Bruins beat Islanders in shootout
Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak each scored in a shootout to give the Bruins a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in Boston on Tuesday night.
DeBrusk also had two goals and an assist in regulation, and Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston, improving his record to 17-1. The Bruins are 15-0-1 at TD Garden, including the NHL-record 14 straight victories to open a season at home that was halted last week.
Casey Cizikas, Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson each had a goal for the Islanders, and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves before the shootout.
Lightning 6, Kraken 2: Corey Perry, Brayden Point and Ross Colton scored 3:23 apart in the second period, Nikita Kucherov had three assists and host Tampa Bay beat Seattle for its 11th win in 14 games. Steven Stamkos extended his point streak to 14 games (nine goals, 12 assists) with his third-period goal.
Stars 4, Devils 1: Roope Hintz scored the go-ahead goal with three seconds left in the second period and backup Scott Wedgewood made 35 saves against his former team as visiting Dallas sent New Jersey to its third straight loss. With both teams playing their second game in two nights, Hintz snapped a 1-1 tie with his 13th goal of the season off a scrum in the crease in front of netminder Akira Schmid. Sabres 6, Kings 0: Tage Thompson scored two third-period power-play goals to reach 23 goals on the season, and Craig Anderson stopped 40 shots for host Buffalo. Victor Olofsson and JJ Peterka scored goals 13 seconds apart midway through the final frame, and Alex Tuch and Peyton Krebs also scored during a six-goal third-period outburst. The shutout was Anderson’s first in two seasons since joining the Sabres, and 43rd of his career.
Maple Leafs 7, Ducks 0: Alexander Kerfoot scored twice, Mitch Marner had two assists to extend his point streak to 23 games and Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves for his second straight shutout as host Toronto thumped last-place Anaheim.
Hurricanes 1, Red Wings 0: Brady Skjei scored the game’s only goal on a power play at 17:20 of the first period and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves for visiting Carolina.
Panthers 4, Blue Jackets 0: Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots against his former team and host Florida got goals from Brandon Montour, Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart.