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Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and added an assist to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-3 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday, ending the Wild’s six-game point streak. Kyle Connor had a goal and pair of assists, while Mason Appleton, Sean Monahan and Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Jets (34-15-5), who rebounded from a 6-3 Monday loss to the Calgary Flames — the most goals they’ve allowed this season.
Connor McDavid had a career-high six assists to lead Edmonton to an 8-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, the Oilers' eighth straight home victory. McDavid shrugged off the performance, even though only two players in NHL history have bested the performance by getting seven assists in a game: Wayne Gretzky (three times) and Billy Taylor Sr. (for Detroit in 1947).
Bobby McMann registered the first hat trick of his NHL career as the short-handed Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night. William Nylander had the other goal for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 14 saves.
It wasn't until his ninth NHL season that Evander Kane got his first hat trick. The Edmonton left wing picked up his second hat trick of the season and the eighth of his career as the Oilers got back to their winning ways Friday night by rallying for a 5-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. “I was hoping I would get one at one point," said Kane, who has 18 goals this season.
The streak has survived another tough test.