Preseason roundup: Eichel gets 5 points for Golden Knights

Jack Eichel had two goals and three assists for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 7-4 win against the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and three assists, and Mark Stone had two assists for Vegas (3-3-1). Adin Hill made 22 saves.

Kevin Fiala and Matt Roy each had a goal and an assist, and Drew Doughty and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had two assists for Los Angeles (6-2-0). Cam Talbot made 28 saves.

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Anze Kopitar gave the Kings a 1-0 lead 1:12 into the first period, finishing a give-and-go with Quinton Byfield.

Roy pushed it to 2-0 at 4:11 with a one-timer from the high slot.

Ivan Barbashev quickly responded at 5:24, cutting it to 2-1 on a deflection.

Viktor Arvidsson scored on a rebound on the power play to make it 3-1 at 8:38.

Chandler Stephenson scored his own power-play goal to make it 3-2 at 19:08. Shea Theodore then tied it 3-3 at 6:55 of the second period when he roofed a backhand on a rush.

Fiala put the Kings back in front 4-3 at 15:48, but Nicolas Roy tied it 4-4 on a rebound at 3:27 of the third period.

Eichel gave Vegas a 5-4 lead at 9:00, and Marchessault scored a power-play goal 37 seconds later to make it 6-4.

Eichel scored into an empty net at 19:04 for the 7-4 final.

Wild 4, Stars: 0: Filip Gustavsson made 22 saves for the Minnesota Wild in their win against the Dallas Stars at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Kirill Kaprizov, Jake Middleton, Marco Rossi and Jon Merrill scored for the Wild (5-1-0). Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno each had two assists.

Jake Oettinger made 11 saves in two periods for the Stars (4-2-1) before being replaced by Scott Wedgewood, who allowed three goals on 11 shots.

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Middleton put Minnesota ahead 1-0 with a slap shot from the point at 10:07 of the first period.

Merrill made it 2-0 on a rush at 2:52 of the third period.

Kaprizov pushed it to 3-0 with a power-play goal from a sharp angle at 6:32. Rossi then scored following a turnover by Jordie Benn at 11:20 for the 4-0 final.

Coyotes 7, Ducks 1: Mathew Dumba had a goal and two assists for the Arizona Coyotes in their win against the Anaheim Ducks at Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Logan Cooley, Nick Bjugstad and Liam O'Brien each had a goal and an assist, and Michael Carcone had two assists for Arizona (4-5-0). Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves.

Pavel Mintyukov scored, and Alex Stalock allowed seven goals on 21 shots for Anaheim (4-4-0).

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Dumba gave the Coyotes a 1-0 lead at 18:58 of the first period.

Sean Durzi scored 50 seconds into the second period to make it 2-0, and O'Brien pushed it to 3-0 at 3:54.

Jack McBain made it 4-0 at 7:37.

Cooley converted a penalty shot at 16:19 to extend the lead to 5-0. It was his fourth goal of the preseason.

Bjugstad made it 6-0 at 6:41 of the third period.

Mintyukov scored a power-play goal for the Ducks to make it 6-1 at 9:43.

Lawson Crouse scored a power-play at 16:11 for the 7-1 final.

Lightning 4, Panthers 2: Brayden Point scored his first goal of the preseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning in their win against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli and Tanner Jeannot also scored, and Jonas Johansson made 27 saves for Tampa Bay (5-2-0).

Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves for Florida (4-4-0).

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Jeannot gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 2:37 of the first period.

Ryan Lomberg tied it 1-1 with a short-handed goal at 11:24.

Cirelli put the Lightning back in front 2-1 at 17:01, but Luostarinen scored 32 seconds later to tie it 2-2.

Hagel scored a short-handed goal for Tampa Bay to make it 3-2 at 12:18 of the second period.

Point scored 40 seconds into the third period to extend the lead to 4-2.

Canadiens 6, Senators 4: Cole Caufield scored the go-ahead goal with 3:30 remaining in the third period for the Montreal Canadiens, who rallied past the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.

