Minnesota 4, Toronto 3
Zach Parise scored early in the third period and the visiting Minnesota Wild held on to earn a 4-3 comeback win against the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday afternoon.
Boston 6, Calgary 4
Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand each scored two goals, 11 different Boston players registered points, and the Bruins beat the visiting Calgary Flames 6-4 on Thursday night.
Boston 6, Calgary 4
again -- as the Boston won the Winter Classic on New Year's Day, but the Bruins have to put that special moment behind them and get ready for the explosive Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Buffalo 4, Florida 3
Offseason trade acquisition Jeff Skinner scored two goals, leading the host Buffalo Sabres to a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.
Carolina 5, Philadelphia 3
Teuvo Teravainen had two goals and an assist, and Dougie Hamilton and Sebastian Aho had each two points as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes held off the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Thursday.
NY Islanders 3, Chicago 2
Devon Toews scored his first NHL goal 1:48 into overtime Thursday night as the surging New York Islanders edged the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in Uniondale, N.Y.
Montreal 2, Vancouver 0
Carey Price, returning from a three-game injury absence, stopped 33 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the visiting Vancouver Canucks 2-0 Thursday night.
St. Louis 5, Washington 2
Alex Pietrangelo finished with one goal and one assist as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay 6, Los Angeles 2
Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point each scored goals on a two-man advantage less than two minutes apart in the first period Thursday as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning extended their points streak to 16 consecutive games with a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.