Bertuzzi spurs Bruins
BOSTON — Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his Boston debut and Linus Ullmark made 24 saves, helping the NHL-leading Bruins beat Patrick Kane and the New York Rangers 4-2 on Saturday.
Charlie Coyle scored off Bertuzzi’s feed and set up Tomas Nosek’s short-handed goal in Boston’s 10th straight win. The Bruins improved 26-2-3 at home and increased their total for the season to 103 points. Boston stars David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron each scored in the third period. It was Pastrnak’s 44th on the season, and No. 23 for Bergeron.
Playing his first game since posting a club-record 54 saves in an overtime win at Calgary on Tuesday, Ullmark increased his record to 32-4-1.
Alexis Lafreniere scored both goals for New York, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 20 shots. The Rangers have lost six of eight.
Islanders 4, Red Wings 1: Anders Lee scored two of New York’s four third-period goals, helping the Islanders beat Detroit. New York improved to
Boston’s Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his first game since being traded from the Red Wings to help the first-place Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Saturday in Boston. 5-2-1 in its last eight games and remained in position for one of two Eastern Conference wild cards. Zach Parise and Noah Dobson also scored, and Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves.
Sabres 5, Lightning 3: Rookie Jack Quinn scored during Buffalo’s three-goal second period, and the Sabres beat slumping Tampa Bay in a chippy Atlantic Division matchup. Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Tyson Jost and Vinnie Hinostroza also scored for Buffalo, which matched its win total from last year. Eric Comrie stopped 30 shots.
Capitals 8, Sharks 3: Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to give him 815 career goals and Washington shook off a rough start to beat San Jose.
Stars 7, Avalanche 3: Mason Marchment and Joe Pavelski ended career-long goal droughts as Dallas beat Colorado.
Panthers 4, Penguins 1: Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Sam Bennett scored in his return to the lineup and Florida stopped Pittsburgh’s four-game win streak.
Notes: Anaheim Ducks assistant coach Mike Stothers will begin treatment soon for melanoma. Stothers, 61, said Saturday that he has been diagnosed with melanoma of the lymph nodes. He is getting treatment at UCI Health, and he expects to have surgery soon.