Mar 28, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets center Kent Johnson (91) scores a goal on Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen (32) during the shootout at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.
Kent Johnson scored the only goal in the three-round shootout. Jenner has four goals in his past three games for the Blue Jackets, who have won two straight after losing six in a row. Dante Fabbro had a goal and two assists, while Kirill Marchenko, Mathieu Olivier and Denton Mateychuk each had a goal and an assist. Columbus’ Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves.
Aatu Raty scored twice for the Canucks, who had won two straight. Brock Boeser notched a goal and an assist, while Linus Karlsson and Tyler Myers also scored. Pius Suter and Kiefer Sherwood each had three assists and Kevin Lankinen made 32 saves.
The Blue Jackets tied it at 5-all with 3:14 left in the third period when Marchenko’s shot deflected in off Jenner on a power play. Then with 2:52 remaining, Olivier scored from the slot to put Columbus ahead 6-5, but Ratu scored from the top of the crease off a Dakota Joshua pass with 2:29 left.
Panthers 2, Utah Hockey Club 1 (OT)
Sam Bennett netted the only two goals for Florida, including the game-winner with 42 seconds left in overtime, to defeat Utah in Sunrise, Fla.
Bennett notched the winner off an assist from Brad Marchand, scoring off a backhand shot from the bottom of the left circle. Marchand made his Panthers debut after being acquired from the Boston Bruins in early March and missing time due to an upper-body injury.
Sergei Bobrovsky had 13 saves for Florida, which won its second straight. Sean Durzi scored for Utah, which dropped its third consecutive game, while Karel Vejmelka made 30 saves.
Hurricanes 4, Canadiens 1
Jackson Blake snapped a scoring drought with a goal and two assists as Carolina defeated Montreal at Raleigh, N.C.
The Hurricanes’ Taylor Hall and Sebastian Aho scored in a 2 1/2-minute span of the second period. Andrei Svechnikov scored into an empty net. Seth Jarvis and Blake each recorded assists on both of the team’s second-period goals. Frederik Andersen made 14 saves to secure a victory in his sixth consecutive outing.
Josh Anderson had the game’s first goal, but Montreal managed only seven shots on goal through the first two periods. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves in the Canadiens’ fifth straight loss.
Jets 4, Devils 0
Alex Iafallo scored twice to help Winnipeg to a win against visiting New Jersey.
Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist and Kyle Connor had two assists for the Jets, who passed the idle Washington Capitals for top spot in the NHL. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves.
Jake Allen turned aside 15 shots for the Devils, who were missing Luke Hughes, held out with a lower-body injury for precautionary reasons. New Jersey has lost five of its past seven games (2-4-1).
Golden Knights 5, Blackhawks 3
Pavel Dorofeyev scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:11 left and Victor Olofsson had two goals to boost visiting Vegas to a win against Chicago.
William Karlsson earned three assists and Mark Stone had a goal and assist as the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights stretched their winning streak to five games. Brett Howden also scored and Adin Hill stopped 18 shots for Vegas.
Chicago remained afloat behind Ryan Donato’s first career hat trick. Ilya Mikheyev had two assists and Spencer Knight made 17 saves as the Blackhawks took their ninth loss in 10 games (1-8-1).
Ducks 5, Rangers 4 (OT)
Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the winner 59 seconds into overtime to give host Anaheim a comeback victory over New York.
Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger each had a goal and an assist and Alex Killorn also scored for the Ducks, who recorded a pair of late goals in regulation to send the game into overtime. Lukas Dostal made 26 saves.
Adam Fox, J.T. Miller and Alexis Lafreniere each collected a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have won just once in the past six outings (1-4-1). Mika Zibanejad also scored, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 28 shots.
–Field Level Media
