Panarin and Trocheck score shootout goals to lift NHL-leading Rangers past Avalanche 3-2
Vincent Trocheck seals Rangers' shootout win
Logan Cooley had his first NHL hat trick, and the Coyotes snapped the Predators' point streak at 18 games. Nashville had been 16-0-2 since its last loss Feb. 15 at home against Dallas.
Catcher Jonah Heim was the hero for Texas in its season-opening win over the Cubs on Thursday.
— Tye Kartye scored the go-ahead goal with 6:57 left in the third period and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set.
— Roope Hintz had a goal and two assists and the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars wrapped up a playoff spot, beating the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.