Penguins use 4-goal period to rout Hurricanes

Phil Kessel had a goal and an assist during Pittsburgh’s four-goal second period, and the visiting Penguins routed the Carolina Hurricanes 7-1 on Friday for their third consecutive victory.

Trevor Daley scored early and Matt Murray finished with 27 saves while earning his 16th victory — most among NHL rookies.

Ryan Ellis and James Neal scored in the shootout as visiting Nashville won for the fifth time in six games by snapping Edmonton’s four-game winning streak.

Predators defenseman P.K. Subban, who missed 16 games with an upper-body injury, was activated from injured reserve and played his first game since Dec. 15.

Marian Hossa scored with 1:26 left and Scott Darling, making his first start since Jan. 6, stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season for visiting Chicago.

Shea Weber and Max Pacioretty each scored a power-play goal during a major penalty early in the third period as visting Montreal ended New Jersey’s three-game winning streak.

Kyle Okposo scored a power-play goal 4:34 into overtime as host Buffalo snapped Detroit’s three-game winning streak.

Luca Sbisa scored the tiebreaker at 3:07 of the third period and Henrik Sedin had a second-period goal to become the 85th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points as host Vancouver won its second in a row following a four-game losing streak.

Senators wing Clarke MacArthur, who has not played since suffering his fourth concussion in 18 months during training camp, won’t play this season and could be done for his career, the Ottawa Sun reported.