UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have retained their four-point lead over the New York Rangers in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division standings.
Andrei Svechnikov scored on a rebound with 3:44 remaining to send the Hurricanes to their fourth straight win, 2-1 over the Sharks. Vincent Trochek also scored and Frederik Andersen posted 27 saves, blanking San Jose after Rudolfs Balcers beat him in the second period.
The Canes have won seven of eight heading into the All-Star break.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Avalanche extended two long winning streaks in a 4-1 decision over the Sabres. Colorado has won 10 straight overall and 18 in a row at home after Mikko Rantanen provided a goal and an assist. Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for Colorado, which tied the second longest win streak in franchise history and matched Pittsburgh for the longest in the NHL this season.
— Trevor Moore’s second goal broke a third-period tie as the Kings beat the Penguins, 4-3. Drew Doughty and Alex Iafallo also tallied in support of Cal Petersen, who turned back 23 shots. The Kings swept the two-game season series and handed Pittsburgh its only two regulation losses since November 27.
— The Rangers pulled out a 3-2 win over the Kraken on defenseman K’Andre Miller’s goal with 34 seconds left. Mika Zibanejad had a goal and two assists as the Blueshirts improved to 14-4-2 on home ice. Igor Shesterkin made 40 saves against Seattle, which tied it on Yanni Gourde’s power-play goal with 68 seconds to play.
— Dallas blew out the Bruins, 6-1 behind three-point nights by Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. Seguin had two goals and an assist, while Benn had a goal and two assists. Alexander Radulov, Luke Glendening and Roope Hintz also scored in the Stars’ fifth win in six games.
— Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy each had a goal and an assist in the Wild’s fifth win in a row, 4-3 over the Islanders. Brandon Duhaime also scored, and Matt Dumba had two assists and Kaapo Kahkonen made 40 saves in the victory. Duhaime and Eriksson Ek scored 57 seconds apart to put the Wild up, 2-0 4:39 into the first period.
— Patrik Laine scored twice and Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves in the Blue Jackets’ 6-3 win over the NHL-worst Canadiens. Jack Roslovic, Eric Robinson, Yegor Chinakhov and Cole Sillinger added goals for the Jackets, who have their first winning streak since late November. Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and two assists for the Habs, losers of six straight.
