New York: Brandon Saad scored a hat-trick, and Ryan Hartman registered a goal and four assists as the Chicago Blackhawks stormed to a 10-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.
Patrick Kane added a goal and three assists as Chicago blitzed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. The Blackhawks scored 10 goals in a game for the first time since Oct. 12, 1988. Chicago’s Corey Crawford turned aside 28 shots.
Phil Kessel scored for Pittsburgh, which has lost seven in a row to the Blackhawks.
The Penguins’ Antti Niemi was pulled midway through the first period after surrendering four goals on 13 shots. Matt Murray replaced Niemi and allowed six goals on 31 shots.
Capitals 5, Senators 4 (SO)
Alex Ovechkin scored a third-period hat-trick and Evgeny Kuznetsov had the shootout winner as Washington defeated Ottawa.
Brett Connolly had the other goal for the Capitals. Mark Stone led the Senators with two goals, while Derick Brassard and Chris Wideman had the others.
Washington’s Braden Holtby stopped 28 shots, while Ottawa’s Craig Anderson made 24 saves. The Senators’ Johnny Oduya left the game in the third period with a lower-body injury.
Ducks 5, Coyotes 4
Rickard Rakell scored the game-winning goal with 3:30 remaining and Anaheim rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat Arizona. Rakell blasted a shot through the glove of goaltender Louis Domingue. Corey Perry scored twice while Ondrej Kase and Andrew Cogliano each recorded a goal for the Ducks. Cogliano’s tally came with 6:15 remaining to make it 4-4.
Rookie center Clayton Keller, the number seven overall pick in the 2016 draft, scored his first career goal in his fourth game for the Coyotes, who scored twice on their first six shots.
Rookie Christian Fischer scored his fourth career goal in his eighth contest for Arizona. Domingue made 36 saves.
Canadiens 3, Sabres 2 (SO)
Jonathan Drouin scored the lone goal in the shootout to lead Montreal over Buffalo.
Drouin, playing his first game for the Canadiens since being acquired in the offseason from the Tampa Bay Lightning, beat Robin Lehner with a nifty fake, freezing the Sabres goaltender before lifting a backhand shot into the top of the net.
Buffalo’s Sam Reinhart came up short on the final attempt. Max Pacioretty and Phillip Danault scored in regulation for the Canadiens and Carey Price made 43 saves.
