BURSTNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.
Zachary L’Heureux and Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves for Nashville, which is 2-0-1 in its last three games.
Quinton Byfield and Alex Laferriere scored, and Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for the Kings, who are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games.
In overtime, Blankenburg converted the rebound of a shot by Filip Forsberg for his first goal as a member of the Predators.
Annunen, who was acquired from Colorado in a Nov. 30 trade, improved to 2-1-0 in three games with the Predators.
OILERS 3, SHARKS 2, OT
EDMONTON, Alberta — Leon Draisaitl scored 18 seconds into overtime and Edmonton Oilers overcame a slow start to win their second straight game in extra time and beat San Jose Sharks.
Zach Hyman and Mattias Ekholm also scored for the Oilers, who have won 10 of their last 12 contests. Connor McDavid had three assists, while Evan Bouchard had a pair of helpers.
Ekholm, with the goaltender pulled, forced overtime with 18 seconds left in the game.
Luke Kunin and Jan Rutta scored for the Sharks, who have lost four in a row and seven of their last eight.
Calvin Pickard was only tasked to make 20 stops in net for the Oilers, while rookie goaltender Yaroslav Askarov made 39 saves for the Sharks in just his sixth NHL game.
FLAMES 6, BLACKHAWKS 4
CALGARY, Alberta — Jonathan Huberdeau, Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, and Matt Coronato each had a goal and an assist as Calgary beat Chicago.
Nazem Kadri and Mikael Backlund also scored for Flames, who have picked up points in their last four games, going 2-0-2. Dustin Wolf made 24 stops and improved to 10-5-2 in his rookie season.
Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals and an assist, and Connor Bedard added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who had their three-game winning streak halted. Ilya Mikheyev scored his fourth goal in as many games and Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, extending his multiple-point game streak to four.
Peter Mrazek made 24 saves in his first game for Chicago since he was injured Dec. 7.