Frank Vatrano celebrated his new contract with two goals and an assist, and the Anaheim Ducks kept up their strong play by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Sunday night.
Vatrano, who signed a three-year extension earlier in the day, scored twice in the first period and added a third-period empty-net goal to seal the victory.
Troy Terry scored his fifth goal in six games and also got an assist, while Jackson LaCombe scored in the third period. The Ducks improved to 4-1-0 in their last five games. Ryan Strome got two assists in his 200th game with Anaheim.
For Tampa Bay, Jake Guentzel scored his ninth power-play goal of the season. Jonas Johansson made 22 saves for the Lightning, who lost all three games on their California road trip, being outscored 8-3.
Islanders 5, Bruins 4 (OT)
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the game with 1:50 left in overtime to give New York a win over Boston.
After New York goaltender Ilya Sorokin (26 saves) stopped Brad Marchand, Horvat rushed down the ice to grab a loose puck and scored through Boston goalie Joonas Korpisalo’s five-hole to win the game. Anders Lee also scored twice, and Ryan Pulock had a goal and two assists to lead the Islanders, who ended a three-game losing streak.
Boston’s David Pastrnak scored twice in the third period to force overtime, marking his second multi-goal game in as many nights. Cole Koepke and Justin Brazeau also scored for Boston, while Korpisalo made 32 saves. Boston is now 0-3-1 in their last four games.
Rangers 6, Blackhawks 2
Filip Chytil scored twice, and Brett Berard, Adam Fox, and Ryan Lindgren each had two assists to help New York defeat Chicago.
Louis Domingue stopped 25 shots for New York in his season debut, and 12 Rangers players recorded at least one point.
Blackhawks goaltender Arvid Soderblom made 28 saves. Chicago scored goals from Tyler Bertuzzi and Wyatt Kaiser but has lost six of its last seven games.
Hurricanes 4, Penguins 3 (OT)
Sebastian Aho’s goal 1:30 into overtime gave Carolina a win over Pittsburgh in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Seth Jarvis scored two goals and had an assist, Aho added two assists, and defenseman Jalen Chatfield also scored for the Hurricanes. Dustin Tokarski stopped 16 shots.
For Pittsburgh, defenseman Erik Karlsson had a goal and an assist, while Kevin Hayes and Michael Bunting also scored. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves.
Maple Leafs 3, Flyers 2 (OT)
Morgan Rielly scored 2:25 into overtime, and Toronto won against Philadelphia at home.
Rielly scored from the right circle after receiving a pass from Auston Matthews, extending Toronto’s winning streak to four games. Matthew Knies and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored for the Maple Leafs, who were finishing a back-to-back at home. Matthews added two assists, and Dennis Hildeby made 30 saves.
Tyson Foerster and Scott Laughton scored for the Flyers, who finished a 2-3-1 road trip. Ivan Fedotov made his first start since Dec. 5, stopping 22 shots.
