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The Boston Bruins captured their fourth consecutive victory on Sunday, securing a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers behind a 40-save effort from Jeremy Swayman. Meanwhile, Cutter Gauthier continued a historic scoring surge to lead the Anaheim Ducks past the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Bruins Stay Perfect at Home Against Panthers
Boston established early control at TD Garden by scoring three times in the opening period through Elias Lindholm, Mikey Eyssimont, and Morgan Geekie. JJ Peterka added another goal for the Bruins, who maintained an undefeated 7-0-0 home record and improved their home goal differential to plus-21. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each contributed a pair of assists.
Swayman stopped 17 shots during the first period alone to anchor the victory, coming one day after Boston placed young forward James Hagens on injured reserve. Carter Verhaeghe scored on a power play for Florida, while goaltender Jacob Markstrom turned aside 32 shots as the Panthers suffered their third defeat in four outings.
Gauthier Powers Ducks to Fifth Consecutive Win
Cutter Gauthier recorded three goals and an assist to lead Anaheim to a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh, marking his third hat trick within an eight-day span. Mikael Granlund scored once while adding three assists, and Jackson LaCombe tied a franchise record with assists in 10 straight games after registering three on the night. Laurent Brossoit turned away 32 shots to improve to 4-0 in his starts for Anaheim.
Anaheim became the first NHL squad since the 1988-89 Los Angeles Kings to score five or more goals in eight straight games. Gauthier extended his goal streak to six contests and his point streak to eight, capping his performance with a late empty-net goal. Pittsburgh received third-period 6-on-4 power-play goals from Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell after falling behind 4-0. Evgeni Malkin collected two assists and Arturs Silovs made 20 saves for the Penguins.
Scheifele Lifts Jets Late After Lightning Comeback
Mark Scheifele scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal with 1.6 seconds remaining to give Winnipeg a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay. Scheifele converted a one-timer from the high slot off a pass from Cole Perfetti after the Lightning had rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period.
Brayden Yager netted his first NHL goal on a power play to give Winnipeg a 3-0 lead before Tampa Bay responded with three goals in under five minutes. Brandon Hagel cut into the deficit before Pontus Holmberg scored twice in 26 seconds to equalize. Perfetti and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets, and Stuart Skinner stopped 18 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for Tampa Bay.
Hellebuyck Earns First Shutout with New Jersey
Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 23 shots he faced to earn his first shutout for New Jersey in a 4-0 victory against Toronto. Acquired from Winnipeg last month after demanding a trade, Hellebuyck became the first netminder in franchise history to win his first five starts with the team. Devils general manager Sunny Mehta stated that Hellebuyck will not play when New Jersey visits Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Timo Meier scored twice for the Devils, who have won nine of their past 10 games. Nico Hischier recorded a goal and an assist, Connor Brown scored into an empty net, and both Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt registered two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three in a row.
Hertl Double Leads Vegas Past Sabres
Tomas Hertl netted two third-period goals to propel the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory against Buffalo, concluding a four-game road trip with a 3-0-1 record. Mitch Marner opened the scoring short-handed after a Tage Thompson turnover, and former Sabres draft pick Jack Eichel made it 2-0 shortly after. Adin Hill turned away 27 shots for Vegas, while Beck Malenstyn scored the lone goal for Buffalo and Colten Ellis stopped 21 shots.
Matt Coronato scored at 4:08 of overtime in Calgary to give the Flames a 4-3 win against Philadelphia. Zane Parekh, Zach Whitecloud, and Joel Farabee scored in regulation for the Flames, with Farabee tying the game on a short-handed breakaway in the third period. Goaltender Devin Cooley made 32 saves in his return from a five-game absence due to a lower-body injury, while Dan Vladar stopped 22 shots for the Flyers.
