Stars 4, flyers 1

Casey DeSmith stopped 27 shots to lead Dallas to their sixth straight victory, over Philadelphia on Thursday night.

The Stars won for the seventh time in eight games as they continue their run up the Western Conference standings. Mavrik Bourque and Roope Hintz scored in the first period.

PENGUINS 5, OILERS 3

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as Pittsburgh beat Connor McDavid and Edmonton.

The Penguins captain tied Hall of Famer Joe Sakic at 1,641 points with an assist on Bryan Rust’s first-period goal. Crosby then moved past Sakic with an assist on Drew O’Connor’s sixth goal of the season later in the period as the Penguins raced to a 4-1 advantage.

BLUE JACKETS 6, KRAKEN 2

Denton Mateychuk and Luca Del Bel Belluz, both recent callups from the AHL, each had a goal and an assist to help lift Columbus over Seattle.

RANGERS 3, DEVILS 2, OT

Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as New York beat New Jersey. Carrick one-timed a pass from Reilly Smith past Devils netminder Jacob Markstrom 2:48 into the extra session.

LIGHTNING 4, BRUINS 1

Brayden Point reached 600 career points with a power-play goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves and Tampa Bay beat Boston.

HURRICANES 6,

MAPLE LEAFS 3

Jordan Staal scored a hat trick to lead Carolina to a win over Toronto.

SABRES 4, SENATORS 0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 35 saves, Jack Quinn scored twice and Buffalo spoiled Ottawa Senators’ homecoming with a victory.

BLUES 6, DUCKS 2

Robert Thomas scored twice and St. Louis beat Anaheim. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Tucker and Dylan Holloway also scored for St. Louis.