Boston tops Tampa Bay, slides ahead of Lightning

Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins took over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-2 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

The Bruins have 107 points and lead Tampa Bay by a point. For the first time since Oct. 18, a team other than the Lightning leads the Eastern Conference. KINGS 4, COYOTES 2 » Jeff Carter completed a hat trick by scoring with 4:25 left, and Los Angeles opened up a two-point lead over Anaheim for third place in the Pacific Division. PENGUINS 4, DEVILS 3 » Sidney Crosby batted his own rebound out of the air and into the net 19 seconds into overtime to give Pittsburgh the win. Crosby extended his goal- scoring streak to five games. WILD 5, STARS 2 » Matt Dumba scored on a power play and had two assists in Minnesota’s three-goal second period in the victory over fading Dallas. The Stars are five points behind current wild-card spot holders St. Louis and Anaheim with four games remaining. BLACKHAWKS 6, JETS 2 » Emergency goaltender Scott Foster played the final 14 minutes after Chicago lost Anton Forsberg and Collin Delia to injuries, closing out the victory over Winnipeg. COLLEGE STAR PICKS KINGS » The Los Angeles Kings agreed to terms with coveted free-agent defenseman Daniel Brickley. Brickley had 10 goals and 25 assists in 40 games this season as a junior at Minnesota State. Brickley was an unrestricted free agent because he went undrafted, and several teams competed for his services. He considered Detroit and San Jose before choosing Los Angeles. PREDATORS GET BOOST» The Nashville Predators already sit atop the NHL standings, and now they’ve added another offensive boost before the playoffs. General manager David Poile announced that the team signed forward Eeli Tolvanen of Finland, the 30th pick overall last year, to a contract.