Bruins top Flyers on bank shot

Drew Stafford scored with 5.6 seconds left in the third period when his dump-in shot tipped off Philadelphia defenseman Brandon Manning’s stick, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Flyers on Saturday.

David Pastrnak had a power-play goal, and Tuukka Rask made 26 saves for Boston, which improved to 10-3 under interim coach Bruce Cassidy, who replaced fired Claude Julien on Feb.7.

Jordan Weal had the Flyers’ goal, and Steve Mason stopped 25 shots.

PREDATORS 3, SHARKS 1: Ryan Johansen and James Neal scored goals to help Nashville snap a four-game losing streak with a victory over San Jose.

SENATORS 4, AVALANCHE 2: Craig Anderson made 14 saves to set the franchise wins mark and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Colorado Avalanche for their sixth consecutive victory.

LIGHTNING 3, PANTHERS 2: Ondrej Palat scored with 2:23 left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. Palat redirected Andrej Sustr’s shot to complete Tampa Bay’s comeback from a two-goal deficit.

FLAMES 3, JETS 0: Brian Elliott made 31 saves for his second consecutive shutout and the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to nine games with a victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

MAPLE LEAFS 3, HURRICANES 2, OT: Morgan Rielly scored 2:13 into overtime to lift Toronto over the Carolina.

COYOTES 5, DEVILS 4: Tobias Reider and Anthony DeAngelo each had a goal and assist and the Arizona Coyotes survived a furious New Jersey rally to hand the Devils their 10th consecutive loss.

BLUES 4, ISLANDERS 3: Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues over the New York Islanders. Alexander Steen and Patrik Berglund also scored, and the Blues won their fourth straight game. Carter Hutton stopped 21 of 24 shots.