
NHL: Turcotte's scores 1st NHL goal as Kings win
Alex Turcotte scored his first NHL goal and assist and the Los Angeles Kings snapped a four-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.
Turcotte – the fifth overall pick in 2019 – extended the Kings’ lead to 2-0 in the second period and assisted on Trevor Lewis’ goal with 6:40 remaining. He was playing in his second NHL game of the season and 14th overall.
Carl Grundstrom and Kevin Fiala also scored for the Kings, who head into the All-Star break on a 3-8-6 stretch.
David Rittich made 38 saves and is 5-1-3 as a starter this season.
Filip Forsberg and Philip Tomasino tallied for Nashville, which has one win in six games (1-4-1).
Everyone say congrats to Turc pic.twitter.com/yWOhFZAuJe
— LA Kings (@LAKings) February 1, 2024
Senators edge Red Wings in overtime
Shane Pinto scored on a lunging tip-in at 2:05 of overtime to lift the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Brady Tkachuk and Mark Kastelic also scored and Joonas Korpisalo made 22 saves as Ottawa improved to 5-1-2 in its last eight games.
Daniel Sprong and Dylan Larkin had goals for the Red Wings, who finished January with a 9-2-2 record.
Larkin’s team-best 23rd goal extended his point streak to 12 games. He has 10 goals and six assists during that span.
Pinner's winner!! #GoSensGo https://t.co/3V0MTotkUv pic.twitter.com/jb1cKfAvly
— Ottawa Senators (@Senators) February 1, 2024
Vatrano propels Ducks in overtime
Frank Vatrano scored with 53 seconds left in overtime and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the San Jose Sharks, 3-2.
Isaac Lundestrom scored in the first period and Troy Terry netted the equaliser with 61 seconds to play in regulation as Anaheim improved to 3-0-1 in its last four games.
San Jose got goals from Anthony Duclair and Marc-Edouard Vlasic and notched at least a point for the sixth time in seven games (4-1-2).
— Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) February 1, 2024