Mason Marchment and Joe Pavelski ended career-long goal droughts as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 7-3 on Saturday.
Jason Robertson had two goals and an assist, including a late empty-netter, and Miro Heiskanen, Radek Faksa and Wyatt Johnston also scored for the Stars, who lead the Central Division and are 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Marchment went 32 games without a goal since tallying an empty-netter on Dec. 13, 37 games without shooting a puck past a goaltender. Pavelski ended an 18-game drought a.
The defending Stanley Cup champions have lost two consecutive games in regulation and allowed seven goals in each, not done by the franchise since the 1989-90 Quebec Nordiques.
Bruins 4, Rangers 2 >> Trade deadline acquisition Tyler Bertuzzi set up a goal in his debut, helping NHL-leading Boston beat New York.
Charlie Coyle, Tomas Nosek, David Pastrnak and Patrice Bergeron scored as the Bruins won their 10th straight and improved 26-2-3 at home.
Jets 7, OIlers 5 >> Josh Morrissey had two goals and an assist as Winnipeg beat Edmonton to snap a five-game skid.
Mark Scheifele, Morgan Barron and Dylan DeMelo each had a goal and an assist, and Adam Lowry and Kyle Capobianco also scored for the Jets.
Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl scored three goals for his sixth career hat trick.
SABRES 5, LIGHTNING 3 >> Rookie Jack Quinn scored during Buffalo’s three-goal second period in a win over struggling Tampa Bay.
Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Tyson Jost and Vinnie Hinostroza also scored for Buffalo, which matched its win total (32) from last year.
The Lightning dropped to 0-3-1 in their past four to mark the team’s longest skid since losing four straight a year ago.
ISLANDERS 4, RED WINGS 1 >> Anders Lee scored two of his team’s four third-period goals, helping New York handed Detroit its fifth straight loss.
CAPITALS 8, SHARKS 3 >> Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to give him 815 career goals, helping Washington shake off a rough start.
Washington erased a 2-0 deficit by scoring four goals in the final 12 minutes of the second period. Craig Smith scored twice, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Matt Irwin also scored in the big second period for Washington.
PANTHERS 4, PENGUINS 1 >> Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, Sam Bennett scored in his return to the lineup and Florida stopped Pittsburgh’s four-game win streak.
The Penguins lead the Panthers by three points in the race for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
Senators 5, Blue Jackets 2 >> Travis Hamonic and Tim Stutzle each scored twice and Ottawa beat Columbus for its fifth straight win.
Trade deadline acquisition Jakob Chychrun had a goal and an assist for the Senators.
Canucks 4, Maple Leafs 1 >> Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored short-handed goals 44 seconds apart in the third period and Thatcher Demko stopped 36 shot as Vancouver beat Toronto.
Predators 3, Blackhawks 1 >> Tyson Barrie, acquired at the trade deadline, Philip Tomasino and Colton Sissons each had goals, Juuse Saros made 27 saves and Nashville defeated Chicago for its fifth win in six games in its quest for a Western Conference wild-card spot.
Wild 3, flames 0 >> Marcus Foligno and Matt Boldy broke open a tight game with third-period goals, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 shots as Minnesota beat Calgary.