NHL roundup: Stamkos has career day in Lightning SO win
Steven Stamkos finished off his first career five-point performance with the game-deciding goal in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 7-6 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday.
The Lightning won the shootout 2-0, getting goals from Stamkos and Brayden Point.
Stamkos and Victor Hedman each had a pair of goals in regulation. Dan Girardi and J.T. Miller also scored. NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, returning after missing two games, and Stamkos had three assists apiece. Hedman had two.
Nolan Patrick, Jakub Voracek, Robert Hagg, Jori Lehtera, Ivan Provorov and Claude Giroux scored for Philadelphia.
Bruins 2, Canadiens 1 (OT)
Brad Marchand scored the decisive goal with 2:54 left in overtime to give Boston a season series sweep of rival Montreal with a come-from-behind win in Boston.
It was the 10th career game-winning OT goal for Marchand, who took the puck and skated around the back of the Canadiens' net, firing his wrist shot from directly in front of the crease past goalie Antti Niemi.
Marchand's goal was his 25th of the season, and Jake DeBrusk (13 goals) also scored for the Bruins. Anton Khudobin made 27 saves to help Boston win its third straight game. Brendan Gallagher (23) scored the only goal for the Canadiens, and Niemi had a season-high 48 saves
Penguins 3, Islanders 2 (OT)
Sidney Crosby scored with 72 seconds left in overtime, lifting Pittsburgh over visiting New York.
Crosby gained the puck in the right circle and deked goaltender Christopher Gibson. Crosby then fired a slap shot under the goalie's pads as New York defenseman Adam Pelech was hesitant in providing coverage.
Patric Hornqvist and Derick Brassard scored for the Penguins, who rebounded from an 8-4 loss at Boston on Thursday. Defenseman Brandon Davidson and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, whose losing streak reached a season-high six games.
It was Crosby's 22nd goal of the season and the 34th of his career against the Islanders.
Blackhawks 5, Kings 3
Jonathan Toews scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:58 to go in the third period, and Chicago rallied to beat host Los Angeles.
Jordan Oesterle, Artem Anisimov, Vinnie Hinostroza and Patrick Kane also scored for the Blackhawks, who erased a two-goal deficit in the third period. Anisimov, Hinostroza, Toews and Kane all scored in the final 10 minutes to spark the comeback.
Chicago ended a two-game losing streak and won for only the fourth time in its past 15 contests. Los Angeles boasted a 20-1-1 record when leading after two periods until Saturday's third-period collapse.
Stars 3, Blues 2 (OT)
Jamie Benn found the net off an assist from Tyler Seguin with 1:56 remaining in overtime to lift Dallas to a come-from-behind victory over St. Louis in downtown Dallas.
The Stars expanded their hold on the first wild card into the playoffs from the Western Conference to three points while pulling into a tie with idle Minnesota for third place in the Central Division. Dallas is 4-4-1 in its past nine games following a five-game winning streak.
The overtime loss pulled St. Louis to within one point of Anaheim for the second wild card in the Western Conference. The Blues are 1-6-2 in their past nine games after going 6-2-0 in their previous eight contests.
--Field Level Media
