NHL roundup | Saturday’s games

Blue Jackets 4, Penguins 1

COLUMBUS

Cam Atkinson had two goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots and Columbus broke an eight-game losing streak against Pittsburgh. Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand also scored for the Blue Jackets. They had lost four of their last six, including a 3-0 loss to the Penguins on Thursday night. Zach Aston-Reese scored for Pittsburgh.

Sharks 3, Blue 2, OT

SAN JOSE, CALIF.

Kevin Labanc scored at 3:21 of overtime, Timo Meier had two goals and the Sharks beat the Blues to take the Western Conference lead. Labanc scored his 12th goal off assists from Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl.

Bruins 3, Senators 2

BOSTON

David Krejci tipped in the go-ahead goal with 44.7 seconds left and Boston beat Ottawa to extend its NHL-best points streak to 19 games. Danton Henine skated into the slot and took a wrist shot that Krejci re-directed past Senators goalie Craig Anderson, giving Boston its sixth straight victory overall and 10th in a row at home. Lighting 3, Red Wings 2

TAMPA, FLA.

Nikita Kucherov scored twice while breaking Tampa Bay’s single-season record for points, leading the Lightning past Detroit. Kucherov has 33 goals and 77 assists for 110 points through 69 games. Vinny Lecavalier held the previous franchise record, finishing with 108 points with 52 goals and 56 assists in 2006-07.

Flyers 5, Islanders 2

UNIONDALE, N.Y.

James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, helping Philadelphia beat New York. Ryan Hartman, Sean Couturier, Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny also scored, and Brian Elliott made 25 saves. Scott Mayfield and Nick Leddy scored for New York.

Avalanche 3, Sabres 0

DENVER

Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Philipp Grubauer stopped 18 shots for his second shutout of the season and playoff-chasing Colorado beat Buffalo. Mikko Rantanen scored on the power play and Gabriel Bourque added a full-length, empty-net goal for the Avalanche.

Maple Leafs 3, Oilers 2

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

John Tavares had a goal and two assists and Toronto held off Edmonton. Morgan Rielly and Jake Muzzin also scored and Frederik Andersen made 33 saves to help Toronto improve to 6-1-1 in its last eight. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom scored for the Oilers in the final two minutes with goalie Anthony Stolarz off for an extra attacker.

Rangers 4, Devils 2

NEW YORK

Vladislav Namestnikov snapped a tie in the third period and New York beat New Jersey to stop a six-game slide. Ryan Strome had two goals and an assist and Libor Hajek scored his first NHL goal.

Associated Press