UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have strengthened their hold on first place in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division by earning their fifth straight win.
Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes stifled the Oilers, 2-1. Sebastian Aho also scored and Frederik Andersen made 29 saves for his league-leading 29th victory.
Derek Ryan had the lone tally for Edmonton, which had a goal wiped out by an offsides call in the opening minute.
Elsewhere in NHL action:
— The Penguins pulled out a 3-2 win at Columbus on Sidney Crosby’s goal with 2:14 remaining. Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh won its second straight since a three-game skid. Chad Ruhwedel also scored, Bryan Rust added two assists and Casey DeSmith stopped 32 shots to improve to 3-0 against Columbus.
— Thatcher Demko made 31 saves and blanked the Rangers until the third period of the Canucks’ 5-2 victory. Matthew Highmore and Tyler Myers each had a goal and an assist for Vancouver, which also received goals from Tanner Pearson, Juho Lammikko and Elias Pettersson. Alexandar Georgiev started for the first time since Jan. 27 and made 29 saves for New York.
— The Blues blanked the Blackhawks, 4-0 as Jordan Binnington stopped 30 shots in his second shutout of the season. Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and David Perron scored while St. Louis dominated the second period. Perron added a third-period goal to seal the Blues’ fourth straight win.
— Michael Raffl ended his 16-game goal drought by netting a pair in the Stars’ 4-2 victory over the Sabres. Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov also scored for the Stars, who have points in seven of their last nine games. Tage Thompson and Cody Eakin scored in Buffalo’s sixth straight loss.
— The Islanders were 4-0 winners over the Ducks as Ilya Sorokin stopped 34 shots in his fifth shutout of the season. Casey Cizikas had a goal and an assist to help New York improve to 2-1-1 on its five-game road trip. Noah Dobson, Andy Greene and Kieffer Bellows netted the other goals.
— James Reimer turned back 36 shots to backstop the Sharks’ third win in 13 games, 3-1 versus the Kraken. Rookie Scott Reedy broke a 1-1 tie in the second period with his first NHL goal in six games. Morgan Geekie and Jona Gadjovich also tallied for San Jose.
— The Jets ended a four-game skid as Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period of their 5-3 decision over the Coyotes. Adam Lowry, Evgeny Svechnikov and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the third period. Eric Comrie made 27 saves in his first start since Feb. 17.
