
Aleksander Barkov scored on a breakaway 2:04 into overtime, lifting Florida to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night and giving interim coach Tom Rowe his first victory with the Panthers.
Florida, playing its second game with Rowe, had lost its last two games. Detroit was 3-0-1 after losing four straight and nine of 11.
The Red Wings went ahead 1:23 into the game when Henrik Zetterberg scored on their first shot, ending a six-game drought. But they struggled on offense the rest of the night.
Blues 5, Lightning 4
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored three goals and Kevin Shattenkirk added two as St. Louis earned its third straight win.
The Blues have won six straight at home. Jake Allen made 22 saves while improving to 12-3-3.
Sabres 4, Rangers 3
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel scored two goals in the third period, and the Sabres earned their second straight victory.
Penguins 6, Stars 2
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, leading the Penguins to the win.
Crosby scored his league leading 16th goal in the second period and assisted on Conor Sheary’s sixth as Pittsburgh scored three goals in the final 4 minutes. Eric Fehr’s third of the season was the 100th of his career and Patric Hornqvist’s seventh came on the power play.
Blackhawks 4, Devils 3, OT
CHICAGO (AP) — Marian Hossa scored his team-leading 12th goal through a screen at 1:31 of overtime, lifting the Blackhawks to the win.
Blue Jackets 3, Avalanche 2
DENVER (AP) — Boone Jenner scored the winning goal with 11:03 remaining, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots and the Blue Jackets beat the slumping Avalanche.
Kings 4, Coyotes 3
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Trevor Lewis scored off a turnover with 4:05 left and Los Angeles held on for the win.
Jordan Nolan scored his first two goals of the season for the Kings, and Anze Kopitar added two assists to help Los Angeles win for the sixth time in seven games. Jeff Zatkoff made 25 saves.
Ducks 3, Canucks 1
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Ondrej Kase scored his first NHL goal, John Gibson made 27 saves and the Ducks earned their third consecutive victory.
Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano also scored for Anaheim (12-8-4).
Islanders 3, Capitals 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shane Prince, Brock Nelson and Jason Chimera produced three goals in less than 4 1/2 minutes of the third period, leading the Islanders to their first threegame winning streak of the season.
Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves for his first shutout of the season and 40th of his NHL career.
Flyers 3, Senators 2, OT
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux scored his second goal of the game 40 seconds into overtime, sending Philadelphia to the road win.
Oilers 6, Jets 3
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Letestu and Leon Draisaitl each had two goals and an assist, powering Edmonton to the victory.
The Oilers went 3 for 4 on the power play, including Letestu’s goals. Patrick Maroon and Benoit Pouliot also scored, and Connor McDavid had three assists.
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