Senators curtail 5-game slide
Ottawa’s Craig Anderson made 27 saves Wednesday to stop his seven-game losing streak and the host Senators snapped a five-game skid with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
Bobby Ryan, Cody Ceci and Zack Smith scored for the Senators, who improved to 2-10-2 in their past 14 games.
New York’s Henrik Lundqvist had 27 saves, becoming the 15th goalie in NHL history to reach 20,000 for his career.
Predators 7, Canucks 1: P.K. Subban scored two goals and Craig Smith added a goal and two assists as visiting Nashville won for the fourth time in five games while handing Vancouver its fourth straight loss.
Stars 5, Islanders 2: Tyler Pitlick scored twice and Kari Lehtonen stopped 32 shots for his 300th career victory as visiting Dallas won.
Bruins 3, Red Wings 2: Brad Marchand scored 35 seconds into overtime as visiting Boston won for the ninth time in 11 games by dealing Detroit its 10th loss in 11 games.
Briefly: Columbus forward Brandon Dubinsky is expected to be sidelined for at least six weeks with a fractured orbital bone, the result of a fight with Edmonton’s Zack Kassian on Tuesday, NHL.com reported . ... Anaheim forward Corey Perry is “week-to-week” with a lower-body injury, head coach Randy Carlyle told the Orange County Register. Perry was injured Monday . ... Chicago placed defenseman Cody Franson on injured reserve with an upper-body injury . ... New Jersey left wing Marcus Johansson was placed on IR with an ankle injury.