Montreal, snapping the Lightning’s four-game losing streak.
Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point each produced a goal and an assist after the team had been shut out in back-to-back games. Pontus Holmberg and Charle-Edouard D’Astous also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 26 saves as Tampa Bay showed the kind of bounce-back performance that can make explaining NHL alternate lines particularly relevant when the market overreacts to short-term slumps.
Oliver Kapanen scored the lone goal for the Canadiens, who have lost two straight and four of six. Jakub Dobes was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots in the first; Sam Montembeault surrendered three goals on 13 shots in relief.
Hurricanes 4, Blue Jackets 1
Eric Robinson scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, sparking Carolina to a 4-1 win over Columbus in Raleigh, N.C.
Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who finished a seven-game homestand at 4-3-0. Martinook’s empty-netter came shorthanded with 1:15 left, and Andrei Svechnikov contributed two assists. Brandon Bussi made 23 saves to improve to 9-1-0, another data point for anyone mastering puck-line wagers and weighing Carolina’s ability to cover spreads.
Dmitri Voronkov had the lone tally for the Blue Jackets, who have now lost three in a row, including the last two in regulation. Jet Greaves, making his second start in as many nights, stopped 27 shots.
Islanders 5, Golden Knights 4 (SO)
Bo Horvat scored twice in regulation and Emil Heineman buried the winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the New York Islanders edged the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 in Elmont, N.Y.
Marc Gatcomb and Simon Holmstrom also scored for the Islanders, who picked up their fourth win in five games. Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves to earn his fourth straight victory, and New York’s result will feed directly into how sharp players interpret NHL public betting data on a team that has been volatile but dangerous.
Pavel Dorofeyev forced overtime by stuffing in a rebound of a Mitch Marner point shot with 14 seconds left. Marner, Noah Hanifin and Ivan Barbashev also scored for Vegas. Marner added an assist, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone had two helpers apiece, and Carter Hart finished with 23 saves.
Stars 4, Jets 3
Mikko Rantanen dished out three assists as Dallas earned its fourth straight win, holding off Winnipeg 4-3 on the road.
Esa Lindell, Roope Hintz, Alexander Petrovic and Jason Robertson scored for the Stars, while Wyatt Johnston added two assists. Casey DeSmith made 30 saves as Dallas jumped out to leads of 3-0 and 4-2 before hanging on, another strong showing for a team that keeps popping on the NHL odds and scores board.
Mark Scheifele scored twice and Logan Stanley added a goal for the Jets, who clawed back within one with 14:06 remaining but couldn’t find the equalizer. Kyle Connor had two assists and Eric Comrie stopped 15 shots in defeat.
