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Viktor Arvidsson had three assists in regulation and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit for a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets on Sunday in Columbus.

Pavel Zacha tied the score 3-3 with 11 seconds remaining in the third period when he scored a power-play goal off a scramble in front during 6-on-4 play.

Zacha had two goals and an assist, and Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist for the Bruins (42-24-8, 92 points), who are 5-1 in their past six games and four points ahead of Columbus for the first Eastern Conference wild card into the playoffs. Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves.

Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist for the Blue Jackets (38-23-12, 88 points), who have lost four of five (1-3-1). Kirill Marchenko had two assists, and Jet Greaves made 35 saves. Boston's David Pastrnak saw his point streak end at 12 games.

Flyers 2, Stars 1 (OT)

Trevor Zegras scored with 1:33 left in overtime to lift Philadelphia over visiting Dallas and tie his career high with 23 goals this season.

Samuel Ersson made 17 saves and also assisted on the winning goal for the Flyers, who improved to 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. After a scoreless first period, Travis Konecny opened the scoring for Philadelphia on the power play midway through the second. The winger took a pass from Matvei Michkov on the doorstep, skated to the front of the net and slipped the puck past Casey DeSmith for his 26th goal of the season.

The Stars already have clinched a postseason berth but have won just once in their last six games. DeSmith finished with 28 stops for Dallas, while Arttu Hyry scored his first NHL goal.

Rangers 3, Panthers 1

Rookie Adam Sykora scored for the second straight game, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and host New York downed Florida for its second straight win following a season-high six-game skid,

Conor Sheary scored on a short-handed breakaway with 8:46 left in the third. Adam Fox capped the Rangers' scoring with a short-handed empty-net tally with 3:54 remaining in the third.

Mackie Samoskevich scored in the final minute as the Panthers fell to 2-6-0 in their last eight games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 18 saves.

Canadiens 3, Hurricanes 1

Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist to help Montreal rally for its fifth straight win, beating Carolina in Raleigh, N.C.

Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist and Lane Hutson had two assists for the Canadiens. Jakub Dobes made 34 saves as Montreal remained in third place in the Atlantic Division.

Andrei Svechnikov scored and Frederik Andersen made 15 saves for the Hurricanes, who have lost just twice in their past six games -- both times against Montreal. Carolina leads the Metropolitan Division by nine points.

Devils 5, Blackhawks 3

Dougie Hamilton and Jack Hughes scored 19 seconds apart late in the third period to help New Jersey rally past Chicago in Newark, N.J.

Hamilton tied it 3-3 with a wrist shot into the far side of the net from the right faceoff circle at 14:32, and Hughes scored on a breakaway down the right side at 14:51 to give the Devils a 4-3 lead. Hughes scored into an empty net with 31 seconds left to give him two goals and two assists.

Connor Brown and Simon Nemec added goals, and Jake Allen made 28 saves for the Devils, who have won six of eight. Frank Nazar scored two goals, Ilya Mikheyev also scored and Spencer Knight made 35 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost five of six.

Lightning 3, Predators 2

Tampa Bay's Corey Perry netted the tiebreaking goal off a rebound in the third period and the Lightning hung on to move back to the top of the Atlantic Division standings with a win over visiting Nashville.

Perry's 15th goal overall and fourth in 13 games back in Tampa at 6:52 allowed the Lightning (46-21-6, 98 points) to tie Buffalo in points with one game in hand over the resurgent Sabres. Jake Guentzel had a goal and two assists, and Brandon Hagel scored once to match his career high in goals with 35, set last season with Tampa Bay.

Filip Forsberg notched a goal and an assist, Joakim Kemell scored his first NHL goal in his 10th career contest, and defenseman Justin Barron recorded an assist in his 200th game as the Predators (34-31-9, 77 points) lost their third straight (0-3-0).

--Field Level Media