hurricanes 3, rangers 1

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers on Sunday.

William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in six games and improved to 10-3-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.

PANTHERS 4, LIGHTNING 2

A.J. Greer and Eetu Luostarinen scored short-handed goals 42 seconds apart in the second period to help beat Tampa Bay to open a home-and-home series.

Sam Reinhart scored twice, the second into an empty net, and Spencer Knight stopped 19 shots for Stanley Cup champion Florida. The Panthers have won four consecutive games.

CAPITALS 3, KINGS 1

Aliaksei Protas scored twice and Washington beat Los Angeles.

Jakub Vrana also scored and Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists en route to the win, which puts the Capitals back atop the Eastern Conference standings.

Logan Thompson made 25 saves to advance to 13-2-2.

DUCKS 5, UTAH 4, SO

Mason McTavish was the only scorer in the shootout and Anaheim rallied from a three-goal deficit, beating Utah.

Robby Fabbri scored twice and Isac Lundestrom and Brett Leason added goals for Anaheim, which won for the third time in four games after a five-game skid. Lukas Dostal finished with 21 saves.

AVALANCHE 5, KRAKEN 2

Joel Kiviranta scored three goals, including twice into an empty net, Nathan MacKinnon notched his third straight two-assist game and Colorado beat Seattle.

Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar also added goals to propel Colorado to a third straight win. In addition to MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Makar had two assists as the Avalanche swept the three-game season series with the Kraken. Kiviranta wrapped up the win with a pair of late empty-net scores. It was his first regular-season hat trick.

OILERS 3, SENATORS 1

Zach Hyman broke a tie on a power play late in the second period, Stuart Skinner made 20 saves and Edmonton beat Ottawa to end the Senators’ season-high winning streak at six games.

Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist and Adam Henrique also scored for Edmonton. The Oilers have won three straight and 11 of 13.