An 8-5 victory on Saturday night against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center gave the second-year Seattle Kraken the distinction of being the first team in NHL history to sweep a road trip of at least seven games.
Matt Grzelcyk scored the tiebreaking goal with 76 seconds left to give Boston a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night and prevent the Bruins from losing back-to-back games for the first time all season.
Aaron Ekblad scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Florida Panthers beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night.
Casey Cizikas and Anthony Beauvillier scored first-period goals and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves as the New York Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the visiting Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night.
Mikko Rantanen, Artturi Lehkonen and Alex Newhook each scored twice, Pavel Francouz made 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Ottawa Senators 7-0 on Saturday night.
Working through what he called a “nagging” injury, Toronto star Auston Matthews took part in the team’s morning skate and will return to action on Saturday night, when the Maple Leafs take on the Bruins in Boston.