Lightning win with Point's 3 goals, 3 assists NHL standings

Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Ni- kita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night.

Steven Stamkos and Anthony Duclair also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy fin- ished with 25 saves as the host Lightning came back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2. Tampa Bay holds the top wild card in the Eastern Conference — four points ahead of the New York Islanders and Detroit, who are tied for the second wild card. HURRICANES 4, PANTHERS 0 >> Evgeny Kuznetsov had his first goal as a member of the Hurricanes and Frederik Anderson recorded his first shutout in more than a year as Carolina beat visiting Florida.

MAPLE LEAFS 6, FLYERS 2 >> Tyler Bertuzzi scored the first of three first-period goals for Toronto that helped chase goalie Samuel Ersson, and scored three more in the third in a win at Philadelphia.

BRUINS 2, MONTREAL 1, OT >> Jake DeBrusk scored 25 seconds into overtime, and Boston won at Montreal. DeBrusk was set up by Bruins captain Brad Marchand, ending a high-energy night at the Bell Centre. It was DeBrusk's 16th goal of the season.

DEVILS 6, STARS 2 >> Dawson Mercer, Timo Meier and Tomas Nosek all scored within 2 1/2 minutes early in the second period and New Jersey broke open a close game for a win at Dallas. Jake Allen allowed two goals on Dallas' first three shots on goal but went unscathed afterward to finish with 35 saves, some from point-blank range, in his first start for New Jersey since being acquired from Montreal last week.

SABRES 4, ISLANDERS 0 >>

Ukko-Pekko Luukkonen stopped 21 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, and Buffalo beat visiting New York Ito match a season high with its third straight win.

COYOTES 4, RED WINGS 1 >>

Rookie Logan Cooley had a short-handed goal in the first period, Michael Carcone broke a tie midway through the second and the Arizona won at Detroit. Connor Ingram made 28 stops for Arizona, which also beat Detroit 4-0 last week.

PENGUINS 6, SHARKS 3 >>

John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and Pittsburgh pulled away from San Jose for a win at home.

BLUE JACKETS 3, SENATORS 2, SO >> Claude Giroux scored in regulation and the shootout, leading Ottawa to a come-from-behind victory at Columbus.