SAN JOSE, Calif. - Joe Pavelski scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:28 to go, and the San Jose Sharks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Saturday for their seventh win in eight games.
Tomas Hertl, Joonas Donskoi and Joel Ward also scored to help the Sharks extend their season-high point streak to eight games. Martin Jones made 25 saves.
San Jose has used its longest point streak since going 7-0-1 in March 2014 to move into second place in the Pacific Division.
Chris Porter, Charlie Coyle and Jarret Stoll scored for the Wild, who have lost six of their past seven games. Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves.
PENGUINS 5, CANUCKS 4
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored three times to help Pittsburgh rally for the win.
It was Malkin's 10th career hat trick and first since Feb. 25, 2012. Malkin, who leads the team with 23 goals and 47 points, has 19 points in his last 15 games.
Sidney Crosby had a point in a season-best sixth straight game when he scored an empty-net goal. Bryan Rust scored his second of the season for the Penguins, who rallied from a 2-0 deficit for the second time in as many games.
Vancouver's Jannik Hansen also had a hat trick, the second of his career. Bo Horvat scored his ninth for the Canucks, who had a chance to finish their six-game road trip with four wins and nine of 12 possible points.