Read summaries of Sunday’s NHL games.
The Blue Jackets have the upper hand on the Panthers
Daniil Tarasov stopped 46 pucks as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 Sunday night.
Tarasov faced a career-high 49 shots and got his first win since Oct. 23.
Boone Jenner scored twice, Sean Kuraly hit short-handed, Johnny Gaudreau had one goal and two assists, and Yegor Chinakhov scored once for the Blue Jackets.
The Columbus team has won four of their last five games in front of their fans.
Matthew Tkachuk, Aaron Ekblad and Colin White answered for the Panthers, who suffered their third straight loss. Nick Cousins was involved in two goals for his team.
Sergei Bobrovsky has stopped 18 shots against his former club.
Crosby and Malkin score in victory over the Blackhawks
PHOTO NAM Y. HUH, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jason Dickinson of the Chicago Blackhawks and Sidney Crosby (87) of the Pittsburgh Penguins battle for the puck.
Sidney Crosby had one goal and three assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Sunday for their third straight victory.
Evgeni Malkin hit the target during his 1000mAnd game in the NHL, helping the Penguins finish a road trip with a 3-0 record.
Rickard Rakell, who scored one goal and one assist, and Brock McGinn also scored for the Penguins. In the win, Casey DeSmith stopped 29 shots.
Phillipp Kurashev, Patrick Kane and Jujhar Khaira provided counterattacks for the Blackhawks, who suffered their fourth straight loss. Arvid Soderblom made 20 saves in front of the Blackhawks net.
