TOP GAMES

OILERS 8, BLACKHAWKS 4

Gagne has four goals, four assists

Sam Gagne had four goals — including a hat trick in the third period — and added four assists to have a hand in all eight goals as Edmonton ralled from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Chicago last night.

Gagner matched the Edmonton mark for points in a game previously shared by Hall of Famers Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey.

Gagne, who now has nine goals and 21 assists this season, tied the score at 2 in the second period, then scored twice in the first 6:25 of the third period. He capped his night with a wrister with 5:29 to play. Gagne assisted on goals by Taylor Hall, Ryan Whitney, Cam Barker and Jordan Eberle.

HURRICANES 3, BRUINS 0

Ward posts 47-save shutout

Cam Ward made 47 saves — 22 in the first period and 20 in the third — Brandon Sutter had a goal and an assist and Carolina completed a four-game season sweep of Boston.

Despite the high number of shots, the Bruins had few quality scoring chances and were booed by the home crowd. Tuukka Rask lost his third straight start.

OTHER GAMES

• Devils 5, Canadiens 3: Zach Parise scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally with 2:44 left, for New Jersey. David Clarkson also scored twice for the Devils, including an empty-netter.

• Flyers 4, Predators 1: Wayne Simmonds scored two goals, Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 26 of 27 shots and Philadelphia snapped Nashville’s five-game winning streak. Anders Lindback started in goal in place of Pekka Renne for the Predators.

• Jets 2, Lightning 1, OT: Kyle Wellwood took a left-circle pass from Blake Wheeler and scored from in close at 3:14 of overtime to lift Winnipeg.

• Wild 1, Avalanche 0: Niklas Backstrom had 37 saves for his third shutout of the season and 25th of his NHL career, and Greg Zanon scored on the first shot of the game for Minnesota.

— Associated Press