


Mitch Marner’s third career hat trick spoiled Todd McClellan’s Detroit coaching debut as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs beat the struggling Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night.
Derek Lalonde was fired by Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on Thursday and replaced by McClellan, who previously coached San Jose, Edmonton and the Kings.
Lucas Raymond and Simon Edvinsson had goals for Detroit, which has lost four straight.
DEVILS 4, HURRICANES 2: Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and host New Jersey defeated Carolina.
Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored for the Devils.
Eric Robinson and Brent Burns scored for the Hurricanes.
BLUE JACKETS 6, BRUINS 2: Sean Monahan scored twice in his 800th NHL game, helping host Columbus beat Boston.
Dmitri Voronkov added two goals and an assist, extending his point streak to six games.
Pavel Zacha and Charlie Coyle scored for the Bruins.
WILD 3, STARS 2, OT: Defenseman Brock Faber scored a wraparound goal 35 seconds into overtime and visiting Minnesota rallied from two goals down midway through the third period to beat Dallas.
Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno scored 57 seconds apart in the third to tie the score for the Wild.
Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal giving the Stars a 2-0 lead through two periods.
BLUES 7, PREDATORS 4: Robert Thomas scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist and host St. Louis beat Nashville.
Steven Stamkos and Jonathan Marchessault each had a goal and an assist for the Predators.
GOALIE BLACKWOOD EXTENDED BY AVALANCHE: It didn’t take goalie Mackenzie Blackwood — acquired from San Jose on Dec. 9 — long to establish himself as the Colorado Avalanche’s starter for the present and future after signing a five-year $26.25 million contract extension on Friday.
The Avalanche announced the signing, and a person with direct knowledge of the contract confirmed its value to The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal the monetary figure first reported by Sportsnet.ca.
Blackwood made 34 saves in Friday’s 4-1 win at Utah.