Boston edges Nashville, 4-3
Hall scores winner 1:41 into OT
Taylor Hall scored off a rebound of David Pastrnak’s shot 1:41 into overtime, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Western Conference-leading Nashville Predators Saturday in Boston for their fifth consecutive win.
Pastrnak took a shot from the right circle and the puck slipped behind Saros, where Hall poked it in for the gamewinner.
Brad Marchand, Craig Smith and Mike Reilly also scored for the Bruins, who are 8-1 since New Year’s Day. Linus Ullmark made 26 saves.
Colton Sissons, Luke Kunin and Ramon Josi each had a goal for Nashville, which has only lost three times in regulation in its past 18 games (13-32). Juuse Saros made 40 saves for the Predators.
Other games
Capitals 2, Islanders 0: Tom Wilson scored early, Alex Ovechkin added an empty-net goal late, and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves to lead visiting Washington. Vanecek picked up his seventh win of the season and his third career shutout as the Capitals snapped a four-game skid (0-2-2).
Hurricanes 4, Canucks 1: Martin Necas had a goal and an assist on his 23rd birthday and host Carolina stopped a two-game skid. Vincent Trocheck also had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who regained their scoring touch after being shut out for the first time this season two nights earlier. Sebastian Aho and Steven Lorentz had the other Carolina goals and Andrei
Svechnikov posted two assists. Frederik Andersen made 30 saves.
Panthers 9, Blue Jackets 2: Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell each scored twice, MacKenzie Weegar tied a careerwith four points and NHL-leading Florida scored early and often at home. Aaron Ekblad had three assists for Florida. Weegar, Jonathan Huberdeau, Anthony Duclair, Sam Bennett and Ryan Lomberg all had goals for the Panthers. Florida is 26-7-5 overall and 21-3-0 at home, both of those marks the best in the NHL.
Red Wings 4, Sabres 0: Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists, Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 22 shots for his fourth career shutout and host Detroit beat Buffalo to snap a fourgame losing streak. Rookie Lucas Raymond had his first goal since Dec. 1, and Robby Fabbri and Michael Rasmussen also scored for Detroit which was 02-2 during its skid and won for just the second time in eight games. Dylan Larkin had two assists.
Rangers 3, Flyers 2: Chris Kreider scored with 6:30 left, fellow All-Star Adam Fox had two assists and visiting New York beat slumping Philadelphia. Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers, who have won six of eight.
Lightning 3, Stars 1: Ross Colton had the tiebreaking goal on a breakaway midway through the third period, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 shots, and host Tampa Bay beat Dallas for the Stars’ seventh consecutive road loss.