UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to struggle since losing Mitch Marner to a shoulder injury last Friday.
Steven Stamkos provided a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their fifth straight win, 5-2 in Toronto. Ondrej Palat scored twice in support of Andre Vasilevskiy, who turned back 35 shots in sending the Leafs to their third loss in four games since Marner got hurt.
Ondrej Kase had two goals for the Maple Leafs.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Wild’s winning streak is up to eight games after Jordan Greenway scored twice in their 5-2 decision over the Sharks. Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for the Wild, who took over the NHL lead with 39 points. Cam Talbot made 33 saves to improve to 15-5.
— Matt Grzelcyk scored his first goal of the season in the final minutes of the third period to push the Bruins past the Oilers, 3-2. Brad Marchand and Jake DeBrusk also scored as Boston ended a two-game skid. Leon Draisaitl had two goals for the Oilers, who dropped their fourth straight game.
— Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game 4:07 into overtime to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 victory at Calgary. Frederik Andersen made 26 saves in the win, including a stop on Noah Hanifin’s penalty shot early in the game. Hanifin had the Flames’ lone goal.
— Nathan Walker recorded his first career hat trick and fourth-string goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 29 saves in leading the Blues’ 6-2 win over the Red Wings. The Blues recalled Walker from their AHL affiliate under emergency conditions Wednesday, and Lindgren made his first NHL start since March 2020.
— Jonathan Quick made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season and 56th of his career, highlighting the Kings’ 4-0 win over the Stars. Adrian Kempe and Arthur Kaliyev scored before Los Angeles added a pair of empty-netters.
— The Jets came away with a 3-0 win over the Kraken as Kyle Connor furnished two goals and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. Dominic Toninato also scored for the Jets, winners in four of their last six games.
— The Ducks pulled out a 2-1 win at Columbus on shootout goals by Trevor Zegras and Rickard Rakell. Isac Lundestrom scored in regulation and John Gibson stopped 33 shots as Anaheim handed the Blue Jackets their sixth loss in seven games.
— Eeli Tolvanen scored with 11.5 seconds left in the third period to complete the Predators’ third-period comeback in a 4-3 victory over the Islanders. New York has lost all seven of its home games at brand new UBS Arena.
— Marc-Andre Fleury became the third goaltender with 500 career wins as he made 27 saves in the Blackhawks’ 2-0 shutout of the Canadiens. Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgstrom scored for Chicago.
Coyotes settle debt with arena, city
UNDATED (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have paid off their overdue bills a day after receiving word the city of Glendale was going to lock them out of Gila River Arena if they didn’t get caught up. Glendale city manager Kevin Phelps sent a letter informing the Coyotes they owe $1.3 million, including $250,000 to the city. The Coyotes issued a statement saying the unpaid bills were an unfortunate human error and they would rectify the situation quickly.
Also around the NHL:
— The Canucks hired veteran NHL executive Jim Rutherford as team president. Rutherford will also serve as interim general manager while leading the search for a permanent replacement. The Canucks cleaned house on Sunday, firing GM Jim Benning, head coach Travis Green and other front-office staff.
