panthers 4, penguins 3, so

Aleksander Barkov scored in the shootout round while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all three attempts and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Sam Reinhart scored twice, giving him 35 goals on the season, and Anton Lundell also scored for the Panthers.

Coming off a 2-4 road trip, ending with Saturday’s 6-3 loss at league-point leader Washington, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers have won 11 of their last 12 at home.

blues 4, predators 1

Jordan Kyrou scored his 30th goal of the season, and Robert Thomas had three assists to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Nashville Predators for their sixth straight win.

Brayden Schenn, Alexandre Texier and Justin Faulk also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 29 saves for the Blues who now hold a four-point lead over Calgary for the second Western Conference wild-card spot.

sabres 5, jets 3

Ryan McLeod had a goal and three assists and James Reimer made 33 saves to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a victory over the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets.

The Jets need one point to clinch an playoff spot. Winnipeg could still lock down a spot in the postseason if the St. Louis Blues lose to the Nashville Predators later Sunday.

blackhawks 7, flyers 4

Ryan Donato scored twice, Connor Bedard had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers.

Donato collected his 24th and 25th goals of the season, beating Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov on slot deflections in the second and third periods to extend his career-high in goal scoring.

golden knights 4, lightning 2

Tomas Hertl scored again and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Hertl continued his hot streak one night after netting his second hat trick this season, as he scored his team-high 31st goal midway through the first period to give Vegas a 2-0 lead.

hurricanes 5, ducks 2

Taylor Hall scored three goals in the third period for his sixth career hat trick, and the Carolina Hurricanes rebounded from their first loss in three weeks with a victory over the Anaheim Ducks.

Hall scored a power-play goal early in the third and added two more goals 49 seconds apart late in the period, putting his third into an empty net. The hat trick was the former No. 1 overall draft pick’s second of the season, but also just his second since 2013.