Panthers 3, rangers 1

Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career win, and Florida defeated New York on Thursday night.

Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored early first-period goals for Florida. Lundell opened the scoring 44 seconds in, beating Igor Shesterkin alone in the slot. Verhaeghe added to the Panthers’ lead at the 2:42 mark.

Alexis Lafreniere scored 4:44 into the game to halve Florida’s early lead, but it was the only time New York was able to beat Bobrovsky.

WILD 4, LIGHTNING 2

Matt Boldy broke a tie 54 seconds into the third period, and Minnesota remained unbeaten in regulation, topping Tampa Bay.

Minnesota improved to 5-0-2. Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves for his first victory of the season and the 562nd of his career.

Boldy’s power-play goal gave Minnesota a 3-2 lead. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice, the second into an empty net, and Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal.

STARS 5, BRUINS 2

Casey DeSmith made 25 saves, Tyler Seguin and Matt Duchene had a goal and two assists each and Dallas handed Boston their third straight loss.

The Stars also got goals from Jason Robertson, Logan Stankoven and Roope Hintz. Mason Marchment had two assists as Dallas scored four unanswered goals after David Pastrnak gave Boston a 1-0 lead at 11:57 of the first period.

RED WINGS 5, DEVILS 3

Patrick Kane scored a go-ahead, power-play goal with 3:32 remaining and Detroit extended their winning streak to three games, beating New Jersey.

Christian Fischer and Alex DeBrincat scored 26 seconds apart late in the first period for Detroit.

BLUES 5, MAPLE LEAFS 1

Jordan Binnington made 40 saves, Dylan Holloway scored twice and St. Louis beat Toronto, spoiling coach Craig Berube’s first game against the Blues since they fired him in December.

Berube led St. Louis to the franchise’s only Stanley Cup in 2019.

Philip Broberg, Alexandre Texier and Jake Neighbours also scored to help St. Louis improve to 5-3-0. Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had two assists.