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Golden Knights beat Oilers 5-1 to tighten Pacific Division race

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Carter Hart made 31 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights tightened the Pacific Division race, beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Saturday night to remain perfect in John Tortorella's first three games as coach.

Vegas moved a point back of Edmonton and Anaheim for the division lead, snapping the Oilers' season-best, five-game winning streak.

Brett Howden and Jeremy Lauzon each had a goal and an assist, Colton Sissons, Mark Stone and Rasmus Andersson also scored and Jack Eichel had three assists.

Evan Bouchard scored for Edmonton, and Connor Ingram made 28 saves.

Hart was activated off injured reserve and backstopped Vegas to a 6-3 home victory over Calgary on Thursday night. He had been out since injuring his left leg Jan. 8 against Columbus.

Tortorella, who replaced the fired Bruce Cassidy, coached Hart in Philadelphia from 2022-24.

Up next

Golden Knights: At Vancouver on Tuesday night.

Oilers: At Utah on Tuesday night.

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Flyers and Bruins hit the ice in Eastern Conference action

Boston Bruins (43-26-8, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (38-26-12, in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -142, Bruins +120; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers and the Boston Bruins take the ice in Eastern Conference play.

Philadelphia is 38-26-12 overall and 17-13-8 at home. The Flyers have conceded 226 goals while scoring 217 for a -9 scoring differential.

Boston is 43-26-8 overall and 15-16-7 on the road. The Bruins are 36-9-6 when scoring at least three goals.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season. The Flyers won 3-1 in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Owen Tippett has 28 goals and 22 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has seven goals over the past 10 games.

Morgan Geekie has 34 goals and 29 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has three goals and 12 assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

Bruins: 6-3-1, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: Rodrigo Abols: out (ankle), Nikita Grebenkin: out (upper body).

Bruins: Mason Lohrei: day to day (upper-body).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Kings take on the Predators following Kempe's 2-goal game

Nashville Predators (36-31-9, in the Central Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (31-26-19, in the Pacific Division)

Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings host the Nashville Predators after Adrian Kempe scored two goals in the Kings' 7-6 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Los Angeles has a 12-17-9 record at home and a 31-26-19 record overall. The Kings have a 12-9-10 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.

Nashville has a 36-31-9 record overall and a 16-16-6 record in road games. The Predators have gone 30-6-3 in games they score three or more goals.

The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Predators won the previous matchup 5-4 in a shootout.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has scored 27 goals with 53 assists for the Kings. Alex Laferriere has three goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

Steven Stamkos has 38 goals and 22 assists for the Predators. Filip Forsberg has nine goals and nine assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 4-2-4, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.2 assists, three penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.

Predators: 7-3-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Kings: Kevin Fiala: out for season (leg), Andrei Kuzmenko: out (meniscus).

Predators: Nicolas Hague: day to day (undisclosed).

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Boisvert scores first NHL goal as the Blackhawks beat the Kraken 4-2

Sacha Boisvert scored his first NHL goal with 5:42 to play to give Chicago a two-goal lead and Tyler Bertuzzi scored his team-leading 32nd goal as the Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Saturday night. Teuvo Teravainen and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the Blackhawks, who snapped a five-game losing streak and have already been eliminated from playoff contention. Arvid Soderblom made 25 saves for the Blackhawks and Connor Bedard had two assists, lifting his team-leading total to 41 and pushing his career point total to 199.

Playoffs? You Better Believe It! Silver Knights Clinch After Dramatic 5-4 Win

Heading into this weekend’s back-to-back, the Henderson Silver Knights needed two regulation wins to clinch a spot in the Calder Cup Playoffs. On Friday, they faced a three-goal deficit halfway through the second period; on Saturday, they trailed 4-3 with less than two minutes left in the third.

Predators beat the Sharks for the 15th straight time with a 6-3 victory

Ryan O'Reilly broke a tie midway through the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Saturday night in a key game in the playoff race. The Predators blew a 3-0 lead before O'Reilly converted off a pass from Luke Evangelista to give them their 15th straight win over the Sharks for their longest winning streak ever against one opponent. Filip Forsberg scored twice in the first period for Nashville, Steven Stamkos had his 620th career goal and Erik Haula sealed it with a short-handed goal with 2:34 to play to make it 5-3.

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