Boston’s Brad Marchand scored the tying goal late in regulation and added the winner in overtime as the Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday. Marchand sent it to overtime with 14.1 seconds left and then won it 3 minutes, 52 seconds into the extra session.
Zdeno Chara had a power-play goal for Boston, and Tuukka Rask made 29 saves, including two excellent stops in overtime.
Chris Vandevelde and Jakub Voracek scored for the Flyers, while Steve Mason made 34 saves for Philadelphia.
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LIGHTNING 5, STARS 4
Alex Killorn and Victor Hedman scored early third-period goals, and Tampa Bay rallied to top Dallas.
After Killorn scored from the low slot at 3 minutes, 40 seconds, Hedman gave Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead 1 minute, 51 seconds later.
Anton Stralman, Nikita Kucherov and Brian Boyle had the other Lightning goals. Ondrej Palat had three assists.
Dallas center Tyler Seguin scored two goals in his return and Vernon Fiddler also netted twice for the Stars.
AVALANCHE 4, BLUE JACKETS 0
Jarome Iginla, Gabriel Landeskog and Matt Duchene scored in the first 10 minutes, and Semyon Varlamov made 44 saves to lead Colorado over Columbus.
The shutout was Varlamov’s fifth of the season and the 18th of his NHL career. Three have come against the Blue Jackets.
Alex Tanguay had a goal and an assist, and Tyson Barrie had three assists for the Avalanche, who played their first game without last season’s rookie of the year, Nathan MacKinnon. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 draft broke a bone in his foot blocking a shot and is unlikely to play again this season.
In other games, it was:
‧ Panthers 4, Islanders 3, SO
‧ Capitals 6, Sabres 1
‧ Canadiens 2, Coyotes 0
‧ Jets 3, Predators 1
‧ Blues 6, Maple Leafs 1
‧ Penguins 1, Kings 0, OT
‧ Canucks 3, Sharks 2
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