Tuesday’s other NHL games


Blue Jackets 6, Rangers 4

NEW YORK

Seth Jones scored twice, Alexander Wennberg had a goal and two assists and Columbus led by six goals and held on to beat New York. Brandon Saad added a goal and an assist, and Nick Foligno and Matt Calvert also scored for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo, starting in place of All-Star Sergei Bobrovsky, stopped 33 shots. The Blue Jackets won for the sixth time in 13 games since a franchise-record 16-game winning streak.

Islanders 3, Capitals 2

NEW YORK

Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk scored in the third period, Thomas Greiss made 28 saves and New York beat league-leading Washington. Strome got his first goal since Dec. 31 to put New York up 2-1 6:31 into the period. Anthony Beauvillier stole the puck behind the Capitals net and passed it to Brock Nelson. The Islanders forward sent a quick pass to Strome, and he tapped it past goalie Philipp Grubauer.

Hurricanes 5, Flyers 1

RALEIGH, N.C.

Sebastian Aho had his first career hat trick and added an assist, sparking Carolina to a victory over Philadelphia. The win snapped a five-game slide for Carolina — with all the losses in regulation — and ended Philadelphia’s three-game winning streak. Aho, a 19-year-old from Finland, became the first Carolina rookie to record a hat trick since Erik Cole in the 2001-02 season.

Devils 4, Red Wings 3

DETROIT

Kyle Palmieri scored twice and Cory Schneider made 27 saves, helping New Jersey hold on for a win over Detroit. Stefan Noesen gave the Devils the lead on their first shot 1:28 into the game. Palmieri put New Jersey ahead 2-0 lead less than five minutes later and restored its two-goal advantage with 34 seconds left in the second period with the first of his team’s two short-handed goals.

Canadiens 5, Sabres 2

MONTREAL

Max Pacioretty scored a hat trick, Carey Price made 37 saves and Montreal beat Buffalo. David Desharnais and Paul Byron also scored for Montreal. Alexander Radulov and Phillip Danault each had two assists. Dmitry Kulikov and Brian Gionta scored for Buffalo late in the third period, and Robin Lehner stopped 30 shots. Pacioretty scored once per period en route to his second hat trick of the season.

Bruins 4, Lightning 3

TAMPA, FLA.

Zdeno Chara scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Tuukka Rask made 18 saves and Boston beat Tampa Bay for their first three-game winning streak since early December. Boston also got goals from Patrice Bergeron, David Krejci and Frank Vatrano. Brad Marchand had two assists late in the second after possibly getting away with a penalty.

Jets 5, Blues 3

ST. LOUIS

Mark Scheifele had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba scored a key third-period goal, and Winnipeg beat St. Louis. Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who improved to 12-4-1 within the Central Division and 3-0 against the Blues. Ondrej Pavalec made 24 saves. Alexander Steen, Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex Pietrangelo scored for the Blues.

Panthers 6, Senators 5

SUNRISE, FLA.

Jonathan Marchessault scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period to lift Florida over Ottawa. With the score tied at 4, goalie Mike Condon tried to clear the puck from behind the net but lost control of it. Marchessault grabbed the loose puck and poked it into the open net with 6:03 left to put the Panthers ahead 5-4. Jason Demers added an empty-net goal with 34.5 seconds left to make it 6-4.

Stars 6, Maple Leafs 3

DALLAS

Kari Lehtonen made 40 saves and five Dallas players scored in the first period to send the Stars past Toronto. Dallas took a 3-0 lead on goals by Devin Shore, Radek Faksa and Lauri Korpikoski. After Korpikoski’s goal at 11:18, Curtis McElhinney replaced Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen. Tyler Bozak scored on a power play at 13:50 of the first for Toronto.

Associated Press