Steve Yzerman moved past Mario Lemieux for sixth place on the NHL's career scoring list on Thursday with his 1,702nd point in the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Yzerman assisted on Tomas Holmstrom's goal, which gave the Red Wings a 4-2 lead midway through the third period. When his feat was recognized by the public-address announcer, Yzerman stood and raised a hand to the crowd.
"Every time we make an announcement, I assume it's about Steve," Detroit coach Dave Lewis said.
Detroit's Curtis Joseph made 31 saves and got plenty of help from goal-scorers Brett Hull, Jamie Rivers, Mathieu Dandenault and Kris Draper.
Erik Rasmussen and Turner Stevenson scored for the Devils, who had won three straight games.
"We traded chances and they capitalized on theirs and we didn't," New Jersey coach Pat Burns said. "Either their penalty killing was good, or our power play was no good."
Yzerman is behind Marcel Dionne (1,771), Ron Francis (1,778), Gordie Howe (1,850), Mark Messier (1,869) and Wayne Gretzky (2,857) on the career points list.
Bruins 2, Islanders 1, OT
In Boston, Glen Murray scored his second goal of the game 2:25 into overtime to give Boston a victory over New York.
The Bruins had lost two straight home games but improved to 6-2-1-0 in their last nine games in Boston.
Oleg Kvasha scored a short-handed goal for New York.
Canucks 4, Blues 2
In St. Louis, Magnus Arvedson scored two goals for the second straight game as Vancouver extended its winning streak to four with a victory over slumping St. Louis.
Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists for Vancouver. Arvedson and Markus Naslund sparked the Canucks' four-goal third period, scoring in a span of 1:42 to end Chris Osgood's shutout bid and put Vancouver ahead.
Mark Rycroft and Keith Tkachuk scored for the Blues, who are 0-4-1 in their last five games and 5-11-5 in their last 21.
Canadiens 3, Wild 2, OT
In St. Paul, Minnesota, Richard Zednik scored with 27.9 seconds to play in overtime to lift Montreal over Minnesota and snap a three-game losing skid.
Mike Ribeiro, who tied it in the third period, assisted on Zednik's goal. Patrice Brisebois also had a goal and an assist, and Mathieu Garon stopped 27 shots in place of Jose Theodore.
The Wild got goals from Jason Marshall and Antti Laaksonen.
Lightning 5, Penguins 1
In Tampa, Florida, Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist as Tampa Bay sent Pittsburgh to its eighth straight loss.
In other NHL games: Predators 6, Blue Jackets 4; Capitals 5, Hurricanes 3; Senators 4, Coyotes 1; Oilers 5, Blackhawks 2; Avalanche 3, Kings 3
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