Matthews scores in return

NASHVILLE Auston Matthews had a goal in his return from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for 10 games and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Thursday night.

The Predators had been 140-1 since their previous regulation loss on Feb. 17.

James van Riemsdyk and Mitchell Marner each had a goal and an assist, and William Nylander and Jake Gardiner also scored for Toronto, which has won five of six.

Morgan Rielly had three assists for the Maple Leafs, and Tyler Bozak had two. Frederik Andersen stopped 23 shots.

Viktor Arvidsson and Scott Hartnell scored for Nashville. Pekka Rinne had 23 saves.

6 LIGHTNING 7, ISLANDERS

Bobrovsky stopped 33 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist, and Columbus beat Florida for its 10th straight victory.

CAPITALS 1, RED WINGS 0

DETROIT — Philipp Grubauer made 39 saves for his third shutout of the season, and Brett Connolly scored on a third-period breakaway to lift Washington past Detroit Red.

HURRICANES 6, COYOTES 5

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeff Skinner scored his second goal with 1:58 left, and Carolina beat Arizona.

OILERS 6, SENATORS 2.

OTTAWA — Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists and Edmonton eliminated Ottawa from playoff contention.

FLYERS 4, RANGERS 3

PHILADELPHIA — Travis Konecny scored twice, Claude Giroux had three assists and Philadelphia Flyers beat New York.

CANUCKS 5, BLACKHAWKS 2