NHL SCOREBOARD…
OTTAWA 5 – Pittsburgh 4 (OT)… Brady Tkachuk found the net 23 seconds into overtime to lift the Senators over the Penguins. Tkachuk assisted on three goals in regulation. Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist.
Boston 4 – N.Y. ISLANDERS 1… The Bruins skated past the Islanders after spotting them an early goal. Charlie McAvoy and Derek Forbort scored second-period goals to give Boston the lead for good. Charlie Coyle set up two goals. Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots at goal.
Colorado 4 – CALGARY 1… Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen netted two goals apiece as the Avalanche breezed past the Flames. Rantanen also had an assist. J.T. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon each had two assists. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 34 saves.
SAN JOSE 5 – Dallas 3… The Sharks erased a three-goal deficit in streaking past the Stars. Erik Karlsson netted a tie-breaking goal midway through the third period and had three assists. Nick Bonino scored a goal and assisted on another.
Tampa Bay 5 – VANCOUVER 2… The Lightning scored four unanswered goals in the first period on their way past the Canucks. Steven Stamkos scored twice during the flurry and completed a hat trick with an empty-netter. Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point also found the net.