NHL SCOREBOARD…
NEW JERSEY 3 – Pittsburgh 2… The Devils scored the game’s first three goals and held on to top the Penguins. Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist. Goalie Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves.
Boston 4 – BUFFALO 1… David Krejci set up three goals to surpass 700 points in his career and the Bruins dealt the Sabres their 13th straight loss. David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist.
Philadelphia 4 – N.Y. ISLANDERS 3… Oscar Lindblom’s second goal of the game broke a tie with 2:22 remaining and the Flyers made it stand in downing the Islanders. Claude Giroux scored a goal and assisted on another.
Columbus 3 – CAROLINA 2 (OT)… Seth Jones netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner with 50.4 seconds left in overtime, to send the Blue Jackets past the Hurricanes. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 25 shots at goal.
TAMPA BAY 4 – Chicago 2… Ross Colton scored a go-ahead goal in the third period and Victor Hedman added an empty-netter to push the Lightning past the Blackhawks. Hedman also picked up an assist.
Nashville 2 – FLORIDA 1… The Predators got a pair of goals from Calle Jarnkrok in tripping the Panthers. Goalie Juuse Saros made 40 stops.
DETROIT 3 – Dallas 2… Robby Fabbri scored a goal in each period and the Red Wings withstood a late rally to edge the Stars. Detroit lost goaltender Jonathan Bernier to an injury late in the second period after he stopped all 22 shots he faced.
EDMONTON 2 – Winnipeg 1… Connor McDavid found the net twice in the second period to carry the Oilers past the Jets. Tyson Barrie assisted on both goals. Mikko Koskinen made 25 stops at goal.
COLORADO 5 – Minnesota 1… The Avalanche got four goals from their top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen in snapping Wild’s five-game winning streak. Rantanen scored twice and had two assists.
ANAHEIM 3 – Arizona 2 (OT)… The Ducks outlasted the Coyotes after spotting them a two-goal lead. Adam Henrique netted a power-play goal 43 seconds into overtime. Jamie Drysdale had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut.