UNDATED (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes sit just one point off the NHL’s Central Division lead after defeating the first-place Panthers.
Vincent Trocheck scored a power-play goal and had an assist as the Hurricanes downed the Panthers, 5-2. Jordan Staal scored twice, including the tiebreaking tally with 11:08 remaining. Aleksander Barkov scored both goals for the Panthers, who ended a six-game winning streak and fell to 18-1-1 when leading after two periods.
Meanwhile, the Lightning’s recent struggles have continued in a 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets. Zac Dalpe scored for the first time in 4 1/2 years and Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves as Columbus sent the Bolts to their fifth loss in seven games.
Max Domi and Jack Roslovic each had a goal and an assist for the Jackets.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Islanders were 1-0 winners over Washington to pull into a first-place tie with the Capitals in the East Division. Brock Nelson scored with just under seven minutes left and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the Isles improved to 16-1-2 at Nassau Coliseum. Varlamov earned his fourth shutout this season and the 31st of his career.
— The Rangers clobbered the Penguins, 8-4 as Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists and Adam Fox had a goal and two assists. It was the first time in 11 years that the Blueshirts had eight different players score in the same game. Igor Shesterkin made 42 saves for New York, which is 3-0-1 in its last four.
— Brad Marchand’s short-handed goal midway through the third period led the Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Flyers. Boston forward Patrice Bergeron recorded a hat trick and reached 900 career points. Jeremy Swayman made his NHL debut and became the fourth goalie to play for the Bruins this season, making 40 saves.
— The Predators earned a 3-2 win over the Red Wings on shootout goals by Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi. Mikael Granlund and Luke Kunin scored for Nashville and Juuse Saros made 25 saves. The Predators have won eight of their last nine to move into fourth place in the Central Division.
— Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks in a 4-2 decision over the Stars. Kirby Dach, Dominik Kubilik and Alex DeBrincat also scored in Chicago’s first win in three games. The Hawks saw a 3-0, third-period lead shrink to 3-2 before Kevin Lankinen stopped a shot in the slot with 93 seconds to play.
— David Backes and Nicolas Deslauriers each had a goal and an assist as the Ducks whipped the Sharks, 5-1 to end San Jose’s four-game winning streak. Adam Henrique, Isac Lundestrom and Max Comtois also scored for Anaheim, which had lost three in a row. John Gibson made 34 saves.
— Defenseman Rasmus Dahlin scored and set up the winning goal by Casey Mittelstadt as the Sabres downed the Devils, 5-3 to snap a 10-game road winless streak. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves to beat the Devils for the fourth time this season. Ramus Asplund, Brandon Montour and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored for the Sabres, who recently snapped an 18-game winless streak.
