UNDATED (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights needed overtime to halt a two-game skid.
Reilly Smith’s goal at 2:22 of OT lifted Vegas to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Mark Stone, Tomas Nosek, Alec Martinez and Marchessault also scored for Vegas. Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves in his first game since being removed from COVID-19 protocol due to a false positive.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Devan Dubnyk made 34 saves for his 33rd career shutout, Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist in his return to San Jose’s lineup and the Sharks dominated the Anaheim Ducks 6-0. The Sharks had 10 players with a goal or an assist as they won by six or more goals for the first time since an 8-2 thumping of Philadelphia in October 2018. Kevin Labanc had a goal and two assists in the win.
— Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, Philipp Grubauer stopped 18 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-0. Nathan MacKinnon also scored for the Avalanche, who held to recent form by continuing to pile up shots without getting many goals. Colorado had a 45-18 edge in shots.
— Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers beat Ottawa 6-2 to sweep the three-game series and improve to 7-0 against the Senators this season. McDavid needed just 10 seconds after the opening faceoff to score his 17th of the season. McDavid pushed his NHL-leading points total to 51 in 29 games.
— Rookie Kirill Kaprizov recorded his first NHL hat trick and Cam Talbot made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-0. Kaprizov snapped the scoreless tie 5:47 into the third period and added his second goal just over two minutes later for his first multi-goal game. The 23-year-old leads all NHL rookies in scoring this season and has helped Minnesota go 10-2-1 since Feb. 18, leading the NHL in wins, points and goals in that span.
