POINT SCORES IN OT TO LEAD LIGHTNING PAST BLACKHAWKS

FLA.» Brayden Point TAMPA, scored a power-play goal 3:25 into overtime, and the Lightning rallied again to beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Point took a pass from Steven Stamkos while positioned near the post and put the winner past Corey Crawford.

Tampa Bay got also goals from Ondrej Palat and Chris Kunitz, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves. Ryan Callahan had two assists.

Patrick Kane scored twice and Crawford stopped 35 shots for the Blackhawks, who blew leads in losing both games between the teams last season.

Tampa Bay scored four thirdperiod goals Jan. 24 for a 5-2 win in Chicago, and the Lightning battled back from a 4-1 deficit to win 5-4 in overtime at home on March 27.

WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund each scored two goals to lead the Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Sabres. … Rookie Brock Boeser scored two more goals to lead the Canucks to a 5-2 win over the Penguins. … Chris Kreider and Jesper Fast scored two goals apiece, including Kreider’s first just 52 seconds into the game, and the Rangers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Hurricanes. … Jujhar Khaira scored to break a 2-2 tie in the second period, and the Oilers went on to beat the Red Wings 6-2. Edmonton halted a threegame losing streak, while the Wings lost their second straight. … Charlie McCoy scored in the 11th round of the shootout to lift the Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Devils. … Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal in seven games, Jakub Vrana had two goals for the first time in his career and the Capitals defeated the Senators 5-2. … Josh Anderson scored two minutes into overtime to give the Blue Jackets their fifth straight win, 1-0 over the Flames. … Josh Bailey scored 32 seconds into overtime to give the Islanders a 4-3 victory over Philadelphia, extending the Flyers’ losing streak to six games. … Nick Bjugstad scored Florida’s only goal in regulation and the game-winning goal in a shootout as the Panthers beat the Maple Leafs 2-1. … Filip Forsberg scored a pair of power-play goals and Kyle Turris had the only goal in a shootout to lead the Predators to a 3-2 victory over the struggling Canadiens.

FOOTNOTES

Devils’ Palmieri sidelined. New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri is going to be sidelined up to six weeks with a broken right foot. Palmieri was injured after being hit by a shot on Monday in a game at Minnesota.