Desperate for retribution after being slammed from behind by Calle Jarnkrok on Saturday in Nashville, San Jose Sharks tough guy Micheal Haley carried out a brutally accurate one-punch attack on an unwilling participant.

For his act of war, Haley received a match penalty for intent to injure. Jarnkrok was called for boarding.

Though Haley should probably expect a ring from Player Safety, Sharks coach Pete DeBoer believes his enforcer's actions were just.

"When you run someone from behind in a game like that, you probably deserve to get a punch in the mouth," DeBoer said, according to CSN's Kevin Kurz.

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Calgary Flames pivot Sean Monahan continued his strong 2016-17 campaign by playing the hero Saturday night, clinching a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues with a cheeky overtime winner.

The goal marked the seventh time in Monahan's career that he's closed out a regular-season tilt with an overtime winner, moving him past former Flames captain Jarome Iginla for most in franchise history.

Teammate Mikael Backlund sits tied with Iginla for second in Flames history with six to his name, while captain Mark Giordano has five overtime winners on his career.

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For the third time in his career, Jeff Skinner has eclipsed the 30-goal plateau.

The Carolina Hurricanes forward deked out Cory Schneider on a breakaway effort to collect the goal and extend his red-hot goal-scoring streak to five games.

Skinner's form has been nothing short of incredible as he has now scored seven goals and eight points over that stretch. Three of those goals have served as game-winners.

The 24-year-old's streak has made it very likely that - with nine games left - he will surpass his previous career high of 33 goals, set during the 2013-14 campaign.

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NEW YORK - Riley Nash scored twice and backup goalie Anton Khudobin made 18 saves as the Boston Bruins beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Saturday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Nash broke a 1-1 tie with his second goal of the contest at 4:12 of the third period, beating Islanders goalie Thomas Greiss from the slot for his seventh goal of the season. Dominic Moore assisted on the decisive goal, which lifted Boston two points ahead of the Islanders for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

John Tavares scored for New York and Greiss finished with 16 saves.

Tavares had a golden chance to knot the score with just over six minutes left in the third period but rang the puck off the crossbar with the Islanders on their sixth power play of the game.

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NEWARK, N.J. - Jeff Skinner scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway with 10:26 left and the surging Carolina Hurricanes stretched their point streak to 10 games with a 3-1 victory Saturday night that eliminated the New Jersey Devils from playoff contention for the fifth straight year.

Sebastian Aho scored twice and Eddie Lack made 26 saves for the Hurricanes, who are 7-0-3 in their last 10. They remained five points out of a playoff spot with nine games to go in the regular season.

Travis Zajac scored for the Devils, who have not made the postseason since going to the Stanley Cup final in the 2011-12 season. Cory Schneider stopped 25 shots for New Jersey, which is 2-12-2 in its last 16 games.

Skinner's goal was his 30th of the season and seventh in the last five games. He poked the puck past Devils defenseman Andy Greene at the left point and skated in alone on Schneider.

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Never forget your first.

Florida Panthers forward Jonathan Marchessault recorded his first career hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. The 26-year-old captured the milestone by finishing off a pretty passing play midway through the third period.

The hat trick comes just two days after Marchessault punched in a pair of goals against the Arizona Coyotes.

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Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Frederik Andersen exited and will not return to Saturday's clash with the Buffalo Sabres after suffering an upper-body injury in the first period.

He was able to complete the opening frame, but backup Curtis McElhinney led the team out of the tunnel to begin the second period.

Andersen had won six of this last eight starts entering Saturday's contest, helping the Maple Leafs grab hold of a top-three seed in the Atlantic Division.

McElhinney has a 4-4-0 record and .923 save percentage in nine appearances since joining the Maple Leafs.

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Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Frederik Andersen exited and will not return to Saturday's clash with the Buffalo Sabres after suffering an upper-body injury in the first period.

He was able to complete the opening frame, but backup Curtis McElhinney led the team out of the tunnel to begin the second period.

Andersen had won six of this last eight starts entering Saturday's contest, helping the Maple Leafs grab hold of a top-three seed in the Atlantic Division.

McElhinney has a 4-4-0 record and .923 save percentage in nine appearances since joining the Maple Leafs.

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With his second-period marker against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, Auston Matthews tied the Toronto Maple Leafs rookie record for goals in a season.

Matthews picked up his 34th of the season, tying Wendel Clark's mark from the 1985-86 season.

The goal temporarily gives Matthews a share of the NHL rookie goals lead with Winnipeg Jets forward Patrik Laine. The two are also level on 61 points, which is tops among first-year players.

Matthews is now just five points away from tying Peter Ihnacak for the franchise's rookie points record.

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The Buffalo Sabres may be on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, but their offensive skill is nothing to scoff at.

Just ask Tyler Ennis and Ryan O'Reilly. The duo linked up on a gorgeous goal during the Sabres' match with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night, as Ennis corralled a bank pass from Kyle Okposo and spun it into a perfectly placed dish for O'Reilly.

The latter forward one-touched the puck into the net, earning his 18th goal of the season.

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