UNDATED (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs appeared to be in trouble when goaltender Jack Campbell was sidelined last week by a rib injury. Erik Kallgren has filled the voice quite nicely.
The rookie earned his second straight victory by backstopping a 3-2 win over the NHL’s Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes. Kallgren got his second NHL start in place of the scuffling Petr Mrazek after shutting out the Stars 4-0 on Tuesday.
Mitch Marner, Ilya Mikheyev and Ondrej Kase scored for the Leafs while team scoring leader Auston Matthews completed a two-game suspension.
Carolina’s division lead is down to four points over Pittsburgh.
Bryan Rust provided the deciding shootout goal, allowing Tristan Jarry to pick up his 30th win in the Penguins’ 3-2 decision over the Blues. Jarry made 23 saves in regulation and OT before thwarting all four St. Louis shootout attempts.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Anthony Mantha scored twice and the Capitals improved to 6-0-1 in their last seven games by ripping the Blue Jackets, 7-2. Alex Ovechkin and Conor Sheary each added a goal and an assist to back Vitek Vanecek, who handled 39 shots.
— The Islanders pulled out a 2-1 win over the Rangers on Kyle Palmieri’s goal with 2:44 remaining. Anders Lee also scored and Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots as the Isles moved to 4-0-1 in their last five games.
— Kevin Hayes scored a tying goal late in the third period, then assisted Joel Farabee’s game-winner with 1:19 remaining, leading the Flyers to a 5-4 victory against the Predators. Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which snapped a three-game losing streak by winning for just the sixth time in the last 30 contests.
— Connor McDavid, Kailer Yamamoto and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist in the Oilers’ fourth straight win, a 6-1 thumping of the Sabres. Leon Draisaitl notched his 40th goal of the season and Mike Smith made 27 saves for his first victory since Feb. 17.
— The Golden Knights’ five-game losing streak is over after Evgenii Dadonov scored twice and Nic Roy got the game-winner in the third period of their 5-3 decision over the Panthers. Brett Howden and William Karlsson each added a goal to back Logan Thompson’s 33-save performance.
— Anze Kopitar had a power-play goal and Cal Petersen made 29 saves in the Kings’ 3-0 verdict over the Sharks. Phillip Danault and Adrian Kempe each scored a goal and Sean Durzi had two assists to help the Kings avoid being swept in the four-game season series.
— John Klingberg scored at 4:50 of overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens. Klingberg finished with two goals and an assist, while Jamie Benn added a goal and three points.
— The Red Wings were 1-0 winners at Vancouver as Alex Nedeljkovic made 43 saves in his second shutout of the season and fifth of his career. Pius Suter scored the lone goal in Detroit’s first win in seven games.
