Vancouver Canucks center Bo Horvat has used a simple formula to dominate the Carolina Hurricanes over the past 10 days. Horvat got his second goal with 1:35 left in overtime, giving him four goals in two games against the Hurricanes this month, and the Canucks won 3-2 Friday night. "I guess it's just shooting the puck," Horvat said. "I don't know what's going on scoring-wise, but it definitely feels nice to put the puck in the net. Horvat also keyed a 3-2 win over Carolina nine days earlier and has half of his eight goals this season against the Eastern Conference foe. The 20-year-old was the ninth overall pick in the 2013 draft and has produced mixed results this season, getting 19 points but also posting a team-worst rating of minus-20. He was plus-2 on Friday. Horvat won it when he one-timed a shot from near the top of the right circle during a delayed penalty call. It was his sixth goal in his last six games. Linden Vey got his first goal of the season and Jacob Markstrom made 38 saves for the Canucks. Carolina's John-Michael Liles made it 2-2 with 2:10 left in the third period. Kris Versteeg also scored for the Hurricanes, and Cam Ward made 19 saves. "I'm glad we got the point," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. "I'm glad we stuck with it and were resilient. We had really good looks in the last 40 minutes and we had some skilled players with the puck in some good spots. We were able to find a way to get a point on a night when we didn't play a complete game." Vey beat Ward stick side from the left circle on an unassisted rush with 6:46 left in the first. Versteeg tied it on a power play with 1:33 left in the first, blasting the puck past Markstrom glove side from the right circle with Jaccob Slavin assisting. Carolina outshot the Canucks 19-5 in the second period. Blackhawks 4, Maple Leafs 1: Patrick Kane scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Friday. Kane scored two goals in the second period and added an empty-netter and an assist in the third. Bruins 4, Sabres 1: Ryan Spooner had a goal and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabrest Zdeno Chara, Brett Connolly and Matt Beleskey also scored for the Bruins (22-16-5), who ended a three-game losing streak. Goalie Jonas Gustavsson made 33 saves. Lightning 5, Penguins 4 (OT): Vladislav Namestnikov got his first career hat trick in dramatic fashion, scoring his third goal with 2:49 left in overtime to help the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night at Amalie Arena. Namestnikov, who entered the game with six goals all season, scored the winner after the Lightning saw a 3-1 lead turn into a 4-3 deficit with six minutes left in the game. Jets 1, Wild 0: It was another happy homecoming for Blake Wheeler and the Winnipeg Jets. Wheeler, a Twin Cities native, scored early to set the tone in the Jets' 1-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. Ducks 4, Stars 2: Corey Perry and Jakob Silfverberg joined defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen in scoring goals in the first period to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars. Goalie Frederik Andersen stopped 22 shots for the Ducks (19-17-7), who won their fourth in six games. — Agencies
