Mrazek stymies Blue Jackets in his debut in Flyers’ net

PHILADELPHIA — Nolan Patrick scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and Petr Mrazek made 19 saves in his Philadelphia debut, leading the streaking Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist and Shayne Gostisbehere added two assists for the Flyers, who won their fourth straight game while improving to 8-0-2 in the last 10. The Flyers (32-19-10) are tied with Pittsburgh one point behind first-place Washington in the Metropolitan Division.

Artemi Panarin scored for Columbus

Mrazek was acquired in a trade with Detroit on Monday night. Philadelphia needed a goalie after backup Michal Neuvirth went down with a lowerbody injury Sunday that will keep him out four to six weeks. Regular starter Brian Elliott already was out with a lowerbody injury that will sideline him for five more weeks.

PANTHERS 3, CAPITALS 2: In Sunrise, Fla., Vincent Trocheck scored the winning goal with 19.1 seconds left to lift Florida over Washington.

With the score tied at 2, Trocheck redirected a shot by Jonathan Huberdeau past goaltender Braden Holtby during a power play.

OILERS 3, AVALANCHE 2 (OT): Glendale, Ariz., Jon Gillies rebounded from a first-minute goal to make 35 saves in his first NHL start of the season, helping Calgary beat Arizona.

Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, Sean Monahan added a goal and an assist, and Sam Bennett, Mark Jankowski and Matthew Tkachuk also scored. LIGHTNING 4, SENATORS 3:

In Ottawa, Nikita Kucherov had two assists to reach 80 points this season as Tampa Bay defeated Ottawa.

Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman, Vladislav Namestnikov and Brayden Point scored for the Lightning, which leapfrogged expansion Vegas to regain the top spot in the overall NHL standings with 85 points.

PREDATORS 7, SHARKS 1: In Nashville, Tenn., Pekka Rinne made 33 saves in his 300th career win as Nashville routed San Jose.

CANADIENS 3, RANGERS 1: In Montreal, Antti Niemi made 31 saves as Montreal beat New York to snap its six-game losing streak. SABRES 3, RED WINGS 2 (OT): In Detroit, Marco Scandella scored with a second left in overtime, lifting Buffalo to a win over Detroit.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, ISLANDERS 3 (SO): In Toronto, Tyler Bozak scored the shootout winner as Toronto edged New York.