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Devils 3, Canucks 2 Everyone knows Taylor Hall can score and set up teammates. He also showed he can deliver a devastating hit on Tuesday night. Hall had a goal, assisted on a go-ahead tally by Kyle Palmieri and delivered a crushing check that knocked Vancouver defenseman Philip Larsen out of the game to lift New Jersey over the Canucks. Hall’s second-period hit caused Larsen to be taken off the ice on a stretcher and driven to a hospital for observation. The Canucks said he was alert and had a full range of motion leaving the ice. “I’m looking to make contact there, but I never want to see a guy laying on the ice like that,” Hall said. “I only know how to play the game one way and you’ve got to play it hard. I feel terrible. He’s a former teammate of mine. I would have loved to make a hit there and continue the play. I hope he’s all right.” No penalty was called on the play. Vancouver coach Willie Desjardins had no update on Larsen’s condition, and he did not know if the 27-year-old would remain in the hospital overnight. “You always have a problem with a hit when one of your guys gets hit hard,” Desjardins said. “It doesn’t even matter if it’s a clean hit. You still have a problem when a guy gets hit that hard.” Hall felt he was doing his job. “It makes me feel a little bit better that everyone was saying it was a clean hit and the referees agreed,” Hall said. “In that sense, I don’t have any regrets with what I did. I try to keep all my extremities in close, and I just wanted to make contact chest to chest. Sometimes it doesn’t work out like that.” Defenseman Ben Lovejoy also scored and Cory Schneider made 22 saves as New Jersey remained the NHL’s only team not to lose at home in regulation. This is the first time the Devils have gone 10 home games without losing in regulation — they began 8-0-1 in 1987-88. This was also their first win in regulation in the last 11 games. Daniel Sedin scored a second-period power-play goal with the Canucks on a two-man advantage, and he set up his brother, Henrik, early in the third period when Vancouver closed the deficit to a goal.

Flyers 3, Panthers 2 (OT)

Jakub Voracek scored with 8.6 seconds left in overtime after Wayne Simmonds had two goals in regulation, leading Philadelphia to its sixth straight victory. Steve Mason made 42 saves to help the Flyers to their longest winning streak in five years. Mason, who earned the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday, won his fifth straight start. Aleksander Barkov and Jussi Jokinen scored for Florida. Mason turned aside Florida’s best chance in overtime when he denied Aaron Ekblad’s slap shot from close range.

Sabres 4, Oilers 3 (OT)

Rasmus Ristolainen scored from the left circle 57 seconds into overtime, and Buffalo beat Edmonton. The Sabres scored twice in a span of 86 seconds, with Evander Kane forcing overtime by scoring with 29 seconds left in regulation. Kane had two goals and Brian Gionta also scored as Buffalo rallied after squandering a 2-0 first-period lead.