Detroit — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a go-ahead goal late in the second period on an assist from Connor McDavid, giving the Edmonton Oilers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.
Edmonton’s Jonas Gustavsson made 22 saves and Tyler Pitlick scored a tying goal for the Oilers late in the first period.
The Pacific Division-leading Oilers have won two straight, playing their first set of back-to-back games this season, after losing three in a row.
Blues 5, Avalanche 1
St. Louis — Robby Fabbri and Jori Lehtera each scored in the first 3:35 and St. Louis beat Colorado. St. Louis entered with 26 goals in 12 games this season and hadn’t scored more than two goals in any of its past six games.
Devils 4, Hurricanes 1
Raleigh, n.c. — Michael Cammalleri got his first three goals of the season, lifting New Jersey over Carolina for its first road victory.
Rangers 5, Jets 2
New York — J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast and Pavel Buchnevich scored 4:04 apart late in the second period to lead New York over Winnipeg for its fifth straight victory.
Blackhawks 4, Stars 3 (ot)
Chicago — Marian Hossa scored at 4:31 of overtime, and Chicago beat Dallas for its sixth consecutive victory.
Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists and NHL MVP Patrick Kane scored for the third time in four games, helping the Blackhawks sweep the home-and-home set with the Stars. Kane had a goal and an assist in Saturday night’s 3-2 victory in Dallas.
The Stars had a power-play opportunity in overtime, but Scott Darling made a great kick save on Patrick Eaves to help kill it. Hossa then drove one by Kari Lehtonen for his sixth of the season.
