Sabres 6, Blackhawks 2

Alex Tuch scored a hat trick for Buffalo in a win against Chicago on Friday night.

Dylan Cozens and Jack Quinn each had a goal and an assist in the first period. The Sabres also got goals from Zach Benson and Tuch to build a 4-0 lead, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen needed to make just two of his 15 saves in the opening period.

Tuch scored twice in the third period after Seth Jones cut the Sabres’ lead to 4-2.

Buffalo’s victory was its second in a row following a 13-game winless streak (0-10-3) that briefly put the Sabres below the Blackhawks for the worst record in the NHL.

Devils 4, Hurricanes 2

Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated Carolina.

Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey, which has won three straight and six of seven.

Eric Robinson and Brent Burns scored for the Hurricanes, who lost for the third time in four games.

Carolina had 31 shots on goal, after the Devils permitted 20 or fewer in each of their previous seven games.

Robinson opened the scoring at 10:03 of the first period by poking the puck past Markstrom, who was coming off consecutive 12-save shutouts.

Blue Jackets 6, Bruins 2

Sean Monahan scored twice in his 800th NHL game, helping Columbus beat the Boston and extending the Blue Jackets’ home win streak to three games.

Dmitri Voronkov added two goals and an assist, extending his point streak to six games.

Kirill Marchenko’s goal and two assists gave him points in a career-high seven straight. Adam Fantilli also scored, and Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves for Columbus.

Maple Leafs 5, Red Wings 2

Mitch Marner’s third career hat trick spoiled Todd McClellan’s Detroit coaching debut as Toronto beat the struggling Red Wings. David Kampf scored his first goal of the season in his 500th career game and Nicolas Robertson also scored.

BLUES 7, PREDATORS 4

Robert Thomas scored twice, Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist, and St. Louis beat Nashville.

Joel Hofer made 26 saves for the Blues, and defenseman Cam Fowler added a goal and two assists.

Zack Bolduc, Philip Broberg and Colton Parayko also scored for St. Louis.