LIGHTNING WINS SEVENTH IN A ROW

N.C.» Ryan Callahan RALEIGH, scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and the Lightning picked up its seventh straight win with a 6-3 victory over the Hurricanes on Thursday night.

Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists and Tyler Johnson, Anthony Cirelli, Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh all scored for the Lightning.

Victor Hedman had three assists and Louis Domingue stopped 25 of 28 shots for his 13th win in his past 14 starts. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov became the first player to reach 120 points in a season since 2006-07 with his assist on Johnson’s first-period goal.

Canadiens 4, Islanders 0.

MONTREAL» Carey Price stopped 27 shots for his fourth shutout of the season and Montreal beat New York to remain in the hunt for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Bruins 5, Devils 1.

N.J.» Patrice Bergeron NEWARK, scored twice and reached the 30-goal mark for the fifth time and streaking Boston beat injury-ravaged New Jersey to open a six-point lead over Toronto in the race for second place in the Atlantic Division.

Oilers 4, Blue Jackets 1.

ALBERTA» Connor EDMONTON,

McDavid had a goal and an assist for Edmonton.

Flames 5, Senators 1.

CALGARY» Andrew Mangiapane, Garnet Hathaway and Matthew Tkachuk each had a goal and an assist for Calgary.

Flyers 3, Blackhawks 1.

CHICAGO» Carter Hart made 40 saves and James van Reimsdyk snapped a tie in the third period for the Flyers.

Panthers 4, Coyotes 2.

FLA.» Aleksander Barkov SUNRISE, scored two goals for Florida.

Penguins 2, Predators 1, SO.

TENN.» Sidney Crosby’s NASHVILLE, goal in the shootout helped Pittsburgh end a three-game losing streak.

Blues 5, Red Wings 2.

LOUIS» Aleksander Barkov ST. scored two goals and Jonathan Huberdeau had three assists as Florida won for the first time in three games.