Crosby scores winner 3rd period Penguins beat Bruins 6-5 blowing 3-goal lead

Sidney Crosby leads Pittsburgh Penguins to 6-5 win over Boston Bruins, Nathan MacKinnon scores twice in Colorado Avalanche's OT victory.

The Pittsburgh Penguins secured a 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night, with Sidney Crosby scoring on the power play to break a third-period tie and adding two assists. The Bruins, who had a four-game winning streak, rallied from three down to tie the game. The Penguins also saw goals from Drew O'Connor, Ryan Graves, Jake Guentzel, Lars Eller, and Jeff Carter, with Alex Nedeljkovic making 24 saves.

In another game, the Colorado Avalanche rallied past the Dallas Stars with Nathan MacKinnon scoring his second goal of the game 3:40 into overtime. The Avalanche also saw goals from Jonathan Drouin and Mikko Rantanen, with Alexandar Georgiev making 28 saves. The Stars, on the other hand, had goals from Tyler Seguin, Joe Pavelski, and Evgenii Dadonov, with Scott Wedgewood making 29 saves.

The New York Rangers secured a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks, with Artemi Panarin scoring his team-best 24th goal and Vincent Trocheck adding three assists. The Rangers also saw goals from Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba, and Jimmy Vesey, with Igor Shesterkin making 22 saves. The Blackhawks, who have lost four straight and six of seven, saw a goal from Colin Blackwell.

The St. Louis Blues defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1, with Robert Thomas scoring a goal and an assist. The Blues also saw a goal from Colton Parayko, with Jordan Binnington making 25 saves. The Canucks, who had won eight of 11, saw a goal from Conor Garland, with Thatcher Demko making 30 saves.

The Tampa Bay Lightning secured a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild, with defenseman Darren Raddysh scoring his first two goals of the season and Victor Hedman adding a power-play goal. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves for the Lightning, while Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 26 shots for the Wild.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came back to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout, with Johnny Gaudreau scoring in the shootout and Damon Severson and Jake Bean netting goals in the third period. Daniil Tarasov clinched the victory with a glove save on Tyson Foerster, while Travis Konecny scored both goals for the Flyers.

The Buffalo Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-1, with rookie Devon Levi making 32 saves in his first game at hometown Bell Centre. Tage Thompson had two goals and an assist, and Jeff Skinner added a goal and three assists for the Sabres.

The Calgary Flames secured a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators, with Connor Zary, Blake Coleman, Rasmus Andersson, and Yegor Sharangovich each scoring a goal and an assist. Dan Vladar made 30 saves for the Flames, while Filip Forsberg, Colton Sissons, and Michael McCarron scored for the Predators.

Finally, the New York Islanders defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-1, with Bo Horvat scoring twice and Ilya Sorokin making 24 saves. The Islanders also saw goals from Anders Lee, Julien Gauthier, and Mike Reilly, while Nick Schmaltz scored for the Coyotes, with Connor Ingram making 23 saves.