UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers are two points closer to the NHL’s Metropolitan Division lead after rallying for a win in Detroit.
Andrew Copp scored 1:34 into overtime of the Rangers’ fourth straight win, 5-4 over the Red Wings. Chris Kreider tied it with his 46th goal, beating Alex Nedeljkovic with 3:38 left in regulation. It was his league-leading 20th power-play goal.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who are within three points of the first-place Hurricanes. Carolina has a game in hand.
Ryan Reaves and Filip Chytil also scored for New York.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist as the Blues upended the Canucks, 4-3. Nick Leddy, Robert Thomas and Nathan Walker also scored and David Perron added two assists for St. Louis. Elias Pettersson scored twice for the Canucks, who were playing their fifth game in eight nights.
— Logan Thompson made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season, leading the Golden Knights to a 3-0 win over the Kraken. Shea Theodore scored in the second period just moments after stepping out of the penalty box. Jonathan Marchessault added an empty-net goal with 26 seconds left, his team-high 26th goal of the season.
— Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid both scored in regulation and then again in the shootout, lifting the Oilers to a 4-3 win over the Kings. McDavid added an assist to get to 100 points, Cody Ceci also scored and Mikko Koskinen had 38 saves in Edmonton’s eighth straight home win. Los Angeles lost for the third time in four games, wasting goals from Alexander Edler, Quinton Byfield and Carl Grundstrom.
— Blake Wheeler scored once in regulation and furnished the deciding shootout tally in the Jets’ 3-2 win at Buffalo. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves and Mason Appleton had the tying goal in Winnipeg’s third win in a row.
— Jan Jenik scored twice, including the go-ahead tally in a three-goal third period that sent the Coyotes to a 5-2 decision over the Sharks. Nick Ritchie, Barrett Hayton and Nick Schmaltz also scored as Arizona ended a six-game losing streak.
Keller stretchered off ice
UNDATED (AP) — Coyotes leading scorer Clayton Keller was taken off the ice on a stretcher with an apparent leg injury Wednesday night.
Keller was hurt with 5:15 remaining in Arizona’s game against San Jose. He was skating toward the Sharks’ net when he got knocked off stride and crashed into the boards behind the goal. He remained prone on the ice for about five minutes before being taken off on a stretcher.
Keller has 28 goals and 63 points this season.
In other NHL news:
— The Wild have signed defenseman Alex Goligoski to a two-year, $4 million contract extension through the 2023-24 season. The 36-year-old has two goals, 26 assists and a team-leading plus-34 rating in 58 games.
