Deadspin NHL roundup: Steven Stamkos haunts former team in Predators shootout comeback

Stamkos decides Nashville shootout

The host Nashville Predators came back to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 on Saturday afternoon. Former Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos tied the score at 4-4 on a power play at 7:27 of the third period, then scored the only goal in the fourth shootout round.

Stamkos beat Andrei Vasilevskiy with a backhand shot under the right arm. Nashville goalie Justus Annunen made 22 saves, then stopped all four Lightning shooters in the shootout, his first in 83 appearances, an NHL record.

Boston and St. Louis rally

Elias Lindholm scored 2:32 into overtime to give Boston a 5-4 win over visiting Chicago. The Bruins had trailed by two goals in the third period before Mason Lohrei and Morgan Geekie scored to level the game.

Michael DiPietro made 37 saves for Boston, including a stop on Anton Frondell’s breakaway attempt at a hat trick. David Pastrnak, Casey Mittelstadt, Lohrei and Geekie also scored; Pastrnak moved past Patrice Bergeron into third on Boston’s career goals list with 428.

Dallas and Ottawa earn wins

Dallas scored twice in the first period and beat visiting Columbus. Mikko Rantanen, Thomas Harley and Arttu Hyry scored, while Jake Oettinger made 24 saves. Damon Severson scored for Columbus, and Jet Greaves made 14 saves. Columbus scored 6:21 into the third period to prevent Oettinger’s fourth shutout of the season and has now lost two straight.

Edmonton extends shutout streak

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored at both ends of a three-goal second-period burst as Edmonton dominated host New York. Vasily Podkolzin scored between his goals, and Jason Dickinson added an empty-net marker late in the third.

Tristan Jarry stopped 18 shots for his second consecutive shutout. Connor McDavid extended his NHL-record season-opening assist streak to 14 games with the primary assist on Nugent-Hopkins’ second goal.

For San Jose, Michael Misa scored and Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves in the loss to Ottawa. The Sharks have lost three of four, and both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play.