National Hockey

DALLAS — Miro Heiskanen and the Dallas Stars' new defence stepped up — on offence — Friday night. Heiskanen, a rookie, had his first two-goal game, and the Stars, behind four goals from defencemen , rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeff Skinner scored 3:06 into overtime after getting the tying goal late in regulation, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Friday for their eighth straight victory.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point were terrific for Tampa Bay. The top line for the Lightning was much better than the leading trio for Chicago.

St. Louis Blues centre Brayden Schenn is known for his offensive touch. He showed his physical side on Friday night.

BOSTON — The Boston Bruins were able to celebrate after overtime for just the second time this season. Joakim Nordstrom tipped in a pass from Torey Krug 1:57 into overtime and the Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Friday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — J.T. Compher was just trying to play his game and contribute after 16 games out of the Colorado Avalanche lineup due to injury. He ended up with a memorable night.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Martinook doesn't think it's his job to score goals for the Carolina Hurricanes. "I'm just a guy that goes and works hard and if they come, they come," Martinook said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cam Atkinson is on quite a roll for the Columbus Blue Jackets. Atkinson scored for the sixth straight game, and the Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Friday night to remain atop the Metropolitan Division.

LAS VEGAS — Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist in his 100th career game, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Friday.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau let out a big sigh. An impressive rally in an emotional game drained the veteran coach.