


Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots for his second shutout in four games and fourth of the season, and the Florida Panthers won their fifth straight, 3-0 over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
The win for Bobrovsky was his 423rd, moving the 36-year-old, 14-year veteran into a tie with Tony Esposito for 10th on the NHL’s career list. He did it in 742 games, 144 fewer than Esposito.
Aleksander Barkov assisted on Florida’s first two goals and scored on an empty-netter.
Lightning 6, Sabres 5: Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and Tampa Bay rallied at home to beat Buffalo. Bjorkstrand scored on a wrist shot with 18:20 remaining, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Yanni Gourde.
Oilers 3, Canadiens 2, OT: Evan Bouchard scored in overtime and had an assist in regulation as Edmonton overcame visiting Montreal. Leon Draisaitl had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who had lost six of their previous seven games.
Stars 3, Flames 2: Jason Robertson scored twice, including the winner with 42 seconds remaining in overtime, and Dallas erased a two-goal deficit to beat visiting Calgary. Roope Hintz assisted on both of Robertson’s goals to give him 11 in the past four games.
Hurricanes 3, Bruins 2: Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds remaining and Carolina won its third consecutive game by defeating visiting Boston.
Jets 4, Flyers 1: Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists, Kyle Connor added a goal and an assist and Winnipeg snapped a three-game skid with a win at Philadelphia.
Utah 4, Red Wings 2: Kevin Stenlund scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Utah Hockey Club won at Detroit, handing the Red Wings their fourth straight loss. night.
Predators 5, Kraken 3: Filip Forsberg scored two goals and Nashville beat visiting Seattle.
Trades: The defending champion Panthers made an under-the-radar move that could pave the way for another deep playoff run, and the Golden Knights brought back a member of their recent Stanley Cup-winning team. Florida got depth center Nico Sturm from San Jose and Vegas reacquired winger Reilly Smith from the Rangers a day before the trade deadline.