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Chicago • Marian Hossa scored his team-leading 12th goal through a screen at 1:31 of overtime to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Hossa's shot through traffic from high in the slot beat Cory Schneider on the glove side, moments after New Jersey's Mike Cammalleri hit the post on a prime chance against Chicago's Corey Crawford.
New Jersey's Travis Zajac scored his third goal of the game at 8:49 of the third to tie it 3-all after scores by Chicago's Artem Anisimov and Niklas Hjalmarsson late in the second period had put the Blackhawks ahead.
Marcus Kruger also connected for Western Conference-leading Chicago to end a 22-game drought as the Blackhawks won their second straight and played beyond regulation for third consecutive time. They are 3-0-1 in their past four.
Panthers 2, Red Wings 1 • In Detroit, Aleksander Barkov scored on a breakaway 2:04 into overtime, lifting Florida over Detroit and giving interim coach Tom Rowe his first victory with the Panthers.
Florida, playing its second game with Rowe, had lost its past two games. Detroit was 3-0-1 after losing four straight and nine of 11.
Blues 5, Lightning 4 • In St. Louis, Vladimir Tarasenko scored three goals and Kevin Shattenkirk added two as St. Louis earned its third straight win.
Sabres 4, Rangers 3 • In Buffalo, N.Y., Jack Eichel scored two goals in the third period, and the Sabres earned their second straight victory.
Penguins 6, Stars 2 • In Pittsburgh, Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, leading the Penguins to the win.
Islanders 3, Capitals 0 • In Washington, 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 three-game winning streak of the season.
Bruins 2, Hurricanes 1, SO • In Boston, Ryan Spooner and David Pastrnak scored in a shootout, lifting Boston to the win.
Flyers 3, Senators 2, OT • In Ottawa, Ontario, Claude Giroux scored his second goal of the game 40 seconds into overtime, sending Philadelphia to the road win.
Blue Jackets 3, Avalanche 2 • In Denver, Boone Jenner scored the winning goal with 11:03 remaining, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots and Columbus beat slumping Colorado. —
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 23 16 5 2 34 68 50
Ottawa 24 14 8 2 30 57 59
Boston 24 13 10 1 27 57 54
Tampa Bay 25 13 11 1 27 75 70
Florida 24 12 10 2 26 60 61
Detroit 24 11 10 3 25 58 61
Toronto 23 10 9 4 24 70 74
Buffalo 23 9 9 5 23 48 60
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 25 16 8 1 33 91 63
Pittsburgh 24 14 7 3 31 75 72
Columbus 22 13 5 4 30 70 50
Washington 22 13 7 2 28 57 51
Philadelphia 25 12 10 3 27 80 82
New Jersey 23 10 7 6 26 58 62
Carolina 23 9 9 5 23 55 61
N.Y. Islanders 23 9 10 4 22 59 67
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 25 16 6 3 35 72 63
St. Louis 24 14 7 3 31 67 67
Nashville 22 11 8 3 25 65 57
Minnesota 22 11 8 3 25 62 47
Dallas 25 9 10 6 24 63 85
Winnipeg 26 11 13 2 24 69 78
Colorado 22 9 12 1 19 49 66
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 24 14 9 1 29 58 50
Edmonton 25 13 10 2 28 76 66
Anaheim 23 11 8 4 26 59 55
Los Angeles 23 12 10 1 25 58 58
Calgary 26 11 13 2 24 60 77
Vancouver 23 10 11 2 22 54 70
Arizona 21 8 10 3 19 51 65
Thursday's games
Boston 2, Carolina 1, SO
Buffalo 4, N.Y. Rangers 3
Pittsburgh 6, Dallas 2
N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 0
Florida 2, Detroit 1, OT
Philadelphia 3, Ottawa 2, OT
St. Louis 5, Tampa Bay 4
Edmonton 6, Winnipeg 3
Chicago 4, New Jersey 3, OT
Columbus 3, Colorado 2
Los Angeles at Arizona, late
Anaheim at Vancouver, late