Lightning get 9th in a row

Yanni Gourde scored a short-handed goal and Andrei Vasilevskiy finished with 29 saves to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to their ninth straight victory, 3-1 over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.

Tampa Bay also won its 10th in a row at home.

Vasilevskiy improved to 18-0-2 in his past 20 starts.

Gourde, who ended a 35game drought on Tuesday, scored the winner on a short-handed breakaway at 13:01 of the second period, beating Smith with a backhander over the shoulder.

Devils 4, Red Wings 1 —

Wayne Simmonds scored twice in a four-goal third period outburst for New Jersey. Andy Greene and Jesper Bratt also scored in the four-minute barrage as the Devils posted only their third win (3-20-0) when trailing after two periods.

Flyers 6, Panthers 2 —

James van Riemsdyk had a goal and two assists for the Flyers. Justin Braun had three assists and Matt Niskanen had two as the Flyers improved to 9-3-1 in their past 12 games.

Stars 3, Maple Leafs 2 —

Tyler Seguin snapped a 17game goal drought, and Ben Bishop made 27 saves for Dallas (33-19-5), which earned its third straight victory. Toronto (30-20-8) dropped to 2-3-1 over its last six. Auston Matthews scored his 41st goal for the Maple Leafs, and Zach Hyman got his 17th.

Sabres 4, Blue Jackets 3 —

Rookie Victor Olofsson scored his second goal of the game 2:44 into overtime. Jack Eichel had a goal and and two assists.

Senators 3, Coyotes 2 —

Marcus Hogberg made 32 saves and the Senators snapped a six-game winless streak.

Predators 5, Islanders 0 —

Craig Smith scored three times, and Juuse Saros made 31 saves for Nashville.

Rocco Grimaldi had a goal and an assist and Mattias Ekholm also scored.