Lightning get win over Rangers

NEW YORK Brayden Point and Cedric Paquette each scored two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning stopped a three-game slide with a 7-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

J.T. Miller added a power-play goal in the third period as Tampa Bay regained first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with 108 points. Dan Girardi also scored against his former team, Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist, and backup goalie Louis Domingue made 28 saves.

The Lightning fell from the top spot for the first time since mid-October when they lost to the Bruins on Thursday night.

New York rookie Filip Chytil got his first NHL goal. Chris Kreider and Brady Skjei also scored for the Rangers, and Ondrej Pavelec made 43 saves.

AVALANCHE 5, BLACKHAWKS 0

DENVER — Sven Andrighetto scored twice for Colorado, and Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 shots before leaving in the third period with an apparent injury.

DUCKS 3, KINGS 2, OT

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Rickard Rakell scored 4:41 into overtime, lifting Anaheim to the win.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, ISLANDERS 4

Auston Matthews scored with 3:58 left, lifting playoff-bound Toronto to the road win.

Toronto, which clinched a post-season berth when Florida lost in overtime at Ottawa on Thursday night, is all but locked into third place in the Atlantic Division.

HURRICANES 4, CAPITALS 1

WASHINGTON — Justin Faulk scored midway through the second period, and Carolina beat Washington to stay in the playoff race.

The Hurricanes, who haven’t made the playoffs for the last eight years, have won four of five. Carolina, which has four games remaining, remains a long shot to qualify for the post-season.