Stamkos breaks late tie with 3rd goal of game, Predators rally to beat Senators 5-3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos broke a tie with 2:13 left with his third goal of the game and the Nashville Predators overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Thursday night.

After Stamkos tied it at 3 with 9:53 left with his second power-play goal of the game, Ryan O’Reilly beat the Senators to the puck behind the goal line and popped it out front to Stamkos, who batted it out of the air past goalie James Reimer.

O’Reilly set up the tying goal, too, firing a cross-crease feed to Stamkos with the man advantage. Nashville got the power play when Tim Stutzle cross-checked Stamkos.

Predators captain Roman Josi, playing his 1,000th NHL game, also assisted on the tying goal. The defenseman is the 84th player in NHL history to play his first 1,000 regular-season games with one franchise.

Stamkos had his second hat trick of the season and 16th overall to push his season goals total to 24. Jonathan Marchessault also scored, and Cole Smith had an empty-netter. Juuse Saros made 23 saves to help Nashville end a three-game losing streak.

Stephen Halliday scored his first NHL goal, and Ridly Greig and Dylan Cozens added goals for Ottawa. Reimer, making his third straight start after signing with the Senators on Jan. 12, stopped 21 shots.

Ottawa closed a three-game trip. It had earned points in five straight games.

Halliday opened the scoring at 6:03 of the first period, knocking in a rebound. With David Perron out after surgery to repair a sports hernia, Halliday was recalled from Belleville of the AHL in the morning. He scored in his 19th NHL game, all this season.

Senators: Host Carolina on Saturday night to open a four-game homestand.

Predators: Host Utah on Saturday.

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Nashville Predators left wing Cole Smith (36) and fans react after he scored against the Ottawa Senators during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Ottawa Senators' Stephen Halliday (83) reacts along with center Nick Cousins, right, as Nashville Predators defenseman Nick Blankenburg, left, looks away during the first period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nashville Predators center Steven Stamkos, rear center, celebrates after his goal with right wing Luke Evangelista, top left, center Ryan O'Reilly, top right, and defenseman Roman Josi (59) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nashville Predators center Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates with right wing Ozzy Wiesblatt (89) on the bench after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

Nashville Predators center Steven Stamkos, second from right, celebrates after his goal with right wing Matthew Wood, right, and center Ryan O'Reilly (90) during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Ottawa Senators, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis)

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Cody Glass had two goals and an assist, Lenni Hameenaho scored his first NHL goal and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Friday night to extend their Western Canada winning streak to three.

Nico Hischier and Connor Brown also scored for New Jersey. Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves.

Linus Karlsson, Teddy Blueger, Zeev Buium and Brock Boeser scored for Vancouver, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 19 shots.

New Jersey went 2 for 3 on the power play. The Canucks were 0 for 2 and have gone four games without a power-play goal.

Hameenaho scored on a goalmouth tap-in at 1:41 of the first.

In the second, Hischier and Glass made it 3-0 with goals 40 seconds apart. Six minutes later, Karlsson put the Canucks on the board.

Then with Conor Garland serving a double-minor for high-sticking Hischier, Blueger scored short-handed before Brown replied.

With 1:48 left in the second, Buium pulled the puck out of a crowd and found the net to cut it to 4-3.

In the third, Glass added his second of the night. Boeser scored with 1:12 remaining and Lankinen off for an extra attacker.

Devils: At Seattle on Sunday.

Canucks: Host Pittsburgh on Sunday.

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Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) stops New Jersey Devils' Paul Cotter (47) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) stops New Jersey Devils' Jonas Siegenthaler (71) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Vancouver Canucks' Filip Hronek (17) skates with the puck as New Jersey Devils' Arseny Gritsyuk (81) slides into the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

New Jersey Devils' Cody Glass (12) scores against Vancouver Canucks goaltender Kevin Lankinen (32) as Canucks' Elias Pettersson (25) watches during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

New Jersey Devils' Connor Brown (16) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Timo Meier (28) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)