NHL roundup: Ilya Sorokin sets Isles’ mark in 9-0 win vs. Devils

Anthony Duclair collected a natural hat trick and goalie Ilya Sorokin authored his team-record 26th career shutout for the New York Islanders, who rolled to a 9-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night in Elmont, N.Y.

The win was tied for the most lopsided shutout in Islanders history, matching a mark set most recently against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 9, 1986. Duclair, a healthy scratch the previous two games, entered Tuesday with just four goals in 39 contests this season.

The hat trick was the fourth for Duclair but his first since Dec. 14, 2019, when he was a member of the Ottawa Senators. He also had two assists to complete a five-point game. Sorokin stopped 44 shots as he broke a tie with Glenn "Chico" Resch atop New York's all-time shutout list.

The Islanders have won five of their last seven (5-2-0). Casey Cizikas posted two goals and an assist, Mathew Barzal and Tony DeAngelo each notched a goal and an assist, Calum Ritchie and Simon Holmstrom also scored and Ryan Pulock added two assists. Jacob Markstrom recorded 15 saves for the Devils, who have lost six of eight (2-5-1).

Golden Knights 4, Jets 3 (OT)

Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal with 12.8 seconds left in overtime as Vegas rallied to defeat host Winnipeg and snap its season-long five-game losing streak.

Mark Stone, Brett Howden and Reilly Smith also scored goals, Hertl finished with a goal and an assist and Marner had two assists for the Golden Knights. Carter Hart finished with 17 saves.

Cole Perfetti, Luke Schenn and Kyle Connor scored goals and Gabriel Vilardi had two assists for Winnipeg, which lost its 10th straight game (0-6-4). Hellebuyck made 27 saves as his personal winless streak reached nine games (0-5-4).

Lightning 4, Avalanche 2

Brandon Hagel netted the tiebreaking goal in the third period and Tampa Bay recorded its NHL-high eighth straight win to deal visiting Colorado just its second losing streak of the season.

Hagel hit the 20-goal mark with a goal at 8:31 to put the Lightning ahead for good and he assisted on Anthony Cirelli's marker into an empty net with 1:25 left to lock down another victory. Nikita Kucherov's two assists moved his point streak to eight games (seven goals, 12 assists) while goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves.

Colorado's Parker Kelly and Brock Nelson scored, with the latter running his point streak to six games (five goals, four assists). Goalie Scott Wedgewood stopped 24 shots, but the club went 1-2-0 on its three-game road trip and lost consecutive matches in regulation for the first time this season.

Oilers 6, Predators 2

Connor McDavid had a hat trick to lead host Edmonton to a win over Nashville.

Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Kasperi Kapanen a goal and an assist and Curtis Lazar also scored for the Oilers, who had lost three of their previous four. Vasily Podkolzin had two assists and Connor Ingram made 24 saves. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded his 500th assist.

Ryan O'Reilly and defenseman Nick Blankenburg scored for the Predators, who had won six of the last eight games. Juuse Saros stopped 37 shots. It was the finale of a seven-game road trip for Nashville.

Sabres 5, Canucks 3

Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 32 of 35 shots as host Buffalo held on to beat Vancouver after the Canucks trimmed a four-goal deficit in the third to one with three straight goals.

Ryan McLeod, Zach Metsa, Josh Doan and Tage Thompson also scored for the Sabres, who have won 11 of their last 12 overall and five straight on home ice. Their 10-game win streak ended Saturday at Columbus.

Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson and Liam Ohgren scored goals and Thatcher Demko made 15 saves for the Canucks, who suffered their fourth consecutive loss. It was not the way the Canucks wanted to start this six-game road trip, their longest of the season.

Hurricanes 6, Stars 3

K'Andre Miller scored two goals and added an assist while Seth Jarvis, in his first game back from an injury, provided a goal and an assist as Carolina blew past visiting Dallas for a victory at Raleigh, N.C.

Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and William Carrier netted Carolina's other goals, while Andrei Svechnikov supplied four assists and Nikolaj Ehlers had three assists. Brandon Bussi made 20 saves to improve his record to 15-2-1.

Jason Robertson, Mikko Rantanen, who played briefly for the Hurricanes last season, and Wyatt Johnston scored the Stars' goals, but Dallas' slump extended to a season-worst six consecutive losses. Robertson added two assists for a three-point night and Rantanen contributed an assist.

Flyers 5, Ducks 2

Trevor Zegras scored twice against his former team, lifting host Philadelphia over slumping Anaheim, which has lost seven straight.

Cam York and Nikita Grebenkin each added a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which has won five of its last seven games. Travis Sanheim also scored for the Flyers, while Dan Vladar made 16 saves.

Former Flyers prospect Cutter Gauthier scored his team-leading 20th goal for the Ducks while Lukas Dostal made 34 stops.

Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 1

Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist in his 200th career game and Toronto defeated visiting Florida.

Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of four. Matthews has six goals in his past three games. Joseph Woll made 31 saves. Toronto opened the scoring with 24 seconds left in the first period and made it 2-0 just 42 seconds into the second.

Carter Verhaeghe scored for the Panthers, who have lost three of four. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 shots.

Kraken 7, Bruins 4

Berkly Catton scored the first two goals of his NHL career as Seattle torched visiting Boston.

Kaapo Kakko had two goals and an assist, Jared McCann had one of each, Jordan Eberle and Ben Meyers also scored, and Matty Beniers, Vince Dunn and Freddy Gaudreau had two assists apiece for the Kraken, who extended their point streak to nine games (8-0-1). Joey Daccord made 32 saves.

David Pastrnak tallied twice, Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist, and Mason Lohrei also scored for the Bruins, who wrapped up a five-game trip in which they went 2-2-1. Jeremy Swayman stopped 20 of 26 shots as Boston saw a two-game winning streak and a three-game point streak snapped.

Sharks 5, Blue Jackets 2

Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists to help San Jose top visiting Columbus.

Mario Ferraro had a goal and an assist while Pavol Regenda, Zack Ostapchuk and Macklin Celebrini also scored. Alex Nedeljkovic made 34 saves for San Jose, which improved to 4-1-0 in its past five games.

Zach Werenski and Sean Monahan scored and Jet Greaves made 31 saves for the Blue Jackets, who came in 4-1-1 in their past six. Regenda, who notched his first NHL hat trick in a 7-3 loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, opened the scoring with 49 seconds left in the first period and the Sharks maintained their lead the rest of the way.