The Denver Post

Wrapup BRUINS 4, FLYERS 3, OT

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LIGHTNING 5, RED WINGS 1

FLA.» Alex Killorn had a TAMPA, goal and an assist, and Tampa Bay beat Detroit on Wednesday for its third consecutiv­e win.

Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Anthony Cirelli and Brayden Point also scored for Tampa Bay, which remained unbeaten in five home games this season. Blake Coleman had two assists to reach 100 career points, and Andrei Vasilevski­y made 16 stops.

The Lightning stretched their home win streak against the Red Wings to 15 dating to Dec. 12, 2013.

Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which dropped their seventh straight game, including two overtime losses. Thomas Greiss was pulled after allowing three goals on six shots, and Calvin Pickard made 18 saves.

Tampa Bay grabbed control with three goals in the opening five minutes. The Lightning also scored three times in the first period of Monday night’s 5-2 victory over Nashville.

Hedman sparked Tampa Bay’s fast start against Detroit. The 6foot-6 defenseman took a Tyler Johnson pass off the wall, skated in and cut to the slot before sending a wrist shot over the right shoulder of Greiss.

Cirelli made it 2-0 at 3:57, converting a rebound from the right circle with a quick snap shot while skating 4-on-4. McDonagh scored his first of the season at 4:54, making it 3-0 before Detroit registered a shot on goal.

Point scored his fourth of the season 7:25 into the second period, quickly lifting a rebound from in close off a Steven Stamkos shot.

PHILADELPH­IA» David Pastrnak had a hat trick and assisted on Patrice Bergeron’s goal 31 seconds into overtime, and Boston completed yet another comeback, this time beating Philadelph­ia.

Pastrnak tied it with 14.9 seconds left in regulation on the power play, then set up Bergeron’s winner with a shot from above the left circle. He took two whacks at the rebound, and the second went in for the Bruins’ third power-play goal.

Boston overcame a 3-1, thirdperio­d deficit for the third straight game after topping the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime Saturday and 5-3 on Monday.

Pastrnak’s tying goal came after a scramble in front. He swatted at the puck as it floated out of the air to his stick.

Bergeron also had two assists for the Bruins, who have won six of seven.

Joel Farabee, Jake Voracek and Kevin Hayes scored for the Flyers, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Boston has won all three meetings against the Flyers this season.

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