MARCHAND SCORES LATE TO PROPEL BRUINS PAST FLYERS

BOSTON» Brad Marchand scored with 22 seconds left, lifting the Bruins over the Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win.

Marchand and David Pastrnak swiped at the rebound off a shot from the point by Zdeno Chara, and the puck slowly trickled behind goalie Alex Lyon.

Chara and Pastrnak had two assists each, and Riley Nash and Brian Gionta also scored for Boston, which won despite getting outshot 33-27 by the slumping Flyers.

Jakub Voracek and Jori Lehtera scored for Philadelphia, which is 0-4-1 in its last five and is clinging to third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Tuukka Rask had 31 saves for Boston and shut out the Flyers after Lehtera’s short-handed goal early in the second period tied it at 2. Lyon made 24 saves for Philadelphia.

THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Austin Watson scored a shorthanded goal late in the second period and the Predators beat the Ducks 4-2 to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 10 games. The Predators also matched Colorado for the longest winning streak in the NHL this season. The victory kept Nashville’s edge at six points ahead of Winnipeg and Vegas for the Western Conference lead. … Jacob Josefson scored the winner in the shootout as the Sabres defeated the Senators 4-3. … Patrik Laine extended his point-scoring streak to 10 games and Connor Hellebuyck made 41 saves as the Jets extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the Devils. … Cody Eakin and Alex Tuch scored two goals apiece, MarcAndre Fleury stopped 28 shots and the Golden Knights dominated the Red Wings 4-0. … Roberto Luongo made 40 saves in his second shutout of the season, Nick Bjugstad scored his fourth goal in two games, and the Panthers beat the Canadiens 5-0 for their seventh straight home win. … Anthony Cirelli had a goal and two assists and the Lightning chased Henrik Lundqvist with a barrage of shots in a 5-3 win over the Rangers. League-leading Tampa Bay had 17 shots on goal before the Rangers got their first nearly 11 minutes into the game. Lundqvist kept New York’s deficit to 2-0 through one period but was pulled after allowing two more goals in the second period. … Sebastian Aho snapped a tie with a power-play goal in the third period, and the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 3-2 in their first game since Ron Francis was forced out as general manager. … Connor McDavid scored the final goal in a shootout to help the Oilers beat the

Islanders 3-1.