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Edmonton, Alberta • Connor McDavid scored the winning goal in overtime as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth game in a row, 4-3 over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.
McDavid, who also had two assists in the game, got a breakaway late in overtime and got the puck away with 2.6 seconds left. Florida's James Reimer made the glove save, but the puck was ruled to be across the line via video review.
Zack Kassian, Mark Letestu and Jordan Eberle also scored for the Oilers, who have their longest winning streak since December 2015.
Vincent Trocheck, Michael Sgarbossa and Greg McKegg had goals for the Panthers, who have lost two straight.
Red Wings 6, Bruins 5, SO • In Detroit, Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen scored in a shootout, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a comeback win over the Boston Bruins.
The Red Wings rallied from 3-0 and 4-1 deficits in the first period, and with 3:04 remaining in regulation, Gustav Nyquist scored to pull them into a tie.
In the shootout, Tuukka Rask and Petr Mrazek stopped the first shots they faced before Vanek scored for the Red Wings and Brad Marchand countered with a goal for the Bruins. Nielsen, who like Vanek joined the team last summer as a free agent, scored on the team's third attempt and Vatrano missed the net with a chance to extend the 1-on-1 duels.
Jets 6, Coyotes 3 • In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves in his season debut, and the Winnipeg Jets halted a four-game losing streak with goals from six players.
It was Pavelec's first NHL game this season after the veteran goalie was sent to the American Hockey League's Manitoba Moose at the end of training camp. The 29-year-old Pavelec was recalled Tuesday to start instead of Connor Hellebuyck and Michael Hutchinson, who each struggled during the team's winless skid (0-3-1).
Josh Morrissey, Blake Wheeler, Andrew Copp, Shawn Matthais, Jacob Trouba and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who started a four-game homestand.
Arizona's Mike Smith stopped 29 of the 35 shots he faced before being replaced by Louis Domingue following Winnipeg's sixth goal midway through the third period.
Penguins 4, Canadiens 1 • In Montreal, Eric Fehr and Jake Guentzel scored in the second period to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Montreal Canadiens.
Defensemen Ian Cole and Olli Maatta also scored for Pittsburgh, which won its second game in a row after a three-game skid.
Sven Andrighetto scored for Montreal, which lost its second straight and has only two wins in its last six games.
Penguins goalie Matt Martin was back in form after Monday's wild 8-7 win over Washington, making 19 saves. But Carey Price's woes continued; he allowed three or more goals for the eighth time in 10 games. —
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal 46 27 13 6 60 139 117
Boston 48 23 19 6 52 122 123
Ottawa 42 23 15 4 50 111 111
Toronto 42 21 13 8 50 132 123
Florida 46 20 18 8 48 108 127
Tampa Bay 46 21 20 5 47 126 135
Detroit 45 20 19 6 46 118 132
Buffalo 44 17 18 9 43 104 124
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Columbus 43 30 9 4 64 145 96
Washington 44 29 9 6 64 138 94
Pittsburgh 44 28 11 5 61 157 132
N.Y. Rangers 45 28 16 1 57 158 123
Philadelphia 46 22 18 6 50 132 148
Carolina 44 21 16 7 49 122 121
New Jersey 46 19 18 9 47 105 132
N.Y. Islanders 42 17 17 8 42 120 128
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Minnesota 43 28 10 5 61 141 96
Chicago 47 28 14 5 61 132 120
St. Louis 45 23 17 5 51 128 135
Nashville 44 20 17 7 47 119 115
Dallas 46 19 19 8 46 126 144
Winnipeg 48 21 23 4 46 135 148
Colorado 42 13 28 1 27 86 143
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim 47 25 13 9 59 125 117
Edmonton 46 24 15 7 55 131 122
San Jose 44 26 16 2 54 117 102
Calgary 47 24 20 3 51 124 127
Los Angeles 44 22 18 4 48 111 110
Vancouver 46 21 19 6 48 112 130
Arizona 44 13 25 6 32 94 143
Wednesday's games
Pittsburgh 4, Montreal 1
Winnipeg 6, Arizona 3
Detroit 6, Boston 5, SO
Florida at Edmonton, late
San Jose at Los Angeles, late
Thursday's games
Ottawa at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Dallas at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at St. Louis, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Calgary, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.