Viktor Arvidsson scored twice in the third period to finish off his fifth career hat trick while Henri Jokiharju netted the game-winner, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.
The Bruins (43-24-8, 94 points) broke a 2-2 tie after two periods with four of the game’s final five goals, earning their fourth straight win and seventh in 10 games (7-1-2).
Jokiharju and Elias Lindholm each registered a goal and an assist, Marat Khusnutdinov also scored and David Pastrnak dished out three helpers for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo (13 saves) faced just three third-period shots as his team held a 23-16 advantage in that category.
Wyatt Johnston posted a goal and an assist, Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn also scored goals, and Jake Oettinger stopped 17 shots for Dallas (44-19-12, 100 points), which is just 1-4-2 in its last seven contests.
Sabres 4, Islanders 3
Peyton Krebs broke a tie late in the third period and host Buffalo defeated New York to secure the 2,000th win in franchise history.
Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist each and defenseman Bowen Byram also scored for the Sabres. Josh Norris had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves.
Brayden Schenn notched a goal and an assist while Calum Ritchie and Anders Lee also scored for the Islanders, who lost their second straight game. Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 shots.
Rangers 4, Devils 1
Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and Conor Sheary and J.T. Miller each scored a goal in the first period, fueling host New York to a victory over New Jersey to avoid a season sweep in the rivalry series.
Jaroslav Chmelar tallied in the second period and Mika Zibanejad scored in the third for the Rangers, who have won three in a row following a season-high six-game losing streak.
Connor Brown scored a power-play goal early in the second period for the Devils and Nico Hischier notched an assist to extend his point streak to five games.
Panthers 6, Senators 3
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones each recorded three assists during Florida’s five-goal first period in a victory over visiting Ottawa in Sunrise, Fla.
Noah Gregor and Mackie Samoskevich notched goals in the first 1:06 of the game, while A.J. Greer also scored during a dominant opening period for the Panthers, who outshot the Senators 18-6 in the frame. Tkachuk capped his four-point night with a second-period goal.
Drake Batherson and Jordan Spence posted second-period goals and Michael Amadio also scored and added an assist for Ottawa, which entered two points out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, but has lost three in a row. Linus Ullmark was pulled with 5:24 left in the opening frame after allowing the game’s first five goals on 16 shots.
Penguins 5, Red Wings 1
Egor Chinakhov had a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh started hot and coasted to a win over visiting Detroit.
Rickard Rakell, Anthony Mantha, Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari all scored for the Penguins, who got 22 saves from Stuart Skinner. They have won three of their last four to move into second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Dylan Larkin scored his 30th goal for Detroit’s only tally of the game. The Red Wings are 1-4-0 in their past five games and 4-7-2 in their past 13.
Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 2
Nikolaj Ehlers scored once as part of a three-point night and Andrei Svechnikov collected a goal and an assist to pace visiting Carolina to a victory over slumping Columbus in the opener of a home-and-home series.
Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who are tied with the Buffalo Sabres atop the Eastern Conference in points.
Kirill Marchenko netted one goal and one assist, while Adam Fantilli added a tally for the Blue Jackets, who are winless in four games and now clinging to the East’s final wild-card spot.
Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Kyle Connor scored the winning goal 33 seconds into overtime as visiting Winnipeg edged Chicago.
Josh Morrissey and Connor each had a goal and an assist, and Cole Perfetti and Isak Rosen also scored for the Jets, who got three assists from Mark Scheifele and 18 saves from Connor Hellebuyck.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Anton Frondell scored his first career goal for the Blackhawks, who have dropped four straight (0-3-1).
Oilers 3, Kraken 0
Connor Ingram made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season and Connor McDavid extended his goal streak to five games as Edmonton recorded a shutout victory over visiting Seattle.
It was the ninth career shutout for Ingram, who was celebrating his 29th birthday. Max Jones and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for Edmonton, which extended its winning streak to a season-high four games.
Philipp Grubauer, playing in his 400th career NHL game, finished with 21 saves for Seattle, which lost for the sixth time in the past seven games (1-4-2). The loss kept the Kraken two points behind the Nashville Predators in the race for the final Western Conference wild-card playoff spot.
Capitals 6, Flyers 4
Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each scored twice, Jakob Chychrun added a goal and an assist, and Pierre-Luc Dubois handed out four assists as Washington ended Philadelphia’s eight-game road winning streak.
Ryan Leonard added a goal and an assist for Washington, which moved within a point of the Flyers in the race for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Travis Sanheim and Christian Dvorak each had a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which lost for just the second time in regulation in its last 11 contests. Travis Konecny had two assists.
