Patrick Kane and Nick Suzuki helped their teams tally triumphs and inch closer to the Eastern Conference’s final Wild Card spot, while Barrett Hayton buried a late go-ahead goal as Utah Hockey Club climbed within three points of a playoff position in the Western Conference.

Patrick Kane and Nick Suzuki helped their teams tally triumphs and inch closer to the Eastern Conference’s final Wild Card spot, while Barrett Hayton buried a late go-ahead goal as Utah Hockey Club climbed within three points of a playoff position in the Western Conference.

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Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings won their sixth straight game, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.

Barrett Hayton snapped home the go-ahead goal with 1:32 left to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 2-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Nick Schmaltz also scored for Utah, and Karel Vejmelka finished with 18 saves.

Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond each had a goal and an assist and the Detroit Red Wings won their sixth straight game, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night.

Nick Suzuki scored with 3:45 left in overtime to lift the visiting Montreal Canadiens over the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night. Cole Caufield scored in his fifth consecutive game for Montreal and assisted on Suzuki's fifth game-winning goal of the season.

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Dylan Cozens and Tage Thompson also scored and Jason Zucker had two assists for the Sabres, who won for the third time in four games. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves. Jaccob Slavin and Martin Necas scored and Brent Burns had two assists in the Hurricanes’ second straight loss. Dustin Tokarski made 20 saves.

Another indication of how things are doing a 180-degree turn in Detroit came Monday as Red Wings forward Patrick Kane was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week. The league selects a trio of ...