Recap Roundups
December 15, 2018
Calgary 2, Minnesota 1
Another strong third period for the Calgary Flames gave the visitors a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday in a heated matchup between the two Western Conference rivals.
Montreal 5, Ottawa 2
Shea Weber's tiebreaking tally as part of a four-goal third period powered the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-2 win over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
Florida 4, Toronto 3
Florida's Aleksander Barkov recorded his first career hat trick, including the overtime game-winner, to lift the Panthers to a 4-3 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
NY Islanders 4, Detroit 3
Mathew Barzal scored the only goal of the shootout Saturday night to lift the host New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 3
Phil Kessel scored a power-play goal on a one-timer from Evgeni Malkin at 3:59 of overtime Saturday as the host Pittsburgh Penguins beat the last-place Los Angeles Kings 4-3.
Washington 4, Buffalo 3
Alex Ovechkin scored in the fourth round of the shootout, and goalie Pheonix Copley then stopped a Jason Pominville shot to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Anaheim 2, Columbus 1
Daniel Sprong scored his second goal of the game at 1:19 of overtime to lift the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 2-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Nashville 2, New Jersey 1
Ryan Johansen scored the game-winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout Saturday night as the Nashville Predators ran their home winning streak to five games with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Colorado 6, Dallas 4
Gabriel Landeskog scored on a blast from the right point with 3:20 to play for his second goal of the game, and Mikko Rantanan tallied twice on the power play as the Colorado Avalanche skated past the Dallas Stars 6-4 on Saturday at Denver to snap a three-game losing streak.
Vancouver 5, Philadelphia 1
Brock Boeser scored a goal and added an assist as the hometown Vancouver Canucks downed the Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday night.