Consult the reports of the games played Tuesday in the NHL.
Bruins beat Devils 5-3
Curtis Lazar had a goal and an assist on Tuesday, helping the Boston Bruins win 5-3 over the New Jersey Devils.
Oskar Steen, Brendan Carlo, Trent Frederic and David Pastrnak were the Bruins’ other scorers, who deserved a third straight win.
Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots, being beaten by Tomas Tatar, Damon Severson and Nathan Bastian.
New Jersey were looking for a fourth straight win.
Ahead of the game, the Devils let it be known that Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton will undergo surgery on Wednesday for a broken jaw.
He was hit in the face by a shot from Justin Schultz on Sunday afternoon in Washington.
The 28-year-old Hamilton signed a seven-year, $ 63 million contract with the Devils last summer.
This season, he leads their defenders with 20 points, including seven goals, in 30 games.
The team also announced that Jonathan Bernier will no longer play this season, the result of right hip surgery. He was 4-4-1 with a 3.06 GAA.
Pavel Zacha and Yegor Sharangovich have also been sidelined in connection with the COVID-19 protocol.
Associated Press
The Lightning returns to victory in Columbus
PHOTO JAY LAPRETE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dean Kukan and Brayden Point
Ondrej Palat had two goals and one assist on Tuesday, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Lightning stopped a three-game losing streak.
Brayden Point had one goal and two assists for the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Corey Perry and Patrick Maroon each got a net and an assist.
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare and Alex Killorn also hit the mark, while Anthony Cirelli was the accomplice of two goals.
Tampa Bay scored in three power play.
Author of 20 saves, Andrei Vasilevskiy was beaten by Dean Kukan and Gus Nyquist.
Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen of the Hurricanes lead the NHL with 17 wins this season.
Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for the Jackets, in his first start since November 27. The absence included a stay on the sidelines related to the COVID-19 protocol.
Nicole Kraft, Associated Press
Panthers defeat Flames 6-2
PHOTO JASEN VINLOVE, USA TODAY SPORTS
Patric Hornqvist (70) and Sergei Bobrovsky (72)
Patric Hornqvist found the back of the net twice, Sergei Bobrovsky turned away 47 shots, a season-high for him, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Tuesday.
The Panthers’ fourth successive victory was marked by a goal from Joe Thornton, who netted a 26e consecutive year. His first goal was scored on December 3, 1997.
The Panthers are 18-3-0 at home this season.
Anthony Duclair, Ryan Lomberg and Lucas Carlsson also hit the mark. Duclair has four goals in his last four games.
Brandon Montour recorded three assists for the Panthers; Johnny Gaudreau scored his 14e goal of the season for the Flames.
Blake Coleman also beat Bobrovsky. Jacob Markstrom stopped 39 shots for the Flames.
Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
Sharks beaten 6-2 by Red Wings
PHOTO PAUL SANCYA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gustav Lindstrom (28) and Matt Nieto (83)
Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter scored twice each, and the Detroit Red Wings knocked down the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Bertuzzi and Suter notably hit the mark with the same penalty kill. Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri were the Red Wings’ other scorers.
Alex Nedeljkovic blocked 24 shots for the Michigan team. Jasper Weatherby and Alexander Barabanov found the back of the net for the Sharks.
James Reimer made 20 saves on 24 shots, before being replaced by Adin Hill. The latter started the third third and stopped five shots out of seven.
Giovanni Smith was penalized for five minutes for giving streak to Jacob Middleton of the Sharks late in the first period.
Smith was sent off from the game and Middleton did not finish the game with an upper body injury.
Bertuzzi and Suter then scored 37 seconds apart, taking the Wings’ cushion to 2-0, 3-0.
Dana Gauruder, Associated Press