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Highlights from Tuesday's NHL games

[November 30, 2016] Nov 30 (The Sports Xchange)

Sabres 5, Senators 4

Center Jack Eichel made an immediate impact upon his return to the Buffalo Sabres lineup, scoring one goal and assisting on another in a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday.

Eichel, the second overall pick of the 2015 entry draft, missed the first 21 games of the season with a high ankle sprain suffered on the eve of the opener.

Center Ryan O'Reilly scored twice and wingers Kyle Okposo and Sam Reinhart had the other goals for the Sabres, who connected three times on the power-play.

The loss spoiled a hat-trick performance by Senators winger Mike Hoffman. Mark Stone had the other Ottawa goal.

Rangers 3, Hurricanes 2

Jimmy Vesey scored a power-play goal with 5:12 remaining to lift to the New York Rangers to a come-from-behind victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers trailed 2-0 after one period but rallied behind goals from defenseman Nick Holden, left winger Rick Nash and Vesey's goal, that came with defenseman Ron Hainsey in the penalty box for four minutes.

Flyers 3, Bruins 2 (SO)

Shayne Gostisbehere scored in the ninth round of the shootout to give Philadelphia the win over Boston at the Wells Fargo Center.

Defenseman Michael Del Zotto and center Claude Giroux scored in regulation and goaltender Steve Mason (6-8-3) stopped 45-of-47 shots for the Flyers (11-10-3), who won for the second straight time.

Forwards David Krejci and Brad Marchand netted goals for the Bruins (12-10-1), who fell for the fourth time in five games.

Jets 3, Devils 2

Winnipeg continued to reap the benefits of home cooking by beating New Jersey.

It's the second consecutive win at the MTS Centre for the Jets -- they beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Sunday -- following a five-game losing streak on the road. It's also their fifth consecutive win on home ice.

Rookie Patrik Laine scored the winner early in the third period and Connor Hellebuyck continued to have the hot hand in the Jets net, stopping 23 shots.

Blue Jackets 5, Lightning 1

Josh Anderson had a goal and two assists as Columbus beat Tampa Bay.

The Blue Jackets (12-5-4) finished with a 9-2-3 record in November despite winning just twice in the past five games.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his 12th win of the season. Scott Hartnell added a goal and an assist for Columbus, which also got goals from William Karlsson, Alexander Wennberg and Sam Gagner while building a 5-0 lead.

Red Wings 3, Stars 1

Petr Mrazek made 34 saves and Detroit held on to defeat Dallas at Joe Louis Arena for a come-from-behind win.

Dylan Larkin, Anthony Mantha and Steve Ott scored for Detroit (11-10-2), which has a four-game point streak (3-0-1).

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Blackhawks 2, Panthers 1 (SO)

Right winger Richard Panik scored once in regulation and scored again in the shootout round to lift Chicago over Florida.

Blackhawks left winger Artemi Panarin also scored during the shootout round. Chicago (15-6-3) improved to 9-1-2 on home ice.

Right winger Jaromir Jagr scored in regulation as Florida (11-10-2) salvaged a point on the road in the coaching debut of Tom Rowe, who replaced Gerard Gallant two days earlier.

Maple Leafs 4, Oilers 2

Toronto began its trip through Western Canada in convincing fashion, dumping Edmonton at Rogers Place.

The Oilers were looking for revenge after losing a hard-fought game to the Leafs in overtime earlier this month, but all they got was more frustration.

The win was just Toronto's second of the season on the road (2-5-4) and lifted the Leafs to 10-8-4.

Predators 5, Avalanche 3

Ryan Johansen scored a goal in the first minute of the third period and assisted on another goal seven seconds into the second, and Nashville beat Colorado.

Austin Watson had a goal and an assist, and Mike Fisher, Viktor Arvidsson and Kevin Fiala also scored. Roman Josi had two assists and Pekka Rinne made 37 saves for the Predators.

Nashville (11-8-3) scored four of its five goals in the first few minutes of the second and third periods to win for the fourth time in five games.

Canucks 5, Wild 4

Sven Baertschi scored with 2:35 remaining in the third period as Vancouver battled back from an early deficit to defeat Minnesota.

Brandon Sutter and Ben Hutton both had a goal and an assist for Vancouver. Loui Eriksson and Bo Horvat also scored for the Canucks (10-11-2).

Jason Pominville had two goals for Minnesota. Erik Haula and Jason Zucker also scored for the Wild (11-8-3).

Sharks 2, Coyotes 1 (OT)

Brent Burns blasted a power-play goal 19 seconds into overtime as San Jose beat Arizona at SAP Center.

San Jose finished its five-game homestand with four wins and a loss.

Max Domi scored for the Coyotes and Chris Tierney scored for the Sharks in regulation.

Ducks 2, Canadiens 1

John Gibson tied a career high with 39 saves to lead Anaheim over Montreal at the Honda Center.

Rickard Rakell and Cam Fowler scored, while Ryan Kesler contributed two assists for the Ducks. Anaheim earned its second consecutive victory.

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