Hockey

Bedard Snaps Point Drought with OT Winner as Blackhawks Edge Utah Connor Bedard ended a seven-game point drought with a two-point night,

Avalanche 7, Sharks 3 Cale Makar posted his first career six-point game (two goals, four assists), while Nathan MacKinnon added two goals

Capitals 3, Rangers 2 (OT) Alex Ovechkin’s 885th career goal – now nine shy of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record – helped Washington

Lightning 6, Blue Jackets 2 Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel each posted two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning

Barkov’s Brace, Bobrovsky’s 28 Saves End Lightning’s Streak Final Score: Florida Panthers 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 The Tampa Bay Lightning’s eight-game

Nylander’s OT Goal Seals Fifth Straight Win for Maple Leafs Final Score: Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 (OT) William Nylander

Blue Jackets 5, Red Wings 3 (Stadium Series) Justin Danforth’s goal with 2:17 left proved decisive, and Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves

Stars 6, Kings 2 Logan Stankoven netted two goals, and Roope Hintz dished out a career-high four assists, propelling Dallas to a

Predators 2, Jets 1 Filip Forsberg and Tommy Novak scored in the first period, and Nashville held off visiting Winnipeg to snap