Tampa Bay 5, Ottawa 1
Brandon Hagel notched the go-ahead goal for the second straight game against Ottawa, and the Tampa Bay Lightning swept their two-game home series against the Senators with a 5-1 win on Thursday.
Vegas 3, New Jersey 1
Jack Eichel scored for the eighth time in the last nine games as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.
Washington 4, Philadelphia 3
Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal as the visiting Washington Capitals nipped the slumping Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night.
Utah 3, Columbus 2
Dylan Guenther scored the overtime winner as the Utah Hockey Club edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night.
Minnesota 2, Carolina 1
Filip Gustavsson made 38 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Saint Paul, Minn., on Thursday.
Florida 3, St. Louis 2
Matthew Tkachuk scored two goals, including the game-winner with 11.8 seconds left, as the Florida Panthers edged the host St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night.