Marchment, Pavelski lead Dallas past Colorado
Mason Marchment and Joe Pavelski ended careerlong goal droughts as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 on Saturday.
Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, including a late empty-netter, and Miro Heiskanen, Radek Faksa and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who lead the Central Division and are 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Marchment went 32 games without a goal since tallying an empty-netter on Dec. 13, 37 games without shooting a puck past a goaltender. Pavelski ended an 18-game drought a.
The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost two consecutive games in regulation and allowed seven goals in each, not done by the franchise since the 1989-90 Quebec Nordiques.
BRUINS 4, RANGERS 2 >> Trade deadline acquisition Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his debut, helping NHL-leading Boston beat New York.
Charlie Coyle, Tomas Nosek, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron scored as the Bruins won their 10th straight and improved 262-3 at home.
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Rookie Jack Quinn scored during Buffalo's three-goal second period in a win over struggling Tampa Bay.
Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Tyson Jost and Vinnie Hinostroza also scored for Buffalo, which matched its win total (32) from last year.
The Lightning dropped to 0-3-1 in their past four to mark the team's longest skid since losing four straight a year ago.
ISLANDERS 4, RED WINGS 1 >> Anders Lee scored two of his team's four thirdperiod goals, helping New York handed Detroit its fifth straight loss.
PANTHERS 4, PENGUINS 1 >> Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Sam Bennett scored in his return to the lineup and Florida stopped Pittsburgh's four-game win streak.
The Penguins lead the Panthers by three points in the race for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
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Travis Hamonic and Tim Stutzle each scored twice and Ottawa beat Columbus for its fifth straight win.
Trade deadline acquisition Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist for the Senators.
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Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shorthanded goals 44 seconds apart in the third period and Thatcher Demko stopped 36 shot as Vancouver beat Toronto.