Lightning’s Vasilevskiy shines in return

TAMPA: Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov each had a goal and an assist, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy made a career-best 48 saves in his irst game since Nov. 10, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 Thursday night.

Vasilevskiy, who was tested 23 times in the second period, made some spectacular saves in his return after missing 15 games with a broken foot.

Cirelli has scored in a careerbest four straight games and has five goals in that span. Alex Killorn and Tyler Johnson also scored in the Lightning’s eighth consecutive win. J.T. Miller added two assists.

Kasperi Kapanen scored a firstperiod goal for the Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen made 17 saves in the Toronto goal.

Josh Morrissey scored 41 seconds into overtime, and Mark Scheifele collected one goal and two assists as host Winnipeg erased a thirdperiod deficit to beat Edmonton 5-4.

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves in helping Winnipeg extend its winning streak to three games. The Jets, who blew a 3-1 lead and trailed 4-3 going into the third period, are on a 7-1-0 run.

Meanwhile, Colton Sissons scored at 3:05 of overtime to give host Nashville a 4-3 win over Vancouver. Sissons converted Nick Bonino’s pass on a three-on-one to give the Predators their second straight victory.