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NHL roundup: Anze Kopitar makes Kings history in loss to Devils
Mar 13, 2026; Elmont, New York, USA; Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11) celebrates his goal with Los Angeles Kings left wing Artemi Panarin (10) and Los Angeles Kings center Alex Turcotte (15) against the New York Islanders during the first period at UBS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Schneidler-Imagn Images Anze Kopitar scored twice to become the all-time points leader in Los Angeles Kings history, but Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period that sparked the New Jersey Devils to a wild 6-4 victory Saturday in Newark, N.J.
Nico Hischier scored twice in a four-point performance, Arseny Gritsyuk and Timo Meier both collected one goal and one assist and Cody Glass added a single for the Devils, who snapped a two-game skid. New Jersey goaltender Jake Allen made 27 saves.
Kopitar, who announced this will be his final NHL season — all 20 with Los Angeles — netted his 1,308th career point to move ahead of Marcel Dionne’s total for the Kings. In 1,505 games, Kopitar has 450 goals and 858 assists.
Artemi Panarin scored once in a three-point game, Taylor Ward tallied once and Brandt Clarke collected three assists for the Kings, who are battling for the Western Conference’s final wild-card spot. Goalie Anton Forsberg stopped 22 shots.
Jets 3, Avalanche 1
Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves as Winnipeg defeated visiting Colorado.
Kyle Connor picked up a goal and an assist, while Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg. Mark Scheifele added two assists as the Jets moved within five points of the second and final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Martin Necas got Colorado’s lone goal. Mackenzie Blackwood made 15 stops for Colorado, which holds the best record in the NHL.
Stars 3, Red Wings 2 (OT)
Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:06 into overtime to give host Dallas a win over Detroit.
Harley delivered on a shot from the left circle off the rush. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Michael Bunting also scored for the Stars, who tied a franchise record by extending their point streak to 15 (14-0-1). Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.
Defenseman Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond scored the goals for the Red Wings, who have lost three straight (0-2-1). John Gibson stopped 21 shots.
Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 0
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals and had an assist and Adin Hill made 21 saves for his first shutout of the season as Vegas moved into first place in the Pacific Division by shutting out Chicago in Las Vegas.
It was the second straight game of two goals and three points for Dorofeyev. Mark Stone and Mitch Marner each had two assists and Rasmus Andersson and Keegan Kolesar also scored goals for Vegas, which leapfrogged Anaheim into the top spot in the division.
It was the 12th career shutout for Hill as the Golden Knights improved to 10-2-1 all-time against Chicago at T-Mobile Arena. Spencer Knight finished with 28 saves for the Blackhawks, who had a four-game road point streak (2-0-2) snapped.
Bruins 3, Capitals 2 (SO)
Fraser Minten scored in the ninth round for the lone goal of the shootout, allowing Boston to snap a seven-game road winless skid with a victory over Washington.
Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy scored a pair of goals to extend his point streak to six games (four goals, four assists). He has totaled 20 points (six goals, 14 assists) in his past 16 games for the Bruins, who got 25 saves from Jeremy Swayman.
Rasmus Sandin collected a goal and an assist and fellow defenseman Matt Roy also tallied for the Capitals, who have lost five of their last seven (2-4-1).
Penguins 4, Mammoth 3
Noel Acciari scored with just under 12 minutes left in regulation for Pittsburgh, which rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat Utah in Salt Lake City.
Anthony Mantha recorded a goal and an assist for the Penguins, and Bryan Rust and Tommy Novak also lit the lamp for Pittsburgh. Stuart Skinner made 26 saves for his first win since Jan. 31, ending an 0-1-4 stretch.
Dylan Guenther scored twice in the first period and defenseman Ian Cole ended a 38-game dry spell for the Mammoth, who have lost four straight (0-2-2).
Sharks 4, Canadiens 2
Macklin Celebrini had two goals and an assist as San Jose held on to beat host Montreal for the Sharks’ second straight win.
Mario Ferraro scored, Colin Graf had a goal and two assists, and John Klingberg had two assists for the Sharks, while Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his third win in four starts.
Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored and Noah Dobson had two assists for the Canadiens, who had won three straight games. Sharks forward Igor Chernyshov exited the game after the first shift of the first period with an apparent upper-body injury. He did not return. After the game, the Sharks said their prospect will travel with the team to Ottawa for its game against the Senators on Sunday.
Sabres 3, Maple Leafs 2 (SO)
Alex Tuch scored the decisive goal in the shootout of Buffalo’s win over visiting Toronto.
The Sabres made two of their three shots in the shootout. Owen Power and Jack Quinn scored for the Sabres in regulation. Quinn also scored in the shootout for the Sabres, who have won nine of 10. Alex Lyon stopped 16 shots.
Dakota Joshua and Max Domi scored for the Maple Leafs, who misfired on both attempts in the shootout and have lost nine of 10 (1-6-3). Joseph Woll made 31 saves and was the prime reason the game went to overtime.
Hurricanes 4, Lightning 2
Jordan Martinook scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and Eastern Conference-leading Carolina won over host Tampa Bay.
Logan Stankoven’s empty-net goal with 91 seconds remaining gave Carolina a 9-3-0 record in the past 12 games. Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist apiece. Rod Brind’Amour coached his 600th NHL game behind the Carolina bench and won for the 367th time.
Tampa Bay’s Yanni Gourde and Charle-Edouard D’Astous tallied, while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves as the Lightning fell to 2-7-0 over their last nine games.
Senators 2, Ducks 0
Linus Ullmark made 23 saves for Ottawa in a win against visiting Anaheim.
It’s the second shutout of the season for Ullmark and the 14th of his 11-year NHL career. Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot scored for the Senators — who have won four of their past five games — and Shane Pinto had two assists.
Ville Husso made 27 saves for the Ducks, who have lost three of four and were shut out for the second time in four games.
Rangers 4, Wild 2
Vladislav Gavrikov scored a goal and dished two assists and New York held on to beat Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.
Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which won its fourth game in a row. Adam Fox picked up a pair of assists. Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin tied his career high with 46 saves to earn the victory. He made six saves in the first period, 20 saves in the second and 20 more in the third.
Matt Boldy and Danila Yurov scored one goal apiece for Minnesota, which saw its point streak end at five games (3-0-2). The Wild lost in regulation for the first time since March 1. Filip Gustavsson gave up four goals on 18 shots.
Islanders 3, Flames 2
Simon Holmstrom scored consecutive goals late in the first period to cap New York’s three-goal flurry as the Islanders ensured they would maintain their position in the Eastern Conference playoff race by edging Calgary in Elmont, N.Y.
Casey Cizikas opened the scoring for the Islanders, who entered the day tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for second place in the Metropolitan Division. David Rittich made 30 saves as New York improved to 6-3-0 since returning from the Olympic break.
Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman scored in the third for the Flames, who have lost seven of 10 (3-6-1) since resuming play following the Olympics. Dustin Wolf stopped all 17 shots he faced in relief of Devin Cooley, who gave up the three first-period goals on 10 shots.
Blue Jackets 2, Flyers 1 (SO)
Kirill Marchenko scored his 100th career goal and also tallied in the shootout to lift visiting Columbus past Philadelphia.
After the first five shootout attempts were unsuccessful, Marchenko made a late move to his backhand and lifted the puck past Dan Vladar. Marchenko is 10 for 15 in his career on shootouts, among the best marks in NHL history.
Blue Jackets goaltender Jet Greaves made 18 saves in regulation and overtime before denying Matvei Michkov, Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny in the shootout. Columbus has recorded a point in nine straight games (5-0-4). Vladar finished with 27 saves for Philadelphia, which had won six of its last eight contests. Alex Bump scored the lone goal for the Flyers.
Kraken 5, Canucks 2
Bobby McMann scored twice and had an assist in his debut for his new team as Seattle snapped a four-game losing streak with a win over host Vancouver.
Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists and Jordan Eberle added three assists with McMann on the No. 1 line. Jared McCann and Jamie Oleksiak also scored and Brandon Montour had two assists for the Kraken, who remained a point behind San Jose in the chase for the Western Conference’s second and final wild-card playoff berth. Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves.
Evander Kane and Marco Rossi scored for the league-worst Canucks, who dropped to 7-21-5 at home this season. Nikita Tolopilo stopped 28 of 33 shots.
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Thomas Harley's OT goal lifts streaking Stars past Red Wings
Feb 25, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan looks on during the third period against the Seattle Kraken at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:06 into overtime to give the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.
Harley delivered on a shot from the left circle off the rush. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Michael Bunting also scored for the Stars, who tied a franchise record by extending their point streak to 15 (14-0-1). Jake Oettinger made 22 saves.
Defenseman Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond got the goals for the Red Wings, who have lost three straight (0-2-1). John Gibson stopped 21 shots.
Edvinsson put Detroit on the scoreboard to make it 2-1 at 6:51 into the third period. Oettinger stopped Edvinsson’s shot from the left cirlcle, but he accidentally knocked it into the net while trying to cover the puck.
Raymond tied the game 2-2 with 3:26 left in regulation. He knocked his own rebound out of the air and in off the rush.
Johnston had given Dallas a 1-0 lead 8:57 into the game when he walked out from behind the net to Gibson’s right and stuffed a shot past the Detroit goaltender.
Bunting’s power-play goal made it 2-0, 2:19 into the second period. He shoveled in a loose puck from the slot for Bunting’s first goal for Dallas after being acquired from the Nashville Predators.
