NHL Scores, Oct. 24: Nylander Hits 300 as Leafs Rout Oilers 7-2

NHL scores for Oct. 24

Toronto went into Edmonton and won 7-2, its fourth victory in a row, and William Nylander’s empty-net goal late in the third period was the 300th of his NHL career. Connor McDavid still extended his season-opening point streak to 11 games with two assists, but the Oilers’ three-game winning run ended, according to NHL.com.

In Salt Lake City, Nikita Kucherov became the Lightning’s all-time points leader, then watched Utah erase a two-goal deficit and win 5-4 in overtime. Four of Saturday’s 12 games needed extra time, none went to a shootout, and all 12 were completed, per the Hockey-Reference scoreboard and CBS Sports.

All final scores

The Columbus and Calgary details come from theScore’s game page and its Flames-Red Wings page.

Leafs pile up seven in Edmonton

Jack Roslovic, who left the Oilers to sign with Toronto in free agency, had a goal and an assist against his former club. Auston Matthews and Troy Stecher scored 54 seconds apart early in the second, and Nylander added a power-play goal just 14 seconds into Toronto’s lone man advantage, the Maple Leafs’ recap said. Zack MacEwen and Vinni Lettieri also scored for a season-high seven.

Anthony Stolarz made 30 saves. Draisaitl scored both Edmonton goals and now leads the league with 12, according to AP. McDavid has 33 points in 11 games, an average of three a night. Nylander moved past Rick Vaive into sixth on the franchise goals list.

Kucherov’s record, Utah’s comeback

Kucherov’s assist on a first-period Brayden Point goal gave him 1,138 career points, one ahead of Steven Stamkos, who had held the Tampa Bay record since April 2022, AP reported. The Lightning led 3-1 in the first and 4-2 in the second.

Utah answered with Anders Lee and then Simashev, who tied it late in the second period. He won it 1:44 into overtime, finishing a 2-on-1 with Barrett Hayton, The Hockey News reported. Those were the first two goals of his NHL career. Tampa Bay was playing for the second night in a row after a 6-3 loss at Colorado on Friday, according to 32 Hockey Updates.

Kochetkov stays perfect

Carolina scored three times in the second period at St. Louis: Sean Walker, Jesperi Kotkaniemi 20 seconds later, then Logan Stankoven on a breakaway. Nikolaj Ehlers added a power-play goal in the third, AP reported. Kochetkov’s 24 saves gave him his first shutout this season and the 12th of his career.

He has won all seven of his starts, the NHL’s longest active win streak, and one more would tie Frederik Andersen’s franchise record for a season-opening run, set in 2021-22, according to NHL.com. The Hurricanes went 3-1-1 on their five-game trip, collecting 7 of 10 possible points, The Hockey Writers noted.

What it means

Home teams went 8-4. Five games were decided by one goal, and in four of those the eventual winner trailed at some point. Anaheim and Washington both came back from 2-0 down. Pittsburgh needed Rakell’s goal with 66 seconds left in regulation, set up by Sidney Crosby, whose assist tied Ray Bourque’s 1,111 with Boston for the most by one player with one franchise, per NHL.com.

Records after Saturday, from the game recaps, with standings points (two for a win, one for an overtime or shootout loss):

Los Angeles has been held to one goal in five of its past seven, NHL.com noted. Kaprizov’s early goal gave him 12 in 12 games, matching Draisaitl for the league lead, AP reported.

Elsewhere, Batherson’s third home hat trick tied Dany Heatley and Marian Hossa for the Senators record, NHL.com reported. Tuch became the quickest Capital to three multigoal games with the club, needing 10 games to Alex Ovechkin’s 11, according to NHL.com’s Capitals-Sabres recap, and Buffalo has lost three straight.

In Boston, rookie James Hagens and David Pastrnak scored 40 seconds apart in the third, and Pastrnak’s goal pulled him even with Patrice Bergeron at 427, third in team history, Boston.com reported. Boston has won seven of eight, per the Bruins, while San Jose closed its trip 3-2-1, Sports Radio Service noted. Anaheim snapped a five-game skid, ESPN reported. For Thursday’s results, see our Oct. 22 roundup.

What’s next

Sunday, Oct. 25, has five games, all times ET, per SportBusy’s schedule:

• 3 p.m.: Chicago hosts Florida
• 6 p.m.: Dallas hosts the New York Islanders
• 7 p.m.: Winnipeg hosts Montreal in the Heritage Classic
• 8 p.m.: Nashville hosts Colorado
• 10 p.m.: Vancouver hosts Minnesota

The Heritage Classic is outdoors at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg. It is the NHL’s 46th outdoor game and the first Heritage Classic since 2023, according to Squawka. Minnesota and Nashville play on back-to-back nights.