UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are one away from tying the NHL record for most consecutive wins to start a season.
The Canes are 9-0 after Jesper Fast and Martin Necas scored 3:09 apart in the third period of a 4-3 win at Chicago. Derek Stepan had a goal and an assist as Carolina matched a franchise record with its ninth straight victory. Seth Jarvis added his first career goal, and Frederik Andersen made 27 saves in the opener of a challenging three-game trip.
The Blackhawks led 3-2 after two before falling to 1-8-2.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist in the Oilers’ 5-2 verdict over the Predators. Draisaitl leads the league with 20 points on nine goals and 11 assists in just nine games. McDavid assisted on both of Draisaitl’s goals as Edmonton moved to 8-1-0.
— The Blue Jackets coughed up a two-goal lead before Jake Bean scored 72 seconds into overtime to complete a 5-4 victory at Colorado. Bean and Cole Sillinger each finished with two goals as Columbus improved to 4-0 in games that go past regulation. Colorado got a goal from J.T. Compher with 3:26 remaining in the third period and tied it up on Bowen Byram’s second goal of the game with 52 seconds left in regulation.
— Arthur Kaliyev scored in the fourth round of a shootout to send the Kings to their third consecutive win, 3-2 versus the Blues. Adrian Kempe and Kaliyev scored third-period goals before adding shootout scores. St. Louis forced overtime on Torey Krug’s short-handed goal with 7.1 seconds remaining in regulation.
Crosby, Dumoulin on COVID-19 list
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have placed star center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Brian Dumoulin in the COVID-19 protocol after both tested positive.
Coach Mike Sullivan says Crosby is dealing with mild symptoms while Dumoulin remains asymptomatic. They are the seventh and eighth members of the Penguins to test positive for COVID-19 since training camp opened in September.
In other NHL news:
— Devils defenseman P.K. Subban has been fined $15,000 by the NHL for his second tripping offense in eight days. The former Norris Trophy winner was fined for tripping Anaheim forward Trevor Zegras in the first period Tuesday night in a 4-0 win by the Ducks.
— The Hockey Hall of Fame has covered the name of an assistant coach engraved on the Stanley Cup after the assistant was accused of sexually assaulting a player during the Blackhawks’ run to the 2010 championship. The Hall says Brad Aldrich’s name was covered with X’s on Sunday, the same day that the names of the 2020-21 champion Lightning were added to the Cup.