Caufield's goal came after Sean Monahan tied it 4-4 with 6:03 remaining in the third.

Arber Xhekaj scored at 17:58 for the 6-4 final.

Monahan and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and an assist, Jordan Harris had two assists, and Sam Montembeault made 21 saves for the Canadiens (2-4-0).

Roby Jarventie scored his fourth goal of the preseason, and Mads Sogaard made 32 saves for the Senators (7-1-0).

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Juraj Slafkovsky scored 33 seconds into the first period to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead.

Parker Kelly responded at 1:44 to tie it 1-1, but Michael Pezzetta put Montreal back in front 2-1 at 14:04.

Suzuki pushed it to 3-1 at 8:26 of the second period.

Dominik Kubalik scored 47 seconds later to cut it to 3-2.

Jarventie tied it 3-3 at 6:05 of the third period, scoring five-hole from in front after getting behind the defense. Ridly Greig then scored 16 seconds later to put Ottawa ahead 4-3.

Red Wings 4, Maple Leafs 3: The Detroit Red Wings scored four consecutive goals, including three late in the second period, to rally past the Toronto Maple Leafs at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.

Christian Fischer and Jeff Petry each had two assists, and Ville Husso made 21 saves for the Red Wings, who finished the preseason 5-2-1.

Max Ellis and Thomas Miller each had a goal and an assist, and Joseph Woll made 28 saves for the Maple Leafs, who went 4-2-2. Kyle Clifford had two assists.

Detroit scored three times in a 2:27 span to take the lead.

Dylan Larkin cut it to 2-1 at 17:26 of the second by poking in a rebound.

Ben Chiarot tied it 2-2 at 19:04 with a one-timer from the point, and Joe Veleno put the Red Wings ahead 3-2 at 19:53 on a rebound from low in the right face-off circle.

Daniel Sprong scored six seconds after a power play expired to push it to 4-2 at 5:09 of the third period.

Sam Lafferty cut it to 4-3 at 17:48, scoring a power-play goal with Woll pulled for the extra attacker.

Ellis had given Toronto a 1-0 lead at 7:05 of the second, and Miller made it 2-0 at 10:41 with a wrist shot through traffic.

Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 2: Adam Fantilli scored the game-winning goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Washington.

Fantilli, who was selected with the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, beat Darcy Kuemper glove side from the high slot to put Columbus ahead 3-2 at 16:17 of the third period.

Patrik Laine then scored into an empty net with 56 seconds remaining for the 4-2 final.

Laine and Cole Sillinger each had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets, who finished the preseason 4-3-1. Elvis Merzlikins made 25 saves.

John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin scored for the Capitals, who went 3-2-1. Kuemper made 21 saves.

Boone Jenner gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead at 4:57 of the second period.

Carlson responded at 6:18 to tie it 1-1.

Ovechkin then scored his first of the preseason at 10:34 to put Washington ahead 2-1. He redirected in a backdoor pass from Lucas Johansen.

Sillinger tied it 2-2 at 6:29 of the third period.

Blues 5, Blackhawks 3: Robert Thomas scored twice for the St. Louis Blues in their win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Enterprise Center in St. Louis.

Mackenzie MacEachern, Nikita Alexandrov and Jake Neighbours also scored, and Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had two assists for St. Louis (4-2-2). Jordan Binnington made 11 saves before being replaced at the start of the third period by Joel Hofer, who stopped both shots he faced.

Joey Anderson, Lukas Reichel and MacKenzie Entwistle scored for Chicago (2-2-2). Petr Mrazek made 18 saves.

Each team was playing its final game of the preseason.

Alexandrov gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 3:52 of the first period.

Thomas made it 2-0 at 5:27.

Reichel cut it to 2-1 at 14:01, but MacEachern responded for the Blues to make it 3-1 at 7:21 of the second period.

Thomas scored a power-play goal at 9:38 to extend the lead to 4-1. It was his fifth goal this preseason.

Anderson made it 4-2 at 10:22, and Entwistle cut it to 4-3 at 12:28.

Neighbours scored 1:05 into the third period for the 5-3 final.