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TAMPA BAY: Nikita Kucherov, the NHL’s top point-producer, collected one goal and three assists to lead the host Tampa Bay Lightning to a 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night. Brayden Point collected one goal and two assists, and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy made 19 saves for the NHL-leading Lightning, who have won three straight games and are riding a 5-0-2 run. Kucherov ran his point total to 84. Sean Monahan scored twice and Mark Giordano had a goal for Calgary. Elias Lindholm was credited with three assists while Johnny Gaudreau collected two helpers. David Rittich stopped 21 shots for the Flames, who have lost three straight games and four of five outings (1-3-1) to drop out of the top spot in the Western Conference.

Bruins 6, Blackhawks 3

Brad Marchand had a goal and three assists, David Krejci added two goals and an assist, and Boston ripped visiting Chicago, which had its seven-game win streak snapped. Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen each added a goal and two assists for the Bruins, Peter Cehlarik had a goal, and Patrice Bergeron contributed two assists. Boston increased its point streak to eight games (5-0-3) and completed a regular-season sweep of the Blackhawks. Alex DeBrincat, Duncan Keith and Erik Gustafsson scored for Chicago, but goaltender Collin Delia gave up six goals on 37 shots. Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask made 23 saves.

Flyers 5, Wild 4

James van Riemsdyk scored twice, including the go-ahead

goal on a power play with 4:29 left in the third period, and Philadelphia rallied for a victory in Saint Paul, Minn. Van Riemsdyk, who had a hat trick during a 7-4 win over Minnesota last month, helped the Flyers bounce back after their 9-0-1 run ended with a 4-1 home loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Desperate to move into playoff position in the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia trailed 3-1 after one period but evened the score heading to the second intermission. Jared Spurgeon (goal, two assists) gave the Wild a 4-3 lead early in the final period before Claude Giroux tied the game and van Riemsdyk won it.

Coyotes 5, Golden Knights 2

Nick Cousins and Richard Panik each had a goal and an assist, and Darcy Kuemper made 41 saves to lead Arizona to a win in Las Vegas. Alex Galchenyuk, Josh Archibald and Jordan Oesterle also scored goals for Arizona, which moved within four points of the Wild for the second Western Conference wild-card spot with its second straight win. Derek Stepan added a pair of assists. Nate Schmidt and Brandon Pirri scored for Vegas, which tied its franchise record with its fourth straight home loss. MarcAndre Fleury finished with 21 saves for the Golden Knights, who have won just four times in their past 12 games.

Blue Jackets 3, Capitals 0

Anthony Duclair, Nick Foligno and Artemi Panarin each scored once as Columbus defeated visiting Washington. The Blue Jackets won with their defense against the Capitals, who looked tired at times, playing their second game in two nights while starting a six-game road trip. Columbus held a 32-20 edge in shots, and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made all 20 stops. The Blue Jackets allowed only four shots in the first period and three more in the second, holding a 24-7 edge in shots through two before the Capitals got some more pressure in a the third period.— Reuters