UNDATED (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning have regained sole possession of first place in the NHL’s division, two points ahead of Carolina and Florida.
The Lightning earned a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks as rookie Ross Colton broke a third-period tie with his second career goal. Victor Hedman, Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde also scored to support Andrei Vasilevskiy, who stopped 19 shots in his 10th consecutive win.
Juuse Saros stopped 40 shots and the Predators beat the Panthers for the first time in four games, 2-1. Jarnkok’s second goal of the game gave Nashville a 2-1 lead at 1:17 of the third.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers, who had won four in a row.
Seth Jones scored his second goal with 50.4 seconds left in the clock in overtime to give the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. Kevin Stenlund scored in regulation for the Blue Jackets, and Oliver Bjorkstrand assisted on all three goals.
Sebastian Aho scored twice for the Hurricanes, who lost their second straight after an eight-game winning streak.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Flyers coughed up a 3-0 lead before Oscar Lindblom scored his second goal of the game with 2:22 left to give them a 4-3 triumph over the Islanders. The Flyers won in regulation for only the second time in their last 10 games and dealt New York its first regulation home loss of the season.
— Scott Wedgewood made 40 saves as the Devils handed the Penguins their second loss in a row, 3-2. Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist in New Jersey’s second straight home win since an 11-game skid in Newark.
— The Sabres absorbed their 13th consecutive loss as David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist for the Bruins in a 4-1 victory at Buffalo. David Krejci had three assists to cross the 700-point plateau.
— Robby Fabbri scored in each period, and the Red Wings held on to hand the Stars their ninth loss in 12 games, 3-2. Thomas Greiss stopped 16 shots after replacing Jonathan Bernier, who left the game with a lower-body injury in the second period.
— Minnesota’s five-game winning streak is over after Colorado’s top line of Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen combined for four goals, in a 5-1 win against the Wild. Rantanen scored twice for the Avalanche, getting his second at 6:30 of the third period. The Avalanche were on the attack offensively from the outset, outshooting the Wild 25-6 in the first period and scoring twice.
— Connor McDavid scored his 19th and 20th goals in the Oilers’ 2-1 verdict over the Jets. McDavid is one off the league goal-scoring lead and paces the circuit with 38 assists and 58 points. Tyson Barrie assisted on both goals and Mikko Koskinen made 24 saves to help Edmonton pull into a tie with the Maple Leafs for the North Division lead.
— Adam Henrique notched a power-play goal 43 seconds into overtime to complete the Ducks’ comeback from a two-goal deficit in a 3-2 win over the Coyotes. Jamie Drysdale had a goal and an assist in his NHL debut, and Trevor Zegras scored his first career goal in Anaheim’s first win in nine games. Conor Garland and Clayton Keller scored in Arizona’s fifth consecutive loss.
