Bruins edge past Sabres
Rask stops 31 shots for Boston, which wins its 4th straight
Chris Wagner and David Backes scored, Tuukka Rask stopped 31 shots and the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 Saturday night for their fourth straight victory.
Boston won three of four games in the season series against Buffalo.
Rask was looking for his first shutout of the season, but former Bruins’ defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen beat him with a wrist shot on the glove side with 2:38 left in regulation.
Sabres star Jack Eichel missed his second straight game with an upper-body injury.
Linus Ullmark made 39 saves for Buffalo, which has won just once in its past five games.
Islanders 4, Blues 3: Jordan Eberle and Johnny Boychuk scored 11 seconds apart in the third period to help New York rally over St. Louis. Anders Lee and Matt Martin also scored for the Islanders, who won their season-high sixth in a row and ninth in 10 games. Robin Lehner stopped 29 shots for his seventh consecutive win.
Blue Jackets 4, Panthers 3 (OT): Seth Jones scored 18 seconds into overtime and Columbus defeated Florida. Brandon Dubinsky, Josh Anderson and Anthony Duclair also scored for the Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves. The Blue Jackets have won seven of their past nine games.
Maple Leafs 5, Canucks 0: Michael Hutchinson stopped 28 shots for his first shutout in more than two years, Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists, and Toronto beat Vancouver. John Tavares, Andreas Johnsson, Trevor Moore and Igor Ozhiganov also scored as the Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid.
Predators 4, Canadiens 1: Craig Smith scored two goals and Nashville defeated Montreal. Mattias Ekholm and Viktor Arvidsson also scored for Nashville. P.K. Subban had two assists. Juuse Saros stopped 27 shots.
Flames 3, Flyers 2 (OT): TJ Brodie scored 1:59 into overtime, sending Calgary to a victory over Philadelphia. Matthew Tkachuk tied it at 2 with 4:17 left in regulation, and then assisted on Brodie’s fifth of the season. Johnny Gaudreau scored his 24th goal for the Flames, whose 56 points are tops in the Western Conference. Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia. Wild 4, Senators 3: Jared Spurgeon scored twice to lead Minnesota to the victory. Jordan Greenway and Zach Parise also scored for the Wild (20-17-3). Devan Dubnyk stopped 24 shots.
Note: The four coaches for this month’s NHL All-star Game will be Paul Maurice of Winnipeg, Todd Reirden of Washington, Jon Cooper of Tampa Bay and Bill Peters of Calgary.