Kings tie it with late score, win in overtime at Boston

Trevor Moore tied the game with 26 seconds left in regulation, and Andreas Athanasiou scored on a breakaway in overtime on Monday night to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Bruins at Boston.

Boston never trailed in regulation, taking a 2-1 lead into the third period thanks to a goal and an assist from Craig Smith.

But with the goalie pulled in the final minute, the Kings won a faceoff in the offensive zone and Moore slid home a rebound to tie it. Cal Petersen stopped 30 shots and Blake Lizotte also scored for the Kings, who have won eight of their last 10 games.

Smith scored to break a second-period tie, and Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots for Boston, which had won seven of eight games. Smith also assisted on Trent Frederic's first-period goal that gave Boston an 1-0 lead.

But Lizotte tied it just over a minute later. PANTHERS 6, SABRES 1 >> Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists, and Florida cruised at Buffalo to win its third straight game. Anthony Duclair added a goal and an assist. Noel Acciari, Carter Verhaeghe, and Patric Hornqvist also scored during a four-goal second period.

MAPLE LEAFS 5, BLUE JACKETS 4 >> Auston Matthews became the first player to score 40 goals this season, Petr Mrazek made 31 saves and Toronto Maple Leafs held on to win at Columbus. Matthews and linemates Mitch Marner and Michael Bunting each had a goal and an assist, and llya Mikheyev and Alexander Kerfoot also scored as Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak. T.J. Brodie had two assists.

AVALANCHE 5, ISLANDERS 4 >> Cale Makar had two goals and an assist, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, and Colorado held off New York to snap a two-game skid. J.T. Compher and Devon Toews also scored for the Avalanche, who led 5-1 midway through the third and ran out the clock on New York's rally.