National Hockey

SUNRISE, Fla. — Nick Bjugstad has carved out a spot among Florida's top six forwards, and coach Bob Boughner expects him to stay there. Bjugstad made a good case for himself Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — Josh Bailey is piling up points and so is Islanders captain John Tavares. That's good news for New York.

WASHINGTON — All that Alex Ovechkin needed to end his goal drought was a reunion with old linemate Nicklas Backstrom.

PITTSBURGH — Vancouver Cancuks rookie Brock Boeser is enjoying a fast start to his career, while embattled defenceman Derrick Pouliot is just happy to have a change of scenery.

TAMPA, Fla. — Falling behind Chicago and staging a comeback has become the norm for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brayden Point scored a power-play goal 3:25 into overtime, and the Lightning rallied again to beat the Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

DETROIT — The Edmonton Oilers buckled down and played the kind of hockey they know they're capable of playing.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After missing training camp because of a contract dispute, Josh Anderson has performed at a consistently high level for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The New York Rangers started fast Wednesday night and never slowed down.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund helped the Minnesota Wild end a two-game skid. They each scored two goals to lead the Wild to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils right wing Kyle Palmieri is going to be sidelined up to six weeks with a broken right foot. The Devils announced Wednesday that Palmieri was injured after being hit by a shot on Monday in a game at Minnesota.