Making his first NHL start in nearly 20 months, Chris Driedger made 37 saves to backstop the Seattle Kraken to a 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Kailer Yamamoto and Alex Wennberg scored for Seattle (13-14-9). The Kraken extended their points streak to seven games (5-0-2) and moved ahead of Calgary in the Pacific Division standings.

Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary (14-16-5).

Driedger, 29, had lost all three of his NHL appearances against the Flames.

His biggest stop, keeping the game tied, came on a Flames two-man advantage in the second period when he went from post to post to rob Elias Lindholm at the side of the net after he had been set up for a one-timer by a cross-crease pass from Connor Zary.

At the other end, Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves.

Tied at 1, the game-winner came off the stick of Wennberg six minutes into the third when he took a pass from Jared McCann and zipped a quick shot that beat Markstrom inside the post on the short side.

In Chicago, Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game at 2:15 of a frantic overtime, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to their second win in eight games with a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Bedard, who leads NHL rookies in scoring, sent a wrist shot under the glove of Winnipeg's Connor Hellebuyck for the first OT goal of his career and his 15th of the season.

Morgan Barron scored in regulation for Winnipeg, who lost for the second time in 11 contests (8-1-2).

Brett Leason scored twice for the first time in his NHL career, Jamie Drysdale put in his first goal in nearly 21 months as Anaheim used a four-goal first period to propel them to a 5-2 victory over Vegas Golden Knights.

Frank Vatrano and Troy Terry also had goals for the Ducks, who found the back of the net four times in the opening 12 minutes.

It was the 16th time in franchise history they have scored at least four times in the first period and the first since March 16, 2021, against Colorado.

In Tempe, Jack McBain scored with 20 seconds left in overtime as Arizona overcame a four-goal deficit to beat Colorado 5-4 for their fifth victory in six games.

Lawson Crouse, Michael Kesselring and Jason Zucker also scored for Arizona, while Karel Vejmelka made 20 saves. The Coyotes overcame a three-goal deficit in a 4-3 victory over Ottawa on December 19.

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist for the Avalanche to extend his points streak to 19 games, one short of the franchise record set by Paul Stastny in 2006-07.