TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 30 shots for his franchise-record tying 11th consecutive victory, Victor Hedman had three assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli, and, Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay. Alex Killorn had two assists, and the Lightning improved to 12-2-0 at home. Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost four straight and six of seven. Malcolm Subban finished with 25 saves.
Also on NHL ice:
— Washington’s seven-game winning streak has ended as Keith Kincaid handled 28 shots in the Rangers’ 3-1 verdict over the Capitals. Mika Zibanejad (MEE’-kah zih-BAN’-eh-jad) scored the go-ahead goal with 2:32 left, two games after collecting three goals and three assists in the second period of New York’s 9-0 rout of the Flyers. Pavel Buchnevich (booch-NEH’-vihch) opened the scoring in the Rangers’ third win in four games.
— The Islanders erupted for four goals in the first period and moved back into a virtual tie with the Caps for the East Division lead by whipping the Flyers, 5-1. Casey Cizikas (sih-ZEE’-kuhs) scored twice in the opening frame for the Isles, who also got goals from J.G. Pageau (PA’-zhoh), Jordan Eberle, Anthony Beauvillier (boh-VIH’-lee-ay), and Josh Bailey. Rookie Ilya Sorokin (sah-ROH’-kihn) stopped 23 shots for his seventh straight win.
— Philipp Grubauer completed his fifth shutout of the season and the 16th of his career by handling 31 shots in Colorado’s 6-0 laugher against the Wild. Gabriel Landeskog (LAN’-dehs-kahg) had a goal and two assists as the Avalanche ended Kappo Kahkonen’s (KAH’-koh-nehnz) nine-game winning streak. Cale Makar (mah-KAHR’) had a goal and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had three assists and Mikko Rantanen (MEE’-koh RAN’-tah-nehn) scored his third goal in two games.
— The Penguins made it seven wins in their last nine games as Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel (GEHNT’-sul) each had a goal and an assist in their 3-1 win at New Jersey. Pittsburgh erased a one-goal deficit on goals by Zach Aston-Reese and Rust 96 seconds apart early in the second period. Sidney Crosby had two assists and Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots for the Pens.
— Tanner Kero broke a scoreless tie late in the second period, Anton Khudobin (koo-DOH’-bihn) stopped all 21 shots he faced in the Stars’ 3-0 shutout of the Red Wings. Andrej Sekera (AHN’-dray seh-KEHR’-uh) gave the Stars a two-goal cushion midway through the third period. The Stars sealed the win with 6:17 left when Ty Dellandrea scored to make it 3-0.
— Jordan Kyrou (KY’-roo) scored twice and the Blues took advantage of a rarely-called faceoff violation to beat the Sharks, 5-2. Ryan O’Reilly set up three goals and snapped a third-period tie 12 seconds after San Jose was penalized for a faceoff violation. Vince Dunn also scored, and David Perron also collected three assists.
— The Coyotes stopped a five-game losing streak as Derick Brassard completed a hat trick early in the second period of a 5-1 dumping of the Ducks. Jakob Chychrun (CHIHK’-ruhn) had a goal and an assist, while Clayton Keller scored for the second straight game. Antti Raanta (AN’-tee RAHN’-tah) made 27 saves, allowing only Adam Henrique’s (hen-REEKS’) late goal.
— The Oilers trailed 2-1 until Jesse Puljujarvi (pool-YAHR’-vee) set up third-period goals by Darnell Nurse and Leon Draisaitl (DRY’-sy-tul), pushing Edmonton past the Jets, 4-2. Connor McDavid finished with a goal and an assist in the Oilers’ seventh victory in nine games. The outcome keeps Edmonton in a virtual tie with Toronto for the North Division lead.
— The Maple Leafs blanked the Flames, 2-0 as Jack Campbell made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season. Jason Spezza (SPEHT’-suh) and Zach Hyman scored to help Toronto snap a three-game losing streak and win for just the second time in eight games. David Rittich stopped 30 shots for Calgary, which beat the Leafs 4-3 the previous night.
— Tomas Tatar (tah-TAHR’) scored the shootout winner in the Canadiens’ 5-4 victory over the Canucks. Tatar also had a goal and an assist in regulation. Nick Suzuki, Joel Edmundson and Brendan Gallagher also scored, and Shea Weber and Phillip Danault (dah-NOH’) each had two assists.
