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Wild 1, Oilers 0
Edmonton, Alberta: Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season in just 10 games as Minnesota carried its torrid pace from last month into December, emerging with a victory over Edmonton on Tuesday. Jonas Brodin scored the lone goal for the Wild, who have achieved at least a point in 12 straight games. The Wild went 11-1-2 in November. The Oilers have lost five of their last seven. Stuart Skinner recorded 23 stops for the Oilers.
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 1
Sunrise, Fla.: Toronto has defeated Florida. Troy Stecher and Scott Laughton both scored their first goals of the season. Dakota Joshua added a goal and an assist. Bobby McMann contributed two assists. The Leafs have won three of their last four games. Sam Reinhart scored a short-handed goal for Florida in the second period. This was the first meeting between the teams since last season’s playoffs. Florida’s roster was missing several key players due to injuries and personal reasons. Toronto will visit Carolina on Thursday.
Rangers 3, Stars 2
New York: Vladislav Gavrikov scored just over a minute into overtime and New York beat Dallas, ending the Stars’ four-game winning streak. Carson Soucy and Will Cuylle also scored for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Igor Shesterkin made 23 saves in the win for the Rangers. Kyle Capobianco and Mikko Rantanen scored for the Stars. Casey DeSmith had 38 saves for the Stars.
Islanders 2, Lightning 1
New York: Bo Horvat and Anthony Duclair scored to lead New York past Tampa Bay, ending the Lightning’s seven-game winning streak. Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves for his eighth win of the season as the Islanders snapped a three-game skid. Dominic James scored and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 shots for the Lightning, who lead the Atlantic Division.
Red Wings 5, Bruins 4
Detroit: Moritz Seider had a goal and two assists, and Detroit snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Boston. Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist, helping the Red Wings avenge a 3-2 shootout loss at Boston on Saturday. James van Riemsdyk and Ben Chiarot also scored, and John Gibson stopped 33 shots. Jonathan Aspirot scored his first NHL goal in his 15th career game for Boston. Alex Steeves had two goals, and Hampus Lindholm contributed three assists.
Senators 5, Canadiens 2
Montreal: Brady Tkachuk and Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist each as Ottawa defeated Montreal in a heavy-hitting game between two Atlantic Division rivals. Drake Batherson, Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub also scored as Ottawa snapped a two-game skid to end a seasonlong seven-game road trip. Jordan Spence and Tyler Kleven provided two assists apiece, and Linus Ullmark stopped 19 shots. Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky scored power-play goals for Montreal, which lost its second straight. Sam Montembeault made 24 saves.
Predators 5, Flames 1
Nashville, Tenn.: Reid Schaefer and Ozzy Wiesblatt each scored their first NHL goal, Juuse Saros made 27 saves and Nashville defeated Calgary. Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist, Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Nicolas Hague had a pair of assists for the Predators, winners of three of four. Morgan Frost scored and Devin Cooley and Dustin Wolf combined for 23 saves for Calgary, which concluded a five-game road trip 2-2-1.





