Boston 4, New Jersey 2
Patrice Bergeron collected a goal and an assist and Brad Marchand scored his league-leading fifth short-handed tally as visiting Boston recorded its 10th consecutive victory.
Minnesota 6, NY Islanders 0
Matt Moulson scored twice in his first game against the team with which he started the season and Ilya Bryzgalov made 36 saves for his 32nd shutout as visiting Minnesota routed New York.
Pittsburgh 5, Dallas 1
Captain Sidney Crosby padded his NHL scoring lead with two goals and an assist as host Pittsburgh cruised past Dallas.
Carolina 3, Columbus 1
Anton Khudobin turned aside a career-high 46 shots, including 18 of 19 attempts in the third period, as visiting Carolina held on to defeat Columbus.
Montreal 6, Colorado 3
Thomas Vanek completed his ninth career hat trick by scoring a pair of power-play goals late in the third period as host Montreal spoiled the return of Colorado coach Patrick Roy.
NY Rangers 8, Ottawa 4
Derick Brassard scored twice and added an assist as visiting New York erupted for a season high in goals to help Henrik Lundqvist register his franchise-best 302nd victory.
Detroit 3, Toronto 2
Gustav Nyquist scored a pair of goals and host Detroit held on to beat its Original Six rival.
Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2
Captain Claude Giroux scored at 4:55 of overtime as host Philadelphia won its third straight game.
Calgary 3, Buffalo 1
Red-hot Michael Cammalleri scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and Calgary sent visiting Buffalo to its seventh consecutive defeat.
Edmonton 5, Nashville 1
Jordan Eberle scored twice in an 83-second span in the third period and also had an assist as host Edmonton completed its first three-game regular-season sweep of Nashville.
Washington 3, Anaheim 2
Captain Alex Ovechkin broke a tie with his NHL-leading 46th goal - and league-best 20th on the power play - early in the third period as visiting Washington won its third straight game.
Florida 3, San Jose 2
Roberto Luongo turned aside 52 shots, including 28 in the third period, as visiting Florida held on to snap San Jose’s six-game winning streak.