![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Keller-222x300.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
Utah Mammoth captain Clayton Keller (NHL Images).<\/p>\n
SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Flyers forward Rodrigo Abols missed this game<\/a> and is expected to be sidelined for two months with a fractured ankle. <\/p>\n Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal kicked out 40 shots as his club nipped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Cutter Gauthier scored the winner in the shootout for the 26-21-3 Ducks, who picked up their fifth straight win. Scott Wedgewood turned aside 16 of 17 shots in regulation and overtime for the league-leading Avalanche (34-5-9), who are 1-1-2 in their last four games. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: This was the 1,000th regular-season NHL game<\/a> for Ducks winger Alex Killorn. Ducks center Mason McTavish missed this game with an upper-body injury<\/a>. Defenseman Jackson Lacombe was named to the United States Olympic men\u2019s hockey team as a replacement<\/a> for sidelined Florida Panthers blueliner Seth Jones. <\/p>\n An overtime goal by Dylan Larkin gave the Detroit Red Wings a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Larkin also assisted on Simon Edvinsson\u2019s game-tying goal while John Gibson stopped 30 shots for the Red Wings (31-16-4), who have won seven of their last eight games. Joseph Woll made 39 saves, and Scott Laughton scored for the 24-17-9 Maple Leafs. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Maple Leafs defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson suffered a lower-body injury<\/a> midway through the first period and did not return to action. He will be reevaluated on Thursday. <\/p>\n The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1. Evgeni Malkin and Tommy Novak each had a goal and an assist for the 24-14-11 Penguins, who are 3-0-2 in their last five contests. Yegor Sharangovich replied for the Flames, who dropped to 21-24-5. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Penguins defenseman Kris Letang missed this game<\/a> as he\u2019s day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Flames winger Jonathan Huberdeau is day-to-day<\/a> with a lower-body injury. <\/p>\n Vancouver Canucks winger Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist as his club ended an 11-game winless skid with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals. Kevin Lankinen made 29 saves for the Canucks (17-28-5). Dylan Strome tallied twice and collected an assist for the slumping Capitals (24-21-6), who have dropped four straight games. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Capitals winger Tom Wilson collected an assist<\/a> in his return to action after missing eight games with a lower-body injury. Capitals defenseman John Carlson collected two assists<\/a> to reach 600 for his NHL career. <\/p>\n The Seattle Kraken beat the New York Islanders 4-1. Vince Dunn had a goal and an assist for the 22-18-9 Kraken, ending a four-game winless skid (0-3-1). Anthony Duclair scored for the Islanders (27-18-5). <\/p>\n IN OTHER NEWS\u2026<\/p>\n BUFFALO HOCKEY BEAT<\/a>: The Sabres signed forward Josh Dean to a seven-year, $48.75 million contract extension, with an average annual value of $6.95 million. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Acquired from the Mammoth in the JJ Peterka trade last June, the 23-year-old Doan has become a valuable young forward for the Sabres. He\u2019s moved up in their lineup into a first-line role, and sits fourth among their scorers with 35 points in 49 games. <\/p>\n BOSTON HOCKEY NOW<\/a>: The Bruins signed forward Alex Steeves to a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $1.625 million. <\/p>\n SPECTOR\u2019S NOTE: Steeves, 26, has become a versatile player for the Bruins this season, earning praise from head coach Marco Sturm for his ability to play any forward position and move easily throughout the lineup as required.<\/p>\n