Colorado 5, Ottawa 1
Brock Nelson scored his first two goals as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, leading the visitors to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Calgary 5, New Jersey 3
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the winning goal in a two-point game as the Calgary Flames scored four unanswered third-period goals to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Thursday in Newark, N.J.
Toronto 4, NY Rangers 3
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.
Washington 3, Philadelphia 2
Alex Ovechkin got within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record as he scored the opening goal in the Washington Capitals' 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
Florida 1, Columbus 0
Captain Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to fuel the visiting Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
NY Islanders 4, Montreal 3
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the night with 1:23 left in overtime for the surging New York Islanders, who gained ground in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.
St. Louis 4, Vancouver 3
Philip Broberg scored off a rush in overtime to lift the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
Anaheim 4, Nashville 1
John Gibson returned after missing seven games with a lower-body injury and made 33 saves to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2
Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel each had a goal with an assist, and Gage Goncalves notched the deciding tally in the shootout, as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning won 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Thursday night.
Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1
Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves for the visiting Los Angeles Kings in a 3-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 3
Kyle Connor got the winner in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday.
Utah 5, Buffalo 2
Mikhail Sergachev scored twice for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Vegas 5, Boston 1
Pavel Dorofeyev scored a hat trick to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 victory over the slumping Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Las Vegas.
Carolina 3, San Jose 1
Sebastian Aho and Sean Walker scored third-period goals to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 road victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Carolina's eighth win in a row.