DETROIT — Nikita Kucherov scored his second goal of the game with 1:10 left to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
Captain Steven Stamkos and defenseman Nikita Nesterov also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won 5 of 8 (5-2-1). Vladislav Namestnikov had two assists and Ben Bishop made 25 saves.
Stamkos left the game in the middle of the first period after limping off the ice favoring his right leg after a collision with the Red Wings’ Gustav Nyquist along the boards.
HURRICANES 1, SHARKS 0: Joakim Nordstrom scored with 9:12 left, Cam Ward made 22 saves in his first shutout in over a year and Carolina beat visiting San Jose.
BLUE JACKETS 2, CAPITALS 1: Cam Atkinson scored 37 seconds into overtime as Columbus rallied to win at home.
Atkinson buried a wrister off a faceoff from the right circle past Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer to win it and extend Columbus’ home winning streak to six.
MAPLE LEAFS 6, PREDATORS 2: James van Riemsdyk scored three goals and Tyler Bozak had four assists, helping Toronto win at home.
PANTHERS 4, CANADIENS 3: Aaron Ekblad broke his stick on an awkward slap shot that sneaked by goalie Carey Price in overtime, helping Florida win at Montreal.
SENATORS 3, FLYERS 2: Erik Karlsson scored the only goal of the shootout to lift Ottawa to a win at Philadelphia.
Mark Stone and Kyle Turris scored in regulation for the Senators, who have won 3 of 4. Craig Anderson had 33 saves through overtime and stopped all five Flyers attempts in the shootout.
FLAMES 1, WILD 0: Johnny Gaudreau’s goal early in the first period held up and Chad Johnson stopped 27 shots as visiting Calgary ended a four-game skid.
BLUES 4, SABRES 1: Jaden Schwartz and Kyle Brodziak scored early in the third period as St. Louis won at home to snap a three-game losing streak.
JETS 4, BLACKHAWKS 0: Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season, rookie Patrik Laine scored his NHL-leading 12th goal and Winnipeg beat visiting Chicago.
DEVILS 2, STARS 1: Adam Henrique scored 44 seconds into overtime as New Jersey won at Dallas.
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