NHL THURSDAY’S GAMES
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BRUINS 4, Penguins 1 : Anders Bjork’s pass deflected off a defender’s rear end and Sean Kuraly’s leg to break a secondperiod tie and lift Boston.
Rangers 3, SABRES 2 (OT) : No. 1 draft pick Alexis Lafreniere scored his first career goal 2:47 into overtime to lead the Rangers over the Sabres.
Flyers 3, DEVILS 1 : Carter Hart made 33 saves and fourth-line forward Michael Raffl scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period for Philadelphia.
Islanders at CAPITALS 6, Islanders 3 : Zdeno Chara scored for the first time with his new team to cap a five-goal second period for Washington.
HURRICANES 1, Lightning 0 (OT) : Martin Necas beat Andrei Vasilevskiy at 1:12 of overtime to help the Hurricanes beat the Lightning.
BLUE JACKETS 3, Panthers 2 (SO) : Alexandre Texier slickly beat Chris Driedger five-hole in the fourth round of a shootout to lift Columbus.
CANADIENS 4, Flames 2 : Carey Price made 23 saves, Brendan Gallagher, Shea Weber, Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli scored and Montreal beat Calgary.
Kings at WILD, late : Carl Grundstrom and Kurtis MacDermid scored, and Calvin Peterson made 32 saves as the Kings held on to beat the Wild 2-1 on Tuesday.
Red Wings at STARS, late : Jason Dickinson scored 1:32 into overtime and the Stars won a third straight home game to start their delayed season, beating the Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday.
Sharks at AVALANCHE, late : Brandon Saad scored twice, one in a three-goal flurry at the end of the first period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Ducks at COYOTES, late : John Gibson stopped 31 shots for his second shutout in four starts and the Ducks beat the Coyotes 1-0 on Tuesday night.
Maple Leafs at OILERS, late : Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and three assists and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 on Tuesday night.
Senators at CANUCKS, late : J.T. Miller had two goals and an assist and the Canucks handed the Senators their sixth straight loss, 5-1 Wednesday night.
Blues at GOLDEN KNIGHTS, ppd.