It was the Stars’ 12th consecutive game with a power-play goal.
The Red Wings nearly scored when J.T. Compher’s tip of defenseman Ben Chiarot’s shot hit the goal post with 1:20 left in the middle period.
David Perron made the second Detroit debut of his career. He was acquired at the trading deadline from the Ottawa Senators and is returning from sports hernia surgery in late January. He played with the Red Wings in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard did not play due to undisclosed injuries. Rasmussen is expected to miss a week. He is the third center the Red Wings have lost in a little over a week. Their top two centers, Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, are expected to miss at least two more weeks.
It was the 2,500th career game for Detroit equipment manager Paul Boyer.
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D.C. United edges Fire on stoppage time Tai Baribo PK
Mar 14, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; D.C. United midfielder Brandon Servania (23) kicks the ball against Chicago Fire defender Jack Elliott (3) during the first half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the 5th minute of stoppage time to give visiting D.C. United a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.
Matti Peltola also scored a goal for D.C. (2-2-0, 6 points), which rallied from a late 1-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and inch ahead in the all-time series between the legacy franchises 26-25-21.
Hugo Cuypers scored on a penalty kick for Chicago (1-2-1, 4 points) in the 81st minute. It was the first goal in what had been to that point a lackluster match with few scoring opportunities for either team.
Sean Johnson made one save for D.C. United, who are vastly improved on defense, giving up just four goals after yielding an MLS-high of 66 goals last season.
Baribo’s goal, which was his third this season, came after Chicago’s Jonathan Dean was called for a handball in the penalty area.
Baribo fired his shot into the top left corner, beating keeper Chris Brady (one save), who had recorded two straight clean sheets entering the game.
Chicago lost despite owning possession for 63.2% of the match and out-shooting D.C., 16-11. However, the Fire put only two shots on frame.
Cuypers, who returned to the lineup after missing last week’s scoreless draw at the Columbus Crew, scored his team-high third goal this season. The penalty kick was awarded after D.C. defender Jackson Hopkins was called for a handball off a Fire corner kick.
With Johnson guessing with a dive to his right, Cuypers delivered his shot to the middle of the net. Cuypers is now 5 for 6 from the spot in his MLS career.
Just 3 minutes later, Peltola got the equalizer, scoring from the top of the box, firing a right-footed shot that froze Brady. It was the first goal in Peltola’s three seasons with D.C.
D.C. United had a goal taken off the board in the 43rd minute, when Hopkins was called for offsides. In his position in the box, Hopkins screened the vision of Brady on a header by Baribo off a corner kick by Joao Peglow.
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Petar Musa's third goal pulls Dallas into a tie with San Diego
Mar 14, 2026; Frisco, Texas, USA; San Diego FC midfielder Alex Mighten (77) kicks the ball as FC Dallas defender Shaq Moore (18) defends during the first half at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Petar Musa scored his third goal of the match five minutes into second-half stoppage time to give FC Dallas a dramatic 3-3 draw with visiting San Diego FC on Saturday.
Bernard Kamungo earned the assist on Musa’s goal after making a great run into the box. Kamungo carried the ball past three San Diego defenders, and Musa had the final touch for the equalizer and the hat trick.
Musa has five goals in four matches for FC Dallas, who are 1-1-2 this season.
San Diego FC remains undefeated (3-0-1), though the club will likely view Saturday’s match as a missed opportunity given how San Diego twice led by two goals.
Onni Valakari and Marcus Ingvartsen each scored on first-half penalty kicks, and Valakari added his second goal off a deflection in the 51st minute. Both Valakari and Ingvartsen have scored three goals this season.
In the 17th minute, a video review was required to see if Dallas defender Shaq Moore committed a handball foul in the box. The foul was confirmed, and Valakari buried the penalty kick in the 21st minute.
Ten minutes later, Ingvartsen converted San Diego’s next penalty kick. Dallas defender Herman Johansson ran over David Vazquez during a race for the ball in the box, resulting in a costly yellow card.
FC Dallas responded in the 41st minute, as pressure from Musa and Joaquin Valiente forced goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega into an ill-advised clearance attempt. The result was a turnover deep in San Diego’s end, and Musa’s first shot was blocked before the striker deposited his own rebound.
The two clubs exchanged goals early in the second half. In the 51st minute, Alex Mighten sent a nice cross to Valakari in front, and Valakari was awarded the goal after his shot banked off defender Nolan Norris and into the net.
Valakari’s brace was followed by Musa’s second goal three minutes later, this time on a Dallas penalty kick. Sisniega earned the foul when the goalkeeper came way out of his net and ran into Kamungo as the Toros defender was chasing the ball into the box.
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Thomas Harley's OT goal lifts streaking Stars past Red Wings
D.C. United edges Fire on stoppage time Tai Baribo PK
