Kyle Turris scored the only goal in the shootout to lift the Nashville Predators over the Minnesota Wild 2- 1 Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid.
The win clinched the Predators home-ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs. They also moved three points ahead of Tampa Bay in the chase for the Presidents’ Trophy and home- ice advantage throughout the playoffs.
Roman Josi scored for Nashville, and Pekka Rinne made 22 saves.
Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves as Minnesota snapped a five-game point streak. The Wild still won the season series against Nashville, 3-2.
Canucks 4, Ducks 1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Brandon Sutter had two goals and an assist to lift Vancouver.
Alex Biega got his first goal in over three years, and Sam Gagner also scored for Vancouver, which has won three of four since losing seven straight. Jacob Markstrom stopped 23 shots.
The loss dropped Anaheim into a tie with the Los Angeles Kings for third in the Pacific Division, though the Kings have a game in hand. The teams play Friday night.
Blues 3, Sharks 2, OT
ST. LOUIS ( AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift St. Louis over San Jose.
Tarasenko got a pass from Vladimir Sobotka and tipped in the winner at 2: 33. It was Tarasenko’s 31st goal, and he has 30 or more in four consecutive seasons.
St. Louis has won a season best six straight games. San Jose had won eight straight.
Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis, and Jake Allen made 22 saves.
Devils 4, Hurricanes 3
NEWARK, N. J. ( AP) — Stefan Noesen scored on a rebound with 1:33 to play and New Jersey continued its playoff push.
Kyle Palmieri had two goals and an assist and Taylor Hall had three assists for the Devils, who have won three straight and six of eight. Pavel Zacha also scored and Keith Kinkaid, who has supplanted Cory Schneider as the No. 1 goaltender, made 31 saves.
New Jersey extended its lead to three points ahead of idle Florida for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, with the Panthers having played two fewer games. Carolina is nine points back.
Blue Jackets 7, Oilers 3
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Thomas Vanek had three goals and an assist to lift Columbus over Edmonton.
Artemi Panarin, Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson and Markus Nutivaara also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won 11 of 12. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots.
Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Drake Caggiula also scored for the Oilers, who have lost two straight. Cam Talbot stopped 13 of 18 shots before being replaced by Laurent Brossoit.
Edmonton got on the board 3: 37 into the first period when a mix- up behind the net between Bobrovsky and Nutivaara allowed McDavid to steal the puck and send it out front to Nugent- Hopkins for his 22nd of the season. McDavid picked up his 100th point, tying his league-leading total from last year.
Red Wings 5, Penguins 2
DETROIT (AP) — Luke Glendening scored twice, Darren Helm matched his career high with three points and Detroit beat Pittsburgh.
Helm had a goal and two assists, and Frans Nielsen and Niklas Kronwall also scored for Detroit. Jimmy Howard made 22 saves to help the Red Wings win in regulation for the first time since a 3- 1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 24.
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins. Matt Murray stopped 21 shots.
Stars 3, Flyers 2, OT
DALLAS (AP) — Alexander Radulov scored 40 seconds into overtime as Dallas beat Philadelphia to end an eight-game winless streak.
Tyler Seguin passed from the right side across to Radulov, who beat goalie Petr Mrazek.
Philadelphia extended its points streak to six games (3-0-3) and remained two points ahead of New Jersey for the Eastern Conference’s top wild card.
Islanders 4, Senators 3
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Andrew Ladd scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period to lift New York over Ottawa.
Anders Lee, Anthony Beauvillier and Brock Nelson also scored for the Islanders, who won for just the third time in 17 games ( 3- 10- 4). Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots.
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