BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mattias Samuelsson had a goal and two assists as the Buffalo Sabers beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Saturday night for their eighth straight victory.
Samuelsson's 3-point goal matched three goals and assists from Ryan McLeod and Peyton Krebs in the second period.
Josh Norris added an empty-netter late and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for Buffalo.
The Sabers' winning streak is their longest since they won 10 straight in November 2018.
David Pastrnak scored in the first period for the Bruins, who have lost five straight and six of their last seven games. Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves.
ISLANDERS 2, RANGERS 0
NEW YORK (AP) — David Rittich made 27 saves for his ninth career goal, Anders Lee scored with less than a minute to play and the New York Islanders routed the New York Rangers.
Lee's unassisted goal with 58 seconds left extended his point streak to five games as the Islanders won their second in a row. Simon Holmström scored on an empty net with 16 seconds left in the game.
Islanders' Bo Horvat returned to the lineup after missing the previous five games with a lower-body injury.
Igor Shesterkin finished with 24 saves, but the Rangers avoided elimination for the seventh time this season.
LIGHTNING 4, PANTHERS 2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pontus Holmberg scored with 7.3 seconds left in the first period to put Tampa Bay on top for good, Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers in another penalty shootout between Sunshine State rivals.
Jake Guentzel also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won three straight. Kucherov sealed the score with an empty net with 56 seconds left.
Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen scored for the Panthers, who lost for just the second time in their last seven games. Florida was 1 of 11 on the power play.
CAPITALS 4, DEVILS 3, OT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Defenseman Jakob Chykrun scored in overtime and Logan Thompson made 35 saves as Washington beat New Jersey.
Chykrun beat Devils goaltender Jake Allen for his 15th goal 4:06 into the extra session, giving Washington just its second win in its last eight games. New Jersey lost for the third time in a row.
Alexei Protas also scored a goal and added two assists for Washington. Anthony Beauvillier and Alex Ovechkin also scored for the Capitals, who are 11-1-0 in their last 12 visits to the Prudential Center.
The visitors led 2-1 in the third period before the Devils scored twice in 32 seconds to take the lead. Ovechkin then tied the game at 3 with his NHL-record 15th goal (912th goal of that career) at 9:17.
Jesper Bratt, who had just one goal since Nov. 6, scored twice for New Jersey. Cody Glass also scored for the Devils, who have lost 13 of their last 20 games.
HURRICANE 5, RED WINGS 2
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Shane Gostisbehere and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists and Carolina pulled off its worst three-game sweep of the season to beat Detroit in a division-leading game.
Jackson Blake and Eric Robinson scored three goals in the second period for the Hurricanes. Jordan Martinook, who had missed the previous three games with injury, scored his 100th career goal with an empty net with 1:21 remaining. Brandon Bussey made 18 saves to improve his record to 12-1-1.
Michael Rasmussen and Andrew Copp scored for the Atlantic Division-leading Red Wings. John Gibson stopped 33 shots and lost for the first time in nine December matches.
MAPLE LEAFS 7, SENATORS 5
TORONTO (AP) — Captain Auston Matthews broke a slump with a goal and two assists and Matthew Nice scored twice to lead Toronto to victory over Ottawa.
Matthews, who had gone four games without a point, got his first 3-pointer of the season. He set up William Nylander on the power play to open the scoring, assisted Bobby McMann early in the second period and scored on his next shift to give Toronto a 4–2 lead.
The Senators came close to scoring twice, but Knies' second with 14:07 remaining came out on top.
The Maple Leafs took a 2-0 lead on Nice's power play goal. But Ottawa's Nick Cousins scored late in the first period, and Ridley Greig pulled his team even 18 seconds into the second period.
WILD 4, JETS 3, OT
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Matt Boldy scored two goals, including the game-winner just 39 seconds into overtime, to lift Minnesota to a comfortable victory over Winnipeg.
Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for Minnesota. Quinn Hughes added three assists.
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist, and Josh Morrissey also scored for Winnipeg.
BLUES 3, PREDATORS 2
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich scored twice, Brayden Schenn scored his 700th career goal and St. Louis beat Nashville.
Joel Hofer made 29 saves for the Blues, who beat Nashville in their previous two meetings this month. Hofer has won four of his last five starts.
Tyson Jost and Fedor Svechkov scored for the Predators, and Jusse Saros made 17 saves. The loss snapped Nashville's three-game winning streak.
BLACKHAWKS 4, STARS 3, SO
DALLAS (AP) — Rookie Nick Lardis scored in the fourth round of the shootout to give Chicago a win over Dallas.
The Blackhawks, who finished last in the NHL overall standings, snapped a six-game losing streak. The Stars, ranked second overall, lost their second straight game after regulation following a four-game winning streak.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice, former star Jason Dickinson added a goal and Arvid Soderblom made 28 saves in overtime for the Blackhawks. Soderblom, making his 12th straight start for Chicago, recorded a five-game shutout in which he allowed 29 goals.
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, and Nils Lundqvist and Justin Grihovan also scored for the Stars. Jake Ettinger stopped 30 shots.
