NEW YORK: The Boston Bruins struck for three third-period goals to rally to a 5-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
The win gave the Bruins (4-4-0) back-to-back victories for the first time this season.
Just-recalled rookie right winger Seth Griffith tied the game with his first NHL goal 4:50 into the third before center Gregory Campbell scored his first of the season at 10:42.
Centre David Krejci scored a short-handed empty-net goal with 24.5 seconds left.
The comeback came after the Sharks (4-2-1) scored two goals in 37 seconds late in the second period to go ahead for the first time in the game.
The Toronto Maple Leafs scored four unanswered goals in less than nine minutes in the second period en route to beating the New York Islanders 5-2.
Center Phil Kessel opened and closed the second period outburst for the Leafs, who scored just four goals in their previous three games combined.
Defenseman Roman Polak scored the game-winner 11:11 into the second.
The Maple Leafs (3-3-1) snapped a two-game losing streak while the Islanders (4-2-0) have lost two straight following the third 4-0-0 start in franchise history.
Defenseman Kevin Klein scored with 2:18 remaining in overtime, leading the New York Rangers to a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the cross-river rival New Jersey Devils.
The Rangers (4-3-0) won their third consecutive game after a three-game losing streak. The Devils (3-2-1) lost their third in a row after winning the first three games of the season on the road.
The Rangers trailed 3-1 early in the third period but scored twice to send the game to overtime.
Centre David Desharnais scored the overtime winner to give the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Center Henrik Zetterberg scored for Detroit, and left winger Alex Galchenyuk replied for Montreal. Goaltender Carey Price made 27 saves for Montreal (6-1-0) and Jimmy Howard stopped 34 shots for Detroit (3-1-2).
The Chicago Blackhawks erupted for three mid-first period goals and never looked back, trouncing the Philadelphia Flyers 4-0.
The Blackhawks improved to 4-0-1 on the young season, while the Flyers dropped to 1-3-2.
Chicago forward Patrick Kane scored two goals in the contest, giving him a team-leading three tallies for the season.
Making his first start and appearance of the season, Blackhawks goalie Antti Raanta was stellar in the net, turning back all 32 shots from the Flyers to earn his second career shutout in the NHL.
Defenseman Ryan Ellis had a goal and two assists, then scored the game-winning goal in the fourth round of a shootout as Nashville subdued the Arizona Coyotes 4-3. Goalkeeper Pekka Rinne (4-0-1) iced the win by stopping right wing Martin Erat. Nashville (4-0-2) has picked up points in all six games under first-year coach Peter Laviolette.
Centre Derek Roy also scored in the shootout for Nashville, while center Antoine Vermette extended the shootout for Arizona (2-2-1) by tallying on its third shot of the tiebreaker.
The Winnipeg Jets snapped a four-game losing streak with an efficient but unspectacular 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. The win improved the Jets record to 2-4-0 while the Hurricanes remain winless on the season.REUTERS
