UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers are making a habit out of erasing three-goal deficits.
The Panthers trailed 4-1 for the second straight game before defeating the Sabres, 7-4. The rally came two days after the Cats turned a 4-1, third-period deficit into a 5-4 win over Washington.
Anton Lundell scored twice, including the go-ahead goal that helped the Panthers improve to 16-4-3. Aaron Ekblad provided two goals and an assist, while Sam Reinhart and Jonathan Huberdeau each had a goal and three assists.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Jason Robertson scored 68 seconds in and added the go-ahead goal late in the second period of the Stars’ sixth win in a row, 3-2 versus the Blue Jackets. Tyler Seguin also scored for Dallas. Joe Pavelski and Jani Hakanpaa had two assists apiece. The Stars have outscored their opponents 21-7 during the winning streak.
— Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist as the Wild dumped the Devils, 5-2. Ryan Hartman had a goal and two assists for Minnesota, which has scored a league-high 64 goals in 15 games since Nov. 2. Rem Pitlick and Dmitry Kulikov also scored in the victory.
— The Bruins were 2-0 winners at Nashville behind Jeremy Swayman’s 42-save performance. Jake DeBrusk scored the first goal a day after demanding a trade, beating Jusse Saros on a power play. Brandon Carlo also scored in Boston’s second win in three games.
— Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. Norris pushed in a rebound with 5:54 left and the Senators hung on for their league-low fifth victory of the season. Anton Forsberg made 47 saves for Ottawa.
— Victor Hedman supplied a tiebreaking, power-play goal while the Lightning scored three straight in the third period of a 4-2 victory over the Blues. Hedman finished with two goals and an assist for Tampa Bay, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves. Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli also tallied for the Bolts.
— Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 25 shots and blanked Alex Ovechkin in the shootout as the Blackhawks dumped the Capitals, 4-3. Patrick Kane furnished the lone shootout goal and Seth Jones tied it midway through the third period. Jones and Alex DeBrincat each finished with a goal and an assist to help Chicago drop Washington to 0-7 in games decided after regulation.
— The Sharks handed the Islanders their ninth consecutive loss as William Karlsson tallied 39 seconds into overtime to complete San Jose’s 2-1 victory. Nick Bonino also scored and Timo Meier had two assists for the Sharks, who have won three straight and five of six. The Isles had lost eight straight in regulation and are winless in their first five games in UBS Arena.
— Cale Makar notched the tiebreaking goal in the second period of Colorado’s 4-1 decision over the Canadiens. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist as the Avalanche rebounded from Wednesday’s 8-3 loss at Toronto. Andre Burakovsky and Gabriel Landeskog also scored and Jonas Johansson made 19 saves for the Avs.
— Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic furnished power-play goals in the Flames’ fourth straight win, 3-2 at Los Angeles. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal, Jacob Markstrom made 40 saves and the Flames improved to a league-leading 10-2-2 on the road.
Binnington in COVID protocol, Blues using emergency backup
UNDATED (AP) — St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington has entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. General manager Doug Armstrong said Binnington tested positive for the coronavirus, though it was not clear if Binnington had any symptoms.
Binnington joins forward Tyler Bozak as Blues players in protocol.
In other NHL news:
— The Sabres have addressed their goaltending depth by acquiring Malcolm Subban from the Blackhawks for future considerations. The move became necessary when goaltender Dustin Tokarski was placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Subban had a 2-2-1 record and 3.38 goals-against average in five AHL games this season.
