Viktor Arvidsson completed his fifth career hat trick by finding the net twice during the final period, while Henri Jokiharju delivered the decisive goal in Boston’s 6-3 victory over Dallas on Tuesday evening.
Boston (43-24-8, 94 points) erased a 2-2 deadlock following the second intermission by scoring four of the contest’s final five tallies, securing their fourth consecutive victory and seventh triumph in their past 10 outings (7-1-2).
Jokiharju and Elias Lindholm each contributed one goal and one assist, with Marat Khusnutdinov also finding the scoresheet and David Pastrnak providing three assists for the Bruins. Goaltender Joonas Korpisalo turned away 13 shots and faced only three attempts in the third period as Boston held a 23-16 shot advantage.
Wyatt Johnston recorded one goal and one assist for Dallas (44-19-12, 100 points), while Matt Duchene and Jamie Benn also tallied goals. Jake Oettinger made 17 saves for the Stars, who have managed just one victory in their last seven games (1-4-2).
Sabres 4, Islanders 3
Peyton Krebs netted the tie-breaking goal in the closing minutes of the third period as Buffalo defeated New York at home to reach the 2,000-win milestone in franchise history.
Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson each recorded one goal and one assist, with defenseman Bowen Byram also scoring for Buffalo. Josh Norris contributed two assists while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen turned aside 25 shots.
Brayden Schenn tallied one goal and one assist for New York, with Calum Ritchie and Anders Lee also scoring for the Islanders, who suffered their second straight defeat. Ilya Sorokin made 29 saves in the loss.
Rangers 4, Devils 1
Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 shots while Conor Sheary and J.T. Miller each scored during the opening period, propelling New York to victory over New Jersey and preventing a season series sweep.
Jaroslav Chmelar found the net in the second period and Mika Zibanejad scored in the third for the Rangers, who have captured three straight games after enduring a season-worst six-game losing skid.
Connor Brown tallied a power-play goal early in the second period for New Jersey, with Nico Hischier recording an assist to stretch his point streak to five games.
Panthers 6, Senators 3
Carter Verhaeghe scored twice while Matthew Tkachuk and Seth Jones each registered three assists during Florida’s explosive five-goal opening period in their victory over visiting Ottawa in Sunrise, Florida.
Noah Gregor and Mackie Samoskevich scored within the first 1:06 of play, with A.J. Greer also tallying during the Panthers’ commanding first period, outshooting Ottawa 18-6. Tkachuk completed his four-point performance with a second-period goal.
Drake Batherson and Jordan Spence scored in the second period while Michael Amadio added a goal and assist for Ottawa, which entered play two points behind the final Eastern Conference wild-card position but has dropped three consecutive games. Linus Ullmark was replaced with 5:24 remaining in the first period after surrendering five goals on 16 shots.
Penguins 5, Red Wings 1
Egor Chinakhov recorded one goal and one assist as Pittsburgh jumped out early and cruised to victory over visiting Detroit.
Rickard Rakell, Anthony Mantha, Justin Brazeau and Noel Acciari all scored for the Penguins, with Stuart Skinner making 22 saves. Pittsburgh has won three of their last four contests to climb into second place in the Metropolitan Division.
Dylan Larkin netted his 30th goal for Detroit’s lone tally. The Red Wings have gone 1-4-0 in their past five games and 4-7-2 over their last 13 contests.
Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 2
Nikolaj Ehlers scored once as part of a three-point evening while Andrei Svechnikov added one goal and one assist to lead visiting Carolina past struggling Columbus in the first game of a home-and-home series.
Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also tallied for the Hurricanes, who share the Eastern Conference points lead with Buffalo.
Kirill Marchenko recorded one goal and one assist while Adam Fantilli added a goal for Columbus, which remains winless over four games and holds onto the East’s final wild-card position.
Jets 4, Blackhawks 3 (OT)
Kyle Connor netted the game-winner just 33 seconds into overtime as visiting Winnipeg edged Chicago.
Josh Morrissey and Connor each posted one goal and one assist, with Cole Perfetti and Isak Rosen also scoring for the Jets. Mark Scheifele provided three assists while Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Anton Frondell netted his first NHL goal for Chicago, which has lost four straight games (0-3-1).
Oilers 3, Kraken 0
Connor Ingram made 27 saves for his second shutout this season while Connor McDavid extended his goal streak to five games as Edmonton blanked visiting Seattle.
The shutout marked Ingram’s ninth career clean sheet on his 29th birthday. Max Jones and Kasperi Kapanen also scored for Edmonton, which stretched its winning streak to a season-best four games.
Philipp Grubauer, appearing in his 400th NHL game, finished with 21 saves for Seattle, which has lost six of its past seven contests (1-4-2). The defeat left the Kraken two points behind Nashville in the Western Conference wild-card race.
Capitals 6, Flyers 4
Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each scored twice, Jakob Chychrun added one goal and one assist, and Pierre-Luc Dubois distributed four assists as Washington snapped Philadelphia’s eight-game road winning streak.
Ryan Leonard contributed one goal and one assist for Washington, which moved within one point of Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference playoff chase.
Travis Sanheim and Christian Dvorak each recorded one goal and one assist for the Flyers, who suffered just their second regulation loss in 11 games. Travis Konecny added two assists.
